Creating suspense in music can be achieved in a number of different ways, but for instant suspense gratification, there's ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Augmented and diminished chords have something of a bad reputation. Whenever anyone makes a joke ...

Among the most cherished elements of the holiday season is Christmas music. It’s perhaps the only holiday that comes with its own soundtrack, songs ranging from the secular to the sacred. Today we ...

An overview of the many uses for the extremely versatile diminished 7th chord and how great composers over the last 6 decades or so have used this chord of intrigue to make rich and compelling pop ...