Eighth Notes are the subject of today's GarageBand Music Theory Lesson. If you're new to GB Music Theory, be sure to check out the previous weeks' lessons on Whole Notes, Half Notes and Quarter Notes.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In music theory, an extension is similar in concept to a house extension, except that, rather ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If we were to say the word ‘interval’ to you, what would your first thought be? The theatre? Ice ...

It goes without saying that a good chord progression can be fundamental to a quality song, but when you find yourself staring at a blank screen, how do you get started and string an appropriate set of ...

PRODUCER WEEK 2025: For today's free and easy music producers, the knotty business of music theory has always had a slight whiff of the uncool about it. Talk of Major and Minor scales conjure up ...

I've enjoyed listening to music all of my life, but never really understood how it “worked.” For example, what did it mean when a piece of music was composed in the key of G minor? The concepts of ...

Put those dull pencils and boring manuscript paper away: here are some fun and creative ways of teaching the basics of music. From note values and rhythm, right through to time signatures and ...

Thought music was a universal language? Think again. Here’s a bit about how music theory works around the world. … as Maria from The Sound of Music once told us. But in most English-speaking countries ...