It'll Only Cost You Time To Learn Basic Music Theory From This Interactive Website
Have you heard of Ableton? If the answer is yes, there's a pretty high chance you're still upset about the poorly-attended DJ set you booked last Friday (sorry none of your friends showed up).
All jokes aside, Ableton makes really popular, robust music production software for studio mixing and live performance. Daft Punk? Ableton users. Skrillex? Ableton too. Imogen Heap? Also a little Ableton.
In a gesture of good will and good brand promotion, Ableton just launched a website simply called "Learning Music." It contains dozens of interactive lessons that span from basic music theory to illustrative breakdowns of famous melodies and drum beats.
From song construction (pictured above) to whatever "diatonic triads" are (sorry, I only ever mastered a couple Radiohead songs on guitar), the "Learning Music" lessons really do cover a lot. The interactive widgets and track editors you can play around with are fun enough on their own, allowing you to bang out short songs inside your browser — but having the lessons right next to your tools really does encourage you to take it slow and think about what you're crafting.
Of course, there's an option to export your browser-bound compositions to Ableton's premium software. If you get through all 50+ lessons and hit upon a song you really do want to keep around, maybe it's time to invest? Or you could just go full DIY punk-ethos and book a show where you play your whole set inside "Learning Music" from your browser.
Actually, that could be kinda cool. If you do that, send an invite. We'll do our best to show up.
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