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How to Build a Chord Progression That Sounds Sad

Chord progressions can express our mood and emotions, from sadness to happiness; all depending on their harmonic function within a song’s structure. Suspended chords create an aura of uncertainty by oscillating between dissonant and consonant sounds, creating the feeling of uncertainty. Major Keys Chord progressions form the core of most music, evoking various emotions with …

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Dance Music Manual 3rd Edition PDF Download

This book is essential reading for anyone involved with producing dance music, providing invaluable and comprehensive information on compression, synthesis, mixing and mastering as well as chapters dedicated to specific genres. Though some readers might find the writing style confusing and the technical terms difficult to absorb, this manual contains everything needed for dance music …

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Sad Music and Depression – Does it Help?

Studies have demonstrated that those experiencing depression tend to prefer music that features sad lyrics. But why? One explanation could be that sad music helps combat the negative thinking associated with depression – an effect known as rumination. Recent research published in Emotion conducted a repeat experiment which found depressed people tend to prefer melancholy …

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