Music Calculator

Weeks were spent painstakingly crafting lyrics that read perfectly on the page, but they is now sagging in the studio because arrangement lacks any kind … Read more

The chorus hits hard with an irresistible tune and punchy words. But then, thirty seconds later, the listener switches off. It is not because they … Read more

Many times when you are writing a song, you tend to lean on what you hear in your head to form a song. Then you … Read more

Every songwriter’s experience has included that point in a song where something isn’t quite right. The lyrics are decent. They’re good, but melody is catchy. … Read more

When you look at some complicated pieces of sheet music, it becomes clear that what is shown on the page isn’t necessarily the whole picture … Read more

When you rehearse, you are dealing with an orchestra full of unique instrument that each have a page of music. Your task is to bring … Read more

What you might see as a straightforward eight-bar phrase with two endings could, when played through, take up twenty bars of performance time. This is … Read more

Here’s what I’m talkingin’ ‘bout: You’ve been there. Energy builds, the crowd leans in, the riser gets loud. Then you push that drop button. Then … Read more

But the volume keeps rising. You hear that snare hit … and then you realize the track are a half-beat behind the groove, not quite … Read more

The number of bar in a piece of music can be confusing when there are several endings and complex repeat signs within the musical chart. … Read more

That’s the particular panic moment as conductor lifts their baton and we’re all looking at the page waiting for them to signal us into action … Read more

Imagine you put on a live album and press play, and suddenly there is a three second void of absolute dead air between two song … Read more

In a song, there is often a moment where the band leader has to stand up, put on his serious face, and get ready for … Read more

When the director asks how many more bars are left in a scene, the fear arise that linear time is not aligned with the musical … Read more

This takes the grunt work out of figuring it all out. The calculator above handles heavy lifting, telling you whether you have enough room for … Read more