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Lessons & Notes

Short, practical write-ups on the ideas that come up in lessons — organized by subject below, or browse everything chronologically further down the page.

Voice·

Breath Support: The Foundation of Tone

Before pitch, before style — the single habit that determines how every other vocal skill develops.

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Strings·

Reading Chord Diagrams Across Fretted Instruments

One diagram system, four instruments. How to stop relearning the same shape from scratch each time.

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Electronic·

Subtractive Synthesis: Oscillator, Filter, Envelope

The three-stage signal path behind almost every analog and virtual synth patch you'll ever program.

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Production·

Signal Flow: How Audio Moves Through Your DAW

Track, bus, master — the plumbing behind every recording, and why it matters before you touch a plugin.

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Theory·

The Circle of Fifths, Practically Applied

Less a diagram to memorize, more a map you can use mid-song to guess what chord comes next.

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