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208 | Rick Beato on the Theory of Popular Music
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · 208
There is no human endeavor that does not have a theory of it — a set of ideas about what makes it work and how to do it well. Music is no exception, popular music included — there are reasons why certain keys, chord changes, and rhythmic structures have proven successful over the years. Nobody has done more to help…
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