Activity – WARRENMUSIC

Warren Lain wrote a new post, The Time Unit Box System and the WARRENMUSIC Grid 3 years, 3 months ago

The Time Unit Box System vs. Standard Notation (and Tablature)
In TUBS, the boxes of a grid represent equal units of time, consistent from column to column, and from row to row. This is how […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, Scale Spelling Wheel and the Circle of Fifths 3 years, 12 months ago

Scale Spelling Wheel — Exterior: All Note Names, Interior: Degrees of the Major Scale
Table of Contents

Two Crowds
The Circle of Fifths
“Functional” Musicians
Why Should We Care, Anyway?
I […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, OK Podcast 4 years ago

OK Podcast — Episode 1

Since my last video interview with Prof. Brad Osborn (check that out here in case you missed it), I’ve been blocking out the noise a […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, Chord Numeral Flash Cards — Free Harmony Learning Tool 4 years, 3 months ago

Chord Numerals – I, ii, iii, IV, V, and vi
There is a way to unlock the subject of […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, Why Should We Care About Music Theory? 4 years, 7 months ago

What place does music theory have in songwriting? Can it be helpful? Stifling? Maybe both? Why are we looking at a picture of a pie?In an interview I conducted last month, I had the opportunity to explore these […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, A week later, I am a madman. 4 years, 10 months ago

This madman rambling blog post is a companion to my madman video here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykggVl1AlRwWhen Vox’s piece on “Videotape” featuring me went live, I had no idea what was coming.First, some […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, “The Secret Rhythm Behind Radiohead’s ‘Videotape’” — Vox Pop: EARWORM Premiere 4 years, 10 months ago

https://youtu.be/p_IHotHxIl8Vox Pop: EARWORM PremiereI had become obsessed with one of the craziest songs I’d ever heard.I listened to it on repeat in the car, at the gym, while grocery shopping. Even when I wa […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, “Lift” by VERYDEADLY feat. Warren Lain 5 years ago

A timely tribute given Radiohead’s upcoming OKNOTOK, a 20th anniversary commemorative album that promises the unreleased cult-favorite, “Lift.”

I rarely make […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, A personalized tutorial, made just for you. 5 years, 2 months ago

Or if you like, you can share it with the world.

Some of the many artists I’ve covered in my tutorials.

Curated by you.
Whether it’s to learn a song note […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, A Sober Self-Assessment 5 years, 3 months ago

Motivation, Musicianship, and Being Holistic About It.

This was taken from the 20th or so video I filmed for my recent cover and topical video on Radiohead’s “ […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, A Musicianship Series 5 years, 4 months ago

What if someone could walk you through the process of becoming a better musician, step-by-step? What if you could gain something more valuable than a tab or a tutorial, or even hundreds of tabs and tutorials? What […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, Preview the Harmony Module! 5 years, 9 months ago

WARRENMUSIC Series Harmony Module, Episode 3 — “Introduction to Thirds, Triads, and Chord Numerals”

Harmony for all.
Playing chord and chord progressi […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, The Harmony Module is complete! 5 years, 9 months ago

Friends of WARRENMUSIC,I’m extremely proud to announce we just finished uploading the final cut of the Harmony Module. Watch the teaser for it right now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6C98gHXGp8The Music You L […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, Playing a Song the Same Way Twice: How to Miss the Point. Thanks Filipe… 6 years ago

Filipe recently purchased the Melody Module and I asked him for initial impressions of the videos and for feedback. Instead, what I received was a much more interesting story of personal discovery on how […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, All about Radiohead’s “A Moon Shaped Pool” 6 years, 1 month ago

Radiohead’s “A Moon Shape Pool” was released on May 8, 2016. I taught a song from the album on the same day below.I’ve been a busy bee. Follow along as I listen to “Burn the Witch,” “Daydreaming,” and “Decks Dark” […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, Are You Progressing Well Enough At the Guitar? 6 years, 3 months ago

…If your long-term goal is to improve as a guitarist and more generally, as a musician, just be sure to include some music theory in there, and get your ear involved. You’d be surprised how many people learn to […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, To Learn Music Theory, Or Not To Learn Music Theory? 6 years, 4 months ago

A great question was asked on Quora: “What is the major difference between the musicians who learn the music theory and the ones who have not learnt any of that but still are brilliant?”I suspect that many out the […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, What Is a Diatonic Chord? 6 years, 4 months ago

“…most musicians expect to perform a number of musical tasks that might seem extremely daunting to the layman: transposing chords and chord progressions, improvisation/soloing, arranging, re-mixing, navigating alt […]

Warren Lain wrote a new post, Guitar Six: A Little Theory Boost 6 years, 4 months ago

Have you ever wondered how to play any scale or mode? And in any tuning?Thanks to the awesome community at Reddit, we’ve got a nice little theory boost that will help you visualize just that: scales and modes t […]