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Top40 Theory (Asaf Peres)

@Top40Theory

Music theory Ph.D., composition DMA. For private coaching/consulting visit https://nitter.gq/t.co/Fe7SrTTtRw

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Joined May 2018
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The complexity of the vocal production/arrangement in Charlie Puth's "How Long" is unbelievable! And there are even details I left out because I couldn't fit them in the image... @charlieputh @DJFRANKE @therapkingpin
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Peach and Black Podcast@peach_and_black10 Mar 2024
Learn "The Prince Theory" and it's effect on modern day music. Courtesy of @Top40Theory youtube.com/watch?v=MaF6PhMv…
Max Martin's Secret Weapon: Using the Same Melody in the Verse and Chorus - Melodic Math

Max Martin's Secret Weapon: Using the Same Melody in the Verse and Chorus - Melodic Math

The Top40 Theory Melodic Math Course Page: https://www.top40theory....

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I found a hooking technique or two in "Texas Hold'Em" by @Beyonce
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I found a hooking technique or two in "Texas Hold'Em" by @Beyonce
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I just made a whole-ass blog post about this graph. top40theory.com/blog/texas-h…

"Texas Hold 'Em" by Beyoncé is a HOOKFEST

Beyoncé's latest hit, "Texas Hold 'Em", is packed to the brim with hooks and hooking techniques.

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I think this is my first blog post since 2019 or so.
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About a tiny but brilliant move in "Cruel Summer". @taylorswift13 @jackantonoff @st_vincent
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For those who are too cool to watch the video, it's those "oh"s in the red squares.
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Top40 Theory (Asaf Peres)@Top40Theory15 Jul 2019
1. Listen to a LOT of pop songs and break them down. 2. Keep a very open mind and suspend any judgment based on your current perception of what is quality music. 3. Divorce the questions "Is this good?" and "Do I like it?". Find ways to learn from songs you don't like. (cont.)
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For someone who has already started there, what do you suggest as the best way to learn how to write pop and not mix up the different styles?
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The 90s produced some bangers youtube.com/watch?v=AxY6KrqG…
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The 90s produced some bangers youtube.com/watch?v=EtNZnhxW…
Self Esteem

Self Esteem

Provided to YouTube by EpitaphSelf Esteem · The OffspringSmash...

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"Unintentional" by @marleybleuberry ft. @realpinksweats . Proud to have helped write this song along with some supremely talented songwriters and producers. youtube.com/watch?v=y0QI4fN_…
Marley Bleu - unintentional (with Pink Sweat$) (Visualizer)

Marley Bleu - unintentional (with Pink Sweat$) (Visualizer)

Watch the official visualizer for “unintentional (with Pink Sweat$)...

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Used to post Twitter screenshots on IG. The roles are now reversed. Come join me on the Dark Side
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“‘The fact that he can continuously make No.1 hits over 25+ years, when 3-5 years is considered an ‘era’ in pop, shows that he has an understanding of how the human brain interacts with music on a fundamental level…” @murraystassen @Top40Theory musicbusinessworldwide.com/h…
How Max Martin’s songwriting techniques are used to write hit, after hit, after hit

How Max Martin’s songwriting techniques are used to write hit, after hit, after hit

Top40 Theory founder Asaf Peres on how he studied Max Martin’s songs to build out his Melodic Math Course…

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Huge kudos to @Zoom for their amazing noise filter. I just taught a lesson with a super loud window AC in the background, and it was completely filtered out. I listened back to the recording of the lesson and there was zero noise.
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An app that lets you listen to podcasts at x1.75 speed but automatically slows it down to x1 during the music parts
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Phrase Syncopation in "Karma" by @taylorswift13 ft @icespicee_ . "Karma" was written with @sounwave @jackantonoff @thekeanubeats @Jahaansweet youtu.be/3sKddgubJv4
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And here's the graph
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Dr. Brad Osborn@RadioheadBook1 Jun 2023
After debuting as a 2019 SMT presentation, my article "Formal Functions and Rotations in Top-40 EDM" is finally published! Many ideas from @Top40Theory @alyssa_barna @drew_nobile Cara Stroud, Kyle Adams, and others esm.rochester.edu/integral/3…
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