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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Foundations
The building blocks of a lyric — rhyme and rhyme scheme, poetic meter, verse-chorus form, the hook, and the refrains and bridges that hold a song together.
7 entriesMelody & Harmony
The music underneath the words — chords and chord progressions, scales and the circle of fifths, cadence and modulation, tempo and rhythm.
5 entriesLegendary Songwriters
The writers behind the songs — from Tin Pan Alley and Nashville to modern pop's most prolific hit-makers.
14 entriesSongwriting in the Industry
How a song becomes a career — publishing and performing-rights organizations, demos and session players, covers, sampling, and licensing.
6 entries