+
Website
Other

Structural Chord Progressions

For Students 9th - 10th
When composing music, it is good to be sure you have the right set of chords surrounding your melody. This column provides a brief overview on how to begin to think of chord structures for your songs.
+
Website
Other

Using Theme and Variation in Composing

For Students 9th - 10th
A good article on how to take a musical idea and develop it further using theme and variations. Included are a few music samples in written form and mp3 form that help to explain the concept.
+
Website
Other

Guitar Nine: So You Want to Be a Songwriter?

For Students 9th - 10th
As the title suggests, this column deals with songwriting. It does not tell you specifically how to write a song, but it does cover a lot of good information and advice and how to get started.