When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Conventional wisdom dictates that a well-written song will stand up even ...

Daniel Levitin, in his popular bestseller entitled This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession from 2006, characterizes the perception of the minor chord, which lowers the third of a ...

If viewed within the bewildering context of the history of western music, the triad is one of the absolute bedrocks of all ...

Creating suspense in music can be achieved in a number of different ways, but for instant suspense gratification, there's ...