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Two-chord shuttles on the pod

I love when my songwriting students drop albums

Satisfaction

It Takes Two

Bob Weir tribute on MusicRadar

The plan for Pop Theory II and Pop Aural Skills II this semester

RIP Bob Weir

Season two of the podcast

Things I wrote in 2025

Mr Tambourine Man

All of Me

Dancing in the Street

Is there a way to teach counterpoint that is less of a drag?

Advanced Pop Transcription wrap-up

AI slop predates AI

AI transcription on MusicRadar

Portrait of Portrait of Tracy

Fretless bass

Electric and electronic instruments of 20th century pop

Amen break listening guide

Uncharted Territory, The Number Ones, 500 Songs, and a different 500 songs

Five songs that show the evolution of rap from 2000 to 2025

Five songs that show the evolution of rap from 1986 to 2000

We should be counting most pop music in 8/4

D’Angelo tribute on MusicRadar

Advanced Pop Transcription at mid-semester

Introducing my first podcast guest, my daughter

AI slop and musical creativity

A couple of media hits

Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd on MusicRader

Yet another podcast update

Podcast update, and I guess blog update

Aretha Franklin and Art Garfunkel on the pod

An homage to Otis Redding on the pod

Rockit on the podcast

One week left to register for Songwriters Lab

Circle of Fifths sequences on the pod (also me singing)