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“The Science of Musical Creativity: Bridging Intuition, Cognition, and Artistic Expression” Since the research for my planned book on this topic is taking longer than expected, I am publishing an essay on the subject today. Consider it a piece of weekend reading for anyone interested. Musicians and music creators who reflect on how to establish a meaningful connection with listeners might find the article worthwhile. The essay examines how insights from cognitive science help illuminate the way listeners perceive rhythm, harmony, expectation, and emotional tension in music. It looks at how intuitive creative decisions often correspond to perceptual mechanisms studied in neuroscience and music psychology, and how this knowledge can support composition, arrangement, and production without reducing music to formulas. The aim is to show how artistic intuition and scientific understanding interact in shaping musical experience. https://tomkolbe.com/2026/03/06/the-science-of-musical-creativity-bridging-intuition-cognition-and-artistic-expression/ #Music #MusicTheory #MusicCognition #Neuroscience #Creativity #MusicProduction #Composition

Updated with chord diagrams for each degree—see your shape as you click. https://training.statecollegeguitarlessons.site #guitar #chords #modes #musictheory

I've been wracking my brain for a mnemonic to remember the order of sharps in a key signature. The usual ones are crappy. So I've come up with my own: First Coffee, Get Donut. An Eating Bonanza. #musicTheory (Yeah, I used one of the common order of flats mnemonics as inspiration.)