Changing Speed without Changing Tempo | Hack Music Theory

Watch this Hack Music Theory video to learn the magic songwriting & producing trick of speeding up and slowing down your songs without changing the BPM (i.e. tempo). Here's a clue: it involves time signatures! The real world example in this video uses 3/4 and 6/8 to reveal this trick. But first... tea! ►Online Apprenticeship: https://RevolutionHarmony.com/Apprent... ►Free Hack Music Theory Book: https://RevolutionHarmony.com/Books ►Hack Music Theory for Songwriting & Producing PDF: https://RevolutionHarmony.com/Books VIDEO SEGMENTS 1:39 Creating the Pulse 3:09 Changing the Pulse 5:15 3/4 vs 6/8 6:03 Drums vs Other Instruments 6:21 Option #1 7:22 Option #2 8:56 Option #3 10:31 Real World Example 10:48 Bass 13:44 Synths 14:38 Drums 18:32 The Final Playthrough ►Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/RevolutionHar... What is the HACK MUSIC THEORY show? Hi, we are Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony, AKA Revolution Harmony. Every Monday you’ll find us here, sharing our top-secret songwriting hacks with you, for free. So whether you’re a beginner or a professional, a songwriter or a producer, these hacks will have you writing great songs in no time. Why are we giving away our top-secret hacks, in this ultra-competitive music industry? Because a world with better music, is a better world. Who is RAY HARMONY? Ray is an award-winning music lecturer and the author of the critically-acclaimed book series, Hack Music Theory. After decades of teaching ‘popular’ and ‘classical’ music theory, Ray created a unique crossover method for songwriting, which we call Hack Music Theory. We use this method to write all our music. Ray’s songs have even featured Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Kool Keith, and many more. ►Download free music by Ray: https://RevolutionHarmony.com/Ray ►Follow Ray on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4eIz4... Music by Revolution Harmony (c) 2017 Revolution Harmony