In unprecedented times and an ambiguous year, the board of Chords&Co. 2020-21 had its beliefs and ambitions in place- to bring music to the forefront and create space for all to explore, create and more. Together, they try to work to help young musicians grow and by giving them a platform to learn and take their […]
The Crew 2019-20
As a new Academic Year commenced, Chords&Co. welcomed its new board with open arms. These 10 leaders stand shoulder-to-shoulder bearing the same vision in mind — to increase musical awareness and to give musicians a safe and positive environment to practice and improve their skills. They together, aim to make the lives of veteran musicians […]
“O come, all ye faithful!”, a song that was largely popularized in the mid-18th century. Its rich history, however, tells us that its powerful lyrics come from the early 13th century, a time when carols were beginning to gain popularity. This carol is famous worldwide for its simplicity, the whisper of every line that soars […]
Gaming Music: From Bits to Pieces
From early synthesizer technology, which generated a form of music known as ‘chiptunes’ — electronic music made from sound chips of vintage arcade machines to incorporating symphonic orchestral pieces in the games, music in gaming has come a long way. Previously considered to be a trivial component, gaming music is now a flourishing industry in […]
The National Anthem
A song which was composed more than a hundred years ago having a potential of coagulating the national sentiment, the song which forms national ethos, gives strength to the bravehearts treading the hot desert soil, and the freezing cold glaciers .When its credibility is doubted it agitates the masses. One such song we all agree […]
The One That Was Forgotten
From the eighth grade onwards, I always made sure that my door was closed or I had my earphones plugged in when I was listening to music at home. Born in the 2000s, the music of my generation constantly appalled my parents. From the obscure electronic foundation, it had to the lyrics that sometimes got […]
Artificial Intelligence is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages. This is the definition of AI in the Oxford English Dictionary. Interesting right?! The statistical data showing rapid growth in the funding, startups and job listings […]
Finally, we dwell over escape. The escape from the daily monotony, the same old music, the regularity of everything, and most times, this escape is hard to find. But it’s always there, and it’s not very far away. This time, we talk about that escape. These instrumentals are here because of how much we’ve learnt […]
An Instrumental Era: Metal (part 2)
One of the most iconic instrumentals, which would be one of many, is Eddie Van Halen’s “Eruption”, and it’s iconic because it changed, if not revolutionised a very common guitar technique – tapping. The entire two-minute piece is a barrage of squeals, tremelos, and most importantly, a new style of the very same tapping that […]