The Music Interval Theory Podcast
Many composers feel stuck writing the same old ideas, wondering why their music doesn’t sound as original as they want. Inside the Music Interval Theory Academy (MITA) and our community (The Circle of Interval Magicians), we reveal the deeper architecture behind music, the interval magic that helps you break free from the generic sound and step into your own creative power. The truth is, the composers you admire weren’t born with secret gifts. They learned "spells." They trained their ears, sharpened their instincts, and discovered the hidden structures that shape emotional storytelling. And you can learn them, too. If you’re the kind of composer who wants to tell powerful musical stories, confidently, clearly, and with your own unmistakable voice, then you already belong here.
Episodes
Why Composers Write in Flat Keys
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Composing with 3s and 9s
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Interval Composition Based on Bernard Herrmann
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The 4 Ways to Write Music - Most Composers Only Know 2
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Composing with Just One Polychord
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The Best Composers Use Only 3 Composition Techniques, Not 30
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3 Different Starting Points for Better Compositions
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The "1+1" Interval Game
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Learn Interval Magic and write music that truly stands out and is unique. Start your free 7-day trial today, and after that, it's less than one coffee per week!
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Why Composers Freeze at Bar 5
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If you're new here, my name is Frank Herrlinger. I'm the co-founder of the Music Interval Theory Academy (MITA), which I've been running since 2015.
I teach composers ho
The Secret Is Prediction, Not Talent
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There is a reason some composers always seem to know what to play next, and it is not what most people think. This episode gets into the quiet habit that builds real musical confidence from the inside out.
Fix the Score, Not the Knobs
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When something sounds wrong in your orchestration, the instinct is to reach for the controls. But what if the real problem is somewhere you have not looked yet?
Diatonic vs. Intervallic - Which One is Better
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Most composers never question the system they learned in. This video does.
Diatonic and intervallic thinking each have their own advantages, and knowing the difference can change how you compose. Watch to find out which approach fits where you are right now.
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5 Spells Every Composer Needs
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The Note Your Scale Won't Allow
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There's a question that trips up almost every composer trained in functional harmony. The answer most theory books give is complicated. Intervals make it simple.
The 48-Hour Composition Challenge
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Most composers don't have a creativity problem. They have a completion problem. Frank talks about why that folder full of almost-finished pieces might be the thing quietly holding you back.
Color Doesn't Belong to a Genre
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You want richer harmony but every attempt starts sounding like jazz. Frank shares why color has nothing to do with genre, and what one small borrowed sound can do for your music.
When Lines Do What Chords Cannot
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There is a moment most composers know well: the melody feels right, but the harmony just won't cooperate. Frank shares what happened when he stopped thinking in chords and started thinking in lines instead.
Think In Energy, Not Chords
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In this episode, Frank explores why adding more complex chords doesn’t always improve your music. Instead of focusing on chord labels, he invites you to think in terms of musical energy—shaped by elements like density, register, rhythm, and orchestration. By aligning harmony with the energy a moment truly needs, your compositions can feel m
Fix The Context, Not The Chord
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In this episode, Frank explores the idea that “wrong” chords are often just incomplete musical moments. By adding context, adjusting harmony, and staying curious a little longer, composers can transform uncertainty into expressive and original harmonic choices. The episode encourages a shift from judgment to exploration in the creative proc
Momentum Over Perfection
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In this episode, Frank explores how early self-judgment can quietly shut down your creative flow. By allowing your first ideas to be rough and unfinished, you create space for momentum, connection, and playful exploration. The focus shifts from proving something to simply building something, helping you reconnect with a more natural and enj
When Simple Is Strong
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In this episode, I explore why trying to “improve” a good melody can sometimes weaken it. I talk about the strength of diatonic, whistleable melodies and how they create trust and clarity for the listener. Instead of forcing complexity too early, I suggest using simple melodies as a foundation and adding tension with intention, not insecuri
The Power of A Story
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In this episode, I explore why choosing chords can feel random when there’s no clear story behind your music. I share how defining a simple “story container” — like a scene, emotion, or memory — can guide your harmonic decisions and bring clarity to your composition. When the intention is clear, harmony becomes purposeful instead of acciden
Stop Composing Alone
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In this episode, I explore the hidden limitations of composing in isolation and how it can slow down your creative growth. I share why getting feedback and being part of a community can accelerate your progress, help you spot patterns faster, and make better creative decisions. The key idea is simple: growth doesn’t just come from doing mor
Why Basics Unlock Magic
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In this episode, Frank explores why interval theory often feels difficult and how the real challenge may lie in unclear fundamentals rather than complex concepts. He shares how becoming comfortable with treble and bass clef transforms intervals from abstract calculations into visual, intuitive tools. The episode highlights how small improve
Find Your Musical Edge (With Interval Theory)
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In this episode, I explore how relying on proven formulas can lead to familiar results, and why that’s not necessarily a problem. The real shift happens when you expand those foundations with your own perspective. This episode focuses on how originality comes from shaping what already works into something that feels personal and authentic.
Balancing Complexity and Simplicity
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In this episode, I explore how placing unconventional interval ideas inside familiar structures can make them feel natural and expressive. The focus is on balancing complexity and simplicity so your music remains engaging while still being clear and meaningful to the listener.
Making Notes and Clusters Belong
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In this episode, I explore what to do when you discover unusual note combinations that don’t seem to fit traditional harmony. Instead of trying to force them into familiar structures, I share how context, storytelling, and musical direction can transform any sound into something intentional and meaningful. The focus is on shifting your mind
Musicians Love Patterns
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Professional musicians can perform extremely complex music, but what often matters more than complexity is clarity of structure. When musical lines are built from recognizable patterns, performers can process them quickly and play them with confidence. Random intervals without internal logic are much harder to read and less enjoyable to per
The Art of Singable Lines
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Complex interval structures can look beautiful on paper, but choral writing requires a special sensitivity to how singers actually experience pitch. Unlike instruments, singers generate pitch internally and rely heavily on familiar tonal patterns as reference points. In this episode, we explore why staying closer to recognizable scales and
Hearing Intervals Differently
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Many musicians instinctively hear the major second as more dissonant than the minor third. But when we look at the overtone series—the natural harmonic structure inside every sound—we discover a surprising perspective: relationships corresponding to the major second appear earlier than those connected to the minor third. This episode explor
Bridging from Diatonic Writing to the Intervals
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In this episode, Frank explores why many composers struggle to apply intervallic thinking in their music and how a simple shift in perspective can solve the problem. Instead of forcing interval techniques into an existing tonal system, composers can look for areas where both systems naturally overlap. Using a C major triad as an example, Fr
Protecting the Actor's Moment
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In this episode, Frank explores an often overlooked aspect of film scoring: timing. Many directors prefer the actor’s performance to land the emotional moment first, with the music entering just after to support the impact. But there are also situations where the score needs to guide the scene by arriving s
The Pedal Tone Reset
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In this episode, Frank explores how pedal tones can do more than create tension. A sustained note can gently reset the listener’s ear, allowing bold harmonic transitions to feel natural and fresh. By holding a single tone long enough, the listener’s memory of the previous harmony begins to fade, creating space
Groove Without More Notes
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In this episode, Frank explores why repetition itself is not the enemy in composition—flat repetition is. He shares how layering simple polyrhythms like three against two can transform a static loop into a living, breathing groove. Drawing inspiration from composers like Philip Glass and John Adams, he explains how patterns in conversation
Start With Energy, And The Notes Will Follow
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In this episode, Frank shares his approach to starting a composition not with notes or chords, but with energy. He walks through his creative chain from story to feeling, from feeling to tempo, from tempo to texture, and only then to harmony and palette. You will explore how emotional temperature shapes musical decisions, how contrasting re
When Birds Become Bassoons
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In this episode, Frank explores how simple observation can unlock powerful musical ideas. By watching everyday movements—like birds hopping or leaves shifting in the wind—composers can discover natural rhythm, contour, and character. These real-life gestures translate directly into intervals,
Pattern Education And Sounding Generic
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In this episode, Frank explores the double-edged nature of pattern education. While learning common musical patterns is essential, relying on them without reshaping leads to generic results. Composers are encouraged to mutate patterns through changes in rhythm, orchestration, articulation, harmony,
The Secret to Motion Without Changing Harmony
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In this episode, Frank explores how music can feel alive even when harmony remains static. Using examples like Bolero, he explains how motion comes from shaping intensity through dynamics, register shifts, dens
Seamless Storytelling In Your Music
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In this episode, Frank explores why leaving patterns exposed can make music feel mechanical and predictable. He shares practical techniques to hide loops, blur transitions, and create seamless motion between sectio
Why You Feel Slow When You Compose (And How to Fix It)
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In this episode, Frank explains why many composers feel slow: they try to generate and refine at the same time. By separating the creative phase (draft one) from the development phase (draft two), composers can work f
From Scale Prison to Interval Freedom
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In this episode, Frank challenges the common advice of “just modulate” when composers feel stuck inside a scale. True freedom doesn’t come from changing scales but from changing perspective. By using equal interval structures and moving them
The Secret Life of Interval Resolution
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In this episode, Frank explores the overlooked concept of interval resolution and explains why single intervals—not just chords—are the true carriers of musical energy. By focusing on how intervals like the minor second resolv
Recovering Like a Pro
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In this episode of The Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank shares some hard-earned wisdom about mistakes, decis
Escape Overthinking with Musical Finger Painting
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In this episode of The Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank explores the idea of “finger painting” as a way to o
Good Orchestration is Strong Storytelling
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In this episode of The Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank unpacks the real role of orchestration—not as decora
Think in Lines, Not Stacks
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In this episode, Frank redefines voice leading as more than just academic theory—it’s a tool for writing smoother
Why Your Harmony Sounds Wrong (Even When It Looks Right)
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In this episode, Frank explains why a perfectly correct orchestral score can still sound wrong—and how the real c
Composition Techniques Don't Expire
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In this episode, Frank unpacks a powerful idea: you can’t “use up” a composition technique. Instead of constantly
How I Composed My Best Boss Music Tracks
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In this episode, Frank breaks down why the minor second doesn’t belong in heroic music — but abs
Orchestration Is Your Best EQ
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Frank explains why orchestration has always functioned as the original EQ and transient shaper,
Dissonance Is A Choice
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Frank breaks down the real meaning of dissonance and why it’s not chaos — it’s a choice. Learn h
Stop Fixing the Minor Second and Start Controlling It Instead
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In this episode, Frank explores the true power of the minor second — not just as a small half-st
It's Not About the Tricks, It's About the Time You Save
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Frank shares a powerful story from a conversation with a magician friend and composer, revealing
From 12 Intervals to Just 6 Personalities
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In this episode of The Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank challenges the traditional vi
Why Hollywood Scores Are Written in no Key
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Frank shares a surprising insight from the world of Hollywood scoring: most modern film scores are written in C concert with no key signature. Why?
From Lines to the Orchestration with Counterpoint
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In this episode, Frank reframes counterpoint as a vibrant conversation between musical lines rather than a rigid academic exercise. You’ll learn how counterpoint can bring clarity and energy to you
The Lie of Perfect Spelling
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In this episode, Frank shares a game-changing insight about enharmonic spelling and how simplifying your notation can lead to better performances. It's not abou
Why Music Theory Shouldn't Feel Like Detention
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In this episode of The Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank shares why he refuses to join the “music t
Why I Use My Keyboard Like a Ruler
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In this episode, Frank shares how he stopped overthinking intervals and started using his keyboard or guitar as a simple visual tool to speed up his workflow. He explores the difference between writing inside scales versus composing with
How to Train Your Ear Without a Piano
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In this episode of the Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank shares how years of teaching pattern-based
Unlocking Chord Function with the Harmonic Series
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In this episode of The Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank unpacks why chords like C6 and Am7—despite using the
From Triad to Magic with Scaling
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In this episode, Frank dives into the technique of Scaling—an interval-based approach that instantly adds
It's Not a Bug, It's Your Voice
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In this episode of The Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank explores the idea that the patterns and hab
Become Your Own Composition Coach (With This One Simple Habit)
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In this episode of The Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank shares how recording his composing process in
When Feedback Feels Like Magic
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In this episode, Frank shares how composing in isolation can distort your creative judgment—and how inviting feedback into your process can unlock surprising clarit
The Spicy Magic of the 13-Interval
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Learn why this tone doesn’t appear in the harmonic series, how to frame it so it sounds intentional, and why giving it proper context turns it from a problem into pure musical gol
Unfinished but Unstoppable
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In this episode of The Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank opens up about the power of unfinished w
You Don't Find Your Voice But You Write Your Way Into It
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In this episode, Frank explores how composers truly discover their unique musical voice. Not by force, but by consistently writing and recognizing
Loud Is Not Enough to Make Your Orchestration Climax Pop
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In this episode, Frank unpacks why many orchestral climaxes fall flat, not because they're too quiet, but because they’re not orchestrated with intention.
He explores how interval layer
Why Titles Matter More Than You Think
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Frank dives into a deceptively small detail that can make or break your music in the media worl
Dark Underscore and Silence
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In this episode, Frank explores how to create dark and mysterious music by doing less. Learn how
The One Thing I Do Before Composing a Film Cue
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In this episode of The Music Interval Theory Podcast, Frank shares a crucial ye
Stop Overwriting - Clarity Is the Real Magic
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In this episode, Frank opens up about a common challenge many composers face: overwriting. He shares how revisiting an old cue made him realize the power of space and simplic
Stop Starting with the Intro
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In this episode, Frank shares a major shift in his composing workflow: writing the main body of a piece first, and saving the intro for last. Thi
Scaling of Triads - Live Session
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This special episode explores how to use scaling of triads—a wonderful technique for creating that classic Disney-style sound. The best part is that everything
The Magical Engine Inside Your Music
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This episode shows how a simple motor or pulse can bring a stalled cue back to life and create forward motion without changing your harmony. Even the smallest repeating rhythm can act like an engine that keeps your music breathing and moving.
Sketch First, Orchestration Second
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The main takeaway from this episode is that sketching is the backbone of a strong composition. When your sketch works on a simple piano or grand staff, orchestration becomes a joyful process of adding color inste
Why Your Music Moves Too Fast (And How to Fix It)
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Main Takeaway:
Your music becomes more emotional and memorable when you slow down your harmonic pacing. Givi
Why Repetition isn't Lazy ... It's Smart Storytelling
In this episode, Frank dives into one of the most overlooked superpowers in a film composer’s toolbox: the reappearing theme. A simple motif, placed with intention, can shape the emotional arc of an entire story while making the composer’s job smoother and more focused.
Frank explains how a recurring theme acts as a guidepost for the listener, creates cohesion across scenes, and reduces the need
Why 2026 Is the Year of Interval Magic
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