Lately as I write, arrange and record instrumentals I've been carrying around in my head an image of a "music pyramid" and so I sat down and put cursur to screen. I'm sure this can be improved and more detail added.

I know there are exceptions to most every rule but generally speaking is this chart how you think about modern Western music (rock, blues, country, jazz, etc)?

Also generally speaking, can anything useful be said about properly mixing the 4 levels other than "everyone needs to be heard"?

Can this chart (or one similar) be used to describe how the pros arrange, mix and master their songs?

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For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.