# chord progression (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover chord progression. Page: Feed: --- ## [Obsidian for Academics: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide](https://girlinbluemusic.com/obsidian-for-academics-the-absolute-beginners-guide/) _2026-08-07 · Amy · Girl in Blue Music_ Set up your Obsidian vault for academic success with this beginner's guide to Obsidian. In this post and video, I walk you through setting up your very first vault, themes, learning basic markdown, as well as introducing you to plugins, bases, and templates. If Obsidian overwhelms you, but you know it'll help you in your academic work, then this post and video is for you! ## [The Bare Necessities: Song Type as a Highly Diagnostic Feature in the Disney Sound](https://girlinbluemusic.com/the-bare-necessities-song-type-as-a-highly-diagnostic-feature-in-the-disney-sound/) _2026-07-29 · Amy · Girl in Blue Music_ People categorize objects differently, depending on context, by comparing the features of the objects present. While structural alignment theory is useful in the exploration of categorization, it does not identify which essential features are required for musical category membership, like genres (Gentner and Markman 1994; 1997; 2005; Markman and Gentner 1993). Tversky (1977) addresses this by… ## [If You Give a Mouse a Melody: In Search of the Disney Sound](https://girlinbluemusic.com/if-you-give-a-mouse-a-melody-in-search-of-the-disney-sound/) _2026-07-28 · Amy · Girl in Blue Music_ Watch the video version here! This post comes from a talk I gave at AMS-SMT in November 2025. Slides are \[ \] [Listen](https://girlinbluemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/shooting-star-hercules.mp3) ## [How to Connect Zotero and Obsidian for the Ultimate PhD Workflow](https://girlinbluemusic.com/how-to-connect-zotero-and-obsidian-for-the-ultimate-phd-workflow/) _2024-12-31 · Amy · Girl in Blue Music_ How to connect Zotero and Obsidian: a full walkthrough of my workflow, including a free template you can copy and paste. ## [How to Start Learning Music Theory: A Guide for Beginners](https://girlinbluemusic.com/how-to-start-learning-music-theory/) _2024-12-28 · Amy · Girl in Blue Music_ A guide on how to start learning music theory for those who have no idea where to start! Includes free resources (courses and exercises) ## [Music’s Meaning is Not Universal](https://girlinbluemusic.com/musics-meaning-is-not-universal/) _2024-11-01 · Amy · Girl in Blue Music_ Music’s meaning is not universal. Margulis et al. 2022 show how people from the US and from Dimen, China react differently to the same music. [Listen](https://girlinbluemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/webern-op-28.mp3) ## [Musical Illusions](https://girlinbluemusic.com/musical-illusions/) _2024-10-26 · Amy · Girl in Blue Music_ Let’s play a music game. Below are 2 pairs of tones, and I want you to write in the comments \[ \] [Listen](https://girlinbluemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/tritoneparadox.mp3)