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The syllabus
Introduction
Up & Running with Chords & Melodies
- The Grid
- The Chromatic Scale
- Creating a Major Key
- Creating Chords Inside of a Key
- Naming Notes on the Piano
- ASSIGNMENT: Simple Ambient Track
- EXAMPLE: Simple Ambient Track
Gravity: Harmonic Centers
Establishing Gravity with Keys
The Circle of Fifths: Major Key Gravity
- The interval of a fifth
- The musical alphabet
- Key signatures
- Flat and sharp signs
- Similar keys - i.e keys that work well together
- Modulation (moving gravity)
Creating a Minor Scale & Key
Circle of Fifths: Minor Key Gravity
- Understanding the circle of fifths and modulation to close keys helps answer the questions like:
- What chords do I use?
- How do I move to a different place?
- How do I create a new section?
- How do I make something sound similar and work but also be exciting and moving onwards?
Learning All Keys
Assignment: Transposing Chords & Melodies
Get Composing!
Piano Technique: The Key to Fluency
- Technique & Fluency at the Piano
- Hand Positions & Fingerings
- Wandering Hands Backing Tracks
- ASSIGNMENT: Wandering Hands Track
- EXAMPLE: Wandering Hands Track
Diatonic Harmony: Chords & Progressions Inside Keys
- Introduction to Chords in a Key (Diatonic Harmony)
- Analysing 1000+ Tunes
- Common Chord Progressions & Conventions
- 30% Different - Changing Standard Chord Progressions
- Chord 5 in a Minor Key
- Harmony Cheat Sheet: Stage 1
Melody Over Harmony
- Tension & Resolution
- Chord Tones
- Non Chord Tones
- The Feelings of Different Intervals
- Layering & Overlapping
- Non-diatonic Tones
- The Pentatonic Scale
- Patterns: The Way to Think About Your Music
- EXAMPLE: Melody Writing
Assignment: Melody Writing
- Chord tones
- Non-chord tones
- Shared/pedal notes
- Patterns
- Pentatonic scale
- 1 (or more) non-diatonic notes
Structure Harmony: Extending & Creating New Harmonic Sections
- Roman Numerals in Analysis
- Harmonic Structure
- Repeating Harmony
- Repeating Harmony Example Track
- Small Changes in Harmony
- Varying Your Bass Lines
- Modulation: New Centres of Gravity
- Composing 3 Different Sections
- 3 Different Sections Example
Chord Voicings & Arrangment
- Introduction to Voicing
- Arpeggiation
- Examples of Arpeggiation In Context
- Closed & Open Position Chords
- Inversions
- Doubling
- Dropping
- Voice Leading
- Grace Notes
- Accompanying Singers Assignment
- Accompanying Singers Example
- Orchestral String Writing Assignment
- Orchestral String Writing Example
- Another Example of Voice Leading
- Harmony Cheat Sheet: Level 2
Bass Lines
- Bass Lines Introduction
- Voice Leading & Passing Notes
- Bass Line Riffs
Chromatic Harmony: Chords from Scratch
- Introduction To Chords From Scratch
- In Depth: Chords from Scratch
- How to Create Triads from Scratch
- Suspension Chords
- Working Out the Key of a Song
- Modulation & Secondary Dominants
- Pushing Out the Key Example Track
Upper Structures
- Introduction To Upper Structures
- How to Create 7th Chords
- Diminished & Augmented 7th Chords
- How to Create 9th Chords
- Adding 11th & 13ths to Your Chords
- Upper Structure Composing Assignments
- Upper Structure Composing Example
- Upper Structure Re-harmonizing Example
Reading Chord Symbols
- How to Read Chords and Chord Symbols
- Harmony Cheat Sheet: Level 3
Problem Solving
- Where Do I Start?: Generating Material with Rules
- Patterns, Patterns, Patterns...
Problem Solving
- I have chords, how do I add a baseline?
- I have a melody, how do I add chords?
- I have chords, how do I add a melody?
- I have a baseline, how do I add chords?
Harmonic Rhythm
Introduction to Harmonic Rhythm
Passing Chords & Reharmonisation
- Chromatic passing chords
- Secondary dominants
- The 251
- Backdoor progression
Reharmonisation Assignment
Melodic Rhythm
- Melodic Rhythm
- Phrasing & Space
- Phrasing & Melodic Rhythm Assignment
Accompaniment & Arrangement Rhythms
Standard Accompaniment Patterns (with commentary)
- Blocked chords
- Bass lines
- Octaves
- Clave rhythm
- Percussive blocks
- Grace notes
- Ostinato patterns
- Arpeggiation
- Standard Accompaniment Patterns (no commentary)
- Musical Layers & Alignment
- Adding Very Subtle Misalignment in Tracks
- The Chord Progression Manual
Advanced Melodic Colors
- What Scales Go with What Chords?
- The Blues Scale
- Harmonic & Melodic Minor Scales
- The Scale Omnibus
- Paired Pentatonics
Modes
- Ionian mode
- Dorian mode
- Phrygian mode
- Lydian mode
- Mixolydian mode
- Aeolian mode
- Locrian mode
Chord Relationship & Thematic Writing
- Introduction to Chord Relationships
- Chord Relationship & Arpeggiation Assignment
- Chord Relationship & Arpeggiation Example Breakdown
- Writing Themes
Conclusion
- Conclusion & What's Next?