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Many composers, producers, and young musicians feel restricted by their lack of ability and knowledge of music theory at the piano. This course will give anyone a powerful and extensive musical vocabulary, from the ground up — right up to advanced music theory, chords & harmony. And it does it all through practical, hands-on experience of theory at the piano, and it’s all accessible without having to read any music.
- Access 109 lectures & 7 hours of content 24/7
- Get an extensive introduction to piano technique, theory & arrangement
- Learn the fundamental & advanced harmony and music theory in a practical way
- Look at powerful compositional techniques & strategies to help you generate material and problem solve when you get stuck
- Analyze & grow your knowledge of building songs and tracks by knowing the conventions and structures of piano chords, progressions, and songwriting
"Great course! I already knew some music theory, but I wasn't entirely sure how to apply it to create my own compositions. This course made everything so much easier to understand and far less intimidating" – Dominic Fenn
Instructor
Jack Vaughan is a composer, conductor and founder of LeanMusic.com His courses have been taken by thousands of students in nearly 100 countries and he's been teaching and directing music for over 10 years. Jack's work focuses on helping musicians be more effective and passionately engaged with their work - in performance, composition and inner game. Jack also works in tech as an educator, training non-technical developers to create software with no code.Important Details
- Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
- Access options: web & mobile streaming
- Certification of completion included
- Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
- Updates included
- Experience level required: all levels
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- Any device with basic specifications
Terms
- Unredeemed licenses can be returned for store credit within 30 days of purchase. Once your license is redeemed, all sales are final.
Course Outline
- Your First Program
- 1. Introduction
- Introduction - 4:05
- Overview of the Course - 5:10
- Preliminaries - 2:00
- 2. Up & Running with Chords & Melodies
- The Grid - 3:38
- The Chromatic Scale - 4:14
- Creating a Major Key - 5:37
- Creating Chords Inside of a Key - 8:22
- Naming Notes on the Piano - 5:46
- Ambient Track Assignment - 1:44
- Ambient Track Example - 5:18
- 3. Gravity: Harmonic Centers
- Establishing 'Gravity' With Keys - 3:59
- The Circle of fifths | Major Key Gravity - 7:15
- Creating a Minor Scale - 5:01
- Circle of fifths | Minor Key Gravity - 5:25
- Learning all Keys - 4:17
- Transposing Chords & Melodies - 4:09
- Get Composing! - 10:16
- 4. Piano Technique: The Key to Fluency
- Technique & Fluency at the Piano - 5:57
- Hand positions & fingerings - 7:20
- Wandering hands backing tracks - 0:26
- Assignment - 1:42
- Wandering Hands Example Track - 12:42
- 5. Diatonic Harmony: Chords & Progressions Inside Keys
- Introduction to Chords in a Key - 8:43
- Analysing 1000+ Tunes - 4:12
- Common Chord Progressions - 10:15
- 30% Different - 2:31
- Chord 5 in Minor - 4:19
- Harmony Cheat Sheet! - 1:55
- 6. Melody Over Harmony
- Tension & Resolution - 3:23
- Chord tones - 3:08
- Non-chord Tones - 3:22
- The Feelings of Different Intervals - 8:31
- Layering & Overlapping - 6:20
- Non-diatonic Tones - 3:07
- The Pentatonic Scale - 3:58
- Patterns - 3:59
- Assignment - 2:18
- Response - 4:17
- 7. Structuring Harmony: Extending & Creating New Harmonic Sections
- Roman Numerals - 3:29
- Harmonic Structure - 3:12
- Repeating Harmony - 5:20
- Repeating Harmony Example Track - 5:00
- Small Changes in Harmony - 3:33
- Varying Your Bass Lines - 3:47
- Modulation | New Centres of Gravity - 7:30
- Assignment - 1:36
- 3 Different Sections Example Track - 1:55
- 8. Chord Voicings & Arrangement
- Introduction to Voicing - 2:34
- Arpeggiation - 2:14
- Examples of Arpeggiation in Context - 8:00
- Closed & Open Position Chords - 2:29
- Chord Inversions - 4:20
- Doubling Notes - 8:33
- Dropping Notes - 2:20
- Voice Leading - 7:50
- Grace Notes - 2:27
- Accompaniment Assignment - 4:49
- Accompaniment for Singers Example - 2:22
- Orchestral String Writing Assignment - 2:35
- Orchestral String Writing Example - 1:46
- Another Example of Voice Leading - 3:18
- Harmony Cheat Sheet 2 - 0:49
- 9. Bass Lines
- Bass Lines Introduction - Supporting the Harmony - 4:23
- Voice Leading & Passing Notes - 4:32
- Bass Line Riffs - 2:40
- 10. Chromatic Harmony: Chords From Scratch
- Introduction to Chords from Scratch - 1:30
- In Depth Chords from Scratch - 1:54
- How to Create Triads from Scratch - 6:05
- Suspension chords - 2:42
- Working out the Key of a Song - 3:38
- Modulation & Secondary Dominants - 5:25
- Pushing Out of the Key | Example Track - 1:24
- Assignment
- 11. Upper Structures
- Introduction to Upper Structures - 2:58
- Creating 7th Chords from Scratch - 7:43
- Diminished & Augmented 7th Chords - 2:58
- Creating 9th Chords from Scratch - 3:36
- Creating 11ths 13th Chords from Scratch - 4:11
- Upper Structure Assignments - 1:55
- Upper Structure Composing Example - 1:42
- Upper Structure Re-harmonizing Example - 1:51
- 12. Reading Chord Symbols
- How to Read Chords & Chord Symbols - 7:40
- Harmony Cheat Sheet Level 3 - 0:43
- 13. Problem Solving
- Where do I Start? Generating Material with Rules - 9:06
- Patterns, Patterns, Patterns - 9:03
- Problem Solving - 9:46
- 14. Harmonic Rhythm
- Introduction to Harmonic Rhythm - 4:55
- Passing chords & reharmonisation - 6:50
- Reharmonization Assignment - 0:24
- 15. Melodic Rhythm
- Melodic Rhythm - 3:48
- Phrasing & Space - 2:47
- Phrasing & Melodic Rhythm Assignment - 1:32
- 16. Accompaniment & Arrangement Rhythms
- Standard Accompaniment Patterns (with commentary) - 5:49
- Standard Accompaniment Patterns (no commentary) - 5:49
- Musical Layers & Alignment - 3:54
- Musical Alignment Example - 5:45
- The Chord Progression Bible - 3:32
- 17. Advanced Melodic Colors
- What scales go with what chords? - 3:43
- The Blues Scale - 2:09
- Harmonic & Melodic Minor Scale - 2:41
- The Scale Omnibus - 3:44
- Paired Pentatonics - 7:03
- Modes - 7:32
- 18. Chord Relationships & Thematic Writing
- Chord Relationships - 5:59
- Chord Relationship & Arpeggiation Assignment - 1:32
- Chord Relationship & Arpeggiation Example - 3:51
- Creating Themes - 3:15
- Conclusion
- Resources
- Conclusion and What's Next? - 2:59
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