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Music Composition with the Piano: Ultimate Keyboard Theory for Beginners

Music Composition with the Piano: Ultimate Keyboard Theory for Beginners

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This course is accredited by continuing professional development (CPD). CPD UK is globally recognised by employers, professional organisations, and academic institutions, thus a certificate from CPD Certification Service creates value towards your professional goal and achievement.

Course Curriculum

Introduction

Introduction

00:04:00

Overview of the Course

00:05:00

Resources

00:01:00

Up & Running With Chords & Melodies

The Grid

00:04:00

The Chromatic Scale

00:04:00

Creating a Major Key

00:05:00

Creating Chords Inside of a Key

00:08:00

Naming Notes on the Piano

00:06:00

ASSIGNMENT: Simple Ambient Track

00:02:00

EXAMPLE: Simple Ambient Track

00:05:00

Gravity: Harmonic Centers

Establishing Gravity with Keys

00:04:00

The Circle of Fifths: Major Key Gravity

00:07:00

Creating a Minor Scale & Key

00:05:00

Circle of Fifths: Minor Key Gravity

00:05:00

Learning All Keys

00:04:00

Assignment: Transposing Chords & Melodies

00:04:00

Get Composing

00:10:00

Piano Technique: The key to Fluency

Technique & Fluency at the Piano

00:06:00

Hand Positions & Fingerings

00:07:00

Wandering Hands Backing Tracks

00:01:00

Assignment: Wandering Hands Track

00:02:00

EXAMPLE: Wandering Hands Track

00:12:00

Diotonic Harmony: Chords & Progressions Inside Keys

Introduction to Chords in a Key (Diatonic Harmony)

00:09:00

Analysing 1000+ Tunes

00:04:00

Common Chord Progressions & Conventions

00:10:00

30% Different - Changing Standard Chord Progressions

00:03:00

Chord 5 in a Minor Key

00:04:00

Harmony Cheat Sheet: Stage 1

00:02:00

Melody Over Harmony

Tension & Resolution

00:03:00

Chord Tones

00:03:00

Non Chord Tones

00:03:00

The Feelings of Different Intervals

00:09:00

Layering & Overlapping

00:06:00

Non-diatonic Tones

00:03:00

The Pentatonic Scale

00:04:00

Patterns: The Way to Think About Your Music

00:04:00

ASSIGNMENT: Melody Writing

00:02:00

EXAMPLE: Melody Writing

00:04:00

Structuring Harmony: Extending & Creating New Harmonic Sections

Roman Numerals in Analysis

00:03:00

Harmonic Structure

00:03:00

Repeating Harmony

00:05:00

Repeating Harmony Example Track

00:05:00

Small Changes in Harmony

00:03:00

Varying Your Bass Lines

00:04:00

Modulation: New Centres of Gravity

00:07:00

Composing 3 Different Sections

00:02:00

3 Different Sections Example

00:02:00

Chord Voicing & Arrangement

Introduction to Voicing

00:03:00

Arpeggiation

00:02:00

Examples of Arpeggiation in Context

00:08:00

Closed & Open Position Chords

00:02:00

Inversions

00:04:00

Doubling

00:09:00

Dropping

00:02:00

Voice Leading

00:08:00

Grace Notes

00:02:00

Accompanying Singers Assignment

00:05:00

Accompanying Singers Example

00:02:00

Orchestral String Writing Assignment

00:03:00

Orchestral String Writing Example

00:02:00

Another Example of Voice Leading

00:03:00

Harmony Cheat Sheet: Level 2

00:01:00

Bess Line

Bass Lines Introduction

00:04:00

Voice Leading & Passing Notes

00:05:00

Bass Line Riffs

00:03:00

Chromatic Harmony: Chords From Scratch

Introduction to Chords from Scratch

00:02:00

In Depth: Chords from Scratch

00:02:00

How to Create Triads from Scratch

00:06:00

Suspension chords

00:03:00

Working out the key of a song

00:04:00

Modulation & Secondary Dominants

00:05:00

Pushing Out the Key Example Track

00:01:00

Upper Structures

Introduction

00:03:00

How to Create 7th Chords

00:08:00

Diminished & Augmented 7th Chords

00:03:00

How to Create 9th Chords

00:04:00

Adding 11th & 13ths to Your Chords

00:03:00

Upper Structure Composing Example

00:02:00

Upper Structure Re-harmonizing Example

00:02:00

Reading Chord Symbols

How to Read Chords and Chord Symbols

00:08:00

Harmony Cheat Sheet: Level 3

00:01:00

Problem Solving

Where Do I Start: Generating Material with Rules

00:09:00

Patterns, Patterns, Patterns…

00:09:00

Problem Solving

00:10:00

Harmonic Rhythm

Introduction to Harmonic Rhythm

00:05:00

Passing Chords & Reharmonisation

00:07:00

Reharmonisation Assignment

00:01:00

Melodic Rhythm

Melodic Rhythm

00:04:00

Phrasing & Melodic Rhythm Assignment

00:02:00

Accompaniment & Arrangement Rhythms

Standard Accompaniment Patterns (with commentary)

00:06:00

Standard Accompaniment Patterns (no commentary)

00:06:00

Musical Layers & Alignment

00:04:00

Adding Very Subtle Misalignment in Tracks

00:07:00

The Chord Progression Manual

00:04:00

Advanced Melodic Colors

What Scales Go with What Chords

00:04:00

The Blues Scale

00:02:00

Harmonic & Melodic Minor Scales

00:03:00

The Scale Omnibus

00:04:00

Paired Pentatonics

00:07:00

Modes

00:08:00

Chord Relationship & Thematic Writing

Introduction to Chord Relationships

00:06:00

Chord Relationship & Arpeggiation Assignment

00:02:00

Chord Relationship & Arpeggiation Example Breakdown

00:04:00

Writing Themes

00:03:00

Supplementary Resources

Supplementary Resources - Music Composition with the Piano: Ultimate Keyboard Theory

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00:00:00

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00:00:00

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