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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 | 00:00:00 | ||
Obtain Your Certificate | |||
Order Your Certificate of Achievement | 00:00:00 | ||
Get Your Insurance Now | |||
Get Your Insurance Now | 00:00:00 | ||
Feedback | |||
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