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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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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 00:00:00
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