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Music Composition with the Piano | Ultimate Keyboard Theory for Beginners
1. Introduction
Overview of the Course (5:10)
Resources (1:06)
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)
Ambient Track Example
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