Music Composition With The Piano: Ultimate Keyboard Theory

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                                    Mode of learning
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                                    Mode of Delivery
                                    Video and Text Based

Introduction

Introduction
Overview of the Course
Preliminary things

Up & Running with Chords & Melodies

The Grid
The Chromatic Scale
Creating a Major Key
Creating Chords Inside of a Key
Naming Notes on the Piano
ASSIGNMENT: Simple Ambient Track
EXAMPLE: Simple Ambient Track

Gravity: Harmonic Centers

Establishing Gravity with Keys

The Circle of Fifths: Major Key Gravity

The interval of a fifth
The musical alphabet
Key signatures
Flat and sharp signs
Similar keys - i.e keys that work well together
Modulation (moving gravity)

Creating a Minor Scale & Key

Circle of Fifths: Minor Key Gravity

Understanding the circle of fifths and modulation to close keys helps answer the questions like:
- What chords do I use?
- How do I move to a different place?
- How do I create a new section?
- How do I make something sound similar and work but also be exciting and moving onwards?

Learning All Keys

Assignment: Transposing Chords & Melodies

Get Composing!

Piano Technique: The Key to Fluency

Technique & Fluency at the Piano
Hand Positions & Fingerings
Wandering Hands Backing Tracks
ASSIGNMENT: Wandering Hands Track
EXAMPLE: Wandering Hands Track

Diatonic Harmony: Chords & Progressions Inside Keys

Introduction to Chords in a Key (Diatonic Harmony)
Analysing 1000+ Tunes
Common Chord Progressions & Conventions
30% Different - Changing Standard Chord Progressions
Chord 5 in a Minor Key
Harmony Cheat Sheet: Stage 1

Melody Over Harmony

Tension & Resolution
Chord Tones
Non Chord Tones
The Feelings of Different Intervals
Layering & Overlapping
Non-diatonic Tones
The Pentatonic Scale
Patterns: The Way to Think About Your Music
EXAMPLE: Melody Writing

Assignment: Melody Writing

Chord tones
Non-chord tones
Shared/pedal notes
Patterns
Pentatonic scale
1 (or more) non-diatonic notes

Structure Harmony: Extending & Creating New Harmonic Sections

Roman Numerals in Analysis
Harmonic Structure
Repeating Harmony
Repeating Harmony Example Track
Small Changes in Harmony
Varying Your Bass Lines
Modulation: New Centres of Gravity
Composing 3 Different Sections
3 Different Sections Example

Chord Voicings & Arrangment

Introduction to Voicing
Arpeggiation
Examples of Arpeggiation In Context
Closed & Open Position Chords
Inversions
Doubling
Dropping
Voice Leading
Grace Notes
Accompanying Singers Assignment
Accompanying Singers Example
Orchestral String Writing Assignment
Orchestral String Writing Example
Another Example of Voice Leading
Harmony Cheat Sheet: Level 2

Bass Lines

Bass Lines Introduction
Voice Leading & Passing Notes
Bass Line Riffs

Chromatic Harmony: Chords from Scratch

Introduction To Chords From Scratch
In Depth: Chords from Scratch
How to Create Triads from Scratch
Suspension Chords
Working Out the Key of a Song
Modulation & Secondary Dominants
Pushing Out the Key Example Track

Upper Structures

Introduction To Upper Structures
How to Create 7th Chords
Diminished & Augmented 7th Chords
How to Create 9th Chords
Adding 11th & 13ths to Your Chords
Upper Structure Composing Assignments
Upper Structure Composing Example
Upper Structure Re-harmonizing Example

Reading Chord Symbols

How to Read Chords and Chord Symbols
Harmony Cheat Sheet: Level 3

Problem Solving

Where Do I Start?: Generating Material with Rules
Patterns, Patterns, Patterns...

Problem Solving

I have chords, how do I add a baseline?
I have a melody, how do I add chords?
I have chords, how do I add a melody?
I have a baseline, how do I add chords?

Harmonic Rhythm

Introduction to Harmonic Rhythm

Passing Chords & Reharmonisation

Chromatic passing chords
Secondary dominants
The 251
Backdoor progression

Reharmonisation Assignment

Melodic Rhythm

Melodic Rhythm
Phrasing & Space
Phrasing & Melodic Rhythm Assignment

Accompaniment & Arrangement Rhythms

Standard Accompaniment Patterns (with commentary)

Blocked chords
Bass lines
Octaves
Clave rhythm
Percussive blocks
Grace notes
Ostinato patterns
Arpeggiation

Standard Accompaniment Patterns (no commentary)
Musical Layers & Alignment
Adding Very Subtle Misalignment in Tracks
The Chord Progression Manual

Advanced Melodic Colors

What Scales Go with What Chords?
The Blues Scale
Harmonic & Melodic Minor Scales
The Scale Omnibus
Paired Pentatonics

Modes

Ionian mode
Dorian mode
Phrygian mode
Lydian mode
Mixolydian mode
Aeolian mode
Locrian mode

Chord Relationship & Thematic Writing

Introduction to Chord Relationships
Chord Relationship & Arpeggiation Assignment
Chord Relationship & Arpeggiation Example Breakdown
Writing Themes

Conclusion

Conclusion & What's Next?

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Introduction

Up & Running with Chords & Melodies

Gravity: Harmonic Centers

Establishing Gravity with Keys

The Circle of Fifths: Major Key Gravity

Creating a Minor Scale & Key

Circle of Fifths: Minor Key Gravity

Learning All Keys

Assignment: Transposing Chords & Melodies

Get Composing!

Piano Technique: The Key to Fluency

Diatonic Harmony: Chords & Progressions Inside Keys

Melody Over Harmony

Assignment: Melody Writing

Structure Harmony: Extending & Creating New Harmonic Sections

Chord Voicings & Arrangment

Bass Lines

Chromatic Harmony: Chords from Scratch

Upper Structures

Reading Chord Symbols

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Harmonic Rhythm

Introduction to Harmonic Rhythm

Passing Chords & Reharmonisation

Reharmonisation Assignment

Melodic Rhythm

Accompaniment & Arrangement Rhythms

Standard Accompaniment Patterns (with commentary)

Advanced Melodic Colors

Modes

Chord Relationship & Thematic Writing

Conclusion

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