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Music Theory for Songwriters: From Beginner to Producer

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About Music Theory for Songwriters: From Beginner to Producer

Intro

Class Project

Getting Started

Keys

The Major Scale

Minor Scales & Keys

Chords

Chord Progressions

Chord Progressions Made Easy

7th Chords

Extensions

Sus Chords

Inversions

Melodies, Leads & The Pentatonic Scale

Developing Our Song

Final Lesson

What You Will Learn?

  • Music theory can be a complicated, confusing subject. But it doesn't have to be! Did you know most popular songs use just a couple of easy concepts, which once you learn make the process of writing and producing music an absolute breeze..
  • In this class, we're going to tackle everything you need to know about music theory to write great pieces of music. .
  • In this class you will learn about:.
  • By the end of this course, you'll have an excellent understanding of how to use music theory to confidently write amazing music..
  • If you want to learn more about music production you can check out my Garageband guides below!.
  • Beginners' guide to Garageband Mac.
  • Beginners' guide to Garageband IOS .
  • I'd be more than happy to help you out, so please feel free to ask me any questions. You can write in the discussions or email me HERE..
  • (I highly recommend listening to this course with headphones/decent speakers. Some of the audio examples I present will be harder to hear through laptop or phone speakers.).