What you'll learn

Understand music on a deeper level
Understand chord progressions and modulations
Understand how to write more interesting songs

Course content

5 sections • 15 lectures • 3h 2m total length

Unit 1 Concepts15:54
The proper names for scale degrees are explained with examples. The scale degrees for tonic through leading tone/sub tonic are introduced and should be memorized. The chords, built on each scale degree in major and natural (minor) scales can be either major, minor, or diminished, which is also to be memorized.
Unit 1 Worksheet5:25
The video gives the directions for working with the worksheets for the assignments. The actual tasks are analyzed and explained step-by-step.

Unit 3 Concepts11:55
To understand chord progressions and substitutions, it is important to understand common tones – the notes that chords have in common. To create different sounds in a song, substitutions are used – that’s replacing a chord in a chord progression with another chord. The rules of such substitutions as well as common examples of substitutions are explained in this lesson.
Unit 3 Worksheet5:17
The review of the worksheet contains an explanation of how the assignment should be approached. If you struggle with it, please find the answer sheet attached.

Unit 4 Concepts15:33
Modulation or key change is done to give the song a different sound and feel. There are some common methods to do such a modulation, examples for which are provided in this lesson. It’s common to modulate to the Dominant, Sub-Dominant, relative minor, and parallel minor, using common chords, borrowing a chord from another key, that is referred as secondary dominant.
Work 4 Worksheet4:00
The video goes over the general directions for the worksheet for this Unit.

Unit 5 Concepts11:25
All the course concepts are reviewed: Proper Names, Minor Keys, Substitutions, Modulations and Secondary Dominants to provide the solid understanding with a few examples.
Unit 5 Final Project13:01
The assignment for this week and the final assignment will allow you to practice chord progressions, substitutions, secondary dominants, and modulations.
Final Project Part 214:15
The assignment for this week and the final assignment will allow you to practice chord progressions, substitutions, secondary dominants, and modulations. Part 2.
Extra Song Writing Practice (part 1)16:15
This is a livestream session we had where we wrote a song together. It is great extra practice for this course!
Extra Song Writing Practice (part 2)15:13
This is a livestream session we had where we wrote a song together. It is great extra practice for this course! part 2
Extra Song Writing Practice part 318:22
This is a livestream session we had where we wrote a song together. It is great extra practice for this course! part 3
Extra Song Writing Practice part 415:32
This is a livestream session we had where we wrote a song together. It is great extra practice for this course! part 4

Requirements

What key signatures are
What a 1, 4, 5 chord progression is
What a melody and harmony is

Description

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This class is for those who are looking to learn more about music theory and know the basic concepts covered in Music Theory Level 1. You should know about key signatures, how to write basic chord progressions and melodies before taking this course.

Difficulty:
Level: 5 (Intermediate)

- Learn about the proper names of the scale degrees in a given key.
- Learn about the different minor scales and key signatures.
- Learn, identify, and write less common chord progressions.
- Learn about substitution chords.
- Learn about secondary dominant chords
- Learn about modulation.

Who this course is for:

Take this course if you are interested in piano, music theory, or music composition!

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Course content

Unit 1. Proper Names for Scale Degrees2 lectures • 21min

Unit 2. Minor Scales, and Minor Key Signatures2 lectures • 21min

Unit 3. Common Tones, Other Chord Progressions, and Substitutions2 lectures • 17min

Unit 4. Key Changes/Modulation and Introduction Into Secondary Dominants.2 lectures • 20min

Unit 5. Final Review7 lectures • 1hr 44min

Requirements

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