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Music Theory Essentials: Chords, Scales and Modes

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Overview

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AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

  • You will understand how to work out and write major and minor scales.

  • You will understand how to work out and write different types of chords, including major, minor, augmented, diminished, and 7th chords. 

  • You will understand how to work out and write the 7 modes.



ABOUT TOMAS’ CLASS:

This class shows you the basics and more of music theory.


In this class, you will learn how to write chords, scales and more!


This class is for anyone who uses a digital audio workstation and writes or composes music and wants to learn to basics of music theory to help them write better-sounding songs.


The examples I show you in this course are in Logic Pro X, but the music theory I teach is applicable in all Digital Audio Workstations.


So join me in this class, if you want to learn music theory today!



WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:

  • This class is for anyone with music theory skills and who want to further their knowledge

  • This class is for anyone who wants to learn more about chords and scales to make their music sound more interesting

  • This class is for anyone who's usese a digital audio workstation and wants to learn some music theory basics to help improve their songwriting skills


SOFTWARE USED:  

Logic Pro X (but the software isn’t important as the course is all about theory)



ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Hi, Tomas here. I'm a UK Music Producer, Composer, Audio Engineer and Video Maker.

I've been producing and writing music now for over twenty years and I've got an MMus Masters Degree in Music Production and a BA (Hons) Degree in Music Composition.

I really enjoy writing and producing all types of music, but I especially love teaching it online.

Since 2016, I've been creating online courses that hundreds of thousands of students from around the world have taken.

My courses teach the skills to help you learn and improve at music, audio and video production.


Syllabus

  • Scales Introduction
  • Working out a Major Scale
  • Working out a Major Key from a Melody
  • Major Keys and Scales
  • Major Scale on a Score
  • Triads
  • Inversions
  • Working out the Chords in a Major Scale
  • Different Ways to Write out Chords
  • Working out Major and Minor Triads
  • Diminished and Augmented Triads
  • 7th Chords
  • Extended Chords
  • Suspended Chords
  • The Circle of 5ths
  • How to Change Key
  • Natural Minor Scale
  • Chords in the Minor Scale
  • Harmonic Minor Scale
  • Melodic Minor Scale
  • Modes
  • Ionian Mode
  • Dorian Mode
  • Phrygian Mode
  • Lydian Mode
  • Mixolydian Mode
  • Aeolian Mode
  • Locrian Mode
  • Section introduction
  • Song Analysis 1 - Capsize
  • Song Analysis 2 - Floating

Taught by

Tomas George

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