Overview

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Study music harmony and master the use of chords and their construction, chord progressions and the traditional practice principles of connection that govern them.

Syllabus

4 Ways to Harmonize the Same Melody - Music Composition.
Creating Tension and Release in Music - Music Composition.
Harmonic Progressions used by Famous Composers - Music Composition.
How to Write Syncopated Rhythms - Music Composition.
The Submediant Shift - Music Composition.
Choosing the Right Chords in Minor Keys - Music Composition.
Writing Better Harmony - Music Composition.
Consecutive Fifths and Consecutive Octaves - Music Theory.
Writing BAD Four-Part Harmony?! - Music Composition.
A Beginner's Guide to Four-Part Harmony - Music Theory.
How to Write a Descant - Music Composition.
Dealing with Non-Harmonic Tones - Music Theory.
False Relation - Music Theory.
What is a Cadential 6-4? - Music Theory.
Is it Really a Half Diminished 7th Chord? - Music Theory.
How to Use Diminished 7th Chords - Music Composition.
Extreme Modulation Using Chromatic Harmony - Music Theory.
Improve Your Harmony - Music Composition.
Minor Key Harmony - Music Theory.
Modulation using the Neapolitan Chord - Music Theory.
Modulation by Semitone Shift - Music Theory.
Modulation using a Pivot Note - Music Theory.
Modulation using the German 6th Chord - Music Theory.
Modulation using Diminished 7ths - Music Theory.
Keyboard Harmony - Improvising Melodies over Harmony.
Keyboard Harmony - The Rules of Harmony and Some Things to Avoid.
Chord Variations in Four Parts - Music Theory.
How to Recognize Written Chords in Sheet Music - Music Theory.
How to Harmonize a Melody in a Minor Key - Music Theory.
Writing Counterpoint - Combining Counterpoint with Harmony.
Modulation using the Circle of Fifths - Music Theory.
Chromatic Chord Alterations - Music Composition.
How to Easily Move from One Key to Another - Music Composition.
How to Harmonize a Melody - Music Theory.
Naming Chords - Music Theory.
Chord Identification - Music Theory.
Augmented 6th Chords - Music Theory.
Harmonic Rhythm and Progression - Music Composition.
What to do with a Melody? - Music Composition.
How to Harmonize a Minor Scale - Music Theory.
How Does a Pedal Point Work? - Music Theory.
Which Chord Comes Next? (Minor Chord Progression Chart) - Music Composition.
Which Chord Comes Next? (Major Chord Progression Chart) - Music Composition.
Diminished 7th Chords - Music Theory.
Passing Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory.
What is a Secondary Dominant? - Music Theory.
How to Modulate - Music Theory.
Auxiliary Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory.
Anticipation Notes (Non-Harmonic Tones) - Music Theory.
The Picardy Third (Tierce de Picardie) - Music Composition.
Extended Chords Made Clear - Music Theory.
How to Harmonize a Major Scale - Music Theory.
The Interrupted Cadence - Music Theory.
The Imperfect Cadence - Music Theory.
The Plagal Cadence - Music Theory.
The Perfect Cadence - Music Theory.
Adding Chords to a Melody on the Piano - Music Composition.
Making Music with 7th Chord Chains - Music Composition.
Harmonising a Bach Chorale - Writing Four-Part Harmony.
Music Composition - Composing from a Chord Progression.
Advanced Music Theory - Harmony.
Music Theory - Understanding The Circle of Fifths.