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Harmony, Music Theory & Songwriting 1

Basics of Harmony, Ear Training & Songwriting

Chapters

  • Topic Harmony, Music Knowledge & Songwriting - Introduction
  • Basics of music theorie
    • Preparation & First Steps
    •  Basic Terms
    • The Root Tone Series
      • The Major Scale
      • The Minor Scale
    • Basics of Notation
      • The Stave
      • Clefs
      • Notation & Root Tone Series
      • Tone Spectrum & Range
      • Notation of a Scale
      • Accidentals
    • Enharmonic Equivalence
    • Intervals
      • Basic Intervals
      • Small & Large Intervals
      • The Tritone
      • Intervals Above an Octave/Compound Intervals
      • Intervals & Enharmonic Equivalence
      • Complementary Intervals
      • Frequency Distribution of Intervals
    • Rhythm
    • Exercise Scales and Time
  • Test Yourself!
  • Basic Ear Training
  • Basics of Songwriting and Arrangement
    • Song parts and their structure 
    • Exercise Song Parts and Structure
      • Solution to the Exercise
    • Energy Progressions of the Classical Song Structure
    • Examples and Variations of Song Structures in Pop Music
  • The First Melody
    • Components and Considerations of Melodies
    • Two Simple Song Analyses
  • Test Yourself!

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