Udemy Minor-Key Harmony [TUTORiAL]

Your pathway to great songwriting What you'll learn Demystify minor-key harmony Use Minor-Key Harmony to improve songwriting skills Expand your harmonic vocabulary Learn to hear harmonic content in hit songs Requirements Basic knowledge of piano or guitar Description Discover Your SoundÆs Basic Harmony û Minor Tonality course presents all the most important aspects of how scales, chords, and their relationships, provide the building blocks for songwriters and composers to write music that has creative depth and expressive clarity. The course is presented by topic and broken into short videos which are presented in a clear and easy-to-follow style by composer/producer Dave Blackburn, who brings his decades of teaching experience to the course.The topics presented apply equally to songwriters working in different styles and together form a solid understanding of the principles of harmony as it is most often employed in contemporary songwriting.COMPLETING THIS COURSE WILL HELP YOU:This course is designed to help all music makers understand the most important aspects of musical harmony for improving their songwriting, whether they approach it as a guitarist or piano player. The course will inspire appreciation of some classic songwriterÆs work and foster fresh ideas for your own.╖ Build confidence in your songwriting╖ De-mystify harmonic concepts╖ Help you break out of creative ôrutsö╖ Write with a sense of direction╖ Avoid repetitiveness╖ Avoid stagnant chord progressions╖ Recognize chord progressions by ear╖ Understand the harmonic structures of classic songs╖ Expand your songwriting resourcesWHO IS THE COURSE FOR?This course is designed to help all music makers understand the most important aspects of musical harmony for improving their songwriting, whether they approach it as a guitarist or piano player. The course will inspire appreciation of some classic songwriterÆs work and foster fresh ideas for your own. Overview Section 1: Introduction Lecture 1 Introduction Lecture 2 The Natural Minor Scale Lecture 3 The Harmonic Minor Scale Lecture 4 The Melodic Minor Scale Lecture 5 Minor Scales Summary Lecture 6 Building Minor Scale Chords Lecture 7 Natural Minor Scale Chords Lecture 8 Harmonic Minor Scale Chords Lecture 9 Melodic Minor Scale Chords Lecture 10 The Dorian Mode Lecture 11 The Phrygian Mode Lecture 12 Modal Interchange Lecture 13 Modal Interchange Example Lecture 14 Secondary Dominant Chords Lecture 15 Modulation Lecture 16 Subdominant Minor Chords Lecture 17 A prime example of Minor-Key Harmony use This is an ideal course for songwriters, guitar and piano players