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Here's what you need to know for this lesson: How Scales Work (Lesson #1) What the Major Scale is (Lesson #4) How Chords Work (Lesson #5) What a minor key is and where it comes from The difference between "parallel" and "relative" minor keysThe three different minor scales and why they exist What a Minor [...]

So I ran a poll on the sub-reddit, and this is what the people wanted! So here it is. So here's what you're gonna need to know in order to complete this lesson: What "harmony" meansUsing common Roman Numeral progressionsHow to use triadsHow to build melodies using scalesWhat counterpoint is and why it mattersWhat Intervals [...]

What You Need to Know to Complete this Lesson: In order to complete this lesson, you're going to need to know the following stuff: How to figure out what key a piece of music is inHow to deal with triadsWhat a chord progression isHow to analyze a chord progression using Roman NumeralsWhat are some common [...]

In order to do this week's lesson, here's what you'll need to know: What a pentatonic scale isHow to analyze a pentatonic melodyHow to find the difference between the major and minor pentatonic scales What a Pentatonic Scale Is If you've never heard the term "pentatonic" before, you're in reasonably good company... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH9l8KlcuBA So, if [...]

So when I'm putting together a lesson, I usually like to also create a playlist on Spotify to go along with it, and if I feel like it give an extra assignment for those folks who are, like, super overachievers. I think I'll go ahead and give a simple assignment this time--that is, if any [...]

So one of the things I wanted to do for this little online music theory course I'm coming up with is to create a playlist that goes along with each of the themes we're talking about here. It's taken me a little bit, I managed to get one together for the latest theme. So, let [...]

So I recently set up an account on Distrokid, which means that I can do unlimited releases onto platforms such as Spotify for the low-low price of around $3 per month. My plan at the moment is to release all the tracks I've got as singles--mostly because my friend Charity Ridpath was willing to let me [...]

So my promise to myself for at least the rest of 2018 is that I send out a new recording every month. This month's offering is a solo project I've been developing for some time. I'll be posting regularly about each of the tracks on this record--though I'll probably take a break until after the [...]

Note: To hear the finished version of this track, go to my Bandcamp page! When you're working on a project in Logic, the very first decision you have to make is about the tempo and time signature. Since I've always been interested in the idea of writing pop music in odd times, this is where [...]