Music Theory - Fundamentals for Composition in Any Genre (Course)
Udemy
San Francisco, CA
Expand your music composition skills through learning universal music theory principles, mindset, and ear training.
What you'll learn
- Essential music theory fundamentals
- How to develop an accurate musical ear
- How to create all basic intervals, scales, and chords
- Exercises for greater creativity and
What to Expect:
This first part of the Warp Drive will ensure you have the proper foundation for further musical exploration.
It is separated into three main sections: Fundamentals, Mind, and Ear.
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Fundamentals:
Whatever your current level of knowledge is, the Gap-Filler series will bring clarity and solidity to your musical core. All terms accurately defined and logical reasoning made explicit. These concepts make everything else possible. Additionally, I recommend everyone gain a basic degree of keyboard ability as it is the best compositional tool we have right now. I have included a series of powerful keyboard practices at the end of this section for anyone not already experienced. -
Mind:
The seat of all music, our mind, is all but ignored in most theory books and courses. To study music deeply is to explore our very self. Our mindset (beliefs, ideas, and overall perspective) regarding music and our relationship to it plays a central role in our growth. In addition, the way we directly experience music, as both listener and creator, can massively shape our own compositions. If you're serious about expanding your creative potential, these deeper aspects will prove invaluable and the exercises given will unlock new insights unique to you. -
Ear:
The state of our musical ear, perhaps above all else, determines the accuracy, speed, and degree of ease we have in the real-time activity of writing music. Left untrained, many hours are spent trying to translate sounds in our minds into sounds in the air. If the information and exercises given in this section are put into practice, the opaque will become transparent and a real sense of musical fluency will begin to emerge.
Who this course is for:
- Musicians who wish to compose at a high level.
- Producers/beat makers interested in stepping their game up.
- People looking to understand how music works at a very fundamental level.