Patrons, I'm excited to announce the release of my new COMPOSING WITH MUSIC THEORY COURSE! This course came about from your requests and questions on how to write music using theory. It really excites me to think about you guys making your own songs. I'd love to hear your feedback in the comments below. Did you enjoy this course, how can I make it better? Guitar pro and PDF files are below. Looking forward to hearing about your gains from this program muhahaha!
THE STRUGGLE IS REAL
Do you ever frustrated by a lack of ideas, or like you've lost your inspiration to play guitar? Is it difficult to translate your emotions when writing songs, or easy to get lost when jamming? The feeling of being trapped, or BLOCKED by an invisible barrier is maddening. Fortunately, I have the secret to smashing your limitations below in my brand new COMPOSING WITH MUSIC THEORY COURSE. I'm so excited about this course because I've already seen it changing the lives of my patreon members! You'll see footage of my student Troy in the promotional video
COURSE OBJECTIVE
1. Translate emotions with music theory
2. Systematize songwriting process
There's two main objectives in this course. Firstly, to translate the emotions you feel into real music. During my junior year at music school, I remember composing an entire piano melody in my mind during a long walk. I was so proud of myself because I didn't even need an instrument! I used the Lydian mode to reflect feelings of triumphant glory muhahaha. The second course objective is to systematize the songwriting process. We have this false idea that composition is a mystical process that only strikes once in a great while. This is FALSE! Writing music is a discipline you can practice!
TRANSFORMATION GOAL:
Equip you with core knowledge to realize your creative ideas
My goal for you after taking this course is simple. I want to equip you with the tools to realize your creative potential. I know that each one of you has incredible musical talent, you just need the knowledge to make it real. I had zero talent when I first started playing music. Through a lot of hard work I was able to radically improve my abilities
VALUE OVERVIEW
-90 minutes of video, 3 segments
-51 pages of tab + guitar pro files
-scale\chord bible, ultimate guitar workouts
This course has 90 minutes of video, separated into 3 segments, INTERVALS, SCALES and CHORDS. These 3 components are the foundational building blocks of music creation. As a bonus, you also get my scale/chord bible and my popular ultimate guitar workouts. These are incredible for your technique! Below are some of the key concepts covered in the course. I suggest completing the program over the period of 3 weeks. Breakdown your practice periods into 20 minute intervals, 5 days a week for best results. See the full outline below for a breakdown of each module in the program muhahaha!
KEY CONCEPTS:
-identifying intervals with emotions
-intervallic power chords
-composing with the andalusian cadence
-using musical meditation to enter flow state
-using books, movies and ancient history to get inspired
-secret trick to remember scales
-using counterpoint to make guitar riffs
-best way to learn chord inversions
-decoding the fretboard with the CAGED System
-using theory to harmonize a melody
-neoclassical metal chord progressions
-guitar god practice secrets
WEEK 1 | INTERVALS
1. What Are Intervals?
a. intervals and emotions
b. chromatic intervals
c. diatonic intervals
2. Interval Exercises
a. andalusian cadence
b. power chord intervals
3. Composing With Intervals
a. using a drone
b. melodic development
c. how to get inspired (Moby Dick)
d. sea of shadows riff
WEEK 2 | SCALES
1. What Are Scales?
a. series of notes that connects octave
b. E phrygian dominant
c. how to remember scales
2. Scale Exercises
a. drone improv
b. Pharaoh's Curse lick (string skipping)
c. chords + inversions
d. using counterpoint to make riffs
3. Composing With Scales
a. how to get inspired
b. pharaoh's curse riff
1. melody
2. harmony, counterpoint
3. rhythm
WEEK 3 | CHORDS
1. What Are Chords?
a. 3 or more notes
b. 4 types of triads
c. CAGED System
2. Chord Exercises
a. chords within a key
b. common chord progressions
c. inversions
d. Harmonizing a melody
3. Composing With Chords
a. 3 levels of riff writing
b. classical harmony
c. guitar god practice secrets
GET INSPIRED!
It's time to get inspired because this program is going to change your life! I know through personal experience ideas like counterpoint and harmonizing melodies is an absolute game changer. I remember learning this stuff in music school and having my mind blown! I'd love to hear your music using these ideas upon completing the course. Best of luck with your musical journey and I'll see you inside the course!