Year of release : 2022
Manufacturer’s website : Udemy.com
Author : Max Konyi
Duration : 07:24:42
Type of distributed material : Video lesson
Language : English
Example files : none
Video format : MP4
Video : MPEG4 Video (H264) 1280×720 30fps 474kbps
Audio : AAC 48000Hz stereo 128kbps
- 1.96 GB
Description : Learn to write beautiful chord progressions using triads, extensions, functional harmony, and more!
Welcome!
“It is not the particular frequency or timbre which gives the desired effect, but the harmony.”
– Hazrat Inayat Khan
How it Works:
Part 3 is dedicated to writing chord progressions from the ground up.
The goal is freedom, ease, and understanding while composing diatonic harmony in major and minor keys.
The method is a series of lessons and specific exercises:
Each lesson is highly detailed and easy to understand.
The exercises immediately utilize the new information, ensuring that nothing remains theoretical—you will know exactly how to use everything in your own compositions.
There will be no sight-reading, no exams, no quick-fixes, and no diploma to hang on your wall. There will be deep listening, compositional challenges, personal reflection, and many hours of effective practice.
Important!
This course on harmony is Part 3 of the Musical Warp Drive series. The first two parts are not required but recommended. Please read the following list and make sure you understand these concepts as they will not be explained in-depth during this particular course:
1. Note names and the chromatic scale
2. Keyboard/piano layout
3. Intervals (major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, etc.)
4. What it means to be in a key
5. Simple chords and how to build them (major and minor)
6. Simple scales and how to build them (major and minor)
7. Number system basics (naming chord progressions using numbers: I-IV-ii-V)
8. Rhythm basics (note lengths, time signature, etc.)
If any of this confuses you, I highly recommend at least going through Part 1 of Musical Warp Drive first . All of this (and much more) is thoroughly explained in that course. You can find Part 1 here on Udemy. This course, Part 3 , build upon and expands these basic concepts.
Author:
Max Konyi
Music Teacher
Musically, my path has been one of self-study, allowing for an open exploration of the topics that capture my curiosity. I play a variety of instruments and spend much of my time composing. I have also been working as a music teacher for over 17 years, for which I’m very grateful. The musicians that have influenced me most, and whom I consider my primary teachers, are WA Mathieu, Ted Greene, Pat Metheny, and JS Bach.
Humanity and our collective future have always been of great importance to me. Our potential to live in harmony with ourselves and nature, to be a blessing rather than a burden to our planet, is immense. A significant amount of my life has been spent in research (scientific, philosophical, historical, etc), discovering and encouraging the ideas and people revealing the way forward to a prosperous and generous world for all beings.
To all of you pursuing your love of music (or whatever else it may be), I applaud and thank you. Share your gifts with the world and let your authentic expression shine! Together, we can infuse our society with beauty and love, respect, and compassion.
What will you learn?
√ How to build and use the most important chord types
√ What the natural chords of every key are
√ What functional harmony is and how to use it in chord progressions
√ How to harmonize a melody
√ How to figure out the key of a song or chord progression
√ Chord substitutions
√ Chord decoration using extensions
Requirements :
• Completion of “Musical Warp Drive – Part 1” or equivalent knowledge level (see description!)
• Basic instrument or MIDI ability
• Use of a DAW is recommended but not essential
Contents (6 sections • 27 lectures)
1. The Basics
2. Working with Melody
3. Other Triads
4. Sevenths and Sixths – Four-Note Chords
5. Extended Chords – Five Notes and Beyond!
6. Putting It All Together
