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Shaping Music for Dramatic Scenes
CourseExplore different methods to adapt your own music for film and games. We will study timing, arrangement, and mood to help you become a more flexible composer.
$74.99
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Applying Modal Color to Your Music
CourseOur seven-note scale system gives us seven different starting points (and therefore seven different modes) to explore, each one with its own color and mood. As composers, we can use this variety to explore new melodic and harmonic possibilities.
$59.99
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Creating Mood Instantly with Two-Chord Structures
CourseCreate evocative music by moving back and forth between two chords, or what we call a two-chord structure. If you are an entry-level musician, a basic knowledge of chords and intervals should be sufficient to get started.
$54.99
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Practical Application of Genre & Styles
CourseWorking as a professional media composer means being able to write in a vast variety of styles at any given time. The course deals with various musical examples that many current composers may encounter in the field.
$62.99
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Scales in Action
CourseThe spacing of the notes of a scale greatly influences its character. In this course, we explore a small variety of scales in-depth that differ from the conventional major and minor scales.
$62.99
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Using Ostinatos to Construct a Piece
CourseWhen writing music for media, an ostinato can be a valuable tool for creating a focal point that builds on itself over time. We will examine ostinatos in the orchestral genre, where we can use them to create a sense of power and momentum.
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Turn Theory into Music!
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A Second Look at Melodic Minor
CourseThe purpose of this course is to demonstrate some of the most common melodic minor progressions and how they should be applied when played in descending order. We also study the Mixolydian ♭6 six scale (the 5th mode of the Melodic minor scale.)
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Master Music Modulation - Part 1
CourseBecome a master of modulation! Topics discussed in the course include common functional harmony modulation, pivot modulation, closely related major chords, and just about everything you need to know to become a master of modulation. (Part 1)
$64.99
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Basic Chromatic Harmony
CourseDiscover the chromatic harmony found in Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner, and Richard Strauss, which stands as the foundation of modern film music. Learn various chord types for tonicization: secondary dominants, diminished, and Neapolitan sixths.
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"Fantastic intro to Ostinatos. Ostinatos are a core element of most film music today and have been used for hundreds of years in classical music. However very few course going into Ostinatos in any dept often keeping it very basic.
This one really shows the power of Ostinatos and how you don’t have to use them to underline the harmony or as a simple rhythmic device. Instead this course shows how you can use accents to change the feel of the ostinato without changing the underlining meter. It also shows how you can play with modal and chromaticism when using them to change the underlining harmony and the feel of the piece.
Excellent work and fantastic for a free course."
"I thoroughly enjoyed the short course, so much so that I will purchase the bundle! I find it very useful to have the audio with the text to really help understand the concepts. Something you cannot get with a book. But as with books, you also offered more than just a glancing explanation. Starting with a simple part and working your way up to the full composition is ideal. I also liked that this course was not for absolute beginners, but also not too advanced where you glance over the details that make it go from 'eh' to 'wow, this sounds great!'
Having the content of a book, along with audio and video, now that's what I've been searching for!"
"Thumbs up to you guys..This course went way above my expectation. Beginning with the diminished scale, the course demonstrates how some of the very common (yet not so easy to grasp) scales are actually used in film music. The Hirajoshi scale and the Whole tone scale sections were my favorite parts."
"This is something I've been seeking for such a long long time! I have always wanted a simple, to-the-point tutorial that teaches music theory specifically designed for writing film music. This is exactly what I needed. With plenty of musical examples, these courses provide clear explanations of many key harmonic concepts. This is definitely one of my best musical investments so far. Thank you guys!"
"Clear and well explained. Particularly interesting is the analysis of the harmonic structure and the implementation of concepts such as modal mixture and common tone modulation. I would like to see further orchestral arrangements of the ostinato patterns."