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5+ Hours of Video Music Lessons
The equivalent of over $500 in private piano lessons if you were to hire a teacher
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$75
Follow along at the piano as Antone details the simple steps that one can take to finish their first song in five days. With an emphasis on intuition and “following your inner compass,” this course is the perfect place for a beginner to see how much they are capable of without any prior knowledge of formal musical concepts.
How to break down the structure of a song
How to begin writing your first song by starting with a little 8-bar idea
How to write your first melody without using any music theory
How to know which notes are the right notes for your melody without any music theory
How to get unstuck if you don’t know what to write about
How to know when to use rhymes in your lyrics
How to expand a single musical idea into a whole song
How to uncomplicate music by understanding that every song is just the combination of 3 simple elements
How to play every major chord by learning only one
How to play every minor chord by learning only one
How to find the major and minor scale easily
How to know the difference between “melody”, “chord” and “bassline”
How to simplify the way you think about structuring music
How to count “bars” or “measures”
How to make multiple ideas sound like they belong together without knowing music theory
How to know the difference between writing a chorus and writing a verse
How to string together repeated sections without sounding too “blocky” or redundant
How to structure a complete song with only two contrasting sections of music
How to add space if the sections of music are feeling too crowded
How to keep music and writing FUN
How to avoid being overcritical of your song
Hear my finished song that I wrote in our 5 days together
$75
Trying to do any project without the right tools is overwhelming and stress-inducing. With a few invaluable tools in hand you will find music becomes much easier to understand. Then, you’ll enjoy your progress and the unique satisfaction that comes to any craftsman as they increase their mastery of their craft over time.
Follow along at the piano as Antone shares tools that will allow the beginner musician to advance very quickly without getting bogged down by unnecessary, overcomplicated concepts. Learn new ways to play chords you already know, see how different chord voicings are used in different musical scenarios, learn how to quickly write basslines that elevate your chord progressions… and more!
How increase your facility at the piano FAST
How to play chords other than the basic major and minor triads - such as Cmaj7, Cdim, Csus etc.
How to understand chord symbols and what “information” they are communicating
How to learn your favorite songs without needing to read traditional sheet music
How to construct richer chords such as the 9, 11 and 13 chords
How to adjust a complex chord voicing when it sounds too dissonant or “crowded”
How to use close chord voicings in popular songs, jazz, country and classical
How to get a wider, more open sound from your chords using what you already know
Why the piano is the easiest instrument to pick up
Why the piano is the quintessential tool for songwriters, arrangers, composers, and producers of all kinds of music
How to know what each pedal is used for
How to play with proper technique without sacrificing what feels right to you
How to know which fingers to use when playing
How to quickly learn the notes on the piano and understand what makes a note “sharp” or “flat”
How to make your chord progressions sound less “blocky” and boring
How to play chord progressions more easily by “voicing” chords more efficiently
How and when to use open chord voicings when playing and writing songs
How to play chords with more than 3 or 4 notes
How to play open “spread” voicings if you don’t have big hands
How to know which notes to play with your left hand versus your right hand when playing two-handed chord voicings
How to know which notes to play under your chord progression as your bassline
How to make great bassline writing easy in any style of music
How to improvise basslines using what you already know about chord construction
How to make simple chord progressions sound more interesting and “musical” by implementing good bassline composition
$30
Demystify song structure and chord changes from 80+ of the most successful songs in history! In this massive 185-page resource each song is broken down to clearly illustrate the structure of the song, the exact chords used and how to play each of those chords on the piano. The chord progressions are written with their corresponding chord symbols and Roman numerals which composers use to indicate each chord’s relation to the tonal center of the key. I created this resource because I know that this is one of the quickest and most engaging ways one could learn the fundamentals of music and develop as a songwriter. Save yourself 1000s of hours - I have broken it all down for you!
$75
This is the invaluable lesson on Harmony that I wish I had when I was starting out. It would have saved me many hours of confusion, research and reading. Western music is all about establishing a tonal center and then playing with the expectations of the listener by creating a push-pull effect around that tonal center. When you know which chords push away from your tonal center and which ones pull back toward the center, you become a master musical weaver or storyteller!
How to determine what key a song is in (by understanding “tonal music”)
How to make your music satisfying to the listener by understanding the “tonal logic” built into the human ear
How to get an ambiguous-sounding chord progression “back on track” toward a tonal center
How to create tension and variety in your music without losing the sense of resolution and cohesiveness
How to distinguish “strong” chord changes/choices versus “weaker” ones
How to establish a tonal center or “key” with only two or three chords
How to know where to start - using a list of common chord changes or “harmonic tendencies”
How to explore multiple potential “keys” a song could belong to
How to write in a minor key
How to use notes from outside the key (accidentals) without losing the tonal center
$20
You can think of chords in music like words in a new language. You need to know a handful of words in order to make sentences, and the more words you learn the more sentences you can form - the more you can express yourself! Forming chords is easy and fun when you understand that they are sculpted out of a larger body, a musical key. So the Chords and Keys Companion is a reference guide for two things:
1.) all of the major and minor keys
2.) all of the chords and their symbols
Large, color piano chord diagrams help you quickly grasp a visual of the major and minor keys along with all the chord formations you could need. If you stick with your music practice these visuals will soon be ingrained “in your bones”. In the meantime, you have the Companion by your side to help you!
$75
The more you learn about the physical skill of singing the more you appreciate those that do it well. It’s like when Bradley Cooper took up training for his role with Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born. He said, “Singing - I had no idea… The amount of respect I have for singers!” I trained weekly for 3 years with a tremendous teacher of the Bel Canto technique, Julia Vaara, who toured with Leonard Bernstein as an operatic singer. I am pleased to now be able to pass down her knowledge to you. When you understand the fundamental mechanics of singing you can sing safely, powerfully and beautifully in ANY genre or style.
How to find your singing “range” with the help of the piano
How to refine your natural singing ability by understanding what “good technique” means with regards to the voice
How to find and lift the soft palate in order to create a resonating chamber within yourself
How to find the larynx or voice box, and discover how to consciously change the quality and texture of your voice
How to sing comfortably without straining
How to fix “flat” and dull singing
How to breath when you sing to produce a powerful, “supported” tone
How to sing in different styles of music by consciously altering the timbre of your voice
How to safely increase your range
How to practice singing when you don’t know what songs to sing by using tried and true exercises that will serve you for life
How to smooth the transitions between your vocal registers using “slides”
How to improve hearing the note, phrase or interval before you sing it
$75
Never in the history of recorded music has it been so within reach for the masses to produce polished, professional music. Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas created a Grammy-winning album from their bedroom using a $99 microphone and launched the career of a global pop superstar! Gear and setup is no longer a barrier in music production and mixing. But a lack of knowledge and understanding will still hold you back in a big way. I’ve been producing music since I was 13 years old and I’ve had the good fortune of crossing paths with great producers who helped me tremendously along the way such as Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, Grammy award-winning engineer for Rufus Du Sol. I want to save you years of research by delivering the big picture understanding of music production tools/concepts I wish I had when I was starting out.
How to know when and why to use a compressor
How to use the settings on a compressor - ex. Threshold, Ratio, Attack & Release
How to know when and why to use saturation
How to increase the “perceived loudness” of your mix
How to add depth to a dull mix using reverb, delay and Return Tracks
How to use limiting to prepare your mix for the “mastering” stage
How to treat the Master track of your mix and raise the overall volume to the appropriate level for streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music and Youtube
How to get a great home studio set up without breaking the bank - using my (minimalist) gear recommendations
How to record external audio (such as guitar, piano or vocals) into the computer
How to pick a DAW or recording software
How to set your preferences or settings in your DAW
How to simultaneously record your voice and instrument mics to capture your performance in real time
How to fix and prevent distorted and/or noisy audio recordings
How to “overdub” more tracks, parts, or layers over your original performance
How to understand the differences between MIDI tracks and AUDIO tracks
How to record drums and bass when you don’t have those instruments and/or don’t know how to play them
How to convert MIDI to audio and why/when you might want to do so
How to use volume faders and panning to find “a place in the mix” for every element of your track
How to avoid frustration and unnecessary difficulty in the mixing phase of the process
How to use EQ (equalizer) to enhance your mix
How to clean up the bass + kick relationship in the lower mid portion of your mix