harmony - how to weave beautiful music

(And Know How You Did It)

$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