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The Songwriting Series ‘Understanding Chords’ will give you an understanding of how music is structured. It is a guide to how contemporary music is formed in a way that makes songwriting easier, faster and more intuitive.
Understanding Chords will help you discover, in a straight forward and concise manner, how you can create your own music to support your lyrics.
Developed by Chris Richter, with over 7 years of one on one music teaching experience and over 20 years of performance experience, you will discover how easy it is to create your own music.
Overview
Syllabus
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- Introduction
- Chromatic Scale
- Sharps (#) and Flats (b)
- Semitones
- Tones
- Scales
- D Major Scale
- Chords
- Minor Chords
- More Minor Chords
- Other Chords
- Other Chords - Your Turn
- Chord Groups
- Example Chord Groups
- Chord demonstration using C Major Chords
- Chord Groups Summary
- Chord demonstration using D Major Chords
- Chord Groups So Far
- Bonus: chord examples
- Form Principles
- Form Principles - Example
- Hook
- Instrumentation
- Demo Recording
- What Next?