Lesson path VI

Song Craft

Write music

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Unit 16

Cadences & Color

Endings, borrowed chords, and secondary dominants.
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16.1
How phrases end
Authentic, plagal, half, deceptive. Four endings.
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16.2
Borrowed colors
Unit 10's borrows, placed where they land hardest: the cadence.
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16.3
Secondary dominants
Any chord can bring its own V7. Meet V of V.
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Unit 17

Song Form

The map of the music.
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17.1
The map of a song
Verse, chorus, bridge. Rooms in one house.
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17.2
Three classic maps
Verse-chorus, AABA, and twelve bars. Most songs live here.
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The road continues
The Major FoundationsNotes, scales, and your first chords.Notes & ScalesHarmonies5 units · 22 lessonsStart →The Minor FoundationsMinor keys and their chords.Minor Keys3 units · 10 lessonsStart →ModesModes and chords beyond major and minor.ModesHarmonic Color2 units · 8 lessonsStart →Rhythm & GrooveFeel the beat, count it, write it down.RhythmsGroove4 units · 15 lessonsStart →Reading MusicRead the page. Map the song.Reading Music1 units · 5 lessonsStart →Up nextMore ChordsSevenths, jazz moves, and inversions.Jazz HarmonyChord Colors3 units · 9 lessonsStart →More ScalesLearn the pentatonic and morePentatonics1 units · 3 lessonsStart →The Science and Logic Behind the MusicScience and logic behind the musicThe Science of Sound1 units · 2 lessonsStart →