Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
1 Hour(s) 40 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Mike Barnes
Rating
Course Overview
Music Theory for Producers
Music theory can be a complicated, confusing subject. But it doesn't have to be! Did you know most popular songs use just a couple of easy concepts, which once you learn make the process of writing and producing music an absolute breeze.
In this class, we're going to tackle everything you need to know about music theory to write great pieces of music. Everything from chords progressions to melodies are going to be covered so you can leave feeling confident and creative about making great music.
I highly recommend listening to this course with headphones/decent speakers. Some of the audio examples I present will be harder to hear through laptop or phone speakers.
By the end of this course, you'll have an excellent understanding of how to use Music Theory. But I'll also provide you with a tonne of information about songwriting and music production. From there, the possibilities are endless: orchestral film scores, chart-topping beats, 10-minute ballads and viral music sensations are all possible.
If you’re confused by anything we talk about in the class please feel free to ask me any questions. You can write to me on Udemy or email me.
Join me on the class and get creative!
Course Content
- 6 section(s)
- 15 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Getting started
- Section 2 Keys & Scales
- Section 3 Chords & Chord progressions
- Section 4 Making Chords more interesting
- Section 5 Melodies, Leads & The Pentatonic Scale
- Section 6 Final
What You’ll Learn
- The basics of music theory, Keys, Relative Major/Minor, Songwriting basics/development, Major scale, Chords, Chord progressions, Chord progressions inside the circle of 5ths, 7th Chords, 9, 11, 13th chords, Sus chords, Chord inversions, Melodies, leads & bass lines, The pentatonic scale
Reviews
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RRachyl McD
I love his teaching style. Learning music theory has been so intimidating for me, but I love how he is breaking it down and it's awesome that he is showing all of this in a practical way by building a song which is my main goal to learn how to do. Love it so far!
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PPatrick Ware
Already in the first few lessons I've gained understanding of music theory that I've always wondered about. Base on these foundational sessions, I can't wait to dive into the next few layers of the cake.
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ddr. Csicsely Tamás
This is an excellent course — I learned a tremendous amount from it. Mike is a fantastic teacher; everything is structured very logically and is easy to understand. This course helped me overcome the gaps I had in music theory from decades of schooling. It gave me fundamental music theory knowledge that I had never learned anywhere else, and it helped me see notes and the basics of composition in a clear system. It also made me much more confident in learning music and understanding music theory as a whole. Thank you so much — I wholeheartedly recommend this course to everyone. You should definitely make more courses, Mike! ;)
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BBryan Cahoon
I came at this course with absolutely no background in music. I can't say that I have all the information, such as chords, or how to pick out chords memorized, but I can at least say that I understand the material now. I had tried a couple of free YouTube videos previously, and came away knowing no more than I did before I started - Mike on the other hand does a great job of making the topic understandable.
