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- Welcome!1
- Music Theory BasicsIn this Chapter, we will be covering all the music basics from how to create chords and scales to progressions and harmonic functions. By the end, you will have a firm grasp of major and minor scales and chords, along with diminished and augmented, and how to arrange them to make simple songs.7
- Japanese Music Theory BasicsIn this section, we will be building off the last Chapter and learning more about extended chords and other special chords. We will also look more into how Japan uses these chords to make music that sounds foreign to a Westerners ear, yet makes perfect sense theory wise. There are no mysteries or magic here! Learn what they do so you can feel confident implementing these chords and techniques into your own music!10
- 3.12.1 Japanese Music Theory Basics10 Minutes
- 3.22.2 Make Longer Progressions20 Minutes
- 3.32.3 Make Use Of Various Chords (Sus, 7ths, etc)1 Hour
- 3.42.4 Borrowed Chords & Secondary Dominants45 Minutes
- 3.52.5 Utilize Filler & Transition Chords15 Minutes
- 3.62.6 Change It Up With Modulation30 Minutes
- 3.72.7 Let’s Talk Inversions & Slash Chords30 Minutes
- 3.82.8 Japanese Music Theory Summary5 Minutes
- 3.92.9 Homework1 Hour
- 3.102.10 Japanese Theory Quiz5 Questions
- Common Japanese Chord ProgressionsIn this Chapter, I will be giving 50, yes FIFTY chord progressions that you can start using right away in your own music. These all have audio clips that have been created by me so you can listen and figure out which ones you like the most!10
- 4.03.1 Common Japanese Chord Progressions5 Minutes
- 4.13.2 Basic Progressions (10)15 Minutes
- 4.23.3 Intermediate Progressions (12)15 Minutes
- 4.33.4 Anime/Royal Road Progressions (8)15 Minutes
- 4.43.5 Unique Progressions (8)15 Minutes
- 4.53.6 Long Progressions (8)15 Minutes
- 4.63.7 Cadence/Ending Progressions (6)10 Minutes
- 4.73.8 Japanese Song Progression Summary5 Minutes
- 4.83.9 Homework30 Minutes
- 4.93.10 Progressions Quiz5 Questions
- Japanese Song StructureIn this chapter, we'll learn how Japanese people organize their music and how they change things up. Not every song follows the simple verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus formula. You may be surprised at how they add additional sections and switch up the order to keep things fresh for their listeners while still telling a unique story with their music.6
- Bonus Chords & Songwriting TipsYou pretty much have all you need to create Japanese inspired music, but there's always more to learn. I won't be teaching a whole lot here, but these are things I've noticed in a lot of Japanese songs that I think you can utilize. I've also found Youtubers that have lessons on chords and melodies for some of these topics :)10
- 6.15.1 Chords & Songwriting1 Minute
- 6.25.2 Fuller Instrumentation45 Minutes
- 6.35.3 Melodies & Tension25 Minutes
- 6.45.4 Mix Up Genres & Styles20 Minutes
- 6.55.5 Push The Beat25 Minutes
- 6.65.6 City Pop Tutorials25 Minutes
- 6.75.7 Japanese Math Rock25 Minutes
- 6.85.8 Ghibli Studio Study30 Minutes
- 6.95.9 Video Game Music Tips25 Minutes
- 6.105.10 The Blackadder Chord10 Minutes
- Conclusion + ResourcesThis is the end of the course, but I still got additional resources and goodies for all my students <35