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First we look at how Wagner made use of the chromatic harmony that we found in Schubert's work. After looking closer at some ...

The 20th century offers composers a wide range of technical opportunities. Anyone wishing to compose in a more simple style ...

Compose music using Rhythm Theory: Beat Division, Accents & Creative Time Feels! Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ...

We have seen how harmony became more complicated in the 19th century. In this video we go on to look at jazz harmony in the ...

Download my handwritten notes and support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/must-know-chords-111414440 In this ...

This is the most important step in the more advanced stages of composition: writing a song in the style of Schubert, using the ...

Once I can identify the harmony of a phrase I can reduce it to a skeleton. This will be the basis of my creative work.

This talk continues from the last, expanding the simple arrangement into a piece for unaccompanied choir, first in a homophonic ...

In this episode, I talk about the basic idea, and why it's such a useful way to start your themes.

This video makes a detailed harmonic analysis of Schubert's song "Schäfers Klagelied," pointing out augmented triads, ...

In this video I'll show you how inverted chords can be used to achieve smooth voice leading in your guitar composing. Get my ...

In this talk we apply the techniques of analysis to a larger composition, observing how small elements are used in a wider ...

What is your total creative output as a composer? Are you composing enough music to uncover the good ideas? Today's video is ...

This is the first talk about arranging, limited to the type of small ensemble that might have been found in the middle ages.

Putting snippets and skeletons together we can use elements of any composition to create new pieces.

In this vlog, I show the techniques I talked about in the previous video on sketching. If you're interested in learning to compose, ...

How do melodies work? We separate them into their tiniest fragments, examining phrases and cadences. We look for repeated ...

In this MuseScore 4 tutorial, we cover the basics of score writing, including how to enter notes, articulations, and text items.

This last talk shows how Mozart used material by J.C.Bach, whom he admired very much, to compose his first piano concerto.

Composing is a lot easier when you can play an instrument proficiently, however, piano is particularly useful for composers.