The first part of the music writing journey is just a basic chord progression. Next lession we'll be adding melody, but for now we'll be looking at how harmony changes and what kind of musical effect that will have.

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Writing melody and fitting it to chords. This lesson is about how to choose what notes to play against a chord, and the whole concept of chord tones and non-chord tones.

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Like this video?  Then you will love Composer Boot Camp 101:  50 Exercises for Students, Educators, and Music Professionals! The ESSENTIAL MUSIC BOOK for any serious songwriter, producer, film composer, composer, musician, educator, performer, music professional, or student.

Like this video?  Then you will love Composer Boot Camp 101:  50 Exercises for Students, Educators, and Music Professionals! The ESSENTIAL MUSIC BOOK for any serious songwriter, producer, film composer, composer, musician, educator, performer, music professional, or student.

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