Composition + Music Theory Resources
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ComposItIon + Music Theory Resources
This guide was designed to help musicians rethink the way they approach scales. The major scale is often thought of as the “default scale” - but all of the scales are tools for a musicians toolbox. This three page guide will help introduce you to how scales are built, how to choose which scale to use, and how scales are related to one another.
This guide accompanies the four part video series on YouTube.
A Step-By-Step process that will guide musicians through analyzing music independently. Great for all musicians, music theory students.
A flowchart of the 4-phase composition and songwriting process that I use for myself, and teach my composition students. This PDF has links to 16 additional resources that will help composers in their journey. Great for new composers and songwriters.
This is a bundle of 2 charts. 1) How to find and name the keys based on key signature, and 2) how to find and name the modes based on key signature. Great for music students and music educators.
This is a packet of 3 charts that show 1) What is the Circle of Fifths, 2) How to build the Circle of 5ths, 3) 6 practical ways to use the Circle of Fifths. Great for music students and educators.
I made the chart that I always wanted to have. It’s got all of the common instruments, how they transpose, and their ranges at various skills levels. Great for composers, arrangers, orchestrators, conductors, students and educators.
Every Creative since the dawn of time has experienced writer’s block, and despite centuries of collective human knowledge and progress, we haven’t cured it…nor have we made it suck any less. In this new eBook, we’re going to be looking at my step-by-step process for getting out of writer’s block, developing healthy work habits, and maintaining creative momentum.
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This Resource Bundle includes:
- Instrument Transposition + Ranges Chart
- How to Build and Use the Circle of 5ths
- Guide to Keys and Modes
- Theory of Scales Guide