Music Theory 101 For Producers

[AlainLocke]

I got a piano and been learning music theory to improve my game and for some much needed therapy

Decided to share some knowledge that helped me figure shyt out in regards to music theory...

There's like 20 videos altogether

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Basic Music Theory

Spoiler: Basic Music Theory

This is full course by Yale

Spoiler: Yale's Basic Music Theory Course

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Here is where you learn about different scales and modes...

Spoiler: Scales and Modes

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Here is where you can learn about chords...popular Black music is based on Jazz chords...so all most of these are Jazz piano videos but start here

The basics of making a chord

Spoiler: Basics of Making A Chord

Advanced Chord Theory

Spoiler: Advanced Chord Theory

 

[GPBear]

Thanks for organizing this information, breh

 

[AlainLocke]

Thanks for organizing this information, breh

No prob

 

[Aimé]

5star dapped repped

 

[ABlackMan]

Needed this. Need a bigger keyboard

 

[AlainLocke]

Free Music/Piano Courses

Furmanczyk Academy of Music

 

[Payroll]

I'm going to throw out some books for intermediates I think are worth reading.

This is your brain on music, Daniel J Levitin.

Principles of Orchestration, Rimsky Korsakov.

Master Handbook of Acoustics,F. Alton Everest Ken C. Pohlmann.

Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer, Andrea Pejrolo.

Berklee also has free courses on YT.

Sonic Scoop and Pensados Place are great resources for aspiring engineers.

e.g.



Don't sleep on Rick Beato and Adam Neely.

 

[Payroll]

Heres a tool I use along with my ears to study composition and transcribe

Download- Download Sonic Visualiser

Plugins-https://www.vamp-plugins.org/download.html