Beginner Writing 6 hours 280 XP on completion

Songwriting Foundations

Chords, melody and form without reading music.

Enough theory to write on purpose rather than by accident.

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1. Notes and keys, practically

5 lessons

The minimum theory that pays for itself immediately.

○ The piano roll is a map Reading 10 min ○ Major, minor, and why they feel different Reading 10 min ○ Finding the key of a loop you like Reading 9 min ○ Scales as a safety net Reading 10 min ○ Intervals and how they sound Reading 12 min

2. Chords

7 lessons

Progressions that work, and why.

○ Triads: the three-note building block Reading 10 min ○ Four progressions that carry entire genres Reading 12 min ○ Inversions and voice leading Reading 12 min ○ Sevenths, suspensions and colour Reading 11 min ○ Borrowed chords and modal interchange Reading 13 min ○ Write a sixteen-bar chord bed Studio 25 min ○ Chords check Quiz 8 min

3. Melody

6 lessons

What makes a line memorable.

○ Contour, range and repetition Reading 12 min ○ Call and response Reading 10 min ○ Writing against your chords Reading 12 min ○ Motifs and development Reading 13 min ○ Write a hook over your chord bed Studio 25 min ○ Songwriting final Quiz 10 min

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