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BASE MATERIALS
  1. The Harmonic Series – The Overtone and Undertone Series
  2. Intervals
  3. Ostinatos
  4. Circle of Fifths
  5. The Musical Elements
  6.          Dynamics
  7.          Texture
  8.          Form – Common Structures and Macroform
  9.          Microform as a Low Level Organizational Structure
SCALES
  1. Scales and the Overtone Series
  2. Scale Degrees and Leading Tone
  3. The Diatonic Major and Minor Scales
  4. The Pentatonic Major and Minor Scales
  5. The Diatonic Natural Modes
  6. Cantus Firmus
  7. The Medieval Church Modes
  8. Darkest to Brightest Modes
  9. Harmonic Minor Scale and Modes
  10. Melodic Minor Scale and Modes
  11. The 6th Diminished Scale
  12. Symmetric Scales
  13. Synthetic Scale Formations
  14. Two-Octave Scales
CHORDS
  1. Chords
  2. Chord Formation – Triads and Tetrads
  3. Chord Extensions
  4. Chord Inversions
  5. Chord Voicings
  6. Drop Chord Voicings
  7. Chord Voicing and the Perceived Quality of Dissonance-Consonance
  8. Chords by Fourths and Fifths
  9. Chords by Seconds
  10. Clusters
  11. Polychords
  12. Polychords and the Harmonic Series
  13. Split Chords
  14. Scales Harmonization
  15. Matching Scales to Chords
HARMONY
  1. What is Harmony?
  2. The Close Relationship between Tonic and Fifth
  3. The Tritone
  4. Functional Harmony
  5. The Essentials of Functional Harmony
  6.          Harmonic Cadences
  7.          Chord Substitutions
  8.          Dominant Chord Substitutions
  9.          Secondary Dominants
  10.          The Sub-7 Dominant Chord Substitution
  11.          Chromatic Approach Chords
  12.          Neapolitan Chords
  13.          Augmented Sixth Chords
  14.          Cadences and Negative Harmony
  15. Modal Harmony
  16. Anticipation, Suspension and Retardation
  17. Pedal Point
  18. Drone
  19. Harmonic Movement and Chord Progressions
  20.          Chord Connection and Voice-leading
  21.          Chord Transformations
  22.          Cycle Chord Progressions
  23.          Back Cycling
  24.          Parallel Harmonic Movement
  25.          Block chords motion
  26. Harmonic Ambiguity
  27.          Post-Tonal Harmony
  28.          Non-Functional Harmony
  29.          Pandiatonic Harmony
  30.          Chromatic Mediants
  31.          Chromatic Harmony
  32.          Polyharmony and Polyvalence
KEY CENTERS
  1. What Are Key Centers?
  2. Tonality
  3. Atonality
  4. Polytonality and Polymodality
  5. Modulation and Contrasts
  6.          Types of Modulation
  7.          Modal Interchange
  8.          Modal Modulation
  9.          Modal Mixture
  10. Polymodal Chromaticism
  11. Multi-Tonic Systems
  12. Twelve-Tone Music
RHYTHM
  1. Rhythm and Music Expression
  2. Polyrhythm
  3. Accent and Polymeter
  4. Metric Modulation
  5. Asymmetric Divisions of the Meter
MUSICAL LANGUAGE AND SEMANTICS
  1. Musical Language and Semantics
  2. Repetition and its Importance in Music
  3. Expressing Emotions through Music
  4. Relating Extra-Musical Cues to Music Theory Concepts
  5. “Motherese” and the Origins of Music
  6. Bel Canto
  7. Impressionism in Music
MUSIC THEORY IN PRACTICE
  1. Composing With Pentatonic Material
  2. The Importance of Planning Your Musical Compositions
  3. How to Make Simple Chord Harmonies Sound More Interesting
  4. Creating Musical Materials From Just One Chord
  5. 8 Practical Tips to Make a Melody
  6. How to Develop Your Musical Ideas
  7. How to Harmonize a Melody
  8. Contrasts and Motive Expansion – “Stay”
  9. Why Copy and Steal From Music?
  10. Create Tension with Anticipation and Suspension
  11. How to Use Quartal Harmony in Your Music
  12. What to do with Modal Interchange
  13. Where Do Musical Ideas Come From?
  14. Creating Contrasts for Music Expression – Using Modal Mixture, Modal Interchange and More
  15. Chromatic Harmony: Using Chromatic Mediants and Chord Transformations
  16. Harmonic Ambiguity and the Flexibility of Suspended Chords
  17. Exercises to Practice Your Music Composition Skills
  18. 8 Practical Ways of Using Parallel Chord Motion in Your Music
  19. Creative Tips For Starting to Compose Music
  20. Stimulating Your Innate Creativity
  21. The Basics of Song Form
  22. How Much Music Theory Do You Need to Start Making Music?
  23. Arrangement Planning Tips For Songwriters
  24. How to Use Polychords in Your Music
  25. How to Create Tension in Music
  26. Chords or Melody, What Comes First?
  27. Tips to Create Chord Progressions
  28. The Music Creation Process
  29. Harmonic Creativity: The Role of Bass in Voice-Leading Exploration
  30. Avoiding Ostinato Boredom
  31. Connecting Sections In Your Musical Arrangements
  32. Struggling with Odd Time Feel? Here’s How to Nail It in 4/4!
  33. Using Modal Layering for Harmonic and Melodic Surprises
  34. Strategic Use of Out-of-Key Chords
  35. A Polytonal Approach to Chromatic Harmonies and Melodies
  36. Create Stunning Ambient chords With These Simple Techniques
  37. Harmonize Melodies by Thinking in Color
  38. Harmonic SOS – Jump-Start Your Chord Progressions From Scratch!