Music

Before you begin, this unit teaches Pulse before rhythm, Counting a bar, Half-beat subdivision, Rests have duration, Keyboard landmarks. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Musical alphabet, Relaxed keyboard touch, Guitar setup, One clean guitar note, MIDI is information. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Intervals by distance, Scale as an ordered pattern, Triads and stacking, Changing guitar shapes, Strum against a pulse. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Two-hand coordination, FL Studio workspaces, Build a restrained beat, Velocity and dynamics, Arrange and listen back. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Offbeat attacks without losing the beat, Shape a phrase with note releases, Hear major and minor by changing the third, Use common tones to make chord changes smaller, Build a recognizable motif and a contrasting answer. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Quantize selectively while preserving intention, Design accents with velocity rather than force, Arrange eight bars with an audible beginning and ending, Trace signal flow and balance without chasing loudness, Export, listen back, and defend the miniature. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Count note values and rests without losing the pulse, Measure intervals and hear their tension, Use key signatures to predict the notes you will play, Build triads from a key and name the progression, Change guitar chords cleanly with a relaxed hand. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Use the MIDI keyboard as a controller, not a recorder, Record a part with a count-in and honest takes, Weigh quantisation against groove, Layer guitar and keyboard without masking, Assemble a first arrangement with sections, dynamics and a delivery note. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Name what each chord is doing, not only what it is, Use the circle of fifths as a working tool rather than a diagram, Borrowed chords and why they sound the way they do, Let the bass line tell you what the harmony is doing, Give the rhythm section separate jobs so guitar and keys stop fighting. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Write a melody over a progression and test it by ear, Build structure from contrast, and mark boundaries a listener can hear, Use automation to create movement that repeats identically, Balance and pan by subtracting, before adding anything, Finish the piece: render it, listen to the file, and write the delivery note. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Feel the pulse as a cycle in your body before you count it, Practise with a metronome without turning your playing mechanical, Play across the beat on purpose: syncopation and groove, Play the same music in other keys: movable shapes and the capo, Barre chords and the strength problem, approached safely. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Fingerstyle basics: give the thumb and the fingers different clocks, Keyboard voicings: an inversion changes the feel, not the notes, Sing while you play: solving the coordination problem, Write a second section that belongs, and change the arrangement without adding a track, Rehearse and record one piece from start to finish. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Read a chord chart: four things every symbol contains, Read a lead sheet: melody, chord symbols, and the road map that tells you what happens next, Follow a count-in and start together: the four clicks that decide everything after them, Hold time with other players: listening roles, interlocking parts, and how to recover without stopping, Isolate and slow a difficult passage: chunks, a tempo ladder, and a correct-trial budget. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.

Before you begin, this unit teaches Improvise over a two-chord vamp with the minor pentatonic: five notes, target tones, and phrases, Phrasing: leave space instead of filling every bar, Record a part cleanly and judge the take honestly, Edit without destroying the performance: cuts, fades and what not to fix, Capstone: three takes, one chosen take, and a written reason you can defend. The lessons introduce ideas in order, then the unit quiz asks you to retrieve and apply them. You may revisit completed lessons whenever you wish.