Music Theory for Electronic Music COMPLETE: Parts 1, 2, & 3
Electronic music theory, digital music theory, and dance music theory. Learn music theory with ableton live and more!
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What you will learn
By the end of this course, you will have improved your tracks by understanding how to build chords and melodies that work together.
Understand and apply minor chords
Use the circle of fifths to generate new ideas for your own tracks
Work within minor keys to write compelling melodies and basslines
The Piano Roll editor
Octaves
Using Octaves in Bass Lines
The Black Keys (not the band!)
Finding C and Middle C
The Perfect 5th
Finding Fifths
Being "in key"
The pattern of a key
Moveable Patterns
The major and minor third
Building triads
Chord progressions
What is diatonic?
Finding all the chords in a key
Using roman numerals
Inversions
7th chords
Maj7 and minor 7th chords
Dominant 7th chords
Blues and the 7th chord
Analysis: Shame On Me (Avicii)
Minor scales
Relative keys
Minor diatonic chord progressions
Analysis: Ghosts N Stuff (Deadmau5)
Changing keys in your track
Analysis: Get Luck (Daft Punk)
9th and 13th chords
Suspended Chords
Writing melodies for chord progressions
Writing chord progressions for melodies
Bass lines
Analysis: Windowlicker (Aphex Twin)
Modes
How modes work
Producing with Modes
Pentatonic Scales
Chromatic Mediants
Creating music with music theory
Exotic scales
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Our Verdict
This Udemy course by Jason Allen offers an extensive exploration of music theory principles tailored for electronic musicians. Despite minor flaws such as audio inconsistencies and apparent editing oversights, it largely shines thanks to insightful song analysis and the instructor's expertise in both theory and electronic music production.
What We Liked
- Comprehensive coverage of music theory for electronic music, from basics to complex concepts
- Useful song analyses helping to understand theory application in practice
- Highly knowledgeable instructor providing clear explanations and helpful insights
Potential Drawbacks
- Inconsistent audio quality with occasional background noise and volume fluctuations
- Unedited pauses and self-corrections giving a somewhat unprofessional impression
- Some lessons feel overly long due to instructor's in-lesson preparations
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