Created by Tomas George


What are you going to learn in the course?

  • Over 3+ Hours and 23 HD Video Lectures

    In this course, you will learn the essentials of music theory to help you create instrumental songs in the music production software Ableton Live.

  • This course will cover such topics as :

    How to write a Major Scale and Natural Minor Scale, how to use the Circle of 5ths, how to write chords in a Major and Natural Minor Scale, how to write a melody, how to write 7th chords and the essentials of writing bass and drums parts.

  • How will this course help me?

    This course will also improve your Music Theory and Instrumental Songwriting abilities in Ableton Live and all other Digital Audio Workstations!

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Before we get Started in this Section
    • Resources for this Section
    • Before we get Started
  • 2

    Music Theory Essentials in Ableton Live

    • Introduction and Getting Started in this Section
    • How to Work out a Major Scale
    • How to Work out a Natural Minor Scale
    • The Circle of 5ths
    • Chords in a Major Scale
    • Chords in a Major Scale - 2nd Example
    • How to Work out Chord Progressions
    • RECAP - How to Work out a Natural Minor Scale
    • How to Work out the Chords for a Natural Minor Scale
  • 3

    Instrumental Songwriting in Ableton Live

    • Writing Chords for our Song - Part 1
    • Writing Chords for our Song - Part 2
    • Writing a Melody for our Song - Part 1
    • Writing a Melody for our Song - Part 2
    • Inverting the Chords
    • The 3 Different Types of 7th Chords
    • Adding 7th Chords and Extended Chords to our Song - Part 1
    • Adding 7th Chords and Extended Chords to our Song - Part 2
    • Separating the Parts onto a New Instrument
    • Writing a Bass Part - Part 1: Getting Started + Bass Sound
    • Synth Essentials Ableton Live Pack
    • Writing a Bass Part - Part 2 - Writing the Groove - PT 1
    • Writing a Bass Part - Part 3 - Writing the Groove - PT 2
    • Creating a Drum Part - Basics

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