I want to start with a clear opening statement,
“THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU”
It was very important for me to say that. It was developed with the thought that no matter where you are in your musical journey it will help you to understand the concepts of music/songwriting, and to become successful at it.
It does not matter if this is your first day looking at a piano or if you have studied for years, this course will enable you to see things differently which can be life-changing.
COURSE DESIGN
As stated previously, the course is designed for all levels of students, but its main layout starts with the midline student. One who has some basic knowledge but may not have grasped or understanding of the concepts as well as they wanted to. I understand that person very well, that person was me. Even after graduating college with a music degree, there were still some missing parts.
That’s why we are here, here to help.
I was lost in what I call the “missing connective tissue”. I had all this information, scales, melodies, chords, and inversions etc., but none of it made sense/connected to me.
“When to use it or not use it.”
“Why to use it or not use it.”
It was quite a challenge!!!
THE COURSE
We start with the midline student in mind because we believe if you know the information (and you know it well) then you should be able to skip forward to the next Focus of the course. I mentioned, “know it well”, because sometimes we think we understand something and there may be little fragments that we missed. Not understanding those little fragments can cause pain and frustration that will instantly shut down your creativity. We Don’t Want That! We created this course to end that event completely.
At the end of every FOCUS, (a focus is just a term we use to dive into a specific topic), the student has two choices:
- JUMP to the next FOCUS: the next specific topic.
- JUMP to MORE: ”MORE” gives you a complete, broken-down explanation of the specific topic you are on. This will take you to a complete step-by-step understanding of the topic. If you really need or want the understanding, choose MORE.
You will achieve “Clarity”! Then you can continue to the next FOCUS with confidence. We don’t want you to ever doubt or feel it’s just not for you. It is for you! Why else are you here?
You’re here for a reason and we are going to help you get there.
We even advise that for those who feel know the topic, to cruse over the MORE, you just may have missed a little piece of something that just might turn on the light. I know because I was one of those. My pride had a way of closing doors that I needed to walk through. “I know all that stuff, I already studied it. How do I XYZ?”
DON’T STUDY IT, LEARN IT, SEE IT. BECAUSE IF YOU KNEW IT, YOU WOULD ALREADY UNDERSTAND HOW TO XYZ…
Don’t be like I was, spending a lot of time and getting nowhere. Songwriting/Music is a lot easier than you think.
So let’s start on this song-understanding journey and become great, knowledgeable writers.