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Understanding Time and Rhythm
Josh discusses time signatures, BPM, beats, bars, measures, and popular rhythms in different genres.
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Speed and Feel: What Is Time Signature and BPM?
04:52
Rhythm In Groups: What’s The Bar?
05:00
Breaking Down The Bar: What Makes Up The Measure
01:45
Popular Rhythms
02:56
Learning Key Signatures and Scale Types
Josh discusses key signatures, chromatic scales, the different types of scales, and the circle of fifths.
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Key Signatures: Clefs, Staffs, and Notes
02:08
Chromatic Scale: The Musicians Alphabet
01:09
The Different Types of Scales
02:36
Circle of Fifths: The Relationship Between Key and Signature
02:54
Learning Tones and Distance Between Notes
Josh discusses consonant and dissonant tones, whole and half steps, intervals and semitones, and relative and parallel key signatures.
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Consonant & Dissonant Tones: Creating The Vibe Of Your Song
04:04
Whole and Half Steps
02:43
Intervals and Semitones: The Building Blocks Of Key Signatures
03:33
Relative And Parallel Key Signatures
04:07
Understanding Note Complementation and the Use of Chords
Josh discusses melodies and harmonies, and building major and and minor chords.
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What Is A Melody?
03:09
What Is A Harmony?
02:41
Building Major And Minor Chords
02:25
The Numbers: Chord Placement With Intervals
05:37
Applying Music Theory to Your Production
In this step, Josh discusses the pentatonic scale, chords, and chord structure.
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The Pentatonic Scale: The Secret To Writing Popular Music
06:28
Chords: Using Chord Structures To Write Songs
04:19
From Chord Structure To Counterpoint Melodies
02:48
Putting It All Together
03:14
Music Theory for Producers (Included in Essential)
About Lesson

In this lesson, Josh explains what time signature is and how BPM can change the emotion of a song.

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