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Music Theory

FOR BEGINNERS

Join 13,000+ and learn the building blocks
of music with David Bennett, composer and
pianist who recorded at Abbey Road

10 lessons, 31 videos Lifetime access
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Teacher

David Bennett
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David Bennett is an accomplished
online educator, professional pianist
and published composer.

He has been sharing his undying passion for music on his YouTube channel since 2018, having grown a following surpassing 700,000 subscribers. David’s teaching style focuses on making music theory not only fun but accessible as well, having a true teacher’s talent to pass on his expertise in exciting, effortless and ultimately coherent ways.

Course

What’s included?
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#1 Why is music theory important?

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#2 What will you learn in this music theory course?

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#3 How to find the black and white notes on the piano

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#4 What is a major scale?

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#5 How to apply the TTSTTTS formula

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#6 How to memorise major scales

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#7 What is a major triad?

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#8 Minor triad

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#9 Note doubling using triads

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#10 Use of roman numerals in a major scale

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#11 The Axis chord progression. (With or Without you, I'm Yours, Can You Feel The Love Tonight?)

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#12 12 bar blues for beginners

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#13 How to play Dom7 chords, (I'm a Believer)

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#14 How to play Maj7 chord, (Gymnopédie No. 1)

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#15 How to play Min7 chord, (Rocketman)

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#16 The Natural minor scale

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#17 The Harmonic minor scale

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#18 The Melodic minor scale

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#19 The Major pentatonic scale

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#20 The Minor pentatonic scale

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#21 How to turn the pentatonic scale into a blues scale

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#22 Note values and beaming rules

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#23 Types of rests for each note

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#24 Dotted rhythms

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#25 Time signatures, 4/4 common time (Let It Be)

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#26 3/4 waltz time (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds)

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#27 5/4 odd time (Take Five)

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#28 Treble clef, how to read notes off the stave

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#29 Bass clef, all cows eat grass

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#30 Key signature, flats and sharps (accidentals)

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#31 Put the theory into practice!

10 lessons, 31 videos 2 hr 7 min of total length Learning material

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FAQs

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Our mission is to To enable anyone, anywhere to learn to play their first song, discover the benefits of playing music and support teachers around the world with the compensation they deserve.

As musicians ourselves, we passionately believe that a world filled with people making awesome music is a much better place to live in and we aim to build a platform with top-quality educational content that will benefit not only students but also teachers across the globe.

Our instructors are carefully chosen as masters of their craft and bring a wealth of practical experience to courses that are engaging, fun, and designed to inspire you to keep growing as a musician.

Our vision is to build a platform with top educational content, which will not only help teachers around the world reach more students but also provide them with additional income.

Beginner courses usually cost around 49-59 USD. Whether you choose a basic course or decide on one of our special package deals, the prices will always be clearly stated. Each course has a minimum of 10 lessons composed of 30 mini-videos and bonus materials (pictures, songbooks, chords, rhythms, etc.).

We stand by our product 100% and you are protected by our 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee. If you are not satisfied, then simply let us know within 30 calendar days of purchase, and you’ll get a full refund.

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We stand by our product 100% and this is backed by our 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee. If for any reason you are not satisfied, simply let us know within 30 calendar days of purchase and you’ll get a full refund.

To take a course on playing a musical instrument, you'll need to have the instrument itself (e.g., guitar, bass, piano/keys). For the Music Theory course, you won't require any additional equipment. For the Orchestral Music Production course, you’ll need a PC or Mac, any DAW (Digital Audio Workstation such as Ableton, FL Studio, Logic, or Cubase), headphones or speakers, and an orchestral library (either free or paid). We recommend the Nucleus Lite library which is under 100 USD.

When you purchase a course, you will be given access to your personal ArtMaster account. After logging in, you can access the course you purchased in the "My Courses" section. The videos in the course can be watched at any time and from any location with internet access, just like on YouTube or Netflix.

Each course contains at least 10 lessons and 30 videos. Follow-up courses tend to be more extensive (up to 50 videos). Depending on the specific course you purchased, additional educational texts, images, chord diagrams, rhythms, PDF songbooks and links to useful resources might be included.

Course enrollment gives you lifetime access to all course materials, including being able to watch all videos as many times as you like. Plus, as we fully stand by our product, it is backed by our 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee. If you are not 100% satisfied with the course, then let us know within 30 calendar days of purchase, and we'll give you a full refund.

Yes! You can watch our courses on your computer, TV, tablet, and smartphone. All you need is internet access.

You can watch our videos as many times as you like, but you cannot download them to your device. In the future, we plan to release our own app with offline playback capabilities.