Avery's Music School

The 4 Stages of Music Production

[DOWNLOAD] AVERY'S ESSENTIALS MIDI PACK

Writing Chords & Progressions "Cheat Sheet" [PDF]

My ULTIMATE Cheat Sheet V2 (More tips on writing & producing music)

Tonic, Subdominant & Dominant Functions [POSSIBLY THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON ABOUT CHORD PROGRESSIONS]

Quick TIP: Start your progressions on 1 6 or 4 (I vi IV in Major / i VI iv in Minor)

The Magic of Diads (2 note "chords")

What are Substitute Chords?

Let's Write Substitute Chords Together

Writing Longer Progressions With Substitute Chords

Writing Progressions In Minor

Substitutions In Minor

3 Chord Voicing Tips

Bass Inversions

A Few Practical Voicings

The Magic of the I V vi IV

The Magic of the i III VI VII

"How do I write "Passing Chords?" [Clip from lesson with a student who asked great questions]

!! HOW TO WRITE REALLY GREAT CHORD PROGRESSIONS CHEATSHEET !!

Building 7th Chords

Building Extended Chords

Sharp and Flat Extended Chords

Writing Progressions With 7th, Extended and Suspended

7th and Extensions under an Ostinato Examples

Playing on the Keyboard

About this Module

Intro to Secondary Dominant Chords

Secondary Dominants In Action

The Most Common Secondary Dominant (Major V in Minor Progressions)

Introduction to Modes

How to Build All The Modes [PDF]

Major vs Minor Modes

Important Note on Modal Chords

Dorian

Phyrgian

Lydian

Mixolydian

Locrian

DOWNLOAD ME: CHORD CHART

Major Minor Interchange

Modal Interchange

IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE WE START

INSTANT HACK TO SOUND SOUL: Minor 7/9 & Major 7/9 Trick

What is Tritone Substitution?

What are Passing Diminished Chords?

What are Augmented & b9 Dominant Chords?

Comparing the Sound of Secondary Dominant, Passing Diminished Chords & Augmented / b9 Chords

3 STEPS to Great Soul Progressions

1 Chord Progression in 5 Levels, Each More "Jazzy / Soulful" Than The Last

Let's Practice More Examples on a I vi IV V

It All Starts With Your Melody

An Analysis of Great Melodies (And a Workflow to Write Your Own)

The Incredible Power of the Pentatonic Scale for Writing Melodies (and how to use halfsteps)

Getting to know the Personality of Intervals (what do notes make you feel like?)

General Melody Writing Tips

Intro to Ostinatos [PDF]

What is an Ostinato? (And how to make them)

What is an Arpeggio? (And how to make them)

What is a Riff? (And how to make them)

Writing Melodies using "Destination & Bridge Notes" Technique

Writing "Chord-Based Rhythm" Melodies

How to Develop a Melodic Idea

Let's Write a Full Chord & Melody Sketch in 10 Minutes

Electronic Pop Arrangement Formula

DO THIS - Highly Effective Songwriting Practice Technique (Freestyle Sketching)

Step-by-Step EDM Sketch to Polished Idea

Writing Chords to an Accapella / Vocal

"All Around Us" - Electro Pop Songwriting Breakdown

"Take It" - Electro Pop Songwriting Breakdown

"Universe" - Porter Robinson-esk Electro Pop Breakdown

"Dreaming" - Electro Pop Breakdown

4 Steps to Better Bass Grooves

Chords into Orchestral

Chords into Trance

Chords into Future House

Beatmaking Ideas for Chords

Chords into Trap

Chords into Folk

Technology - Sketch to Production

How to Write Trap Beats (Breakdown of 4 Tracks Finished for the MLB Network)

"We Crush It" - Sports Track for TV Breakdown

Hans Zimmer - Time Breakdown

Epic Hybrid Orchestral Trailer

Nudisco Breakdown

Piano Buildup Breakdown

Action Trailer Breakdown

Picking Drum Samples From Splice & Building "Utility" Drum Kits

How to Program House / Pop Drums

"Picking sounds, thinking like a composer" - Excerpt from student session with great discussions

Sourcing Good Presets

My Most Used Virtual Instruments

Timeless vs Trendy sounds

Tone vs Shape

The Impact of Instrumentation (From Piano Sketch to 4 Different Sound Palates)

Serum for Beginners (Clip from lesson)

Sub Bass

808 Bass

Reese Bass

Pluck Bass

Remaking Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" in Serum (Clip from a lesson)

3 Layers to Big EDM Chord Melody Sounds

BEFORE YOU START, ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS

Making a Beat from Scratch with a Student (Learn a process for writing beats)

How to Analyze a Reference Track to Help You Write Better Music Faster

Highly Recommended Practice: Song Recomposition

My "General Starter" Template

Preparing a Project Before You Start Working

Use Hooktheory to Get Inspired by Chord Progressions in Other Songs

Use a Google Search to Find the Chord Progressions Of Your Favorite Songs to Inspire You (Or Do a Remix)

Introduction to the 7 Essential Mixing Tools

Design vs Discovery: How are you approaching your next track? [PDF]

Useful Automations to Bring More Life To Your Productions

Fixing Jake's Track