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Module 42

Songwriting & Chord Craft

Learn to write your own songs at the piano.

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15 lessons
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255 min total
1130 XP available
What you will master

Module Goals

  • Use the 7 most powerful chord progressions in popular music
  • Compose memorable melodies using contour and motif principles
  • Structure a song with verse, chorus, bridge, and hook
  • Match lyrics to musical phrases
  • Record a finished demo of your original song
Module overview

What you'll learn

Learn to write your own songs at the piano. Master chord progressions that work, melodic principles that stick, structural forms that move people, and the production-ready skills to turn ideas into finished songs.

Lessons

Work through each lesson in order to master this module

1

Seven Progressions and Emotions

15 min +60 XP ★★☆☆☆ Quiz
chords improvisation melody notes practice
2

The 7 Power Progressions

18 min +70 XP ★★☆☆☆ Quiz
chords ear-training melody practice rhythm
3

Seven Progressions and Emotions: The Songwriter’s Toolkit

15 min +60 XP ★★☆☆☆ Quiz
chords improvisation melody notes practice
4

Melodic Craft, Contour, Motif, Hooks

20 min +80 XP ★★★☆☆ Quiz
chords ear-training improvisation melody notes practice rhythm theory
5

Song Structure, Verse, Chorus, Bridge

18 min +80 XP ★★★☆☆ Quiz
chords improvisation melody notes practice
6

Minor Key Progressions

15 min +70 XP ★★★☆☆ Quiz
chords improvisation keyboard melody notes practice scales
7

Lyrics and Melody, The Marriage

18 min +80 XP ★★★☆☆ Quiz
chords improvisation melody notes practice rhythm
8

Minor Key Progressions: Emotional Depth Beyond Major Keys

15 min +70 XP ★★★☆☆ Quiz
chords improvisation keyboard melody notes practice scales
9

Recording Your First Demo

25 min +100 XP ★★★★☆ Quiz
chords dynamics ear-training improvisation melody practice reading rhythm
10

Reharmonization and Substitution

15 min +80 XP ★★★★☆ Quiz
chords improvisation practice reading rhythm scales technique
11

Reharmonization and Substitution: Making Common Progressions Unique

15 min +80 XP ★★★★☆ Quiz
chords improvisation practice reading rhythm scales technique
12

Writing Melodies Over Chords

15 min +70 XP ★★★☆☆ Quiz
chords melody practice rhythm scales
13

Writing Melodies Over Chords: Tension, Release, and Rhythm

15 min +70 XP ★★★☆☆ Quiz
chords improvisation melody notes practice rhythm scales
14

From Progression to Song

18 min +80 XP ★★★☆☆ Quiz
chords composition jazz melody practice scales
15

From Progression to Song: Structuring Verses, Choruses, and Bridges

18 min +80 XP ★★★☆☆ Quiz
chords dynamics improvisation melody practice