Music Composition with the Piano
Ultimate Keyboard Theory
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Music Composition - The Ultimate Guide to Piano, Chords & Music Theory for Producers, Film Composers & Songwriters
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Jack Vaughan
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1 points • Big_Witch
I honestly think one of the most useful things you can do is to do a course that focuses on basic music theory combined with piano techniques for composition. There's plenty of options but I can personally recommend this course by Jack Vaughan. https://www.udemy.com/course/piano-keyboard-music-composition/
1 points • seraphsword
You might give this a look: https://www.udemy.com/course/piano-keyboard-music-composition/
I bought it a while back, and found it pretty informative. It probably starts out a bit basic if you've been playing for a while, but it does have a lot of useful information and exercises to go through to help build your knowledge on the topics of composition, ornamentation, etc.
1 points • jcano
So after a full day doing some research, I came up with a new learning plan. I’m posting it here in case anyone finds themselves in the same situation.
First, I’m going to stop using the Faber method. It’s really well structured, I like the visuals, but there is too much handholding which makes it slow for my taste. I might revisit it in the future, but for now I need a break.
In terms of the mechanical skills and knowledge of the instrument, I’m going to use Bartok’s Mikrokosmos (first 4 volumes, maybe all 6) as I’ve seen it recommended frequently in many places. It reminds me in some way of Leavitt’s method for guitar, which was my favourite method once I got the basics of the guitar. On top of that, I’ll use The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences to practice on a regular basis the basic building blocks of piano music.
To bridge the gap between my knowledge of composition and the piano, I just got Music Composition with the Piano and the follow-up How To Practice a Piano for Composers on Udemy. They are very light on performance or technical ability, but have a good overview of the basics of music theory applied to the piano and exercises to practice the building blocks instead of dexterity.
Finally, to get a better understanding of the genres I want to compose from the perspective of a pianist, I got The Pop Piano Book by Mark Harrison (covers many popular styles from a theoretical perspective) and Intro to Jazz Piano by the same author. If I get this far, I’ll continue with The Jazz Piano Book by Mark Levine and the Real Book from Hal Leonard, to go deeper into the beautiful harmonies of Jazz.
And with that I should enough for the next 3-5 years of practice.
Wish me luck!