For years I've been teaching Music Theory in the college classroom. These classes I'm making for Udemy use the same syllabus I've used in my college classes for years, at a fraction of the cost. I believe anyone can learn Music Theory - and cost shouldn't be a barrier.
Recently I was named as a semi-finalist for the Grammy Foundation's Music Educator of the Year award because of my in-person university classes. Now I'm taking those classes to Udemy in an online format in order to reach more students, and give them the joy of Music Theory.
My approach to music theory is to minimize the memorization. Most of these concepts you can learn by just understanding why chords behave in certain ways. Once you understand those concepts, you can find any scale, key, or chord that exists. Even invent your own.
This class is a Comprehensive class - it will have many parts, going through my entire annual curriculum.
This class is Part 7: Harmonization, and it continues what would be the second semester of a college music theory class (according to the typical American academic system for learning music theory).
Throughout this class, I'll be providing you with many worksheets for you to practice the concepts on. If you get stuck, you can review the videos or post a question, and I'll back to it as fast as possible. Also in this class, I have several complete analysis projects that we will complete together - just like in my college classes.

What will I learn in this Course?

  • Tools of Counterpoint
  • How Inversion Names Work
  • 7th Chord Inversion Names
  • The Chordal 7th
  • Root Position V7 - I Resolutions in SATB Voicing
  • Inversions of V7 - I Resolutions in SATB Voicing
  • Exceptions to Voice Leading
  • Doubling Concerns in 7th Chords
  • Figured Bass
  • Figured Bass and Roman Numerals
  • Studying with Bach
  • "Realizing" Figured Bass
  • The Pre-Dominant Phrasing Area
  • Moving from Root Position IV to V Without Parallels
  • Predominant 7th Chords
  • Harmonization Steps
  • Finding Cadences
  • Finding the Right Chord Progression
  • Finding the Right Inversions
  • Practicing Harmonization
  • Melodies for Practice
  • Worksheets and Music for Practice
  • ...and much, much more!

Course Outline

  • Welcome & Overview
    • Introduction
    • Tools We Will Use
    • Download – Staff Paper Template
    • Review Session
    • The Full MuseScore File
  • Inversion Names
    • How Inversion Names Work
    • Triad Inversion Names
  • Inversions of V7 and Resolutions
    • Resolving the “Chordal 7th”
    • Root Position V7 – I Resolution in SATB
    • Inversions of V7 – I Resolutions in SATB
    • An Exception!
    • Doubling Problems
  • Figured Bass
    • Finding Figured Bass Roman Numerals
    • “Realizing” Figured Bass
    • Bach Example with Melody
    • Bach’s Realization
    • 6 Basic Rules to Remember
    • Worksheet No. 1
  • T-D-T Becomes T-PD-D-T
    • Back to Phrasing
    • Defining the “Pre-Dominant”
    • Using ii and IV and Pre-Dominant
    • Major Key Examples
    • Minor Key Examples
    • Moving from Root Position IV to V without Parallels
    • Doubling in the Minor Key iiº Chord
    • Pre-Dominant Seventh Chords
    • Worksheet No. 2
  • Harmonizing Chorale Melodies
    • Method for Harmonization
    • Start by Finding Your Cadences
    • What About T-PD-D-T?
    • Second, Outline Your Harmony
    • Third, Write Out Your Soprano and Bass Lines
    • Last, Complete the Inner Voices
    • Harmonization No. 2: Mary Had a Little Lamb
    • Harmonization 2: Finding the Cadences
    • Harmonization 2: Outline the Harmony
    • Harmonization 2: Write out the Bass Line
    • Harmonization 2: Complete the Inner Voices
    • Proofread and Double Check
    • Don’t Forget to Write Musically!
    • Don’t Forget About Voice Leading!
    • Worksheets for Practice
    • Worksheet No. 3
    • Some Melodies for Practice
  • Wrap Up
    • What Comes Next?
    • Thanks for Watching!

Course Information

Estimated Time: 4 Hours

Course Instructor

Jay Allen Author

J. Anthony Allen is an Ableton Certified Trainer, and a PhD in Music Composition and master of Electronic Sounds. His music has been heard internationally in film, radio, video games, and industrial sound, as well as the concert hall and theater. He currently is an adjunct professor of composition at the University of St. Thomas, and is the CEO and co-founder of Slam Academy in Minneapolis.

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Welcome & Overview

Inversion Names

Inversions of V7 and Resolutions

Figured Bass

T-D-T Becomes T-PD-D-T

Harmonizing Chorale Melodies

Wrap Up

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