Advance Gospel Keys Master Class – Alain Merville
Learn the secrets to mastering harmony and become a better musician.
Do you ever…
Find yourself struggling with creating new ideas or lost when the topic of music theory comes up?
So you purchased a few tutorials online hoping that it would develop your skills and help you become a better musician – but you soon realized that all it really did was teach you a few tricks that only apply for specific situations. It’s time to change this! With the right steps and strategy…
You can…
Learn the steps to creating new and original musical ideas!
Finally, learn how to use simple and advanced music theory in your playing and writing!
Create a successful, repeatable practice strategy that provides results!
Step-by-Step Instructional Videos
Midi Files & LMV Files For Each Chapter
Chapter Summaries & Study Guides
Easy to apply, Bite-Sized Chunks of Learning
Hands-On Exercises
100% Online & Mobile Friendly
Get results!
You want to see results from all your time spent working on your craft, that is what you should get! This course will take you step-by-step through bridging the gap between advanced music theory and your daily playing. I will show you the same tools, techniques, and strategies I use in my playing and how you can do it too!
Your Learning Roadmap
Chapter 1 – Drop 2s & Inversions
Learn how Drop 2s & Inversions are constructed
Use these concepts to voice dense harmony
Harmonize melodies & navigate through progressions with drop 2s & inversions
Chapter 2 – Analyzing Harmony
Understand how harmony functions
Discover the relationships between harmony
Master the manipulation of harmony through relationships
Chapter 3 – Subdividing Harmony
Learn how to effectively use chord scales and upper-structures
Develop the skills needed to tonicize subdivided harmony
Understand the importance of purposeful chord voicing
Chapter 4 – Pedal Point Harmonic Motion
Discover the power of Pedal Point Harmonic Motion
Learn tips & tricks to disguise traditional movements
Master effective voice-leading
Chapter 5 – Diminished Harmony Relationships
Learn the secret behind diminished harmony manipulation
Understand the process of superimposing diminished harmony
Creating deceptive resolutions with superimposed diminished harmony
Chapter 6 – Modes & Chord Scales
Remove the fear and uncertainty around modal harmony
Learn to effectively use passing chords
Using modal harmony as subdivided harmony
Chapter 7 – Orchestration
Master the art of Tension & Release
Learn to control the listener’s emotions
Make your playing speak by understanding the individual voices of harmony
Chapter 8 – Pivot Modulation
Navigate through tonal centers seamlessly
Develop techniques to play in multiple tonal centers simultaneously
Learn creative ways to use pedal point, drop 2s & inversions to pivot modulate
Chapter 9 – Embellishments
Use simple but effective tools to create embellishments
Master the use Targeting Chord Tones, Harmonizing in 6ths and more
Learn how to fill space and create amazing fillers
Bonus Chapter – “Oh Danny Boy†Breakdown
See how every chapter covered can be applied
Learn the balance of using multiple concepts
Gain the confidence to utilize these concepts in your playing
Course Curriculum
Advanced Gospel Keys Master Class
TABLE OF CONTENT
Drop 2s & Inversions (18:18)
Analyzing Harmony (25:38)
Subdividing Harmony (18:30)
Pedal Point & Harmonic Motion (17:24)
Diminished Harmony Relationships (32:17)
Modes & Chord Scales (27:48)
Orchestration (11:48)
Pivot Modulation (8:06)
Embellishments (7:23)
“Oh Danny Boy†Breakdown (4:37)
