2)After learning how harmony functions as it applies to the guitar, you will have at your command a much wider selection of melodic phrases from which to choose when composing your song. This added variety of melodic phrases would improve the quality of your songs up to 80%.
3)A study of basic musical styles that are used by the top-recording artists is a MUST. The final acceptance of any song rests with the recording artist. Therefore, it is important that the communication gap between songwriter and artist be bridged.
4)You will learn to skeletons a song with a specific style in mind. The harmonic sequences will be complete from the beginning of the song to the end. By using an overall scheme, this process allows melodic suggestions to occur.
5)Harmony and melody are interrelated. Conversely, melodies induce an underlying harmony in the mind of the originator. The purpose of this course will be to teach you to bring this material from your sub-conscious mind into your conscious mind and enable you to make practical use of it in writing your songs. In this way, you will increase the effectiveness of your approach to songwriting.
6)Most songwriters have had to rely on an arranger to harmonize or reharmonize their melodies. If your original intent is made clear, the arranger no longer becomes the editor of your song, he becomes the musical embellisher.
7)Your idea should be to increase the quantity and quality of your songs. Your productivity will be materially increased if you can put it on paper or play your song while it is inspirationally hot in your mind.
8)Our purpose is to outline the science as applied to harmony, melody, rhythm and lyrics without getting lost in a theoretical jungle of musical rhetoric.
9)Make sure that your instrument is in tune by tuning to a pitch pipe, piano or tuning trainer (electrical device now on the market).
10)The FIVE BASIC CHORD SHAPES are the open string chords; E, A, D, G, C as shown in Examples No.1-5.
