PUNKADEMIC Music Theory Comprehensive Complete: Part 7, 8, & 9 (Last updated 3 2025) [TUTORiAL]

This course is "5-Star Certified" by the International Association of Online Music Educators and Institutions (IAOMEI). This course has been independently reviewed by a panel of experts and has received a stellar 5-star rating.

Welcome to the COMPLETE Music Theory Guide!

This is a class designed for the average person who is ready to take music theory (or music interest) and turn it into a usable skill. Whether you are an active musician or an aspiring musician, this class is perfect for you.

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.

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. If you've tried to learn music theory before, or if you are just starting out - this series of courses is the perfect fit.

Dr. Allen is a professional musician, top-rated Udemy instructor, and university professor. In 2017 the Star Tribune featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes.

This class is a Comprehensive class - it will have many parts, going through my entire annual curriculum.

MUSIC THEORY COMPREHENSIVE COMBINED: PARTS, 7, 8 AND 9 is three courses in one: It includes my three top Music Theory Comprehensive courses: Part 7: Harmonic Expansion, Part 8: New Progressions, and Part 9: Diminished.

Throughout this class, If you get stuck, you can review the videos or post a question, and I'll back to it as fast as possible (within a day).

In this class, we will cover:

• 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
• The Cadential 6/4
• Chord Function
• Writing Cadential 6/4 Chords
• Neighboring 6/4 Chords
• Pedal 6/4 Chords
• Writing Neighboring 6/4 Chords
• The Arpeggiating 6/4 Chord
• Parallelism in Music
• New Analysis Notations
• The V7 as a Tonic Expansion
• Other V7 Expansions
• The Double-Neighbor V7 Expansion
• Submediant Expansions
• Chord Progression Sequences
• Descending Fifth Progressions
• Descending Sequences in Minor
• Other Fifth Related Sequences
• Making a Quick Key Change
• Part-Writing with Descending Fifth Sequences
• Descending Third Sequences
• Descending Thirds in Minor
• Ascending Third Progressions
• Progressions by Second
• 4-Voiced Progressions by Second
• Analysis: Canon in D
• Analysis: Bach, Cello Suite No. 1
• Finding Chords in Monophonic Music
• Finding Chord Function in Bach
• Secondary Dominant
• Toniciziation
• Key Modulation
• Changing Keys
• Practicing Harmonization
• Melodies for Practice
• Worksheets and Music for Practice

and much, much more!

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