The Signals Music Theory & Songwriting Course
Completely Master Songwriting And Music Theory
45 detailed video lessons & 100 PDFs that guide you through every topic a modern songwriter needs to know.
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Writing great music isn't magic, it's a skill you can learn.
If you can already play other people's songs, you're only a few steps away from writing your own. All it takes is the right knowledge, in the right order.
This course puts them in order. 45 lessons guide you through every concept, step by step, until you're a confident songwriter. No previous knowledge required, it's all here.
"I've taken two college courses in music theory, read several books, watched countless YouTube videos, and yet I've never learned with such ease until now."
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The Skills You'll Learn
Over 10 hours of video lessons will guide you through the following phases.
- 1Phase 1
The Foundations
Learn the basic concepts of music theory required to navigate composition. We skip the unnecessary studies, like clef training and sight reading, that don't help you make music.
- 2Phase 2
Chords and Progressions
Learn your four fundamental triads and start using them to craft chord progressions while you get to know the major and minor keys. At this point, you'll already be making actual music.
- 3Phase 3
Adding Layers
Modern music is much more than one layer. It needs chords, melodies, and solos. Start using scales like pentatonic major, pentatonic minor, and harmonic minor to add unique flavor to your songs.
- 4Phase 4
Understanding Modes
Relativity, parallel scales, and tonal center are the keys to deeper musical complexity. It all leads to modal harmony, which my free lessons explore in depth, and the core levels are taught right here.
- 5Phase 5
Enhancing Your Music
Bring in diminished, augmented, and 7th chord varieties to upgrade your earlier compositions. Start leaving the key behind with chromatics and secondary dominants, composing beyond just a single scale.
- 6Phase 6
Putting It Together
A good songwriter thinks about the bigger picture: drums, bass, structure, lyrics, and more. Tie it all together with dedicated lessons on each, and you will be writing entire full-band compositions.
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The honest math
Cheaper than three months of lessons. Worth more than a year of them.
A private music instructor costs about $120 a month. This course costs less than three months of that, yet contains the content of over a year of lessons. And unlike private lessons, my course lets you learn at your own pace, and revisit lessons whenever you like.
I know this from being a teacher: students get more value out of one-on-one lessons if they've already learned basic theory. I'm always relieved to get a student who already knows the basics. It means they've done some studying, and we can hit the ground running.
So learn the theory from my course, then lean on a teacher for what they're genuinely great at: technique, feedback, and accountability. You will save years and thousands of dollars, and every lesson you take afterward gets better.
"I thought the $270 price tag was a little steep before. I would gladly pay $1k in hindsight."
The Complete Course
Everything below. One payment. Forever.
- 45 comprehensive video lessons over 10 hours, fundamentals to advanced
- 100+ PDFs, worksheets & reference guides Recap important lesson info at a glance
- Practice MP3s and backing tracks Strengthen your improvising skills in real-time
- Lifetime access, all future updates no subscription, no expiry, ever
No subscription. No recurring fee. Yours for life!
Your teacher
Taught by Jake Lizzio
I've spent decades helping regular people become productive composers. I was profiled in Forbes alongside Marty Schwartz and Andrew Huang, called "a phenomenon" by GearNews, and voted one of the best online resources for musicians by Reddit.
This course is everything that matters with no filler, in the order I wish I'd learned it. After just a few lessons, you'll see the puzzle pieces come together, and by the half-way point you'll be writing actual music like the songs you love. By the end, you'll be prepared for the job of band leader: a person who can envision an entire song and all its elements, then turn it into a reality.
The reviews from this course make it easy for me to say this: it's the best course you'll find online if you want to start making modern-sounding music. I stand by that with a 15-day money-back guarantee.
All 45 lessons, start to finish
Fundamentals to advanced songwriting. Here is the entire path.
A peek at the 100+ PDFs and worksheets included with every lesson:
Questions, answered honestly
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Well worth the time and effort
For me, this was a great journey through the basics of music theory. Just what I needed to become more confident when composing music. I bought my first guitar for this course, and it was exciting to all the sudden find myself be able to improvise on blues tracks, for example.I enjoyed all the lessons very much. Thank you!
The major scales and their diatonic chords
I expect a more thorough explanation of the modes, and demonstrate how to apply them.
simply great and all worth it !
I´ve done music for years without any theory knowledge - with Jake I learned connecting the dots - all other teachers failed with this
Brilliant!
I had so many lightbulb moments, thanks for helping me connect the dots on my music theory journey!
Unlocking mystery
I learned so much and it helped me understand and appreciate music so much deeper.
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"I thought the $270 price tag was a little steep before. I would gladly pay $1k in hindsight." — Joseph S.
45 lessons · 100+ PDFs · Lifetime access · 15-day money-back guarantee