Understand Music. Write Your Own.
45 comprehensive video lessons take you from the absolute basics to composing complete songs, while learning harmony, melody, improvising, rhythm, and more. Over 100 informative PDFs, worksheets, and practice tracks included.

What You'll Learn
Master the essential skills that transform how you create and understand music.
TAKE A TOUR THROUGH EVERY CONCEPT TAUGHT IN THIS COURSE!
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Complete Course
- ✓ 45 comprehensive video lessons
- ✓ 100+ informative PDFs and worksheets
- ✓ Practice MP3s and backing tracks
- ✓ Covers all essential topics
- ✓ Lifetime access to everything
Here's a preview of the 100+ PDFs you'll get, which are used for each lesson plan.

Designed and Taught by Jake Lizzio
Signals Music Studio
Profiled in Forbes alongside Marty Schwartz and Andrew Huang, and featured on GearNews as "a phenomenon," Jake has built a reputation for making complex concepts genuinely accessible.
What students say:
"Jake is the best music teacher I've encountered. Each lesson is not only clear and easy to digest but super relevant."
"I've taken two college courses, read several books, watched countless YouTube videos - I've never learned with such ease until now."
"All other teachers failed with this. With Jake I learned connecting the dots."
Complete Curriculum
45 lessons • Fundamentals to advanced songwriting
Frequently Asked Questions
Nope! While I do cover the fundamentals of the music staff (it's genuinely useful to understand), my teaching approach deliberately avoids relying on notation. You'll learn the way most modern musicians actually work - by ear, by feel, and by understanding the why behind the music. The staff is there when you need it, but it's never a barrier.
The course is taught on guitar, but does not focus on guitar technique. A few lessons do teach concepts specific to the guitar, but most course content applies universally to all musicians.
That's entirely up to you. The 45 video lessons total around 12 hours of content, but the real learning happens when you practice and apply the concepts. Some students move quickly, others take their time. You have lifetime access, so there's no rush - go at whatever pace works for your schedule.
No problem. You have 15 days to try it out. If you're not satisfied for any reason, just reach out and I'll refund your purchase. I want you to feel confident about this investment.
The course starts from absolute fundamentals but progresses to intermediate and advanced concepts - borrowed chords, secondary dominants, modal interchange, and more. Many students who "knew theory" have said this course finally made things click in a way books and other courses didn't. Check out the curriculum and reviews to see if it covers what you're looking for.
Who This Course Is For
Whether you write songs, play in a band, or produce music, this course gives you the knowledge you need.
Songwriters
Write better songs with a solid theory foundation and proven composition techniques.
Guitarists & Instrumentalists
Understand the music you play at a deeper level and unlock the fretboard.
Producers & Composers
Make more sophisticated musical decisions with real theoretical knowledge.
Self-Taught Musicians
Fill in the gaps and finally connect all those disconnected concepts.
What Students Are Saying
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.
Ready to Understand Music?
Join thousands of musicians who finally "got it" with this course.
"I've taken two college courses, read several books, watched countless YouTube videos - I've never learned with such ease until now."
45 Lessons • 100+ PDFs • Lifetime Access