VIDEO SERIES
Complete multi-part lesson series on specific topics
9 videos
New To Music Theory? Start Here!
Start writing music today with this songwriting starter-pack!
8 videos
Understanding The Modes
Watch through these lessons, and you're guaranteed to never be confused by modes again
5 videos
Perfect Progressions
Take a deep dive into popular music to see how the music theory you're learning actually gets used.
7 videos
Riffing With Modes
Learn how to write entire songs using modal concepts, with a focus on guitar riffing
6 videos
Jam Along and Improvise
Learn to improvise and jam in different keys with scale charts and chords displayed on screen
5 videos
Exploring Harmonic Minor
A complete exploration of the Harmonic Minor Scale and how it gets used, along with a demonstration of its exotic-sounding modes.
ALL LESSONS
Completely free lessons by Jake Lizzio on music theory, songwriting, chords, scales, modes, guitar technique and more!
Showing 61–80 of 86 lessons
Secondary Dominants: Write Better Chord Progressions!
15 min In A Series
Intro to Modulations and Key Changes
16 min
Stairway To Heaven's Mysterious Measures - The Bridge Rhythm Explained
7 min
How To Write a METAL Solo
14 min
3 Concepts That Made Me A Better Songwriter
12 min
Phrygian: Understanding and Using the Third Mode of Major
10 min In A Series
How To Write Chord Progressions
Article 12 min In A Series
Dorian Scale: The 2nd Mode of Major
11 min In A Series
Relative Modes: How C Major and A Minor are Same but Different
5 min In A Series
Understanding and Using Odd Time Signatures
11 min
Master the 3:4 and 4:3 Polyrhythm
15 min
How to Write Chords and Songs in Minor
14 min In A Series
Demonstrating All 7 Modes in Parallel
16 min In A Series
Reverse Engineering Dream Theater: Metropolis Pt 1 Analysis
Article
How To Easily Recognize Chords: Alternate Chord Names
4 min
How to Improvise Solos in Mixolydian Mode
15 min In A Series
Jam Track in D Mixolydian - Classic Rock / 80's Style (FOLLOW ALONG)
5 min In A Series
Learn the Lydian Scale: How to Write, Riff, and Solo in the 4th Mode
12 min In A Series
Learn Scale Degrees: Music Theory for Guitar Players
5 min In A Series
The Unnamed Rhythm that Unites Modern Music
8 min