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Dr. Guy Shkolnik’s Music Theory Course

Dr. Guy Shkolnik’s Music Theory Course

$97.00 USD
$97.00 USD
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This course helps you truly understand how music works—through real musical examples, guided exercises, and a structured path designed to make things click. It’s not just theory—it’s something you’ll use every time you sit down to play. Whether you're self-taught or coming back after years away, you'll find clarity, connection, and practical skills you can apply right away.

Every concept is explained on the piano, so you don’t need to read music to take this course. But if you do, I’ve included a PDF with all the essential progressions, giving you everything you need to follow along. The lessons combine video instruction with added text explanations, making sure every idea is easy to grasp and immediately useful.

You’ll need a keyboard with at least four octaves (49 keys). If piano isn’t your main instrument, don’t worry—this course was designed with you in mind. The examples are musical, not technical, so even with basic keyboard skills, you’ll be able to play everything and truly understand how harmony works at the piano.
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What's in this Course

1. The Basics

1. The Semitone

2. The Whole-Tone

3. The Major Scale

4. Sharps and Flats

5. Tonic, Dominant, Subdominant and the Leading-Tone

6. Stable Tones and Active Tones

7. Major and Minor Thirds

8. Triads

9. Triads of the Major Scale

2. Basic chord Progressions

10. Chord Progressions: I - IV - V - I

11. The G7 Chord - V7

12. Chord Progressions Guideline 1: Common Tones

13. Chord Progressions Guideline 2: Contrary Motion

14. Chord Progressions Guideline 3: Doubling

3. The Minor Scale

15. Minor Scale: Parallel and Relative

16. Chord Progressions of the Minor Scale

17. The Harmonic Minor Scale

18. The Melodic Minor Scale

19. Minor Scale examples in Real Music

4. Chord Inversions

20. First Inversion Chords

21. Second Inversion Chords

5. the Circle of Fifths

22. The Circle of Fifths 

23. Closely Related Keys

6. 7th Chords

24. Types of 7th Chords

25. 7th Chords in a Progression

7. Intervals

26. Intervals

27. Intervals: Consonant and Dissonant

28. Dissonant Intervals and their Melodic Origin. 

8. Extensions on the Tonic Chord

29. Chord Extensions

30. Adding 6 to The Tonic Chord

31. Adding the 6 to the I in Minor. 

32. The 6/9 Chord

33. The sus4 Chord

34. The sus2 Chord

35. Maj7#11 Chord

9. extensions on the Dominant Chord

36. V13 and V7b13

37. V13 in II - V - I

38. The V11 Chord

39. The V9 Chord

40. The V7b9 chord

41. the 7#9 Chord

10. The Tritone Substitution

42. The Tritone Substitution

43. Tritone Substitution in II - V - I

11. the Diminished Scale

44. Diminished Scale on the V

45. Diminished Scale on the Tonic Chord

12. The Altered Scale

13. Modulations

47. Pivot Modulation

48. Direct Modulations

49. Diminished Chord Modulation

50. Sequence Modulations

14. Modes

51. The Seven Modes of the Major Scale

52. The Seven Modes Played From C

53. The Dorian Mode

54. The Phrygian Mode

55. The Lydian Mode

56. The Mixolydian Mode

57. The Locrian Mode

15. Modal Mixture

  • 58. Modal Mixture - Major and Minor
  • 59. Modal Mixture: Other Modes

Testimonials

  • One of the best learning experiences

    I recently had the pleasure of taking an online music theory course with Dr. Guy Shkolnik, and I can confidently say it was one of the best learning experiences I’ve had in a while. Guy is not only a talented musician but also an excellent teacher who knows how to explain complex concepts in a way that's easy to understand - Milad Mohsenian, Jazz Pianist, educator.

  • This course was transformative!

    As someone who has always learned random tidbits about chords but never had a clear understanding of what makes a chord what it is, this course was transformative! Guy teaches at a super comfortable and approachable pace and does a good job of covering the basics and building from there. Before the course, I had spent so much time searching and finding complicated answers for things he explained so simply. You’ll leave the course understanding enough to learn to play your favorite songs or to compose your own - Manar Abbas, Jazz Singer

  • Best piano training

    I'm 3/4 through your theory course and it's the best piano training I've ever had - Jim Spadoni