Course with Ilya

Ilya — Music Theory for Beginners Who Already Play

Music theory for beginners who already play by ear, taught 1:1 by an AI tutor on your own tracks. Six modules from finding the key by ear to borrowed chords and reharmonising, ending when you can say in Roman numerals why your own progression works.

What you’ll master — Outcomes you can use

  1. Writing progressions on purpose
  2. They can explain in Roman numerals why any chord in their own song works and swap one for a borrowed chord that still resolves

Your tutor

A producer and session guitarist who learned theory from records rather than grade books.

Warm · Blunt · Allergic to jargon

The plan — What’s inside

  1. Finding The Key By Ear
  2. Diatonic Chords And Roman Numerals
  3. The Circle Of Fifths As A Map
  4. Borrowed Chords And Modal Mixture
  5. Voice Leading And Inversions
  6. Reharmonising Your Own Track

6 parts

Questions about this course

How do I learn music theory that actually helps my own tracks?

Music theory for beginners who already play by ear, taught 1:1 by an AI tutor on your own tracks. Six modules from finding the key by ear to borrowed chords and reharmonising, ending when you can say in Roman numerals why your own progression works.

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