Dr. Douglas Pew, award-winning composer praised by former Tabernacle Choir Director, Craig Jessop as an "outstanding composer whose writing for voices is filled with sensitivity and beauty, always complementing the spirit of the text" teaches you...

How to Get A Complete Understanding of ALL Diatonic & Chromatic Chords In The Context of Powerfully Effective Chord Progressions... All In ONE Place!
Now you'll never wonder which chord to use next in your chord progressions. All the secrets are found inside the 1985 LDS Hymnal, which we will use to shortcut your knowledge of chord progressions.
Introducing the...
"I really enjoyed participating in Dr. Pew's classes. I was impressed with both his extensive knowledge and his great teaching skills. He carefully balanced the various needs of class members--who were at different musical levels.

"He not only welcomed questions but also listened carefully to determine how to increase our understanding. He taught in a positive, kind, and supportive way. Yet he also pushed us to the next level. I highly recommend these classes!"
- Latricia Booth
HOW ADVANCED IS THIS COURSE?

If you have at least an "introductory" knowledge of chords... as in, you know what Major and minor chords are... and you can play at least some of the hymns... this course is for you.


This course will not involve complicated "voice-leading" techniques. You will focus on chords and chord progressions in isolation.


If you're not sure you're ready, please send a note to Dr. Doug at doug@latterdaymusiversity.com so we can discuss your readiness.

Walk In With A Basic Understanding of Chords and Walk Out With A Complete Harmony Playbook and Your Own Hymn Re-Harmonizations

From: Dr. Douglas Pew 

Where: Just North of Utah Lake

Lehi, Utah

Dear LDS Music Friend, 

If you've ever felt lost when writing a new piece or arrangement of Church music... 

If you've ever wondered, "what chord should I use next"... 

If you finally want to feel confident using ALL the chords the really great Church Music writers use to squeeze the hearts of your congregation...
Then this course is for you! 
Just imagine the testimony-building possibilities of being able to fully express yourself using the magic of FULL diatonic and chromatic harmony!

Imagine how much your music will reach down into people's hearts and help them feel their Savior's love. This is the incredible power of good harmony!

DR. DOUG

Helps you transform your working knowledge of music from playing and singing Church Music into sharpened musical shafts in the Lord's quiver, ready to bring the world His truth through your own music.

Have you ever wondered...

"What makes that music create
such amazing feelings inside of me?"

In almost every case, the answer is...
The careful use of harmony!
I remember so many moments as a young person, sitting with my Dad as we listened to a Beethoven or Tchaikovsky symphony, following the conductor's score.

My dad was moved to tears every time.

The piece would reach a climax of emotional intensity and his emotions would burst.

I felt it too! How could I not?

As I deepened my musical studies... especially as I went fully down the rabbit hole of music in graduate school...

I was constantly on the hunt for those moments of emotional bursting.

I would ask myself...

"What makes my emotions burst in those moments?"

"What did the composer do to create such a chemical reaction inside of me?"

And most importantly I'd wonder...

"Can I learn how to create moments 

like these in my own music?"

It became my mission to find and understand how these moments of musical magic came to pass.

In every case, some inner workings of harmony... the chord progressions... played a major role... and often the most important role in creating such moments.
And now I've made it my mission to teach you theses secrets!
And this is what we'll focus on inside this all-new do-it-yourself course...

In This Do-It-Yourself, Pre-Recorded Video Course, You'll Discover How to Spell and Use ALL of These Chords!

But... Here's A Harmony Disclaimer...
I wish I could teach you EVERY SINGLE THING I know about harmony in just ONE do-it-yourself course.

But that's impossible.

What IS possible is to help you discover and use a complete playbook of chords and how they function in the context of chord progressions.

In this course, we will NOT worry about the intricacies of voice-leading or other similar interweavings of melodic voices.

We will focus exclusively on chords. 

Diatonic chords. Chromatic chords. Chord progressions. And how chords work together to create beautiful musical passages.

We will use the 1985 LDS Hymnal as our playing field.

And I... as your head coach... will teach you the playbook of chords so you can use them with confidence when you write new music.

One of the most powerful things you can learn when writing music is the art of Re-Harmonization.

But without a complete harmony playbook, it's MUCH harder to succeed. And if you don't know how to re-harmonize, it will be very difficult to ever complete a good hymn arrangement.

But you'll get this complete knowledge in this 6-module do-it-yourself course...

And you'll complete several Re-Harmonizations of hymns that are completely your own as a result!
Here’s What You'll Experience
Inside This Do-It-Yourself Video Course...
When you enroll in this course, you'll receive access to the membership area inside the Learn+ platform that I use, hosted by ThriveCart. You can access all course materials and recorded calls through this member's area on your phone, tablet, or personal computer.
INTRODUCTORY EXERCISES: Getting Started with "Snowman Reduction" Exercises

You'll get a handful of "Snowman Reduction" assignments (and an answer key) to get your eyes and brain ready for our harmony discussion. 

These exercises are optional. But they will help you get the hang of reducing the SATB congregational hymns to basic snowman triads, which will be very useful going forward.

MODULE 1: Diatonic Harmony in Major & Minor Keys

Chord quality review.

Diatonic harmonic progression in major and minor keys.

How to incorporate 7th chords.

A few words about inversions... though they are not a big part of this course.

A few words about non-chord tones... though they are not a big part of this course.

Assignment worksheets and re-harmonization exercises.

MODULE 2: Cadences

Perfect Authentic Cadences.

Imperfect Authentic Cadences.

Plagal Cadences.

Half Cadences.

Phrygian Half Cadences.

Deceptive Cadences.

Assignment worksheets and re-harmonization exercises.

MODULE 3: Borrowed Harmony, 1st Degree

iv Chord

iiº and iiø⁷ Chords

viiº7 Chord

♭VI Chord

Assignment worksheets and re-harmonization exercises.


MODULE 4: Borrowed Harmony, 2nd Degree

♭III Chord

♭VII Chord

Minor v Chord

Assignment worksheets and re-harmonization exercises.


MODULE 5: Secondary Dominants

V⁷/IV Chord

V⁷/V Chord

V⁷/ii Chord

V⁷/vi Chord

V⁷/iii Chord

V⁷/♭VII Chord

Assignment worksheets and re-harmonization exercises.


MODULE 6: Secondary Leading-Tone Chords

viiº⁷/V Chord

viiº⁷/ii Chord

viiº⁷/vi Chord

viiº⁷/iii Chord

viiº⁷/viiº Chord

viiº⁷/IV Chord

Assignment worksheets and re-harmonization exercises.

MODULE 7: Altered Pre-Dominants

Neapolitan 6th Chord

V⁷/N⁶ Chord

Italian +6 Chord

German +6 Chord (Minor Keys)

German +6 Chord (Minor Keys)

French +6 Chord

Assignment worksheets and re-harmonization exercises.


What Would This Knowledge Cost You If You Had to Get It from 4 University Semesters, Like Most Musicians Do?
Normally, you'd have to take 4 semesters of University Music Theory to discover how to use all of these chords.

That's a 3-credit music course for each of 4 semesters.

Currently, at BYU, it costs $331 per credit... and that's the highly subsidized tuition supported by the Church. It's much more as a school like the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music where I studied.

$331 per credit... 3 credits per semester... 4 semesters...

Equals $3,972... and that's the subsidized BYU Church tuition.

But you don't have to pay nearly that much for this workshop.
Enroll Today In The
"Complete Harmony Playbook" Course!
For One Payment of Only $495!
(Or 3 Monthly Payments of $175)
What Dr. Doug's Students Say...
Enroll Today In The
"Complete Harmony Playbook" Course!
For One Payment of Only $495!
(Or 3 Monthly Payments of $175)
Imagine the Confidence You'll Have With the Complete Harmony Playbook!
No more wondering...

No more guessing...

No more confusion...

Only a complete set of harmony "plays" you can count on each time you're composing, arranging, or re-harmonizing.

No, you won't have ALL the polyphonic kinds of knowledge you can only get from detailed study of horizontal voice leading. That's much more advanced and really does take multiple semesters to achieve.

But by the end of this course, you WILL have a comprehensive knowledge of all diatonic chords and chord progressions you need to fill your music with powerful emotions.

Plus, you'll have at least 6 complete re-harmonizations from the graded and critiqued assignments from each module.

Sure, you could keep trying to figure out what chord to use where...

Keep guessing and wondering if your chord choices actually work...

And hope you're getting it right, but always wondering, with that nagging sensation in the back of your mind.

Or...

You can take this new journey along with me to discover and put into practice your complete harmony "playbook."

The choice is yours.

I'll be with you at every step of the journey.

See you soon,
Doug
PS - One more thing...

If you're a Musiversity  or Musivangelists Club Member, don't forget to use your discount coupon code. Check your email for the code I sent you.
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