Community Challenge 69 | ONLY write a chord progression (Patreon)

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Hi Everyone,

Every other week I post a Community Challenge. These challenges serve as a regular reminder that MAKING music is the single best way to get music theory concepts into your fingers and brain.

Sometimes the challenge is about applying some specific music theory concept. Sometimes it's about a specific technique. Sometimes it's an exercise in limiting yourself to some really specific parameters. Other times it's about writing from a very open ended writing prompt.

This week the challenge is: ONLY write a chord progression

Make it as simple or interesting as possible. If you're just joining us, pick a few chords you like in a key! No melody, noIf you don't know how to do that yet, choose a few chords from one of the sets below:

G Am Bm C D Em F#°
C Dm Em F D Am B°
D Em F#m G A Bm C#°

If you're more advanced, try playing around with more interesting voicings, secondary dominants, modal progressions, and whatnot.

Your personal skill level, comfort zone, and free time are all important considerations when approaching a Community Challenge - I’m not asking anyone to write a full song! I’m asking for whatever you have the time, mental bandwidth, and skill to accomplish in roughly two weeks.

If you end up writing ANYTHING, I consider that a huge success. Write SOMETHING. It could be just a simple chord progression you put together or a riff you came up with using a pentatonic scale. Use the writing prompt to guide you and watch my video if you need more ideas.

POST WHAT YOU’VE WRITTEN HERE ON THE COMMUNITY FORUM.

Check out the Lesson Archive for more Community Challenges - you’re welcome to participate on any past Challenge at any time!