Lesson series

Music Theory For Life 2.0

It provides a deep dive into music theory, helping you understand how songs are formulated with chords and chord progressions.
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🎸 Music Theory for Life 2.0 by Steve Stine

✅ Over 30 years of experience teaching guitarists worldwide.
✅ Proven teaching methods that make complex music theory easy to understand.
✅ Designed for players of all levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
✅ Now open for registration—secure your spot today!

🎼 What You’ll Learn in Music Theory for Life 2.0

🎸 Comprehensive 12-Week Course – A structured, interactive program covering everything from basic theory to advanced applications.

🎼 A-Z Guide to Music Theory – Build a rock-solid foundation in scales, chords, and fretboard mastery.

🎵 Unlock Powerful Guitar Techniques – Including:

✅ The CAGED Chord System – Simplify fretboard navigation.

✅ Modes of Music – Understand and apply modes like Ionian, Dorian, and Phrygian.

✅ Essential & Extended Chord Theory – Learn how major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords work.

✅ Exotic & Altered Scales – Unlock new sounds with harmonic minor, melodic minor, and more.

✅ Transposition & Fretboard Memorization – Master all 12 keys and visualize the fretboard effortlessly.

✅ Chord Progressions & Songwriting Secrets – Apply theory to real-world compositions.

✅ Understanding the Blues – How blues structure and scales influence modern music.


🎯 Designed for ALL Guitarists

🎵 No Prior Theory Knowledge Needed – The course starts from the absolute basics.

🎵 Beginner-Friendly, Advanced-Ready – Whether you’re just starting or want to deepen your theory skills, this course has you covered.

🎵 Step-by-Step Learning Process – Learn at your own pace with clear, structured lessons.

🎵 Instant Application to Guitar – Theory isn’t just theory—it’s made practical for real-world playing.

📚 Flexible & Interactive Learning Experience

📖 Step-by-Step, Structured Lessons – No confusion, just clear guidance.

📽 Lifetime Access to All Video Lessons  - Learn at your own pace and revisit anytime.



📅 Course Breakdown – What You’ll Learn Each Week

✅ Week 1: Music Theory Foundations
  • What is music theory, and why does it matter?
  • How theory enhances songwriting, ear training, scales, and transposition.
  • Learning the musical alphabet using a simple scale.

✅ Week 2: Fretboard Mastery & Memorization
  • How to memorize every note on the fretboard quickly.
  • Applying the chromatic scale to every guitar string.
  • Learn how octaves & interval relationships work.

✅ Week 3: Major Scale Theory & Applications
  • Understanding major scales and their whole-step/half-step patterns.
  • Constructing all 12 keys using the same formula.
  • Shortcut techniques to quickly find any major scale on the fretboard.

✅ Week 4: Fundamental Chord Theory
  • How chords are built from the major scale.
  • Understanding triads: major, minor, and diminished chords.
  • How to transpose chords into any key effortlessly.

✅ Week 5: Expanding Your Fretboard with Chords
  • The CAGED System – Unlocking the full fretboard.
  • Major chord conversion tricks for fast learning.
  • Introduction to arpeggios and soloing strategies.

✅ Week 6: Seventh Chords & Their Sounds
  • What are 7th chords, and how are they built?
  • The difference between major 7th and dominant 7th chords.
  • The jazz vs. blues sound – how different genres use 7th chords.

✅ Week 7: Extended Chords & Advanced Harmony
  • Understanding 9th, 11th, and 13th chords and how they’re used in music.
  • How to make musical decisions when playing extended chords with limited fingers and strings.

✅ Week 8: Altered Chords & Minor Scale Theory
  • Exploring add chords, sus chords, and altered chords.
  • The secret behind minor scales and why they are actually major scales in disguise.

✅ Week 9: Modes, Pentatonic Scales & the Blues
  • What are modes, and how do they work?
  • How pentatonic scales are derived from diatonic scales.
  • Understanding the blues scale and how it adds emotion to solos.
  • The Circle of Fifths and how it applies to composition.

✅ Week 10: Rhythm & Understanding the Blues
  • The 12-bar blues progression and how to play it.
  • How seventh chords shape blues music.
  • Learning swing vs. shuffle rhythms.
  • Combining major and minor pentatonic scales for unique blues sounds.

✅ Week 11: Exotic & Altered Scales + Notation
  • Exploring harmonic minor, melodic minor, and other exotic scales.
  • Introduction to music notation, including treble/bass clefs and note values.

✅ Week 12: Music Theory in Action
  • Analyzing famous songs and how they fit (or don’t fit) into music theory.
  • Practical applications for songwriting and improvisation.
  • Final words of advice & practice strategies for long-term success.

🔥 Why Choose Music Theory for Life 2.0?
✅ Learn at Your Own Pace – Access the lessons anytime, anywhere.
✅ Real-World Application – Instantly use these concepts in your playing.
✅ Supportive Community – Join fellow guitarists in an interactive learning environment.


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