Course Title
MUS 240 The Nashville Number System

Instructor
Danny Arena

Course Introduction
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Course Description
In addition to being used by musicians around the globe, the Nashville Number System continues to be the predominant method for "charting" songs in Nashville. From the basics of charting simple major and minor chords, to the writing of more complex charts that include inversions, time signature changes and production changes, you'll find it here. Learn by example as you discover this unique and relatively easy way to chart your own songs. 

Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction To The Nashville Number System
Lesson 2: Slashes, Splits, Boxes and Dots
Lesson 3: Sevenths, Inversions, Walkups and Walkdowns
Lesson 4: Diamonds, Stops and Breakdowns

Estimated Time
This course consists of four lessons each of which takes approximately twenty to thirty minutes to complete. To obtain the greatest benefit, we suggest that you leave enough time after finishing each lesson to do all the exercises and fully absorb the material before beginning the next lesson.

Pre-Requisite Knowledge
MUS 150 Essential Music Theory For Songwriters. The ability to play some chords on guitar or piano will also be helpful.

Software Required
This course uses examples that use Flash and iTunes For more information, see our system requirements page.

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