probably of the best to begin to go deeper

Great programing, sounds are incredible!

The presentation about the different "moves" and their strength level really changed how I thought about my chord choices.

Basic Chromatic Harmony

This is such a fantastic course. Proper training for both the musical ear and hands.


Like anything worth learning, you really need to put in the work.

Practice often, take your time and the power of these exercises slowly unfolds as you try them in all keys.

This is what is so great about Robert’s approach to teaching. 
Unlike others with their “10 easy steps to…” or “the secret to…” bullshit, he is honest by telling us that music composition is hard work.
Getting good takes time!

Here’s my recommendations on practicing the main workbook PDF: 
Firstly go through each of the exercises in C and spend at least a couple of weeks only in that key.
Now choose another key at random and begin the whole workbook again. Stay in that key until you are ready to move on.

Here’s the trick: when viewing the exercises only read them in C (the first set in each section) and transpose to your chosen key in your head as you go.
What makes these exercises compatible with this approach is that they are incredibly systematic.
Read the voicings of the first 2 chords in each exercise and follow that pattern until the end.
Using logic and your ear, rather than sight reading, to continue the exercises is far more beneficial.

To make this easier I have added bookmarks to the first page of each section in my PDF viewer (Preview on Mac).
This makes it much faster to move between the exercises (no excessive scrolling required).

Functional Harmony Part 1 - The Major System — highly recommended

Right, time for me to go practice!!!


Robert Davis is the best at explaining harmonic movement in a MUSICAL way. The lessons have specific goals for moving smoothly from one key center to another, but the pure practice of harmonic movement in general is worth every minute of practice! One of his best courses!

Thank you for making this course. This is unique. This course provides a solid foundation and introduces concepts in a logical order. There is simply no other course like it online. I'm excited to have this course of study to focus on, the clear exercises to follow and I feel the rewards for my practice efforts happening very quickly. Never stop teaching and sharing your profound gift. This is remarkable work that you've done on this densely packed course.

Great for those of us that know music but don't read music.

I bought this library so it must be great!

If you want create music buy all of his book and go to his youtube channel : Composing Music

Another excellent course by Robert Davis. If you learned the melodic minor scales the traditional way, with the 6th and 7th raised ascending and lowered when descending, you may not have thought beyond this false "rule". Robert demonstrates using natural and melodic minor in melodic lines that fit the harmony being used. But like several of Robert's other courses, this goes a lot further in teaching the creation of harmonic motion and voice leading. Well worth the study time!

Just a wonderful series and worth every penny. Only getting started with diving deep although I’ve watched each video a few times now. There’s an incredible amount of depth and learning to be had in music, as clarified in the videos, but this training provides essential building blocks that are seldom taught so well without all the excess that can distract from creation. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge!

this was a godsend, i think functional harmony is one of the most poorly taught subjects in all of music. this course is an exception though. thank you so much.

I’m very pleased with Dark Film Scores 1.1 for Pigments. It’s chock full of musical, inspiring textures.

This course is absolutely brilliant. Don't get fooled by the running time. It is full of tips and knowledge. All straight to the point!