Write with harmony that inspires, moves, and ministers
Stop playing "dry chords" and learn major 9s, minor 9s, dominant 7s, and passing chords you can drop into real progressions, on piano or guitar, for instant depth and color.
Ever play a chord progression that technically works...but still feels flat?
You’re playing the “right” chords, but something’s missing.
No movement. No emotion. No color.
You know the song could feel deeper, more honest, more alive, but you don’t know what to change without overcomplicating it.
You’re not alone. Most songwriters hit this exact wall, even after years of writing.
That’s why NCS partnered with Clark Beckham to create A Songwriter’s Guide to Modern Chords: a practical, no-fluff way to add depth and movement to the progressions you’re already playing.
A Songwriter’s Guide to Modern Chords teaches you how to use harmony intentionally, so your chords don't just support the song, they say something.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
Add depth and color to your chord progressions with confidence
Use modern extensions and passing chords in real songs
Make intentional harmonic choices on piano or guitar
ABOUT CLARK BECKHAM
Clark Beckham is a singer-songwriter best known as the runner-up on American Idol (Season 14). He’s signed under Quincy Jones, written with legends like Brian McKnight, and serves as a worship leader and songwriter with The Belonging Co.
Now, as an NCS Coach, Clark brings his experience and encouragement directly to you, showing that anyone can write songs with the right process.
No more settling for chords that "work" but don't say much.
Imagine sitting at the piano or guitar and knowing how to shape the emotional arc of a song, simply by the way the chords move.
With Clark Beckham as your guide, A Songwriter’s Guide to Modern Chords helps you hear harmony differently and use it with intention.
You’ll walk away with progressions that feel alive, and the confidence to keep building on them in future songs.
Once you learn this approach, you won’t just play chords anymore.
You’ll tell stories with them.
What We Cover in the Course:
Great harmony doesn’t happen by accident.
It’s built one intentional choice at a time, the right chord, in the right place.
A Songwriter’s Guide to Modern Chords gives you the tools to hear it
and play it with confidence.
BRING MY SONGS TO LIFE!
Make your songs feel fresh, expressive, and full of life.
If your progressions keep sounding the same, A Songwriter’s Guide to Modern Chords helps you break out of the rut and hear your music differently.
Clark Beckham shows you how to use harmony to create real emotion, movement, and depth, without needing advanced theory or complicated explanations.
You’ll learn how chords actually work together and how to use them intentionally to shape moments that feel worshipful, expressive, and alive.
The songs God gave you deserve rich, moving chords.
Let’s write them.
