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Create music you're proud ofeven if you've never made music before
For people who have never written a note. For people who finish tracks that never quite sound polished. And for people who made music once, lost the momentum, and want it back.
Step-by-step books and courses, built around game music.
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The courses and books you looked at last time.
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The best place to begin. Short, self-paced starter courses that get you finishing real music. No prior experience and no expensive software. Lifetime access and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
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100+ client compositions released
Every written review 5 stars
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20,000+ books soldAcross Dan's music books.
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4.5 out of 5 on AmazonFrom 475 Amazon ratings of The Best Music Theory Book for Beginners 1, as of September 2026
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132K YouTube subscribers26 million+ views on Music Theory for Gamers, Dan's channel, as of September 2026.
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What students and readers say
Real words from real people, with where each one comes from.
Coaching clients, in their own words
“It felt like being in a dark room and finally turning on the lights.”
McCatterCoaching client“I never thought for a second I'd be moving this quickly.”
Geese's Master PiecesCoaching client“I will never be without music because now I'm able to make it.”
Small Little SquaresCoaching clientThese are Best Music Coach coaching clients, who worked with a coach one to one and in small groups, quoted from the student stories on our results page.
Readers on Amazon
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5 out of 5 stars on Amazon
“This definitely is more than just a blurb about theory.”
MDR, Verified Purchase, July 2025
Review of The Best Music Theory Book for Beginners 1
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5 out of 5 stars on Amazon
“This book has made my practice so much more organized.”
Voracious R., Verified Purchase, October 2021
Review of The Best Guitar Book for Beginners: Acoustic Guitar 1
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5 out of 5 stars on Amazon
“This book is perfect for those who want to lay a strong foundation to build guitar skills on.”
L. W., Verified Purchase, December 2021
Review of The Best Guitar Book for Beginners: How to Read Music 1
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A working songwriter on Dan's teaching
“I've got golden records, but he's got golden teaching.”
What students say in our Discord
Beginners posted these in Dan's Discord during his live 2-day beginner composing challenge in August 2025. Names are the handles they posted with.
Meet the founder
Dan Spencer, your music mentor
Dan Spencer, also known as Music Mentor Dan, is a composer, author, game music educator and coach. He started Best Music Coach and runs the YouTube channel Music Theory for Gamers, with 132K subscribers and 26 million+ views. His music books have sold more than 20,000 copies.
Dan's goal is not to turn everyone into a clone of him. As he puts it:
“Instead of making me be the pop star, I go help other people, and I get to make so much more music by helping other people.”
Our mission: help more people make more music.
Our vision: anyone can create music they're proud of, even if they've never made music before.
Watch Dan teach
The 3 steps to get better at game music
A 93 second lesson from Dan's YouTube channel, Music Theory for Gamers. Step 1: recognize the patterns in game music. Step 2: use them. Step 3: create your own.
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Every course, grouped by what you want to get better at. Instant access by email.
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Game music composition
How a real game score is built, then rebuilt by you.
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Composition and production
Notation, counterpoint, orchestration and mixing.
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Music theory
The theory ladder, levels 1 to 4, in plain English.
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Music business and mindset
Pricing, clients, releases and the mindset to keep writing.
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Books
Three Amazon #1 Best Sellers and more than 20,000 copies sold. Print books ship to the United States, United Kingdom and Canada for a flat $5.99, and Compose Legendary Video Game Music ships free. Every online course works in every country.
Featured book
Amazon #1 New Release
Compose Legendary Video Game Music
How to make complete, original video game music compositions from scratch. 307 pages in full colour, for anyone who pauses a boss fight just to listen to the music.
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Made by our students
Real Best Music Coach students composing on their own channels and releasing their own music.
These are Best Music Coach coaching clients, who worked with a coach one to one and in small groups. Where it is public, each image links to their own video or release.
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