Guest's (Easy to Undertand) Tutorial

[guest]

I don't know that much musical terminology, so for beginners, here you go. 

This is a tutorial that will teach you REALLY basic music composition. It sounds good though. 
This will take you from making music like this 
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to making music like this.
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There are only 5 simple steps you have to follow, and preferably in the order they're listed. 
 - Bass
 - Rhythm 
 - Harmony
 - Melody
 - Progression

Quick Vocabulary: (And yes, there's a little you may not know)
Measure - The darkest vertical line
Octave - The range of one note to the same note, higher or lower Ex: every note between C3 and C4
Chord - When more than one note plays at a time
Triad - A chord that consists of 3 notes
Chord Scheme - The pattern of chords in your song
Verse - The part of your song that usually varies
Chorus - The part of your song that gets repeated