Music Theory: The Foundation of Great Music

Music Theory: The Foundation of Great Music « Series from 2021

Series from 2021

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Genres: Documentary

Delve into the inner workings of Western tonal music through 18 lessons that make music theory refreshingly clear and accessible, demystifying the skill of reading music as well as the principles of musical analysis.

Learn how music creates its remarkable effects, both formally and expressively, and how this understanding benefits us as listeners and instrumentalists.

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Learning the Language of Music

Staff, Clefs, and Notes

Major Scales: Notes in Context

Intervals: Distance between Notes

The Circle of Fifths

Meter: How Music Moves

Simple and Compound Meters

Downbeats and Upbeats: Performing Rhythm

Minor Keys

Dynamics, Articulation, and Tempo

Counterpoint: Composing with Two Voices

Musical Harmony: Triads

Musical Harmony: Seventh Chords

Musical Harmony in Context: Progressions

Musical Phrases and Cadences

Hypermeter and Larger Musical Structures

Understanding Music Lead Sheets

Applying Music Theory to Great Music