... on what kind of musician
you
want to become. In theory, the best musician (if there is such a thing) will memorize
every
scale and every chord form and know every rule about theory ever created. ... with
experience with
music theory and those without will be able to benefit from this packet because we
will
start with the very basics.
I am also not going to lie; musictheory is not something ... rules of music theory, and therefore you can do whatever you
very well please. This is not the case, and with a better understanding of the
power chord, you can potentially create music that...
... = item of musical code
PMFA =paramusical fields of association
PMP = patterns of musical process
PPMP = patterns of paramusical process
SCFS =sociocultural field of study
music
ν
= music as conception ... (νοος = thought, purpose, mind)
music
γ
= music as notation (γραφω = write)
music
υ
= music as sounding object ( υλη = matter as opposed to mind)
music
ν
= music as perception ( φαινοµαι = ... discarding music as notation (music
γ
)
have already been presented. Music as perceived by listeners (music
φ
) and as conceived
by the composer and/or musician before actual performance (music
ν
)...
... far
away, played by a musician who could read the lines and squiggles
created by someone she has never met.
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Why
Basic Music Theory
?
Learning musictheory doesn’t have to ... in music.
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Music Performed
From the very beginning, music was linked with magic and shamanism,
and still is. Wherever you find a shaman, you’ll probably find a drum.
Music ... Lines
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Basic Music Theory
Table of Contents
0 The Chapter Everyone Skips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Welcome to Basic Music Theory! . ....
...
When discussing music it is often difficult to refer to the concepts of music without using musical
language — so I had to find a workaround.
I did not intend to teach you musical notation, ... supplements
6
distributed with the book.
WHAT IS MUSIC?
What is music? If you are going to study music, you will NEED to know its definition. Music is the
art of arranging SOUNDS into expressive ...
are various aspects of music mentioned in this definition — the art aspect, the sound aspect, the
sequence aspect, and the combination aspect.
MUSIC IS AN ART
As an art, music is a creative product...
...
Introduction 3
Intervals 4
Theory 4
Usage 5
Chords 7
Theory 7
Triads 8
Four-note chords 8
Usage 8
The Major Scale 10
Theory 10
Usage 13
The Minor Scales 15
Theory 15
The Natural ... that deal with musictheory and that
were originally published by Eowyn on www.mysongbook.com. The compilation has been
reorganized into three separate documents:
• Basic MusicTheory – this ... three separate documents:
• Basic MusicTheory – this document
• Intermediate MusicTheory
• Advanced MusicTheory
This has been done for two reasons:
1. The size of one single file was...
... with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
Music Theory: Dowland, Duarte & Chromaticism
Guitar Player; May 1992; 26, 5; Research Library
pg....
... four below:
2
Preface
Welcome to this theory book! I want to tell you now that this won’t be like any other theory book that you have ever
read. This theory book is going to be more relaxed ... that you don’t fully understand. My advice for when
this happens is to not worry about it. Musictheory is a vast and complex topic and some things will take time to
fully understand. Basically, ... Scale
The chromatic scale is based around the seven notes of the musical alphabet (A, B, C, D, E, F and G), however, it
contains a few extra musical notes. In its entirety it runs as follows:
You have...