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- _Introduction
- Basic Music Theory Lessons 1
- Basic Music Theory Lessons 2
- Beginner's Tips And Hacks
- Controversy Corner
- Music Theory De-Mystified
- Musicianship
- Musings
- News
- The Interval-Singing Project
- The Theory Of Practice
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List of Posts (oldest first per category)
Introduction
Basic Music Theory Lessons Part 1
- Is This Course For Me? FAQ’s
- Basic Music Theory Part 1: Course Outline
- Modules
- 0. What Is Music Made Of?
- 1. Note Names, Semitones and Octaves
- 2. Notes on a Stave: Pitch
- 3. Beats, Tempo and Timing
- 4. Bars
- 5. Note Values part 1
- 6. Time Signatures 1 – Simple Time
- 7. Rest Values, How To Count Rests
- 8. What Is A Scale?
- 9. Accidentals, Sharpen and Flatten
- 10. How To Find The Notes Of A Scale
- 11. Introduction To Keys and Key Signatures: Major Keys
- 12. Major Keys And The Cycle/Circle Of Fifths
- 13. Relative Major And Minor
- 14. The Relationships Between Keys
- 15. Modes
- 16. Intervals 1: Major, Minor And Perfect Intervals
- 17. Listen & Sing: How To Sing The Major Scale
- 18. Listen & Sing: Learn Major And Perfect Intervals By Singing
- 19. Listen & Sing: Learn Minor intervals by singing
- 20. How To Read Rhythms 1
- 21. Note Values 2: Ties
Basic Music Theory Lessons Part 2
- Basic Music Theory Part 2: Course Outline
Modules - B1. Basics: Playing Off The Beat
- B2. Intervals 2: Augmented And Diminished Intervals
- B3. Melodic And Harmonic Minor
- B4. Accidentals Etiquette: How And When To Use Accidentals
- B5. Inversions Of Intervals
- B6. How To Name Intervals The Quick Way
- B7. How To Notate Very High And Very Low Notes
- B8. Time Signatures 2: Compound Time
- B9. How To Read Rhythms 2: Compound Time
- B10. Note Values 3: Triplets
- B11. Playing Music With Swing
- B12. Bar Numbers And Pickup Bars
- B13. Degrees Of A Scale: Relative Note Names
- B14. Chords 1: Major/Minor Triads And Modal Chords
- B15. Chord Voicing: Inversions Of Triads
- B16. Listen And Sing: Learn To Sing Major And Minor Triads
- B17. Chord Voicing: Doubling And Note Distribution
- B18. Listen And Sing: Learn To Recognise The Notes Of A Major/Minor Chord
- B19. Relative/Functional Chord Notation
- B20. The 6 Most Useful Chords In Any Major Key
- B21. Dominant 7th Chords
Beginner’s Tips and Hacks
- Tones and Semitones
- Remember BCEF
- Middle C
- Pitch Ranges
- The Cycle (circle) of Fifths
- The Note Naming Rule For Scales And Keys
- Scales, Modes And Keys: What’s The Difference?
- How To Navigate Music 1: Animated Tour
- How To Navigate Music 2: Animated Tour
- Notation Shortcut: Repeat Bars
- Character Markings And Their Tempo Ranges
- See It, Hear It: Tempo Markings
- See It, Hear It: Dynamics
- Interval Names And Their Size In Semitones
- How To Name Intervals Larger Than 1 Octave
- Text Notation: Pitch And Octave Numbering
Controversy Corner
- A Story Of Tones And Semitones
- A Power Chord Is A Chord
- Hendrix Chord: Are Academics Missing The Point?
Music Theory De-mystified
- Why Are Octaves Special?
- F flat Is a Note
- Sleight of Ear
- A Melody Is A Journey
- How Can We Tell Which Key We’re In?
- (Guitar) String Theory 1: Strings and Octaves
- (Guitar) String Theory 2: Why Do Frets Get Closer Together?
- The Secret To Tuning: How To Tune An Instrument To A Reference Note
- Intonation: Two Sides To Playing In Tune
- Perfect 5ths & Perfect 4ths: An Octave Of Two Halves
Musings
Musicianship
- 3. Beats, Tempo and Timing
- 4. Bars, How To Count In Bars And Beats
- 7. Rest Values, How To Count Rests
- 17. Listen And Sing: How To Sing The Major Scale
- 18. Listen & Sing: Learn Major And Perfect Intervals By Singing
- 19. Listen & Sing: Learn Minor Intervals By Singing
- 20. How To Read Rhythms 1
- B1. Syncopation Basics: Playing Off The Beat
- B8. Time Signatures 2: Compound Time
- B9. How To Read Rhythms 2: Compound Time
- B10. Note Values 3: Triplets
- B11. Playing Music With Swing
- B12. Bar Numbers And Pickup Bars
- B16. Listen And Sing: Learn To Sing Major And Minor Triads
- B18. Listen And Sing: Learn To Recognise The Notes Of A Major/Minor Chord
- Christmas Carols With Different Starting Intervals