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Understanding Basic Music Theory

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Understanding Basic Music Theory

The main purpose of the course, however, is to explore basic music theory so thoroughly that the interested student will then be able to easily pick up whatever further theory is wanted. Music history and the physics of sound are included to the extent that they shed light on music theory. Remember, the main premise of this course is that a better understanding of where the basics come from will lead to better and faster comprehension of more complex ideas.

MusicHumanities
Author
Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Publisher
LibreTexts
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
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Contents· 54 sections
  1. 01: Notation - Pitch
  2. 1.01: The Staff
  3. 1.02: Clef
  4. 1.03: Pitch- Sharp Flat and Natural Notes
  5. 1.04: Key Signature
  6. 1.05: Enharmonic Spelling
  7. 02: Notation - Time
  8. 2.01: Duration - Note Lengths in Written Music
  9. 2.02: Duration- Rest Length
  10. 2.03: Time Signature
  11. 2.04: Meter
  12. 2.05: Pickup Notes and Measures
  13. 2.06: Dots Ties and Borrowed Divisions
  14. 2.07: Syncopation
  15. 2.08: Tempo
  16. 2.09: Repeats and Other Musical Road Map Signs
  17. 03: Notation - Style
  18. 3.01: Dynamics and Accents
  19. 3.02: Articulation
  20. 04: Defintions
  21. 4.01: Rhythm
  22. 4.02: Timbre
  23. 4.03: Melody
  24. 4.04: Texture
  25. 4.05: Harmony
  26. 4.06: Counterpoint
  27. 4.07: Range
  28. 4.08: Classifying Music
  29. 05: The Physical Basis
  30. 5.01: Acoustics for Music Theory
  31. 5.02: Standing Waves and Musical Instruments
  32. 5.03: Harmonic Series I- Timbre and Octaves
  33. 06: Notes and Scales
  34. 6.01: Octaves and the Major-Minor Tonal System
  35. 6.02: Half Steps and Whole Steps
  36. 6.03: Major Keys and Scales
  37. 6.04: Minor Keys and Scales
  38. 6.05: Interval
  39. 6.06: Harmonic Series II- Harmonics Intervals and Instruments
  40. 6.07: The Circle of Fifths
  41. 6.08: Scales that are not Major or Minor
  42. 07: Harmony and Form
  43. 7.01: Triads
  44. 7.02: Naming Triads
  45. 7.03: Consonance and Dissonance
  46. 7.04: Beyond Triads- Naming Other Chords
  47. 7.05: Beginning Harmonic Analysis
  48. 7.06: Candence
  49. 7.07: Form
  50. 08: Challenges
  51. 8.01: Ear Training
  52. 8.02: Tuning System
  53. 8.03: Modes and Ragas
  54. 8.04: Transposition- Changing Keys