Basic Music Theory Lessons

Music theory is a vital tool to understanding how music works, an excellent feeding ground for the sensual imagination, and a great way to better understand, the art of improvisation, through timbre, melody, rhythm and tone.  

I. Introduction Music is a very versatile art form and can bring much joy to a person who knows how to play. However this could take (more)...    II. Musical Alphabet Notes A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A Ab A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab    III. Major Scale Numbers & degrees Major Scale, 1st. degree Major Scale, 2nd. degree Major Scale, 3rd. degree Major Scale, 4th. degree Major Scale, 5th. degree Major Scale, 6th. degree Major Scale, 7th. degree    IV. Music Notation & The Great Staff Treble Clef and Staff Bass Clef & Staff    V. Note Symbols Sharp Notes Flat Notes    VI. Measures & Assumptions

VII. Key Signatures Key of C Key of G Key of D Key of A Key of E Key of B Key of F# Key of C# Key of F Key of Bb Key of Eb Key of Ab Key of Db Key of Gb Key of Cb    VIII. Note Values    IX. Time Signatures    X. Church Modes Ionian Mode Dorian Mode Phrygian Mode Lydian Mode Mixolydian Mode Aeolian Mode Locrian Mode    XI. Song Writing Approaches Major Chords and Arpeggios Minor Chords and Arpeggios Dominant Chords and Arpeggios

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Instrument Specific Lessons...

• Daily Piano Lessons - Routines for each day of the week and each month of the year!

• A Crash Course in Guitar Theory - Chords, Scales, Arpeggios & More!

• Daily Guitar Routines - Lessons for each day and month!

Coming Soon: Voice, Drum, Violin, Flute, Ear Training lessons and more... 

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This Business of Music Marketing and Promotion Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook: 201 Self-Promotion Ideas for Songwriters, Musicians & Bands Behind the Glass: Top Record Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business: The Myths, Secrets, Lies (& a Few Truths) Molto Agitato: The Mayhem Behind the Music at the Metropolitan Opera Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios Hit Men: Power Brokers & Fast Money Inside the Music Business. All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fanning's Napster More Music Business Books...

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