Addictive Learning That Sticks

 This course is designed for people ages 8-88 that have always wanted to have a basic understanding of music theory!  Whether you want to learn to write music, play music or just gain a deeper appreciation of listening to music, this course is for you. 

There are 31 questions on notation, time signature, staff identification, dynamics and basic major and minor scales with some chord building.  This is an introduction to music notation and theory, but some intermediate and advanced concepts are explored.  There are also links to various sites if you want to delve deeper into any one subject.

In addition, I have created a YouTube video clip to summarize each question as I demonstrate the concepts with guitar, piano and voice.

Enjoy!

Basic Ingredients

-We will discuss the basic ingredients needed to create music.

Staff Identification

-We will learn the basic staves needed for piano, voice and guitar.

Notes/Rests

-We will discuss notes/rests, their durations and what they look like.

Measures

We will discuss and learn what measures/bars are, how they look and how they relate to time signature.

Time Signature

-We will learn the common time signatures, what they look like and what they mean.

Dotted Notes

-This is an extension of note/rest values. 

C Major

-We will learn the patterns for the major and minor scales in C Major.  We will also look at how chords in this key are built.

G Major

-We will learn the pattern for the basic major and minor scales in G Major.  We will also look at how chords in this key are built.  This will introduce us to accidentals(sharps, flats and naturals).

Dynamics

-Finally, we will explore what dynamics in music are and why they are so important.

This course is designed for people ages 8-88 that have always wanted to have a basic understanding of music theory!  Whether you want to learn to write music, play music or just gain a deeper appreciation of listening to music, this course is for you.