LEARNING AIDS
The Major Scale: The essential building block of music.
If you understand major scales, you understand everything. In them are CHORDS, both major and minor, and MODES, the least understood non-mystery of music theory. Click here to learn.
Essential Musical Terms
Use this Quizlet.com teaching tool to learn basic-but-essential terms and concepts about music theory. Here you'll learn things that many students don't think are important or are too unmotivated to learn. The fact is, all music theory, aka, music "recipes" are sequential; If you know one little thing, you'll see how that thing will feed greater knowledge. The problem is, that you have to learn that first, one little thing.
Quizlet can be accessed on your computer or on any mobile device. Quizlet, will let you study with flashcards, quiz you with multiple choice questions, etc., making learning a game rather than a chore. Click here to learn.
Quizlet can be accessed on your computer or on any mobile device. Quizlet, will let you study with flashcards, quiz you with multiple choice questions, etc., making learning a game rather than a chore. Click here to learn.
Psycho III
As he peered out his window G said, "I see edgy, beady, effacy."
"You see edgy, beady effacy?" asked D. "What's that?" Click here for the answer.
"You see edgy, beady effacy?" asked D. "What's that?" Click here for the answer.
What key am I in?
A fundamental piece of knowledge for musicians is key signatures. Key signatures tell you which major (or minor) scale you're playing. The entire explanation can get complicated, so here I've decided to just give you the most basic information: the order of the sharps and flats, how they're arranged on the music staff, and how to decipher what key your in by the number of sharps or flats. Click here to learn.