Good job, you have made what the majority of musician do not want to do: delve into theory! But, as you will soon see, there is nothing to be afraid of, music theory is an empowering tool for both a musician and a songwriter.
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First off, a note is a pitch produced by a musical instrument, so whenever you are producing sound with your instrument, you play notes. If you want to learn a language, you need to learn its alphabet and even music has one, it is made of notes, ordered from the lowest pitch, to the highest.
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Scales
Scales are the first hurdle in music theory, these courses have been made as easy as possible, but if you have difficulties, do not hesitate to contact me by mail for any question or suggestions) and be patient, you are learning a whole new language and it takes time and efforts to be able to speak fluently. Rock on!
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Intervals, Part One
An interval is distance between two notes; they can be played in two ways, harmonic and melodic. Harmonic intervals are two notes played at the same time (like chords) and melodic intervals are two notes played one after the other.
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Intervals, Part Two
In part one; we learned to name intervals by their scale degree. Now, we will learn to describe intervals more precisely by measuring them in half-steps.
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Chords
Firstly, chords are groups of notes played together, they can be use to make melodies and arpeggios, or they can be ordered in progression. There are many types of chords and just like scales, they are built by a formula. We will start with one of the easiest: The Triads.
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Arpeggios
If you are learning to play an instrument, you may have already stumble upon "arpeggios", beginners are always surprised by this name, they work on notes and chords and suddenly the name "arpeggios appears from nowhere.
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Harmonization
Yes now you know how to build chords, but how do you figure out which one to use? That is what this lesson is all about! And that little things that makes chords getting well together is harmony!
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