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Author: Irwin
Date: 2001-04-22 18:02
I'm taking lessons and starting over from the ground up. I never had a good foundation in music theory and was scouting the internet for a book on the basics. I found a website that not only gives lessons but also has quizes after each lesson. Some of the beginners may find it helpful. It's at:
http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/
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Author: jenna
Date: 2001-04-23 01:38
i have to agree, irwin.. i learned most of my music (at least initially) from a public school system, and i feel like i'm very inadequate when it comes to actually reading music. i can't always read a piece, but as soon as i hear it played or sang i can mimick it with almost no problem.. funny.. and i've been playing for how many years? =)
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Author: Jim
Date: 2001-04-23 04:32
I am of the opinion that clarinetists and all players of instruments that only sound one note at a time (all wind instruments) can well profit from the syudy of theory. We learn to view music in a linear way (at the melody, counter melody etc) but most music also has a vertical structure of harmony.
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2001-04-23 19:13
Music theory -- learning to hear the harmony that underlies the notes you're playing, and hearing when the changes happen -- is an essential step in becoming a true musician.
The harmony is like the skeleton. The shape of the muscles (notes) is determined by what's supporting them. Once you start listening to the harmony, you can hear where phrases start and end, and what happens in between.
A good exercise is to listen to a piece -- say, the Mozart Concerto -- with the piano reduction, following along only on the bass line to see how the solo part drapes over it. This absolutely will not "ruin" your appreciation of the piece. It can only increase it.
The more you learn to hear, the better.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Bob Curtis
Date: 2001-04-25 03:33
There are two other very easy music theory locations to check out - Ricci Adams' Music Theory and Gary Ewer's "Easy Music Theory". They are each directed at the beginner with very easy lessons on the basics and on-line work sheets, etc. Check them out.
Bob Curtis
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Author: Shelly
Date: 2001-04-25 21:32
What are the web addresses of these other two sites?
shelly
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