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Music Theory Basics: Everything You Need as a Beginner Musician

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About Music Theory Basics: Everything You Need as a Beginner Musician

Introduction

Pitches and Notes

Accidentals, Semitones, and Tones

Major Scales

Intervals in a Major Scale

Minor Scales

Intervals in a Minor Scale

Other Intervals

Chords

Chords Within Scales

Chord Progressions

Keys

Scales Starting on Sharps or Flats

Class Project

What You Will Learn?

  • Welcome! Whether you're a beginner to music, or you already have some experience, this class will cover everything you need to know. The music theory you learn in this class can be applied to any of your favorite songs, or even to your own original music!.
  • No matter what you aspire to do within the field of music, you will benefit greatly from learning these fundamental concepts. You will then be able to apply the skills you've learned to songwriting, producing, performing, arranging, etc. .
  • This class has been structured to ensure that musicians of all experience levels will be on the same page; starting with the most basic concepts in music, and then using those concepts to expand into more complex topics..
  • By the end of this class, you will be able to:.
  • There is no prerequisite to take this class. Nor are there any materials or resources you will need! Everything you need will be provided!.