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Bacchus · Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 10:25 pm Post subject: Music Theory Basics

I'm doing a set of primers on basic music theory for one of my GCSE classes and I thought some on here might be interested.

I should be doing this on more aspects of theory and other things they need for their exams. I'll update this thread as that happens.

http://bestnetworx.com/uploader/files/740/Harmony%20and%20Tonality.pdf

http://bestnetworx.com/uploader/files/740/Harmony%20and%20Tonality%202.pdf
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Noirie. · YOUTH Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 4473

I look forward to checking this out at work tomorrow.

But, how do I do an powerchord?

benecol · Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 11:50 pm Post subject:

Jah bless - this is right up my street.

lorez · Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 5:44 am Post subject:

Nice idea and looking forward to more of them
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Bacchus · Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 12:20 pm Post subject:

Oh, there's a typo. D Major has a Csharp. Don't know how I missed it (but I'm glad I did, it meant that I knew some of the kids had understood when they asked why it wasn't Csharp. Had to pretend to be playing silly teacher. It didn't work).
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Doog · Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 1:48 pm Post subject:

No microtonal scales, unsubscribed

Bacchus · Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 3:12 pm Post subject:

If you wish to add a section on microtones and how they function of be more than happy to include it!

On that, I was delighted when I asked where we might have come across music that used more than twelve notes and someone I didn't expect answered that Indian music used microtones.
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Doog · Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 3:19 pm Post subject:

Haha, I wish I could. I'm trying to get my head around some Arabic instrumentation to add to new Casa Bonita songs and trying to keep it authentic without just sounding mad out-of-tune against guitars.

This looks legit good, Paul. I'm sure there's a treasure trove of tips in there for even a semi-educated dullard such as myself