Series: School of Theory

Intro to music theory … Do you want to know more about music? Are you learning to play a musical instrument and having a bit of trouble … Read the rest

From that day I had a short lesson with Madame Gaillard every Thursday at three. We began with a slim book bearing the title Les 7 Notes,

Sharps, Flats, and Naturals – In the previous lesson, we learned that the natural notes have names corresponding to the first seven letters of the alphabet. We saw … Read the rest

In previous lessons, we’ve learned about the names of musical notes and the intervals between them. In this lesson, we begin to apply what we’ve learned in order … Read the rest

Major Chords – In an earlier lesson, I likened the musical notes to simple bricks with which all kinds of musical architecture could be built. (Hey, maybe that’s… Read the rest

In previous lessons, I’ve been guilty of the exaggeration that “intervals are everything in music theory.” An exaggeration, but it underscores the value of intervals. This lesson … Read the rest

In a previous lesson, we noted that the two most common diatonic, seven-note scales are called the major scale and the minor scale. The major scale was … Read the rest