Introduction to Music Theory

This class will cover

• Understanding notes on various music staffs


• Understanding the Major and Minor qualities of scales and chords


• Knowing all the interval distance between notes


• Building Triad and Seventh chords off a scale


• Reading all the Major and Minor Sharp and Flat keys


• Understanding and executing various Rhythm pattern


• Building Mode off a scale


• Putting chords into progressions


• Knowing what Scale can be played with those progressions


• Understanding various ways to modulate harmony

Understanding music theory is like learning the grammar of a language. It provides the tools to:

• Compose music with greater clarity and intention.
• Analyze songs, identifying what makes them memorable or emotional.
• Improvise confidently, using scales, chords, and progressions.
• Collaborate effectively with other musicians by speaking the same "musical language."