Does a little music theory go a long way? Or is a little music theory dangerous? How much music theory do you need to feel comfortable discussing music? To write music? To perform? Does anyone really need music theory?
I put together a 16-page PDF of how I introduce music theory to my ukulele students.
We start with notes, for they are the basis of melody.
Scales. These are the alphabets of songs.
Then two notes and the distance between them, also known as intervals.
Next we stack intervals to get chords.
Now we’re ready to talk about harmony.
When you put melody and harmony together, you get chord melody.
This little book is available for US$9 only. Are you curious?
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