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Basics of Music Theory
Basics of Music Theory
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
- State the different notes that can ...
- Identify all the basic notations fo...
- Define the meaning of rhythm in mus...
- Summarise the simple logic of readi...
- State the different notes that can be found on a musical stave
- Identify all the basic notations for speed, dynamics, and repeats
- Define the meaning of rhythm in music
- Summarise the simple logic of reading the musical staff
- Analyse how a musical scale is constructed to create different musical scales
- Explain how to construct chords and how they work
- Recognise the main chords of every scale
- Recall the Circle of the Fifths
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