music theory basics
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Understanding Music - learning through websitesTRANSCRIPT
Understanding
MusicSounds and expressions are communicated through a
‘language’ of signs and symbols
♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯
Staff, clef and ledger lines
1Follow this link:
http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/10
Note names
2Follow this link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/elements_of_music/notationrev1.
shtml
Note duration3
Follow this link:http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/11
Bars or measures and time
signatures
4Follow this link:
http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/12
Rests
5Follow this link:
http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/13
Half steps and steps
6Follow this link:
http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/30
Sharps, flats and naturals
7Follow these links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/elements_of_music/notationrev2.
shtml
Intervals or distances
between notes
8Follow these links:
http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/30http
://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/elements_of_music/melody1.
shtml
Chords
9Follow this link:
http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/40
Chord progressions
9Follow these links:
BLUES SONGS: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/blues2.
shtml
Chords and inversions
10Follow this link:
http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/42
Dotted notes and ties
11Follow this link:
http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/14
Scales and keys
12Follow these links:
http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/23http://www.musictheory.net/lessons/24
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/elements_of_music/notationrev3.
shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/elements_of_music/melody2.
shtml
Melodic patterns
13Follow these links:
Riff, ostinato and loophttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/elements_of_music/melody4.
shtmlSequences:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/elements_of_music/melody5.
shtml
Volume or dynamics
14Follow these links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/elements_of_music/notationrev6.
shtml
Singing, playing creating and
recordingthe blues
15Follow these links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/blues1.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/blues2.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/blues3.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/blues4.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/jazz5.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/jazz6.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/jazz7.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/jazz8.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/popular_music/jazz9.shtml
World MusicSound journey
16Follow these links:
Africahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/world_music/music_africa1.shtml
Indonesiahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/world_music/gamelan_music1.shtml
Indiahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/world_music/music_india1.shtml
Latin
Caribbeanhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/world_music/music_carribean1.shtml
Celtichttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/world_music/capercaillie1.shtml
Recording principles
15Follow these links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/performing/performing6.
shtml