Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music

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Basic Music Theory Television My first piece of advice is to throw the time-bandit out. No? You’re unwilling to do that? Okay th ...

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Interlude: Don’t Say Practice tape recorder: Not essential, but very helpful. Hearing yourself recorded is much different than ...

Basic Music Theory This is when you do your scales, finger-stretching exercises, long tones, interval studies, chord progression ...

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Basic Music Theory some more until you find an easy tempo. Play 5-10 times correctly before going on. 2 Click up to the next fas ...

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PA RT F O U R See Sharp or Be Flat In This Section You Will Learn: Sharps, Flats, and Naturals The Piano Keyboard Whole Steps a ...

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Basic Music Theory CHAPTER CHAPTER 17 ACCIDENTALS ON PURPOSE In This Chapter General Accidental Information Flats Sharps Natura ...

19: Accidentals On Purpose Accidentals Are No Accident The pitch of a note can be altered in two ways—slightly lowered, or sligh ...

Basic Music Theory Another common mistake is to write the accidental just anywhere in front of the note it is supposed to alter, ...

19: Accidentals On Purpose Example 19.3 From left to right: D sharp, G sharp, C sharp, F sharp, A sharp, C sharp, F sharp. Natur ...

Basic Music Theory Example 19.5 The effect of an accidental lasts for the entire measure and is canceled by the bar line. Moving ...

19: Accidentals On Purpose Draw five flats. Draw five sharps. What does a sharp do to a note? Draw five naturals. What does a n ...