Music Theory 101: The Basics of Music Theory

Music is both an art and a language. It can influence people in many different ways and is considered a potent tool in marketing, education, and even politics. It is also beautiful. It’s no wonder why every day, a new musician arises. Whether it is a composer, a singer, or a musical arranger: someone will find a way to get into the music scene and use music to entertain and make lots of money from. It has become an integral part of every individual’s life, that learning the music theory is almost as important as learning how to survive.

Making music is like creating a monument for yourself: it will stay long after you’re gone. Of course, every great musician started off as someone clueless, groping for the best way to learn, and finding out how complicated everything is. The main point is that they all started off learning the basics.

Yes, the basics. While some may argue that some artists of today do not know how to read and write music but still rake in a lot of money, it is important not to forget that using music is different from making it. You can make something that you don’t know anything about. That’s the reason why many artists today just rely on technology to make the arrangements for them, but try asking what note it is they are singing and they do not know. In order to make music that has structure, texture, and flow you need to ensure that you know the building blocks of it. That’s what this book: Music Theory: The Basics of How to read and Write Music is all about.

From sound, to pitch and rhythm, this book contains all the important basic information about music. There is a discussion on what sound is and what it entails to form music. You will also learn about the musical staff and the musical alphabet and how both of them define the pitch to be played. There are detailed chapters on how pitch and rhythm are represented in music sheets. There are also instructions on how to write notes and most importantly, how to count them.

This book also talks about how music is given a different structure or “flavour” by changing the key of the musical piece. An in-depth chapter dedicated to accidentals and key changes will answer the question: How can musicians play so many sounds with just 5 lines and 4 spaces? Reading this book will let you understand the sharps and the flats and key signatures will explain why some keys are played differently, even though they are written in the same way.

Lastly, as a bonus, this book lets you take a peek into 2 of the more advanced concepts in music theory: the ties and the slurs. Have you ever wondered why saxophone players play and hold some notes for a really, really long time? This book will give you a good ide of how their sheet music may look like.

Simple, straightforward and easy to understand, Music Theory: The Basics of How to Read and Write Music is a an excellent books for beginners who would love to learn the art and the language of music.