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Music theory

The study of musical possibilities and historical practices involving musical notation and interpretation (essential for understanding the rest of the course) in a musicological approach.

- Music theory can be a tool box, a rule book (that can be broken), or a guideline for composers to help them develop their own ideas of composing their pieces of all genres with chord progressions, tonal & atonal harmony, melodic structuring and many more methods.

- Many modern contemporary composers have broken many of the common practice period composing rules; Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky & Ivan Shostakovich are notable examples.

- Jazz music theory, or known as jazz harmony uses similar approaches to Western harmony but often use harmonies that are often played within the genre with additional tension using 9th, 11th, and 13th chords with incorporated usages of modes, and dissonant chords (augmented & diminished chords) and chord progressions that aren’t conforming to traditional music theory.

- There are prominent theorists on YouTube such as Adam Neely, David Bruce, 8-Bit Music Theory, etc. that do analyses and compose pieces using methods of music theory as they explain viewers regardless of their knowledge input of theory.
“I wouldn’t say that music theory is a mandate, but it’s highly recommended if you’re willing to pursue in a musical career.”
by pineapple_sandwich January 4, 2021
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Musical Synergy

A word to describe a wave of sound that comes upon you while listening to, playing, or composing music.
"I just made a beat,"
"Really, can I hear it?"
"Sure bro,"
*Listens
"Wow dude, that was pure Musical Synergy
by Tolerose March 29, 2023
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music paralysis

when you're so overwhelmed by great music that you feel paralyzed - a music "coma"
music paralysis Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, J Dilla, Flying Lotus, Gallant
by isabae July 11, 2015
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The musically Rodrigez

When you grab your partners hair during the sex act and clamp it between their ass cheeks to play cello.
"Why dont you like string Instruments?"
"My boyrfiend did The musically Rodrigez too often"
by a music friend January 4, 2018
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Musical ConPOSER

A person who likes a certain type of music to fit into a group of popular people even though they hate the type of music.

Musical: The music

Con: Against their own opinion

Poser: A total fake who tries to fit in but makes even more of an ass of themself's than they were before.
Jeez Joel doesn't even like rock he's such a musical conPOSER
by poserh8 June 8, 2009
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pop music

utter trash and a weak excuse of music and people who claim its good can and will be killed on site
person 1: I was taking out the trash

person 2: you mean pop music

person 1: no pop music is good
person 2 standing over a grave: what a shame
by god bitch October 4, 2021
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Penis music

An insult used against corny music
Person 1“Have you heard this before *plays penis music*
Person 2“No lol what is that penis music lmao”
by Easter island statue May 3, 2022
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