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.
- 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
Get the Music theorymug. by almoore February 9, 2010
Get the Musical Gibletsmug. Derivation of classic Battleships game, with less ships and music as missiles.
Rules:
- share music video you like
- if i like it a lot -> 3pts, or a little -> 2pts, or not -> 0pts
- then i fire back with a music video i like, and you score as above
- repeat
Rules:
- share music video you like
- if i like it a lot -> 3pts, or a little -> 2pts, or not -> 0pts
- then i fire back with a music video i like, and you score as above
- repeat
me: let's play Musical Battleships
you: <link to 'Friday', by Rebecca Black>
me: 0pts, you have no taste
me: <link to 'Brick', by Ben Folds Five>
you: 0pts
me: you have no taste and you have no heart
me: goodbye.
you: <link to 'Friday', by Rebecca Black>
me: 0pts, you have no taste
me: <link to 'Brick', by Ben Folds Five>
you: 0pts
me: you have no taste and you have no heart
me: goodbye.
by drkatt June 20, 2012
Get the Musical Battleshipsmug. 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
"Really, can I hear it?"
"Sure bro,"
*Listens
"Wow dude, that was pure Musical Synergy
by Tolerose March 29, 2023
Get the Musical Synergymug. It is what baby boomers call music in the 80s and before. Anything after that is "bad and not real music."
by Roblox Steve December 13, 2019
Get the Real Musicmug. Music that when it's played backwards (the only way anyone can stand listening to it), you get your dog, wife and job back.
by Anon135813 October 12, 2020
Get the country musicmug. Real Music is a term used by people who prefer certain types of music, music that is most commonly not defined as Real Music to them is game music and music without lyrics.
Real Music is all music, from Rap to Hip Hop to Instrumental to Game Music.
Real Music is all music, from Rap to Hip Hop to Instrumental to Game Music.
"Why do you listen to that garbage, that isn't real music!"
"How about you learn what an opinion is, then you can come back to me."
"How about you learn what an opinion is, then you can come back to me."
by BlueEngland September 19, 2020
Get the Real Musicmug.