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 04, 2021
Pigtail theory when a girl wears her hair in pigtails while going to work, these women usually make more money because they look like children.
Guy:Yo those pigtails are hot as fuck she looks so young I should tip her more money.
Girl: wow I guess the pigtail theory worked
Girl: wow I guess the pigtail theory worked
by UrgentUrge August 27, 2023
by dasfghjkjuyt February 28, 2018
When something has enough curviness and or human female characteristics, it tricks the male brain into being willing to have sex with it.
Friend 1: “Hey man look at the curves on that rock, that’s child bearing hips of I’ve ever seen any”
Friend 2: “I know right? It’s a classic case of Tele’s theory”
Friend 2: “I know right? It’s a classic case of Tele’s theory”
by RatKing130 August 08, 2023
Big Mike got married without Hadi (Small Mike) knowing. Now, Big Mike has a child named Christopher. It is believed that Christopher is Hadi's long-lost brother.
by gregory for president January 17, 2023
The gaucho theory is a proposed answer to one of the middle phases in the phase series profit scenario. It states Phase X is 'Create internet meme' where X is an integer greater than one but less than the last value in the phase series.
Originally discovered on the popular news site Reddit.com.
Originally discovered on the popular news site Reddit.com.
The Gaucho Theory Discovered
ElGaucho56:
"Well, it's finally clear:
1. Draw Picture of 7-legged spider
2. Attempt to use it as payment for scam
3. Create internet meme
4. Profit"
Hawkeye05:
"Holy Shit, you found out what the ??? has always been!"
ElGaucho56:
"Well, it's finally clear:
1. Draw Picture of 7-legged spider
2. Attempt to use it as payment for scam
3. Create internet meme
4. Profit"
Hawkeye05:
"Holy Shit, you found out what the ??? has always been!"
by OneWhoEatsBabies November 20, 2008
the idea that an individual can limit their dependency on one particular state by establishing a legal presence ("staking a flag") in jurisdictions which benefit them in various ways.
by AnonymousLibertarian November 09, 2021