Introduction to Music for those wanting to become musicans, or improve their musicianship Conclusion I hope this Introduction to Music series has been helpful. While it is obviously not a comprehensive look at all there is to music notation and music theory, if you know this stuff, you have a great amount of tools to […]
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Introduction to Music for those wanting to become musicians, or improve their musicianship Music symbols, part 2 As we look into more symbols a reminder of how we will talk about symbols in this series. I divide symbols into a few categories: 1) Articulations; 2) Accidentals; 3) Dynamics; 4) Tempo or rhythm; 5) Ornamentations and […]
Introduction to Music for those wanting to become musicans, or improve their musicianship Music symbols, part 1 First of all, notice the time signature is “C”. That is known as Common Time which is the same as 4/4 time. Let’s take a break from rhythm and counting and look at various symbols that can affect […]
Introduction to Music for those wanting to become musicans, or improve their musicianship Basic Notation, Part 1 You may be thinking, ‘why a piano keyboard, I’m not a pianist.’ Knowing the layout of a keyboard can be helpful in figuring out some elements of music. This will make more sense later, but for now, be […]
Introduction to Music for those wanting to become musicans, or improve their musicianship A quick word or two before we get started This series is designed to introduce you to the world of music. It is not intended as a music appreciation series for the non-musician, but rather it is intended for those who want […]