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Music Theory Lessons

Piano with sheet music.
Star charts for piano students.

Why learn music theory?

  • Music theory is the foundation for understanding, reading and playing all music.

  • Understanding why certain chords are used.

  • Learn to compose music as well as play it; become a better improviser.

  • Improve performances through a deeper connection to the music you are performing

What you will learn.

Ballpoint pen on paper with written musical notes

  • We always start with the basics of music theory: Notes on the stave, rhythms (semibreves , minims, crotchets, quavers), clefs, tempos and counting.

  • Next, we learn to write as well as read music. First, forming the individual notes and then sequences of music.​

  • Learn to compose your own melodies!

  • Then, when we will discover how to harmonise with simple chords, and eventually with other techniques like counterpoint, suspense chords, inversions, and how to use cadences to end musical phrases.

  • We will also study figured bass, which provides instructions for us to build the chords that go with certain melodies.

  • Learn how to analyse any music, from any genre, whether it be pop music, rock 'n' roll, or classical.

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