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100 articles grouped into 13 areas, from the notation fundamentals to orchestration and repertoire history.
FundamentalsPitch, notation, intervals and scales — the vocabulary everything else on this site assumes.17 articlesHarmonyChord function, voice leading, cadence and modulation: how tonal music moves from one place to another.24 articlesRhythm & MeterBeats, subdivisions, time signatures, syncopation and hypermeter, and the difference between a cross-rhythm and a polyrhythm.10 articlesSongwriting & CompositionChord progressions, melody, song form and the practical decisions of writing music that holds together.3 articlesGuitar & FretboardTheory where guitarists actually use it: CAGED shapes, barre chords, positions, tunings, capos and tab.6 articlesJazz & Popular HarmonyExtensions, voicings, chord-scale theory and reharmonization: the grammar of jazz and modern popular harmony.3 articlesCounterpointLine against line — species, imitation, canon and fugue, and the rules that keep independent voices independent.6 articlesFormPhrases, periods and large-scale designs: how a piece of music tells you where you are.5 articlesTuning & TemperamentJust intonation, meantone, well temperament and equal temperament — and the cents that separate them.5 articlesAcoustics & SoundThe harmonic series, timbre, room resonances and digital recording: connect musical sound with physical and practical calculations.5 articlesOrchestrationRegisters, ranges, weight and voicing: writing for instruments as they actually behave.7 articlesEar Training & PracticeHow to hear, read and rehearse: ear training, transcription, sight-reading and practice that sticks.2 articlesMusic HistoryRepertoire, notation and practice from the medieval period to the present, told through the documents.7 articles
The ebook
Music Theory: the site as a book
The site's working library as a structured ebook: intervals, keys, harmony, counterpoint, rhythm, form, tuning, orchestration and the history behind them.
- 78 pages
- PDF format
- $2.87
- By The musics.name project
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