LEARN MUSIC THEORY
WITH GUY MICHELMORE
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QUICK, PRACTICAL AND FUN. THE WAY MUSIC THEORY SHOULD BE
An entertaining and straightforward 12-hour course in how music works and how it is written down. If you have struggled to get your head around scales and chord progressions, then this course is for you. Whether you are a guitarist, electronic musician, songwriter or just love music, Learn Music Theory will give you techniques to apply to your music straight away.
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PROVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AS YOU LEARN
EAR TRAINERS
NOTATION QUIZZES
Read pitches in treble and bass clef, decode rhythms and recognise musical markings from real notation. A fresh set of questions every time you try.
KEYBOARD QUIZZES
INTERACTIVE VIDEOS: THEORY MISCONCEPTIONS
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What you'll learn
PART 1: MUSIC THEORY FUNDAMENTALS
1. PITCH, OCTAVES AND NAMING NOTES
Starting with the fundamentals, we look at how notes are identified and organised.
2. SCALES & KEYS
3. THE BASICS OF CHORDS & HARMONY
How to label the aural relationship between two notes, and learn to build chords using intervals of thirds.
4. RHYTHM
5. HOW MUSIC IS WRITTEN DOWN
PART 2: MUSIC THEORY IN ACTION
6. APPLYING THEORY TO YOUR MUSIC
7. MORE ADVANCED HARMONY & CHORDS
8. THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MODES
9. INTRODUCTION TO THE ORCHESTRA
10. EXTRAS
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MUSIC THEORY CRASH COURSE
"I now feel like the idea of music theory as a language is now more tangible for me as an untrained musician."
Josh McCausland
Course student
GUY MICHELMORE
Guy Michelmore is a multi award-winning film, games and television composer whose clients include Marvel, Disney, Dreamworks, Lionsgate and dozens of major TV networks around the world. He is best known for his work with Marvel on eight animated feature films including Ultimate Avengers and Thor, as well as hundreds of episodes of television including Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man: Armoured Adventures, Hulk and many more.
His unique and accessible style has made him a popular YouTuber with over 300,000 subscribers.
TOM JANES
Joining Guy is Tom Janes — classical guitarist extraordinaire and music theory guru. Tom is a first class graduate from the Arts University Bournemouth in composition. As a music theory enthusiast, Tom has written numerous blog posts and course texts for ThinkSpace Education.
Tom is a regular gigging musician, playing numerous festivals and venues across the UK, and as a recording artist has performed on TV shows, documentaries, apps, podcasts and more.
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- Over 12 hours of engaging video tutorials.
- Check your progress with short quizzes
- Achievements and Certificate of Completion
- Lifelong access your the course and all videos
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