Description

Practical Music Theory (Part Two)

This follow-up class demystifies popular musical styles making harmony easier to understand, discuss, and play with. Through a combination of examples, homework, ear training, and terminology we will explore how to name our favorite chord progressions and transpose them into common keys. We will get to know pop harmony’s ‘usual suspects’, along with a few quirky characters who appear frequently in certain styles. As the second part of this series, we'll look at different types of seventh chords, suspended chords, key changes, and 'borrowed chords' along with adding more depth and context to the basics.
Practical Music Theory II aims to explore core harmonic concepts while also helping us to understand our musical taste with a deepened perspective and increased vocabulary. Whether you are focusing on learning theory to deepen your performance and musicianship, deepen your theory knowledge to assist with songwriting, arranging, or producing, or simply to expand your musical literacy and understanding, this hands-on course will provide you with indispensable musical knowledge. This class is recommended for students who already have a basic understanding of introductory theory (basic intervals, triads, basic chord progressions, and the major and minor scale). Students do NOT need to have taken part 1 to register for this class

Activity Sub-Category

Music Tech & Creativity - Theory

Location

Music Tech Lab 319 at Downtown - Victoria Conservatory of Music

Instructor

Wes Carroll