Archive - Music Theory for Everyone

A Few More Music Fundamentals That I REALLY Wish I Knew At First!

Expanding into Minor Scale territory.

Jun 7 •

May 2025

Music Fundamentals THAT I WISH I KNEW FIRST!

A beginner's intro to the Major Scale.

May 31 •

April 2025

Simple Melody Writing for any Level

A focused approach to fleshing-out and writing melodies.

Apr 9 •

March 2025

Chord "Shapes" for Beginners and Intermediate Players

Breaking down the shapes into useful ideas.

Mar 26 •

Getting Back to Basics for Beginners and Pros

A simple way to start learning music that is also a fun challenge.

Mar 19 •

January 2025

Which Songs Should I Learn?

Seeing a little more of the sonic forest from the trees.

Jan 26 •

Arriving Early with Suspension Chords and Inversions

How to make the five chord and tonic chord equalize.

Jan 12 •

December 2024

September 2024

My Love-Hate Relationship with Metronomes

It gives a little. It takes a little.

Sep 22, 2024 •

Getting Fresh Ideas from the Loop

Taking a look at a unique style of music and learning from it.

Sep 20, 2024 •

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