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| GUITAR: ABSOLUTE BEGINNER THEORY | |||
| The Guitar Music Theory course for absolute beginners explains music theory using the guitar to illustrate the various subjects. These lessons are ideal for guitar players who want to learn about the theory behind what they're playing, knowledge that comes in handy when writing and arranging songs. The following subjects are covered in this course: Learning the notes on the guitar, rhythm and pitch notation. |
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| COURSE | LESSON | TEACHER | DESCRIPTION |
| Beginner Guitar Theory | Learning the Notes on the Guitar | Tom Dempsey | Here, we are going to begin our theoretical study in music by looking at some of the basic elements that are the building blocks of music theory. We will define the musical alphabet and look at the natural notes found in music. Then, we will relate these notes to the guitar. Once we have established where these notes are on the guitar, we will be able to discuss the basic intervallic measurement of whole steps and half steps. Once we're solid with that information, we will go on to discuss accidentals and how they function within music. And then we will finish with a discussion on enharmonic equivalents. I know, it seems like a lot of terms and it seems like a lot of information. Well it is. But it all flows together nicely. Contained in this information are the fundamental building blocks of music theory. So lets get started. |
| Beginner Guitar Theory | Pitch Notation | Tom Dempsey | This lesson will deal with explaining the basic concepts concerning pitch notation. We will talk about what a note looks like, what a staff looks like, and connect the two, showing how we can delineate notes on a staff and start to read music. Pretty cool. Then we will connect this material with what we covered in a previous lesson concerning accidentals. Prior to this, we looked at where all the notes are on the guitar. Now we will take that knowledge and connect it with where they are on the staff in relation to the guitar. That's right, every note that we can play on the guitar can be notated and we are going to learn all about it here. So let's get started. |
| Beginner Guitar Theory | Rhythm Notation I | Tom Dempsey | Now that we've taken a look at the different aspects of pitch notation, we will discuss the various components of rhythm notation. Here, we will define measures and rests, as well as the durations of notes and rests. Having a strong understanding or rhythmic notation is vital to your musicianship. You may have heard people say, "It's not what you play but how you play it that's important." That "how you play it" part is intrinsically connected to rhythm. So, becoming profficient in this aspect of your musicianship is very important. Let's get started... |
| Beginner Guitar Theory | Rhythm Notation II | Tom Dempsey | In this lesson, we'll look at how time signatures are used to define the number of beats contained in each measure. We'll also look at how the values of notes and rests can be elongated through the use of ties and dots. Understanding these concepts of rhythmic notation, when coupled with the concepts of rhythmic notation covered in the previous lesson, will help to round out your rhythmic skills and knowledge. As usual, there's a lot of important information here, so, let's get started... |
| Beginner Guitar Theory | Rhythm Notation III | Tom Dempsey | In previous lessons, we began our study of rhythm notation learning about note durations, rest durations, measures, time signatures, ties and dots. It is important that you have a strong working knowledge of this info because now we are going to build upon this information. In this lesson, we are going to explore the world of triplet rhythms as they apply to quarter notes, eighth notes and sixteenth notes. We will also take a look at meter, exploring the difference between simple meters and compound meters. This information is more complex than the last lesson on rhythm. Here we will further strengthen your rhythmic concept. So let's get started. |
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