Music Theory Post 2...

Music Theory 1 Students,

After viewing the following interview with Eric Clapton on the blues musician Robert Johnson and his version of "Stones In My Passway" please respond to the following statement.







Based on what Eric Clapton says about the playing technique of Robert Johnson, how beneficial would it have been if Robert Johnson was able to write his music down? After studying theory for a little over a week discuss the importance of knowing the language of music and why it would be important to keep the music of artists like Robert Johnson preserved on paper? Please respond by 11:59 PM on Wednesday August 31.

Happy Blogging,
Mr. Ames

The conquest of Middle C...

Please explain in detail the importance of the pitch "middle C" why is it important? How can you utilize it's properties to produce successful melodies? Please post by 11:59 PM on Monday August 22, 2011.

Music Theory...

Music Theory is the study of how music works, and how the language of music has transcended thousands of years. While the intent of this class is to focus on the songwriting process and popular music, this course will focus on learning the language of music first. The cartoons below illustrate the importance of knowing history and tonal structure. Even the guitar rocker needs to know a little theory to be able to be versatile in their playing ability.

While some of the most successful musicians in history have never learned to read music (the Beatles for example), Many of them regret not being able to communicate with other musicians outside of their band. Please review the following clips to discuss in class. There will be a blog post once school starts.