The Language of Music - Tom Brooks Music

149 Pages·2012·10.44 MB·English

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Yonsei University
| The Institute of Worship Arts at Yonsei University
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Fall Semester Class VII
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Tom Brooks, Instructor
The Language of Music
It’s all about...
Connections

*The Connection between you & God
*The Connection between you & your Band-Mates
*The Connection between you & your Congregation
==>You helping make the Connection
between your Congregation and God
Class Outline:
“The Language of Music” - The GRID [Pitch-Rhythm]
Music Theory in the 21st Century...
“...it’s time to break a few Rules”
YES!!!
Yes,
yes,
Ear Training -
Chord Construction - melody & harmony
Chord Relationships - “The Journey” - cadences
Transposition - Modulation - Improvisation
“Language of Music JEOPARDY!”
The
Language
of Music
...a quick review
of the Basics:
The Basics
MUSIC THEORY

(in 5 minutes or less)
The Major Scale
Triads - Personality - Upper Tonality Chords
1-2-3 / do-re-mi / A-B-C /...it’s all the same
The Basics
MUSIC THEORY

(QUICK! - TIME’S running out!!!)
1-2-3 / do-re-mi / A-B-C /...it’s all the same
1-2-3 do-re-mi Scale Degree Key of C
1 do Tonic C
2 re Super-Tonic D
3 mi Mediant E
4 fa Sub-Dominant F
5 so Dominant G
6 la Sub-Mediant A
7 ti Leading Tone B
The Basics
MUSIC THEORY
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C Major Scale
>Structure - half tone/whole tone
>Chromatic tones - other scales
STEP #3 - The Basics
MUSIC THEORY
(4:00 talk fast...)
C Major Scale
>Structure - half tone/whole tone
>Chromatic tones - other scales
The Basics
MUSIC THEORY
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C Major Triad
>Structure - major 3rd/minor 3rd
>Other Triads - Minor/Augmented/Diminished
TRIAD TYPE INTERVALS KEY OF “C”
minor 3rd
Major C - E - G
Major 3rd
Major 3rd
Minor C - Eb - G
minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Augmented C - E - G#
Major 3rd
minor 3rd
Diminished C - Eb - Gb
minor 3rd