Introduction

1. Let's Plan Now, welcome to Liberal Music Theory! But the total number of articles here is...immense. So this section shows some model cases of studying pattern. You can skip this article if you don't care of planning things! (more…)

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10. Of Liberal Music Theory In the previous section I showed the merits of learning music theory — It is a language to verbalize the "invisible art", and information technology to access the huge library of past music. On the other hand, you also saw the dark side of music theory. So we have to clear this issue before making…

8. Value of Music Theory In the previous section I picked up a bad case where music theory could harm you, or take you time than it benefits. But this can be avoided by innovating/updating the theory. Now I'd like you to have a view from the opposite side — How useful a music theory can be. Let's take a…

In the previous section we saw minimal history of music theory. "Classical Harmony" and "jazz theory" are two major branches of music theory, compared like below. Neither is made for modern pop music like rock, EDM, hip-hop and so on. And, of course, neither is created for the current pop, rock, or EDM genres that make up "modern popular music."…

The previous article ended with the state that you should learn some history of music theory, in order not to be bound by what is called "rules". History class? No no no teach me music! I understand how you feel, but this is a very important step. You shouldn't let music theory tame you. Instead, you should get it tamed.…

1. The Necessity? Let's start with the fundamental question : What is music theory? Some may have doubt on the importance of "theory" in Music. Are music theories necessary to make a song? But this is an unanswerable question—because "music theory" encompasses a wide range of topics, including everything from basic terms like Pitch, Bass or BPM to highly academic…