One thing to notice is that the elements of music, rhythm, melody, and harmony, are based on relationships between periodic impulses. E.g. drum patterns, vibrat

One thing to notice is that the elements of music, rhythm, melody, and harmony, are based on relationships between periodic impulses. E.g. drum patterns, vibrating strings, musical sequences, and melodic intervals. Here is a small yet information-dense book: https://woodenbooks.com/index.php?id_cms=8&controller=cms#!MUS https://woodenbooks.com/index.php?id_cms=8&controller=cms#!M... Keeping the fundamental unity of musical elements in mind, build a framework of knowledge and practice including the following concepts. Harmonic series as the basis of musical intervals https://www.oberton.org/en/overtone-singing/harmonic-series/ https://www.oberton.org/en/overtone-singing/harmonic-series/ Intervals as ratios, and how the simplicity of ratios relates to consonance: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_ratio - http://legacy.earlham.edu/~tobeyfo/musictheory/Book1/FFH1_CH1/1M_RatiosCommas1.html http://legacy.earlham.edu/~tobeyfo/musictheory/Book1/FFH1_CH... - http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Music/mussca.html http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Music/mussca.html Polyrhythms as simple intervals (3:2, 2:3, 3:4, 5:4, etc.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyrhythm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyrhythm - https://www.musical-u.com/learn/making-sense-of-polyrhythms/ https://www.musical-u.com/learn/making-sense-of-polyrhythms/ - https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/polyrhythmBeatGenerator.php https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/polyrhythmBeatGenerator.ph... Ear training to recognize intervals and notes - https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Music_Theory/Scales_and_Intervals#Mnemonic_memorization_examples https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Music_Theory/Scales_and_Interv... - https://tonedear.com/ear-training/intervals https://tonedear.com/ear-training/intervals Building chords from intervals - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_(music)#Intervals_in_chords https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_(music)#Intervals_in_... - http://www.thejazzpianosite.com/jazz-piano-lessons/the-basics/chords-intervals/ http://www.thejazzpianosite.com/jazz-piano-lessons/the-basic... - https://tonedear.com/ear-training/chord-identification https://tonedear.com/ear-training/chord-identification Building major key from intervals (R, M2, M3, P4, P5, M6, M7) - https://www.howmusicworks.org/202/The-Major-Scale/Intervals-of-the-Major-Scale https://www.howmusicworks.org/202/The-Major-Scale/Intervals-... - http://onlineguitarlessons.co.uk/major-scale-intervals-and-theory/ http://onlineguitarlessons.co.uk/major-scale-intervals-and-t... - https://tonedear.com/ear-training/scale-identification https://tonedear.com/ear-training/scale-identification Stacking chords from scale tones - http://www.jazclass.aust.com/scales/scastc.htm http://www.jazclass.aust.com/scales/scastc.htm Extended chords to add color and emotion - http://www.simplifyingtheory.com/extended-chords/ http://www.simplifyingtheory.com/extended-chords/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_chord https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_chord Major key chord function - http://hubguitar.com/music-theory/chord-function http://hubguitar.com/music-theory/chord-function - http://openmusictheory.com/harmonicFunctions.html http://openmusictheory.com/harmonicFunctions.html - https://www.jazzadvice.com/chord-function/ https://www.jazzadvice.com/chord-function/ Circle of KEYS as a compositional tool showing diatonic chords for each key and common modulations - https://harmoniousapp.net/p/d9/Circle-of-Fifths-Keys https://harmoniousapp.net/p/d9/Circle-of-Fifths-Keys - https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/what-is-the-circle-of-fifths/ https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/what-i... - https://blog.landr.com/circle-of-fifths-infographic/ https://blog.landr.com/circle-of-fifths-infographic/ Other geometric representations of musical elements - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnetz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnetz - https://imaginary.github.io/web-hexachord/ https://imaginary.github.io/web-hexachord/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_rhythm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_rhythm - http://www.groovemechanics.com/euclid/ http://www.groovemechanics.com/euclid/ - https://dev.to/erwald/euclidean-rhythms-and-haskell-5ecj https://dev.to/erwald/euclidean-rhythms-and-haskell-5ecj Rotating major scale to get modes (and how diatonic chords relate to modes) - https://blog.landr.com/music-modes/ https://blog.landr.com/music-modes/ - http://www.jazclass.aust.com/improvisation/im12.htm http://www.jazclass.aust.com/improvisation/im12.htm - https://onlineguitarbooks.com/2012/01/06/functional-harmony-the-relationship-between-chords-and-modes/ https://onlineguitarbooks.com/2012/01/06/functional-harmony-... Chord substitution (functional, modal, and tritone) - https://lotusmusic.com/lm_chordsub.html https://lotusmusic.com/lm_chordsub.html - http://www.simplifyingtheory.com/chord-substitution/ http://www.simplifyingtheory.com/chord-substitution/ - https://mixedinkey.com/captain-plugins/wiki/easy-chord-substitutions/ https://mixedinkey.com/captain-plugins/wiki/easy-chord-subst... - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrowed_chord https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrowed_chord - http://www.simplifyingtheory.com/borrowed-chords/ http://www.simplifyingtheory.com/borrowed-chords/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritone_substitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritone_substitution - https://jenslarsen.nl/tritone-substitution/ https://jenslarsen.nl/tritone-substitution/ Modulation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulation_(music) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulation_(music) - https://www.musicnotes.com/now/tips/a-complete-guide-to-musical-modulation/ https://www.musicnotes.com/now/tips/a-complete-guide-to-musi... - https://www.artofcomposing.com/the-art-of-modulation-part-1 https://www.artofcomposing.com/the-art-of-modulation-part-1 Compositional forms - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_form https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_form - https://courses.lumenlearning.com/musicappreciation_with_theory/chapter/binary-form/ https://courses.lumenlearning.com/musicappreciation_with_the... Some excellent musicians/teachers - Jacob Collier - https://www.imusic-school.com/en/music-theory/lessons/jacob-collier-masterclass/ https://www.imusic-school.com/en/music-theory/lessons/jacob-... - http://brightonjazzschool.com/jacob-collier-masterclass http://brightonjazzschool.com/jacob-collier-masterclass - https://www.youtube.com/user/jacobcolliermusic/playlists https://www.youtube.com/user/jacobcolliermusic/playlists - Kate and Ray Harmony - https://hackmusictheory.com/home https://hackmusictheory.com/home - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDKiHSPstsj0silp519gt6w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDKiHSPstsj0silp519gt6w - Nahre Sol - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8R8FRt1KcPiR-rtAflXmeg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8R8FRt1KcPiR-rtAflXmeg - Jazz Duets - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqimxUbWsE26KSpx2_OcmmA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqimxUbWsE26KSpx2_OcmmA - Signals Music Studio - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRDDHLvQb8HjE2r7_ZuNtWA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRDDHLvQb8HjE2r7_ZuNtWA - David Bruce - https://www.youtube.com/user/davidbrucedotnet https://www.youtube.com/user/davidbrucedotnet - Benn Jordan - https://www.youtube.com/user/angeldvst https://www.youtube.com/user/angeldvst - Omri Cohen - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuWKHSHTHMV_nVSeNH4gYAg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuWKHSHTHMV_nVSeNH4gYAg