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Props for mentioning “The Jazz Theory Book”! It's an excellent book. The only thing I'd add to your recommendations is: Listen! When you hear a song, some melo
by teiferer 1mo ago
Props for mentioning “The Jazz Theory Book”! It's an excellent book.
The only thing I'd add to your recommendations is: Listen! When you hear a song, some melody, a rhythm, listen carefully, try to deconstruct the components, how they interplay, and try to figure out what is it that you like. Was it a feature of the harmony? The melody? Pacing? Whatever it is, keep listening. Theory is just a way to try to explain what we hear and why we might like it. The more you listen, the more you have that you can base the theory on.
- SwtCyber 1mo agoYeah, this is the advice I wish showed up more often in "learn music theory" discussions
- apercu 1mo agoI'm sort of the opposite - when I can name something, then play it, then I can hear it. E.g., going from minor third to major third to root. I can't "unhear" that in blues-based music now. But before it had a "name" it was just an interesting sounding "thing" that didn't pop out to me in any specific way.