A lot of budding musicians need this class. I'll probably show up to see how you teach it - I know the material, I just generally tend to explain things exactly the wrong way for the way my students grasp concepts, or so it seems. I explain it the way my music teacher told me.
I would completely support and help aid in a class on Basic Music Theory. I can't come up with a curriculum on my own, and I'm not certain I'm all that good a teacher. In the past I have had nasty thoughts towards at least one music laurel who didn't know thing one about key, tempo, meter... and had absolutely no desire to learn about it. I'd love to give at least a once-over to any possible packet - I like to think I have some competence with music theory, having taken six years of piano lessons, learning clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, mallet percussion and guitar... I'm not a good teacher, but I'm at least a passable student.
one music laurel who didn't know thing one about key, tempo, meter... and had absolutely no desire to learn about it
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Whew. I mean, brilliance is brilliance, and yeah, certain musical geniuses have been known to lack a lick of training. But aren't Laurels supposed to be able to TEACH this sort of stuff???? How does one teach what one doesn't know?
"Oh, it's all oral tradition..." I purchased the CD collection unheard, because I, too, figured a Laurel would have at least a minimum of clue, or perhaps a friend that might say, "Uhm... y'know, maybe..." I have the CDs around somewhere, in a box, and I do plan on subjecting myself to the whole thing, if only so I can get the vaguest idea of how (many songs for which I have lyrics but no melody for) goes. I listened to one of the CDs when I first received the package, and wanted to stab my ears out. Rushing, mumbling, ending a 3 minute song a full three steps below where it started (on a song I know the melody to, and I guarantee it doesn't do that)... I'm getting a bit ranty, now, so... I'll just leave it at that.
No plans to offer it in an "official" capacity yet. :) I'm just in the stage of seeing if I can compile a curriculum that'd be easy for a beginner to follow, then testing it out on immediate friends.
But if it DOES prove successful, and folks voice a need for it, I might offer to start teaching it at events.
(Unfortunately, ;) as snobahr indicates, some of the folks who most need such a class probably won't take it. Heh.)
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Also, the "Dummies" series has one on music theory; I've been meaning to check it out, to see if it'd make a good teaching manual.
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In the past I have had nasty thoughts towards at least one music laurel who didn't know thing one about key, tempo, meter... and had absolutely no desire to learn about it.
I'd love to give at least a once-over to any possible packet - I like to think I have some competence with music theory, having taken six years of piano lessons, learning clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, mallet percussion and guitar... I'm not a good teacher, but I'm at least a passable student.
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Whew. I mean, brilliance is brilliance, and yeah, certain musical geniuses have been known to lack a lick of training. But aren't Laurels supposed to be able to TEACH this sort of stuff???? How does one teach what one doesn't know?
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I purchased the CD collection unheard, because I, too, figured a Laurel would have at least a minimum of clue, or perhaps a friend that might say, "Uhm... y'know, maybe..."
I have the CDs around somewhere, in a box, and I do plan on subjecting myself to the whole thing, if only so I can get the vaguest idea of how (many songs for which I have lyrics but no melody for) goes. I listened to one of the CDs when I first received the package, and wanted to stab my ears out. Rushing, mumbling, ending a 3 minute song a full three steps below where it started (on a song I know the melody to, and I guarantee it doesn't do that)...
I'm getting a bit ranty, now, so... I'll just leave it at that.
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A whole collection, huh?
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But if it DOES prove successful, and folks voice a need for it, I might offer to start teaching it at events.
(Unfortunately, ;) as snobahr indicates, some of the folks who most need such a class probably won't take it. Heh.)
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