Curriculum/Primer
The basic foundation from which all the music lessons are based. If you ever need a quick refresher of the basic music literacy pursued in lesson then this is the place.MUSIC = RHYTHM + MELODY + HARMONY
(In Some Kind of A Creative Combination)
Notation
The mystery work of music is in finding the reproducible combinations of musical elements that work for you and your growing audience. Whats more, anytime any musician discovers a new combination they reveal more for everyone who can read/play the musical notation it produces. Notation is the source code of a song and its naturally open source so while you can't sell it like it's you're own you can still enjoy playing it forever.
Rhythm
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Rhythm is the beat and the groove and the vibe. It's the timing, the tempo, the tap of the toe. The notes we hold in between breaths. Sometimes, it's even the notes you don't play. If it's contagious, then it's probably creative enough to be rhythm.
Melody
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A recognizable sequence of pitch/tones, at least within the constraints of the rhythmic notes. The creativity is in the recognition.
Harmony
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Two or more pitch/tones that sound good together. Different combinations will please different audiences starting with you, the player/composer. If you like it, then MAYBE it's harmony. If enough people like it that someone earns a return on par with the effort to use it in a song... then its harmony for sure.
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