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Online Music Lessons

by Curt Sheller, Curt Sheller Publications

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Survey of Your Music Knowledge

Taking a survey of your music knowledge is a great start to creating a well rounded plan for further development and increasing your music enjoyment.

I've been asked many times to put together a plan of attack for getting beyond the basics. These lesson pages are intended to provide material for developing your skills and expanding your music knowledge.

Study Plan Surveys

What is the different between a Scale and a Mode?

Lesson Info

The term scale and mode are used interchangeably and in a strict theory sense there is a big difference between a scale and a mode or modal scale. They are NOT the same, even if they are the same notes in some cases.

Ear Training

Lesson Info

Ear Training lessons, links, software and resources.

Dominant Seventh Chords

When is a dominant seventh chord not a dominant seventh?

This lesson talks about why calling a seventh chord a Dominant Seventh chord is not always correct.

Chord Spelling?

What are those chords tones? Learn more then the root or letter name of the chord. Be able to spell any chord in any key...

Turns out comparing the number of possible chords shapes and knowing the notes of a chord. The notes of a chords is a lot less information to remember. That and knowing the names of the notes of your instrument doyou more in the long haul.

Related Lessons

  • Intervals - What is an interval? Covers diatonic, simple, compound, chromatic, inversion and notation of intervals

Tetrachords

A tetrachord is a series of four tones filling in the interval of a perfect fourth. In modern usage a tetrachord is any four-note segment of a scale or tone row.

This is lesson pages is collection point with links and information on tetrachords

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow Reharmonizations

A YouTube video performed on piano demonstrating re-harmonizing this classic.

Related Lessons and Links

  • Go to lesson: Israel "Bruddah Iz" Kamakawiwoʻole - Bruddah Iz's version of this song is getting a lot a well deserved play. It is one of the best rendition of this classic song made famous by Judy Garland.

All Curt Sheller lessons are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.

Theory

 

  • Emusic Theory - link
  • Basic Music Theory by Larry Konecky Alcorn State University - link
  • Ricci Adams - link
  • teoría - link

Music Theory Books

Here are a few FREE books that I've found online.

Basic Music Theory
Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music, 2nd edition

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Basic Music Theory - Basic Music Theory

What do all those lines and squiggles and dots mean? Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music with a clear, concise style that is at times funny and always friendly.

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Most online lessons on this site are "Get it FREE now and pay later if you like it" type. So if you really like them and have gotten a benefit from them. You can help defray the cost of running this site by buying one of my books or donating whatever you would like.

With the cost of a private lesson anywhere from $15 an half hour to $50 or more for an hour, these lessons are a bargain.

Thanks for your support!

Lessons are intended FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

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Curt Sheller is the author of over 30 books on guitar, ukulele and music. A jazz guitarist and educator with over 40 years playing experience and 20 years teaching. Curt's JazzGuitarResources.com and UkuleleResources.com web sites are considered the top resource for jazz guitarists and ukulele players. Get a FREE subscription to Curt's newsletter.

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