Online Music Theory Instruction! Straightforward, comprehensive, and patient teaching style. Offered by graduate of the Oregon State University Music program with over a decade of academic/freelance m

Methodology

This is my first time tutoring, and I am excited to share music theory knowledge with you and show you how fun it is! I've come to understand from my peers that academic music theory classes can be a bit stale, so I will break things down in terms of real-world application, with plenty of examples. I was fortunate enough to have an amazing theory professor in community college, so I want to ensure that your experience is just as insightful and inspiring!

Music theory is like a giant puzzle, so I like to start with the very basics and later put them in context of the bigger picture. But of course, based on your level of knowledge, we can start at any point, or focus on any topic! The most important method I will employ is simply making sure you understand each topic before moving on to the next. Without a firm understanding of each element, the puzzle does not work as a whole. So I will break it down piece by piece and we will take it at whatever pace works best for you!

We will cover all sorts of material: notes, the staff and sheet music, reading music, chords, rhythms, scales, modes, textures, instrumentation, historical perspective, and most importantly, modern application of music theory. All of this will be accompanied by examples (and not just old, outdated compositions). When listening to a song, I like to find at least one specific element that "makes" the song. So we will study music that has emotional impact and figure out what makes any song work so well.

And if you want to just talk about audio production or even how music fits into the grand scheme of life, that's cool too!