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Lesson Topic
Music Theory
Lesson Outline
We started to learn "The Pink Panther", however it opened up a plethora of theory questions. Baylie asked quite a few questions about music that is theory related so we spent our time learning the relative minors, we also learned the key signatures of both the sharps and the flats. Kevin, her guitar teacher is quite pleased that she is learning theory because it can be applied to any instrument. I also taught her the importance of Transposition. This is the ability to play a piece of music in another key. When I played the guitar I wasn't able to play some chords because my hands were too small. When I transposed the music to chords that I could play it made all the difference in being able to play a multitude of Beatle songs. That's when we learned we had a mutual affection for Beatle music. We also learned by listening which were the major and minor chords in a major scale. Again, I related how many songs I learned to play by ear because of that basic knowledge. Played the "Do, Re, Mi" song and she sang it. What a beautiful voice she has. Last we discussed composing music. I showed her the relation of the melody to the chords. She kept asking good, insightful questions about composition. Hopefully, we will learn the Blues scale next week. It has a built-in melody.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Baylie is a powerhouse of intellectual energy and wants to expand her knowledge about everything musical. Between Kevin and myself she should be able to play her guitar with ease in the areas of Transposition, chords whether they be major, minor, and in composing her own music.
Session Hours
1.00
Hours Attended
1.00
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