Essential multimedia guide to playing and understanding musicThe essential multimedia guide to playing and understanding music. ChordWizard Music Theory contains How Music Works, a comprehensive suite of multimedia tutorials that explain music in clear, simple language you can relate to Packed with over 118 topics, and illustrated with diagrams and 750 demonstration sounds, ChordWizard Music Theory is approachable for beginners. It starts with the very basics of sound and music, but it also advances to topics which are valuable for professional musicians.
You will learn how to use all of the musical concepts in practical ways with your own accompaniment, improvisation and songwriting activities. The How Music Works tutorials are a major enhancement over the music theory tutorials included in either ChordWizard Gold or Silver Edition, with more than twice the content, and much better coverage of most of the topics. It also contains a huge number of extra diagrams and sounds.
Whatever musical instrument or style you are interested in playing, ChordWizard Music Theory will be an essential source of information and guidance for years to come. No prior knowledge is needed to use ChordWizard Music Theory. It starts from the very beginning with the basics of sound waves and music, covering the origins of pitch, octaves and notes.
Staff lines are the standard form of written music used around the world. Detailed coverage is given, not just to how they work, but why. The importance of the Major scale is introduced, and key signatures for all of the Major scales are logically explained. Also included is a comprehensive reference of chords and other scales, and how they are constructed and used.
Throughout the tutorials are extensive real world examples of chords and scales in use, drawn from all styles of music, from classical and folk through to jazz and rock.
Editor's review for Music Theory
Have you always been interested in music but haven’t been able to catch on? Or maybe you’ve already got a foundation of knowledge, but you’d like to move to the next level? ChordWizzard Music Theory 3.0, along with the included How Music Works tutorial, will teach you all you need to know and then some.
It starts from the very beginning, first explaining the nature of sound waves and expanding that to include music. Notes, pitch and octaves are explained in clear, simple terms with plenty of examples. Even if you think you’ve got a complete grasp of these basic concepts, you might be surprised what this tutorial will teach you.
How Music Works also delves deeply into staff notation and the reasons for its use. You won’t just learn how to read music, you’ll learn why staff lines are used the way they are. You’ll also be introduced to major scales and key signatures, giving you a complete understanding of how each scale is related. And the program doesn’t just stick to familiar, western scales. You’ll also learn scales that are used in cultures in India and the Middle East, along with how they can interact with western scales.
You’ll find hundreds of examples throughout the tutorial. So whether you’re wondering how a given progression sounds or what makes a particular rock song sound the way it does, you’ll find concrete answers. If you want to jump around, the contents panel on the left makes it easy to skip between sections. You can easily bookmark the current section and go back to it at a later time.
Many music tutorials are so dry and boring that even the most dedicated student loses interest, but not ChordWizzard Music Theory. It’s written in straightforward language that anyone can relate to, and its numerous examples draw you into each lesson.
