Music Theory 101: Reading Music NOT Required!
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1 The Importance of the Major Scale The method of teaching music theory we will learn is based on the Major Scale. A Scale is simply a sequence of notes in which we end on the same note we start, only an octave higher. There are many different kinds of scales; Major, Example of a Major Scale: The C Major Scale Minor, Pentatonic, Chromatic, Whole Tone The most important scale is the Major Scale. In fact, it is so fundamental, usually when a musician referrers to the Major Scale, the word Major is dropped. For example; instead of calling it the C major scale, it is simply called the C scale. Example of an Octave: C to C The distance from the start and end note of the Major Scale is commonly called an Octave. There are better ways to define an octave, but for the purposes of keeping the Major Scale as our reference this definition serves us well. It s also important to understand the term harmony. Harmony is when more than one note is played at a time. Most commonly, harmony is recognized as chords. Almost all chord theory can be understood by using the Major Scale as a reference. By the end of this course we will be able to recognize a simple chords like a C Major chord, or as complicated as a Bbm7b5, and identify exactly what notes Example of Harmony: The C Major Chord make up the chord based on the Major Scale. (Note: the full course by Kennis Russell will be released in March of Subscribe to wetube.com/kennisrussell and the newsletter at kennisrussell.com to stay to date on the release of the full course). 1
2 Sharps # and Flats b Let s stop and take a look at the piano keyboard. From now on I will simply refer to the piano keyboard as the keyboard. If we are not familiar with the keyboard, we need to spend some time learning it. We need to be able to look at any white or black key on the keyboard and identify each key by name. Note that term Up and Down are used often. To go Up is to move to the right on the keyboard and Down is to the left. Up and Down are also identified by symbols. The Sharp symbol looks like a Tic Tac Toe (# = Sharp), and the Flat symbol looks like a lower case B (b = Flat). # is up and b is down. An easy way to remember # and b is that if we step down on something we will make it flat (b), and if we touch something sharp (#) wer hand will go up. Note that all black keys on the keyboard are either sharp or flat. White notes are called Naturals. The symbol for natural is ( ); however we will only used in special cases. Enharmonic Notice that all black notes have two names. For instance, C# is also Db. This is called an Enharmonic. An Enharmonic is the same note with two different names. Which name we call a note is determined by the relationship to the notes around it. Example of an Enharmonic: C#/Db Think of it this way. One man can be addressed to by two different names based on who is addressing him. He may be called as Son by his father, or he may be called Dad by his son. He is the same person, but the name in which he is called is determined by who is addressing him. In the same way we may call a note C# because wer reference note is C, but I may call the same note Db because my reference note is D. We will go into more detail of when to call an enharmonic by what name later in the book. For now I just want we to be aware of what an enharmonic is, the same note with two different names. In order to make thinks simpler, for the first few lessons we will refer to most enharmonic notes by their # name. 2
3 Half-steps Another concept we must fully understand are Whole-step and Half-step. Let s look at our keyboard again, but this time we will look at just the top portion. A Half-Step is the distance from a given note to a note directly above or below it. This is the smallest distance between two notes. Using the keyboard above, half-steps are easy to identify. Simply start at a note and look at the note to the left or right. That is a half-step. Here are a few examples of half-steps; C to C#, F to F#, and G# Examples of Half-steps: C to C#, and E to F to A. Half-steps are very easy to see, especially when moving from a white note to a black note or vice versa. However, there are two half-steps that move from a white note to a white note; B to C, and E to F. Go ahead and memorize this, write it down a hundred times on a piece of paper, tattoo it on wer arm if we have to. If we forget that; B to C and E to F do not have a # or b (a black note) in between them, we will constantly be making mistakes. For the purposes of this lesson, there is no E#, Fb, B#, or Cb. This is very important, so please memorize it. Whole-Steps A Whole-step is the distance from a given note to a note two half-steps above or below. Two halves make a whole. Just like two halves of a pizza makes a whole pizza, two half-steps make a whole-step. Here are a few examples of whole-steps; C to D, A to B, and F# to G#. When looking at the keyboard, we may be tempted to define a whole-steps simply as going from a given white note to the white note directly up or down, or going from a given black note to the black note directly up or down. Thinking of whole-steps this way will get us in trouble. Remember there are no # s or b s between B to C or E to F. So a whole- Examples of Whole-steps: B to C#, and F to G 3
4 step up from B is not C, rather, whole-step up from B is C#. And a whole-step up from D# is not F#, rather, whole-step up from D# is F. At first glance it may look like the distance is further than a whole-step, but it is not, we must count the half-steps. We will get very good at recognizing whole-steps and half-steps as we progress through this course. Major Scale Formula There are many methods to finding out which notes are in the major scales. We will learn other methods later in this course, but for now we will figure out the major scale simply by applying the Major Scale Formula. The Major Scale Formula is similar to a simple math formula. In math we have formulas, like A 2 + B 2 = C 2, we simply plug the numbers into the formula and we get the correct answer. The formula for the major scale is -W-W-H-W-W-W-H-. We will now abbreviate Wholestep with a W, (W = Whole-step) and abbreviate Half-step with an H, (H = Half-step). In mathematical terms the Major Scale Formula would look like this. (W = 1, H =.5 and Starting note = SN, Ending Note = EN); SN + W + W + H + W + W + W + H = EN. Major Scale Formula Applied to the C Major Scale Let s use the major scale formula to determine the C Major Scale (or C Scale ). The starting note is C, we goes up a whole-step to D, then go up a whole-step to E, up a half-step to F, up a whole-step to G, up a whole-step to A, up a whole-step to B, lastly up a half-step to C. The example below shows how we use the Major Scale Formula to write down the notes in the C Scale. C D E F G A B C 4
5 Note that all scales start and end on the same note name. For example; the C Scale starts and ends on C, the G scale starts and ends on G and the A Scale starts and ends on A. If we ever end on a different note than we started on, we know we have made a mistake applying the formula. Here is another example of applying the major scale formula to the A Scale. Notice that the whole-step up from B is C# and the whole-step up form E is F#. Major Scale Formula Applied to the A Major Scale As we determine the notes in the Major Scale, we also determine the order of the notes and refer to them by their number. For example; in the C Scale the 1 is C, 5 is G, and 7 is B. These numbers will become very important to us later in this course, but for now I just want we to be aware of the numbers associated with each note as we apply the Major Scale formula. Sense every scale starts and ends on the same note name, the end note s number can be thought of as an 8 th note of the scale or as the 1 st. We will notate this last note as 8/1. It is important to also note that all letter names will be represented within Major Scale. In other words every Major Scale will have an A, B, C, D, E, F, and G in the scale. Some notes may be # or b, like F# or Bb, but every letter name will be represented. In every major scale we will start and end on the same letter name (an Octave), so though 8 notes are in the scale there are actually only 7 letter names. For example; the notes in the E Major Scale are E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E. Note that it starts and ends on E, and there are a total of 7 letter names, and all letter names are represented. 5
6 Lesson 1 Important Notes, Terms and Definitions Def: Scale: A sequence of notes in which we end on the same note we start, only an octave higher. Def: Octave: The distance from the start and end note of the Major Scale. Def: Harmony: when more than one note is played at a time. Note: # = Sharp, b = Flat, and = Natural Def: Sharps or Flats Def: Enharmonic: The same note with two different names Def: Half-step: is the distance from a given note to a note directly up or down from it. Def: Whole-step: The distance from a given note to a note two half-steps up or down from it. Note: There are no # s or b s between B and C, or E and F. Note: Major Scale Formula: -W-W-H-W-W-W-H- H = Half-step W = Whole-step Note: All letter names will be represented within Major Scale. Note: Every scale will start and end on the same letter name. Note: A total of 7 individual letter names will be in every Major Scale. How to Apply the Major Scale Formula (Quick Reference) 1. Start on the 1 st note of the scale (Start note as the Key Name) 2. Go a Whole-step up from the 1 st note to find the 2 nd 3. Go a Whole-step up from the 2 nd note to find the 3 rd 4. Go a Half-step up from the 3 rd note to find the 4 th 5. Go a Whole-step up from the 4 th note to find the 5 th 6. Go a Whole-step up from the 5 th note to find the 6 th 7. Go a Whole-step up from the 6 th note to find the 7 th 8. Go a Half-step up from the 7 th note to find the 8/1 (octave same note as 1 st ) 6
7 Lesson 1 Homework Choose the correct answer below each question. Key of C C D G B C 1. What is the 3 rd note of the C scale? (Choose correct answer below) 2. What is the 4 th note of the C scale? (Choose correct answer below) 3. What is the 6 th note of the C scale? (Choose correct answer below) 7
8 Key of A Music Theory 101: Reading Music NOT Required! A C# D F# A 4. What is the 2 nd note of the A scale? (Choose correct answer below) 5. What is the 5 th note of the A scale? (Choose correct answer below) 6. What is the 7 th note of the A scale? (Choose correct answer below) Key of G G A D E G 7. What is the 3 rd note of the G scale? (Choose correct answer below) 8. What is the 4 th note of the G scale? (Choose correct answer below) 9. What is the 7 th note of the G scale? (Choose correct answer below) 8
9 Key of D Music Theory 101: Reading Music NOT Required! D E F# C# D 10. What is the 4 th note of the D scale? (Choose correct answer below) 11. What is the 5 th note of the D scale? (Choose correct answer below) 12. What is the 6 th note of the D scale? (Choose correct answer below) Key of E E A B C# E 13. What is the 2 nd note of the E scale? (Choose correct answer below) 14. What is the 3 rd note of the E scale? (Choose correct answer below) 15. What is the 7 th note of the E scale? (Choose correct answer below) 9
10 Key of F (This key uses b s instead of # s, so enharmonic notes will be b ) F A C D F 16. What is the 2 nd note of the F scale? (Choose correct answer below) A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab 17. What is the 4 th note of the F scale? (Choose correct answer below) A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab 18. What is the 7 th note of the F scale? (Choose correct answer below) A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab Key of Bb (This key uses b s instead of # s, so enharmonic notes will be b ) Bb F G A Bb 19. What is the 2 nd note of the Bb scale? (Choose correct answer below) A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab 20. What is the 3 rd note of the Bb scale? (Choose correct answer below) A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab 21. What is the 4 th note of the Bb scale? (Choose correct answer below) A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab 10
11 Choose answer below each question. Music Theory 101: Reading Music NOT Required! 22. How many different notes are in a major scale? (Not including the Octave) a. 5 b.7 c What is an Octave? a. The distance from the start note to the end note of the Major Scale. b. A note that is 8 half-steps above or below a given tone. c. The same note with two different names. 24. In a Major Scale, all the letter names need to be represented? True or False 25. What is a Half-step? a. A note directly above or below a given note b. A note half of an octave above or below a given note. c. A note that is played so fast it is hard to hear. 26. What is a Whole-step? a. A note that is eight notes above or below another given tone. b. When all of the notes of the scale are played in a row. c. A note two half-steps above or below a given note. 27. What is the Formula for the major Scale? (H = Half-step, W = Whole-step) a. -W-H-H-W-W-W-Hb. -W-W-W-H-W-W-Hc. -W-W-H-W-W-W-H- 28. What is an Enharmonic? a. The same note with two different names. b. A note less than a half-step above or below a given tone. c. When more than one or more # or b is in the scale. 29. Which notes have no # s or b s between them? a. D to E b. E to F c. G to A 11
12 30. Determine the notes in the C scale using the major scale formula 31. Determine the notes in the E scale using the major scale formula 32. Determine the notes in the G scale using the major scale formula 33. Determine the notes in the Bb scale using the major scale formula (Use flat enharmonics with the Bb scale) 34. Determine the notes in the F scale using the major scale formula (Use flat enharmonics with the F scale 12
13 Lesson 1 Homework Answer Key 1. E 2. F 3. A 4. B 5. E 6. G# 7. B 8. C 9. F# 10. G 11. A 12. B 13. F# 14. G# 15. D# 16. G 17. Bb 18. E 19. C 20. D 21. Eb 22. b 23. a 24. True 25. a 26. c 27. c 28. a 29. b 30. C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C 31. E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E 32. G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G 33. Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb 34. F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F 13
14 Lesson 2: Intro to Thinking in Numbers Translating the Major Scale to Numbers We now understand the Major Scale Formula and how to apply it to any key. We will now translate the major scale into numbers. Once we begin to think of notes as numbers instead of letter names the doors to understanding how music is organized are thrown wide open. Translating, or converting, the Major Scale into numbers is as simple as starting with the 1 st note of the scale and giving it the number 1, the 2 nd note of the scale is given the number C Major Scale written with letter names 2, the 3 rd note of the scale 3 this continues up to the 7 th note of the scale as 7. Take a look at the example to the left. In the C Major Scale the 1 st note C=1, 2 nd note D=2, 3 rd note E=3, 4 th note F=4, 5 th note G = 5, 6 th C Major Scale translated into numbers note A=6, the 7 th note B=7, and then we are back to the first note of the scale C which can be translated 8 or 1 depending of its context. We will refer to the 8 th note of the scale as 8/1, because sometimes we look at it as the octave 8 and sometimes as if the scale is starting over again at 1. The goal to thinking in numbers is to be able to convert any Major Scale into numbers in the head. This may seem like a daunting task, but with a little bit of memorization and practice it becomes second nature. 1
15 Let s translate the A Major Scale into numbers. Just as the previous example, we give the 1 st note of the scale the number 1, 2 nd note the number 2, and so on until we get to the octave (back to the 1 st note of the scale). In the A scale the 1 st note A=1, 2 nd note B=2, 3 rd note C#=3, 4 th note D=4, 5 th note E = 5, 6 th note F#=6, the 7 th note G#=7, and A=8/1 A Major Scale written with letter names A Major Scale translated into numbers Importance of Thinking in Numbers It is very important for musicians to think in numbers. In this course, we will fully develop and understand this concept and practically apply it. Take a few moments to study the chart below of all the Major Scales and their corresponding numbers. We can use this chart as a reference when translating major scales into numbers. 2
16 Why Think in Numbers Before we move deeper into the nuts and bolts of applying numbers in music theory, I d like to give some basic example of when thinking in numbers is useful. Once we can think in numbers, an entire language that musicians use to communicate is understood. Here are a few examples of how musician talk in numbers to communicate music. Don t worry if you don t understand what is being said as all of this will be explained throughout the full course. All of these examples are in the Key of C. Go back to the one = the next note or chord is C. We are doing a 2, 5, 1 turn around = We will play Dm, G, C, when we repeat. We are going to the 4 = We are playing an F chord next. Go up a 3 rd from C = Go to the E note. The 6 th degree of the Scale = The A note Play the minor 2 chord = Play a Dm chord. Add a Major 7 th in that C Chord = Add a B note to the C Chord Hit the 5sus of the new key to modulate up = Play a Gsus chord as a transition chord when we move up to the key of C. Notating Chords with Numbers As we saw in the previous example, musicians use numbers to verbally communicate, however number are perhaps more common in written form with chord notation. It is often more effective to communicating the chord of a song in numbers instead of letter names. Rather than writing chords with the letter name like C or Dm, those chords are written with numbers like 1 or 2m. Below is an example of a simple chord progression notated with numbers. At the top of the page the key of the song is indicated and that is the only place an actual letter name is necessary. This example translated into letter names is (C Dm F G). At first glance this might seem like an unneeded extra step. After all, if we can use letter names to indicate chords in the first place, then why even bother having to Example of a Chord Chart in the key of C notated with number 3
17 make our brain translate numbers into letter names? This question has merit. Actually it often makes more sense not to use numbers to notate chords, but there are times when notating with numbers instead of chord names is extremely useful and more effective. Chicken Scratch! Notating in numbers is useful when the key of a song may need to be transposed on the fly. To Transpose means to play music (notes or chords) in a different key from that originally notated, to move music (notes or chords) upwards or downwards in pitch. Take a look at the example to the right. Let s suppose we are playing a new song with a band. We start in one key and realize that the key is too low or too high for the singer. If we have a chart written in letter names, everyone has to scratch out the old chords and write in the new ones. Then, let s suppose the second key does not Example of Letter Chart Turning to Chicken Scratch work either and we have to also cross out all of the second set of chords we wrote out and write in the third set of. It does not take much for an entire chord chart to look like chicken scratch once we start crossing out chords and writing new ones using letter names. Furthermore, our example of Chicken Scratch is a simple four chord progression. Imagine an entire page, or pages, of music that looks like that. It would be difficult to read effectively. The Nashville Number System Years ago in the 50 s this was a common problem among studio musicians in Nashville TN. Studio musicians would show up to record a new song for an artist, given a sheet of music only to discover that the singer wanted it in another key. Valuable studio time (and money) was wasted converting chord charts into new keys. A system of notating with numbers was 4
18 developed called the Nashville Number System. Now musicians with basic music theory knowledge could play the given chart, written in numbers, in any key! Notating in numbers is not just for Nashville studio musicians. Cover bands and contemporary church praise and worship teams are just a couple of types of bands that have great success notating with numbers. A common problem in these types of bands is multiple musicians knowing the same song in differing keys. This is not a problem when musicians can play by numbers. Example of Translating Chord to a New Key in the Head Once we develop this skill, even if the other players in the band cannot play by numbers, or we don t have number charts, we can translate chord charts to numbers in the head, and then back into chords in the new key. So if the chord chart is written in C and the key it needs to be played in is in G, we simply translate in the head C=1 (in old key), 1= G (in new key). Again, this may seem like a daunting task, but it becomes second nature to think in numbers after a while. Using Numbers in Chords Another way numbers are used in to indicate which numbers of the scale are to be added to a chord. This is done by attaching a number to the letter name, like C9 or Dm7. For example; if F Example of Chords with Numbers Attached chord has a 2 attached, his indicates the second note of the F Major Scale is to be added to the F Chord. The second note of the F Major Scale is G, so to play an F2 chord, simply add a G note to the notes we are already playing in the F Chord. This will be explained in great detail in another lesson in this course. For now, we should understand that contemporary music theory is based upon the Major Scale and the ability to translate the Major Scale into numbers. 5
19 Lesson 2 Homework: Thinking in Numbers Use the Major Scale Formula in lesson one to complete 1-5. Use the above chart as a reference if needed. 1. Determine the notes in the C scale using the major scale formula 2. Determine the notes in the E scale using the major scale formula 6
20 3. Determine the notes in the G scale using the major scale formula 4. Determine the notes in the Bb scale using the major scale formula (Use flat enharmonics with the Bb scale) 5. Determine the notes in the F scale using the major scale formula (Use flat enharmonics with the F scale) 6. Determine the notes in the D scale using the major scale formula 7. Determine the notes in the Eb scale using the major scale formula (Use flat enharmonics with the F scale) 7
21 8. What is the 2 nd note of the scale in the key of C? 9. What is the 6 th note of the scale in the key of F? A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab 10. What is the 6 th note of the scale in the key of E? 11. What is the 3 rd note of the scale in the key of Bb? A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab 12. What is the 5 th note of the scale in the key of A? 13. What is the 4 th note of the scale in the key of F? A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab 14. What is the 6 th note of the scale in the key of D? 15. What is the 3 rd note of the scale in the key of Eb? A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab 16. What is the 5 th note of the scale in the key of Bb? 17. What is the 2 th note of the scale in the key of A? 18. What is the 7 th note of the scale in the key of C? 19. What is the 3 rd note of the scale in the key of F? A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab 8
22 Lesson 2 Homework Answer Key 1. C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C 2. E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E 3. G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G 4. Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb 5. F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F 6. D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D 7. Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb 8. D 9. D 10. C# 11. D 12. E 13. Bb 14. Bb 15. G 16. F 17. B 18. B 19. A 9
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