John M Laverty

Music Theory for Home Study John M Laverty

Studying music theory allows a person to understand the building blocks of music. Music Theory for Home Study, Book I, introduces these building blocks one at a time, in a logical, 36 lesson format. Designed to be a self-paced method of study, each lesson builds on the prior ones, including short assignments in order to practice newly introduced material. Instead of trying to cover every possible aspect of music theory, only the most common concepts are explored. For example, while there are many clefs, treble and bass clefs are used exclusively instead of including clefs that are rarely seen. The range of notes is also limited to C below bass clef to C above treble clef, with a maximum of two ledger lines above or below either clef. By limiting what is studied, the building blocks are easier to see, leading to a firmer foundation on how to best understand music theory.