Music Works Course Spring 2016

Brighter Sound presents Music Works - Understanding Music Theory. A new course for spring 2016 for practicing musicians of all genres and levels.

Develop and improve understanding of music theory to enhance the way you play and write. A series of eight weekly sessions with guitarist, composer and teacher, Neil C Young and Dr Smith.

The course divides and explores elements into categories: Dynamics, Rhythm, Structure, Melody, Instrumentation and Harmony. Working through these elements using your creative skills as practicing musicians you will quickly gain a deeper practical understanding of how they work and combine to form the tracks that you know and compose.

Areas covered include:
* Rhythm and notation
* Tonalities
* Using musical structure and form
* Developing an arrangement
* Dynamics, instrumentation and texture
* Playback and uses of theoretical knowledge in performance and creative settings.