Music Theory
    in 10 minutes
Sections
★   Notes          ★   Going Off-Key
★   Scales         ★   Takeaways
★   Chords         ★   Questions
★   Progressions   ★   Surprise
Notes
What is a note?
Notes




C
Octaves




C     C
Scales
What is a scale?
Chromatic Scale
Diatonic Scale
    Whole Step
    Whole Step
     Half Step
    Whole Step
    Whole Step
    Whole Step
     Half Step
     & Repeat
Major Scale
         Root
     Whole Step
     Whole Step
      Half Step
     Whole Step
     Whole Step
     Whole Step
  Half Step (Octave)
Major Scale




  CD E F G ABC

    (C Major Scale)
Major Scale
                        F#




             G ABCD E    G

   (G Major Scale)
Minor Scale
        Root
    Whole Step
     Half Step
    Whole Step
    Whole Step
     Half Step
    Whole Step
 Whole Step (Octave)
Minor Scale




ABCD E F G A

     (A Minor Scale)
Melodic Minor
    Scale
                   G#




 ABCD E F             A

    (A Melodic Minor Scale)
Pentatonic Scale




     CDE            GA            C

     (C Major Pentatonic Scale)
Chords
What is a chord?
Triads
The Root
The Fifth
The Third(s)
Major Chords




   C     E       G

       (C Major Chord)
Minor Chords
       Eb




   C             G

       (C Minor Chord)
Coloring Tones
Coloring Tones
                     Bb




    C   E      G

        (C7 Chord)
Coloring Tones




    C      E       G        B

        (C Major 7 Chord)
Minor Chords
       Eb             Bb




   C              G

       (C Minor 7 Chord)
Progressions
Chords in C
  Major



  C     E       G

      (C Major Chord)
Chords in C
  Major



        F       A    C

   (F Major Chord)
Chords in C
  Major



            G        B   D

   (G Major Chord)
Chords in C
  Major



   D     F      A

   (D Minor Chord)
Chords in C
  Major



     E      G        B

   (E Minor Chord)
Chords in C
  Major



                A    C   E

   (A Minor Chord)
Chords in C
  Major



                        B      D   F

  (B Minor Diminished Chord)
I IV V
I V vi IV
I V vi IV
vi IV I V
Going Off-Key
Blue Notes
Pentatonic Scale




   A   CDE            GA

       (A Minor Pentatonic Scale)
Pentatonic Scale
              Eb




   A     CDE             GA

   (A Minor Pentatonic Scale w/ a Blue Guy)
The III Chord
vi III IV I
I III vi V
I III vi V
The iv Chord
Takeaways
Know the rules

to break them
I IV bIII bVI
Great Work
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  Theory
    +
  Magic
Questions?
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Music theory

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