After teaching singers for years, here’s the ONLY theory you need to know… – 30 Day Singer

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-bdqBSv1Rk

Summary

Summary

In this music theory lesson for beginning singers, we learn about pitch and rhythm components of notes. We also discuss the musical alphabet, octave numbers, intervals & scales, and enharmonic equivalents. The lesson introduces minor and major seconds, chords, arpegios, scale, key, and highlights how changing keys can make singing more comfortable.

Highlights

• 🎵 Notes have two components: pitch (highness or lowness) and rhythm (duration).
• 📣 Seven letters in the musical alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
• 💥 Octave numbers differentiate between same letter names.
• 🔀 Intervals & Scales: Octave, minor second, major second.

Key Takeaways

• ⚖️ Minor seconds sound like Jaws theme; Major seconds like „Happy Birthday“.
• 🎹 Chords are three pitches played simultaneously; Arpegios have notes played or sung in succession.
• 🗝️ Understanding scales and keys can make singing easier by changing song range.