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This page introduces xenharmonic music theory through the terminology used by its practitioners. This outline of links can be used as a self-guided introductory course through the [[Main Page|Xenharmonic Wiki]] for beginners interested in understanding, playing or composing microtonal or [[xenharmonic music]]. | This page introduces xenharmonic music theory through the terminology used by its practitioners. This outline of links can be used as a self-guided introductory course through the [[Main Page|Xenharmonic Wiki]] for beginners interested in understanding, playing or composing microtonal or [[xenharmonic music]]. | ||
Although it consists only of links, the | == About this course == | ||
Although it consists only of links within an outline, the structure is intentionally ordered to help guide people new to this subject toward a growing conceptual understanding. The purpose is to open one doorway (among many possible others) to answering the question "How can I begin learning about xenharmonic music?" Other doorways include [[Listen|listening]] to or [[Instruments|playing]] music. | |||
This course overlaps and extends from a prerequisite of Music Theory 101, a ubiquitous first-semester college course whose material is also commonly taught to high school piano, guitar and jazz musicians. There are several excellent free online comprehensive textbooks teaching conventional Music Theory 101 ([https://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom], [https://viva.pressbooks.pub/openmusictheory/ Open Music Theory], [https://www.8notes.com/theory/ Music Theory]). If you work through at least the first half of one of those comprehensive courses, many of the links below to Wikipedia articles will be redundant, | This course overlaps and extends from a prerequisite of Music Theory 101, a ubiquitous first-semester college course whose material is also commonly taught to high school piano, guitar and jazz musicians. There are several excellent free online comprehensive textbooks teaching conventional Music Theory 101 ([https://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom], [https://viva.pressbooks.pub/openmusictheory/ Open Music Theory], [https://www.8notes.com/theory/ Music Theory]). If you work through at least the first half of one of those comprehensive courses, many of the links below to Wikipedia articles will be redundant, or you may prefer the Wikipedia readings. | ||
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