Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Outstanding Music Theory Documentary

Howard Goodall hosts an incredible look at music theory and history in this documentary. I highly recommend part 1 (Melody) and part 2 (harmony):

How Music Works 1- Melody
In this film composer Howard Goodall looks at melody's basic elements. Why are some melodic shapes common to all cultures across the world? Can successful melodies be written at random? If not, what are the familiar melodic patterns composers of all types of music have fallen back on again and again, and why do they work?


Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four
Part five

How Music Works 1- Harmony

In the late middle ages western harmony started on a journey that would take it in a completely separate direction to that of the music of other parts of the world. It discovered chords, and, over the next seven centuries, began to unlock their harmonic possibilities. In this film Howard looks at how western harmony works, and how, in the present day, it has fused with other forms of music to create new styles.

Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four
Part five

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