Intro

Hey everyone! I'm excited about the class this afternoon. I've come up with a rough syllabus for the class. Honestly, I am going to taylor the class to whatever level you guys are at, but these are the things we're definitely going to learn:

• Key signatures (circle of 5ths)
• Scales
• Rhythms and time signatures
• Intervals
• Chords (tertian) and inversions
• Chords (7ths and beyond) and inversions
• Advanced scales
• Functional harmony
• Melody writing
• Harmonizing a melody

This may seem like a ton of stuff, or it may seem simple. Whatever the case, I hope you enjoy what's to come. I've discovered over my course that the more you learn about music, the more you realize there's more to learn about music. No one knows everything. The best classical piano player probably can't sing jazz, and the composer of a film score may know nothing of Eastern music. That's the beauty of music. It is a form of art given to us by an infinite God Who will not let us think too highly of ourselves, but Who desires for us to use music (and other resources) to know Him and worship Him.

Again, I'm looking forward to working with you all. God bless!

josh