Members oldgitplayer Posted September 23, 2011 Members Share Posted September 23, 2011 For those who live in the UK and Australia, Howard Goodall is probably a familiar name, but there's a good chance that he hasn't screened on US TV. He has done a number of TV series about music, and this one, that screened first in 2004 and has been repeated a few times, I have found of particular value.I have no music education, and play by ear, but having taken to songwriting, I've been putting together some of the essential building blocks of music theory to help me on my exploration.I have just re-visited the series and found it of immense value.I highly recommend it to anyone who needs a few more tools in their songwriting shed. The series is in 4 parts :1. Melody2. Rhythm3. Harmony4. Bass I dare anyone even with a good grounding in music theory to say that they didn't get something of value from this series. It is all on YouTube with each topic broken into 10 minute segments. Although he begins with Melody as the most important, if you are not comfortable with the classical and earlier periods of music, then I recommend starting with Rhythm, as it is probably more accessible to contemporary musicians. [video=youtube;c_jEkNiYFNc] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted September 23, 2011 Members Share Posted September 23, 2011 Cool. LCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 24, 2011 Members Share Posted September 24, 2011 Enjoyed these as a kid. [video=youtube;rxwWlQNGeKE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted September 24, 2011 Members Share Posted September 24, 2011 Hugely influential on me. Hard to think of Lenny as that young once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members ido1957 Posted September 24, 2011 Members Share Posted September 24, 2011 Music 101 - taught in my music classes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark Blackburn Posted September 25, 2011 Members Share Posted September 25, 2011 Thanks, "oldGuitBrit" in Australia. As JetCityMatt says, "great refresher -- very interesting and VERY entertaining." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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