Music Theory
If you are wondering which came first, music or music theory, the answer is music; by a lot. Music is acknowledged to be many thousands of years old. It was during the time of ancient Greece when music first started to be looked at in terms of its composition. If you are a student of philosophy this probably doesn’t come as a surprise. The … Keep Reading → philosophers of ancient Greece loved to try and figure out the meaning of things and music was no exception. The earliest forms of musical notation came from this area. Over the years musical notation became more formalized and many of the fundamentals of music theory were created. Music theory is more than just music notation though. It also includes the concepts that form the notes. Elements such as rhythm scales, keys and dynamics must be understood as well. Music can and has been created without an education in music theory; but the knowledge of music theory helps one to understand the common language of music.
