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Theory Thursday

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WIND & BRASS

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THEORY THURSDAYS

Hello there EPSYO students who are joining me for our weekly Theory Thursday meetings via the EPSYO Facebook Page.  I will make Facebook Live events for each lesson available each week for you to plan for.  And once we have completed a lesson I will make any materials for the upcoming lesson available for download weekly.  We have included a button below for you to immediately link to our Facebook Page for these weekly events.  As we go through our theory lessons, should you have questions about assignments or require more clarification, you may email me (Dr. Welsch) at james@epsyos.org.  Of course, during our Facebook Live sessions, you’ll be able to comment in real time, and I’ll work hard to answer all questions in each lesson. 

The materials we are using are handouts and texts I have used through the 8+ years of teaching music theory at the college level.  I hope they will be a resource for you as we move forward.  

If you should miss a Theory Thursday Lesson, you will be able to search the EPSYO Facebook page for those lessons, which will be saved chronologically in the feed.  

I am looking forward to spending time with you weekly and I hope you find the content helpful.

Much Love, Dr. Welsch

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April 9, 2020


Week 1 – Music Fundamentals

Topics to be covered: Octave designation, grand staff, ledger lines, clefs, enharmonic equivalents, half & whole steps in relation to the major scale

Free Staff Paper

April 16, 2020


Week 2 – Pitch, Notation, and Introduction to Scales

Topics to be covered: Dots, rhythmic alignment of notes on grand staff, stem direction, placement of accidentals

Dr. Welsch forgot to mention where you can learn more about C-clefs in the previous video.  You can find more about what you’ll need to complete this week’s assignments here on this webpage james@epsyos.org with any questions:

C-clef Information
Assignments due today

April 23, 2020


Week 3 – Major scales and key signatures

Assignments due today

April 30, 2020


Week 4 – Forms of the minor scale and key signatures

Assignments due today

May 7, 2020


Week 5 – Review of major a various forms of minor scales and their key signatures. We will also introduce the concept of Modes.

Assignments due today

May 21, 2020


Week 6 – Finishing up Modes and a brief introduction to simple and compound meter.

May 28, 2020


Week 7 – Continue duration, meter and time signatures.

Assignments due today

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El Paso, TX 79942
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