Question # 3 : How can Music Theory benefit my music making ability?
Answer : Music Theory helps you =
- Deepen your understanding of music
- Memorize music more quickly and efficiently
- Compose music more effectively
More Information : As discussed before, the deeper one studies music theory, the more one comes to understanding a piece’s meaning and construction. Music is (generally) based on patterns, which become more apparent to the eyes (and ears) as one goes deeper into the study of music theory.
Because music is based on patterns, music theory becomes a skill that can be learned by anybody and which can be used in many other areas of life. This use of knowledge depends one’s interpretive ability as well as one’s creative ability; skills that one can use to perform, interpret, and create music in a much more fulfilling way.
