3-Dimensional
Music TheoryOnline Course
© 1998, 2005 by Michael
Riversong
It is possible to play well without knowing any
music theory, but enjoyment of playing and communication with other
musicians is much greater when the theory is understood. Anyone
who wants to become a professional musician will absolutely need to
know theory.
Centuries ago, it was found that knowledge of
music theory can be a great help in learning mathematics and science.
One key element of this course is physical
models. These are built either with the Zometool kit or with
ordinary modeling clay. Building these models increases
understanding tremendously.
Students on this course can be playing any
instrument or type of music. These days, sheet music is
widely available in many forms over the Internet.
Email communications are an important part of the
course. Each student is expected to write up results of doing
exercises. This also allows for spontaneous questions to be
handled quickly. Your teacher does most of the course work
between 3:30 and 7:00 am, Mountain time. Students who
are online at those times may be able to use instant messaging as well.
Course materials are provided by email.
These include documents which can be opened by almost all programs and
graphics files. Everything has been made compact in order to
reduce download times for people with dial-up connections.
To find out more and make arrangements, email directly to mriversong@earthlink.net