Corey Dargel posts about trying to find new ways to teach theory, if teach it we must. And we must, otherwise we're limited by habit.
Kyle Gann responds with an excellent idea--teach acoustics first. More specifically, the acoustics of interval. All pitched music, whatever tuning system or style, is based, at least in part, on interval (the "distance" between two notes). So, if you teach interval first, you can go in most any direction you want or need.
A good bit about learning and practicing music is tedious.
ReplyDeleteDrilling is one part of teaching intervals, but the more important part is taching about the concept. What the intervals are and what they mean.