Music Theory, part 1 - What is Music Theory?

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Getting around to some old requests, I thought I might make a quick introduction to music theory, here tacking the big idea of "what is music theory" and introducing two simple terms - consonance and dissonance.

Thumbnail - a Portrait of Johann Fux, a baroque composer and music theorist.

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