Music Theory I

Music Theory students will learn to read, write, hear, and recognize basic elements of music through rhythm, pitch, scales, intervals, and chord progressions. Guided listening practice will help students recognize different instrumental and vocal timbres within the context of common classical genres. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to read music and will have gained practical knowledge of music and will understand the technical elements of music all around them that makes it effective and beautiful.

Alfred’s Essentials of Music Theory workbook 1

Catherine Guidry

Catherine Guidry has a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas focusing on instrumental musical education for all ages. She was a band director at a local middle school for five years. For the last fifteen years, Catherine has taught private lessons and performed as a flutist in a professional capacity at weddings, funerals, and in orchestras.