This document provides an overview of music theory and arrangement. It begins with definitions of music theory as the study of how music is constructed and arrangement as taking an original musical work and adapting it into a new work. It then covers important aspects of music theory including clefs, notes, note values, time signatures, tempos, scales, and basic rhythms. It concludes with discussing four-part writing and using Mary Had a Little Lamb as an example of arranging a well-known song.

1. Music Theory
&
Arrangement
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2. Music Theory
&
Arrangement
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4. Exploration of the
theory behind music &
challenging that
knowledge with the
art of arranging music.
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5. “Music expresses that
which cannot be put
into words and cannot
remain silent”
-Victor Hugo
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6. What is Music Theory?
The study of how music is put
together.
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8. Treble Clef
Bass Clef
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11. E
C
A
F
FACE in the
space
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12. E F
C D
A B
G
F E
FACE in the Every Good Boy
space Does Fine on the
line
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15. G
E
C
A
All Cows
Eat Grass
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16. G A
E F
C D
A B
G
All Cows Good Boys Do
Eat Grass Fine Always
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17. Note Values
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19. Note Values
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20. Other Time Signatures
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21. Tempos
Adagio Slow
Andante Walking pace
Allegro Fast
Vivace Lively
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23. What is a Music
Arrangement?
Taking an original piece of
music and arranging it
into your own piece.
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24. Avoid Keep all voice parts
Parallel Fifths in range
Always use a Avoid voice
pencil overlapping Avoid
Use correct chord Parallel Octa
progression procedure
Write figured
Dominant is always
bass
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25. Four part writing
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26. Mary Had A Little Lamb
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28. Basic Rhythms
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