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So I'm in high school and we just got our new schedules. I'm pretty into music...I took concert choir and musical theatre but there's one class I got stuck in that I didn't ask for...music theory. Does anyone know what that is, or what to expect?
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Too add on to the answer below, I took it and while it can be helpful in understanding music, if you don't have a good teacher it can be pretty tedious and hard and is not essential to a vocalist/singer who has to know solfege and how to hit the notes and all the notes and sharps and flats but not really a whole lot behind that. There are many sites only dedicated to learning music theory. If you already have a background in music or want to advance it this class could be good for you. It was hard for me bc of teacher and I don't have a whole lot of background in music. I would say it is not that important for choir and musical theater.
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In music theory you learn about the fundamentals of music (eg, staffs, scales, music notation, chords, etc). It can get as rigorous as you want it to be. I think it's an essential class for anyone who wants to advance in music, since in performing you should understand every bit and piece of your music. Plus it can be a lot of fun. In some classes, students write their own music scores!
If you don't want to take it, my suggestion would be to see your counselor and ask if there's any way to switch to a different music class.
Hope this helps.
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