MUSIC THEORY FOR IDIOTS

1 - The Basics

Hello, dear reader, and welcome to the first section of my guide to music theory: Music Theory for Idiots. This first part acts as a sort of introduction to music theory, and it's general workings.

Today will be about the basics of music theory, the fundamentals to the entire concept of music theory itself.

First up is pitch. This is what music is at it's basicest shape. Now, the usual pitch today is A=440hz, also known as Concert Pitch. It's standarized pitch