Music theory can help musicians learn new skills, perform different musical styles, and develop self-confidence they need to try innovative effects. The music itself is a form of communication, connecting with your audience, the theory of music is also very inspiring. The purpose of music theory is to explain why something both sounded like it did, and how the sound can be created again. The important point to remember about music theory is that the music comes first. Never believe that you cannot be a good musician just because you have never taken a course in theory. Perceptions and rules that constitute the theory of music are like the grammatical rules governing written language. Being able to absorb the music allows musicians to read and play the music exactly as the composer intended.

Learning to read music is like learning a new language, there are a lot of intuition and interpretation involved; many self-taught musicians out there who never learned to read and write music find the very idea of ​​learning the theory of music boring and unnecessary; a musician who knows music theory and learns to understand how music works; will be inspired to play in different situations, with new people, melodies, songs and expressive freedom. 

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