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What are the steps to becoming a musician?

A career in music is an amazing but difficult path to go down, you will often face rejection, difficulties and roadblocks. However, if you choose to do it, it can be very rewarding and can lead to a lot more fulfilment than many other fields. The tutors at Superprof provide excellent music theory lessons to provide a strong foundation. This strong foundation will influence the remainder of our journey. Through our tutors’ music theory lessons, we take you through the fundamentals like rhythm, melody, harmony and more. By starting with the basics, students are prepared for whatever may come next, they can explore more complex concepts or difficult work. This approach ensures a comprehensive understanding of how music works without overwhelming the studying.

Is music theory something that can be learned?

Music is an industry that is rife with natural talent, overwhelming competition and difficult concepts. It can often seem impossible to break into the industry especially when you don’t have any natural talent. However, this is no obstacle, music, like any other subject, requires a lot of skill that can be worked on in and out of the classroom. Online music theory lessons empower students to break into that musical world without making them feel dwarfed by others. Skill, dedication and passion will shine through but the knowledge and expertise that you will gain from music theory lessons will allow you to stay bright. Music theory involves music reading, writing, concepts and techniques. There is a surprising amount to learn and music theory exams can be wide-reaching. All of this goes to show that music, and especially music theory can be learned. Our music theory lessons allow students to prove this to themselves, however, there are also tutors available on this platform to teach you how to play music, to put your music theory to the test!

How do I revise music theory lessons?

One of the most difficult skills to learn in music theory is music reading. It is completely incomprehensible to the unprepared and mind-boggling beginners. It’s only once you see an expert's work does it hit you how complex these skills can be. However, don’t worry, once you learn these skills in the classroom there are many skills and websites available to help you revise. Firstly, keep a notebook, it doesn’t have to be neat or tidy, it simply has to work for you. Keep track of what you’re struggling with or techniques you may want to use later. Make shorthand notes of any terms and definitions as well. Additionally, look for websites that test your music reading skills, there are many websites that show songs written down and you have to predict what they sound like. Services like this are crucial for sharpening your skills. There are similar websites that will test your pitch analysis, they will create different notes at different pitches and you will have to write down what you hear. Lastly, in any learning environment, it is important to find out what works best for you, everyone learns differently, find your own unique style. In fact, this is one of the reasons why online music theory lessons can be so effective, your tutor is able to adapt your unique style and help you learn most effectively.

How to find online music theory lessons on Superprof?

Superprof makes it supremely easy to find high-quality online music theory lessons. If you’re happy to take online music lessons, then you have an unlimited choice of tutors all around Ireland and the world! Many tutors offer online lessons but if you’d understandably prefer in-person lessons then that's an option too and those tutors are still easy to find. Simply, put your local town into the Superprof search bar and “Music theory” and all the locally available music tutors will be presented to you!

How do music theory lessons work on Superprof

Once you find your tutor, Superprof facilities everything you need to start doing lessons, you can schedule lessons with an agreed-upon price, and discuss how the lessons will go. You can talk to your tutor about any detail you like and you don’t even need to do the lesson on Superprof, Superprof just makes it easy to find tutors and it cuts out any management work.