The Importance of Music Theory and Ear Training to Professional Musicians and Arrangers Part 1

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org - Jim Ellis, a musician and composer based in Atlanta, GA, explains why a professional musician needs to learn music theory in order to have a successful career, and how theory, combined with well-trained ears, can help you understand arranging, part-writing, and song structure on a much deeper level than otherwise.

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[JoseAAmezquita]

Awesome advice, music theory is important to learn if someone want to become a better musician

[MichaelKhanTV]

Without a basic knowledge of music theory, one will not be able to operate... Auto-Tune.. lol

[G6304]

Very informative ...like it !

[ONENataliaONLY]

Thanks for the information. It is important to have a good foundation.

[alpenjon]

Very informative; thank you!

[chiefindisguise]

All of this is so true,once you internalize music theory and dedicate yourself to make music the process becomes much easier.But it overlooked the three most important approach to making music (at least my way of thinking):melody,harmony,rhyth­m.Once you dominate this three tenets you can do just about anything musically.