1st Principles

Subject

Music Theory

Pitch, rhythm, and harmony as shared language for musicians.

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Topics

Foundations

Orientation and shared vocabulary for this subject.

Application

Constraints in real jobs in Music Theory

Constraints in real jobs as it applies to Music Theory.

Cost and benefit in Music Theory

Cost and benefit as it applies to Music Theory.

Failure modes in Music Theory

Failure modes as it applies to Music Theory.

Implementation steps in Music Theory

Implementation steps as it applies to Music Theory.

Maintenance over time in Music Theory

Maintenance over time as it applies to Music Theory.

Problem framing in Music Theory

Problem framing as it applies to Music Theory.

Risk in Music Theory

Risk as it applies to Music Theory.

Scaling up in Music Theory

Scaling up as it applies to Music Theory.

Stakeholders in Music Theory

Stakeholders as it applies to Music Theory.

Trade-offs in Music Theory

Trade-offs as it applies to Music Theory.

Communication

Cross-disciplinary talk in Music Theory

Cross-disciplinary talk as it applies to Music Theory.

Explaining to beginners in Music Theory

Explaining to beginners as it applies to Music Theory.

Media coverage in Music Theory

Media coverage as it applies to Music Theory.

Open questions in Music Theory

Open questions as it applies to Music Theory.

Policy briefs in Music Theory

Policy briefs as it applies to Music Theory.

Presentations in Music Theory

Presentations as it applies to Music Theory.

Public controversy in Music Theory

Public controversy as it applies to Music Theory.

Teaching others in Music Theory

Teaching others as it applies to Music Theory.

Visuals that teach in Music Theory

Visuals that teach as it applies to Music Theory.

Writing clear summaries in Music Theory

Writing clear summaries as it applies to Music Theory.

Comparison

Analogies from other fields in Music Theory

Analogies from other fields as it applies to Music Theory.

Common confusions in Music Theory

Common confusions as it applies to Music Theory.

Competing models in Music Theory

Competing models as it applies to Music Theory.

Consensus areas in Music Theory

Consensus areas as it applies to Music Theory.

Debates that matter in Music Theory

Debates that matter as it applies to Music Theory.

Historical shifts in Music Theory

Historical shifts as it applies to Music Theory.

Interdisciplinary links in Music Theory

Interdisciplinary links as it applies to Music Theory.

Regional differences in Music Theory

Regional differences as it applies to Music Theory.

Schools of thought in Music Theory

Schools of thought as it applies to Music Theory.

Translation of terms in Music Theory

Translation of terms as it applies to Music Theory.

Context

Climate and environment in Music Theory

Climate and environment as it applies to Music Theory.

Demographics in Music Theory

Demographics as it applies to Music Theory.

Equity and access in Music Theory

Equity and access as it applies to Music Theory.

Funding in Music Theory

Funding as it applies to Music Theory.

Future scenarios in Music Theory

Future scenarios as it applies to Music Theory.

Global trends in Music Theory

Global trends as it applies to Music Theory.

Institutions in Music Theory

Institutions as it applies to Music Theory.

Regulation in Music Theory

Regulation as it applies to Music Theory.

Social impact in Music Theory

Social impact as it applies to Music Theory.

Technology change in Music Theory

Technology change as it applies to Music Theory.

Core ideas

Abstraction levels in Music Theory

Abstraction levels as it applies to Music Theory.

Cause and correlation in Music Theory

Cause and correlation as it applies to Music Theory.

Central definitions in Music Theory

Central definitions as it applies to Music Theory.

Equilibrium and change in Music Theory

Equilibrium and change as it applies to Music Theory.

Feedback loops in Music Theory

Feedback loops as it applies to Music Theory.

Laws, rules, or patterns in Music Theory

Laws, rules, or patterns as it applies to Music Theory.

Models and diagrams in Music Theory

Models and diagrams as it applies to Music Theory.

Scale: micro to macro in Music Theory

Scale: micro to macro as it applies to Music Theory.

Systems and parts in Music Theory

Systems and parts as it applies to Music Theory.

Units and measurement in Music Theory

Units and measurement as it applies to Music Theory.

Deep dives

Advanced preview in Music Theory

Advanced preview as it applies to Music Theory.

Capstone directions in Music Theory

Capstone directions as it applies to Music Theory.

Classic papers or texts in Music Theory

Classic papers or texts as it applies to Music Theory.

Edge cases in Music Theory

Edge cases as it applies to Music Theory.

Landmark discoveries in Music Theory

Landmark discoveries as it applies to Music Theory.

Minority reports in Music Theory

Minority reports as it applies to Music Theory.

Open research fronts in Music Theory

Open research fronts as it applies to Music Theory.

Paradigm shifts in Music Theory

Paradigm shifts as it applies to Music Theory.

Synthesis projects in Music Theory

Synthesis projects as it applies to Music Theory.

Where to go next in Music Theory

Where to go next as it applies to Music Theory.

Evidence

Anomalies in Music Theory

Anomalies as it applies to Music Theory.

Bias and blind spots in Music Theory

Bias and blind spots as it applies to Music Theory.

Case studies in Music Theory

Case studies as it applies to Music Theory.

Conflicting studies in Music Theory

Conflicting studies as it applies to Music Theory.

Data tables and charts in Music Theory

Data tables and charts as it applies to Music Theory.

Primary sources in Music Theory

Primary sources as it applies to Music Theory.

Secondary summaries in Music Theory

Secondary summaries as it applies to Music Theory.

Strong versus weak claims in Music Theory

Strong versus weak claims as it applies to Music Theory.

Triangulation in Music Theory

Triangulation as it applies to Music Theory.

Uncertainty language in Music Theory

Uncertainty language as it applies to Music Theory.

Methods

Documentation in Music Theory

Documentation as it applies to Music Theory.

Estimation and error in Music Theory

Estimation and error as it applies to Music Theory.

Ethics in method in Music Theory

Ethics in method as it applies to Music Theory.

Experiments and controls in Music Theory

Experiments and controls as it applies to Music Theory.

Observation protocols in Music Theory

Observation protocols as it applies to Music Theory.

Peer review in Music Theory

Peer review as it applies to Music Theory.

Replication in Music Theory

Replication as it applies to Music Theory.

Reproducible workflows in Music Theory

Reproducible workflows as it applies to Music Theory.

Simulation and models in Music Theory

Simulation and models as it applies to Music Theory.

Surveys and samples in Music Theory

Surveys and samples as it applies to Music Theory.

Orientation

Careers and roles in Music Theory

Careers and roles as it applies to Music Theory.

Everyday examples in Music Theory

Everyday examples as it applies to Music Theory.

History in one glance in Music Theory

History in one glance as it applies to Music Theory.

How claims get checked in Music Theory

How claims get checked as it applies to Music Theory.

Jargon worth learning first in Music Theory

Jargon worth learning first as it applies to Music Theory.

Objects you study in Music Theory

Objects you study as it applies to Music Theory.

Reading habits that stick in Music Theory

Reading habits that stick as it applies to Music Theory.

Tools practitioners use in Music Theory

Tools practitioners use as it applies to Music Theory.

What questions the field asks in Music Theory

What questions the field asks as it applies to Music Theory.

What the field is not in Music Theory

What the field is not as it applies to Music Theory.

Skills

Checklists in Music Theory

Checklists as it applies to Music Theory.

Collaboration norms in Music Theory

Collaboration norms as it applies to Music Theory.

Debugging mistakes in Music Theory

Debugging mistakes as it applies to Music Theory.

Hands-on practice in Music Theory

Hands-on practice as it applies to Music Theory.

Mentorship in Music Theory

Mentorship as it applies to Music Theory.

Pattern recognition in Music Theory

Pattern recognition as it applies to Music Theory.

Portfolio pieces in Music Theory

Portfolio pieces as it applies to Music Theory.

Self-assessment in Music Theory

Self-assessment as it applies to Music Theory.

Speed versus accuracy in Music Theory

Speed versus accuracy as it applies to Music Theory.

Tooling basics in Music Theory

Tooling basics as it applies to Music Theory.