Nort

3mo

I’ve contemplated going to school for music. Do you find it to have been worth it?

Mark Moschino

3mo

honestly there are better ways to do it then than being online. I went to a conservatory pre covid - I can't imagine what going to art school online would be like but tbh from my perspective it's not worth it.

What are you looking to get out of it? If you're looking for basic music theory stuff then check out "Tonal Harmony" and "The Real Book" tonal harmony is a textbook i still use-it'll teach you more classical music theory, The Real Book is a collection of jazz standards that you'll have to study, but it's a good lesson for what a lot of the chords pop music is based around. Also on the same tip start studying the blues.

If you're looking to get your chops up to play an instrument then I'd suggest finding a teacher and doing private lessons with them and they'll sort you out with the music theory of it too.

If you're looking to produce (I produce, and make money from it) then all of this is good but watching production tutorials is also helpful.

There are many ways to skin a cat if you're trying to expand musically, so don't be discouraged.

Also the theory might seem lame and kind of a slog, it's a situation where it's good to know the rules in order to start breaking them.

every producer/composer/instrumentalist i've ever worked with say "I wish I knew more theory"