Music Theory: From Beginner to Expert

Symbolical language and the underlying meaning

If you are interested in learning to read music, then there are many tools
available for you to do so, but it is worth saying here that it isn’t a necessary part
of learning theory. Theory is a collection of ideas, ideas that interact with one
another and guide our ears. Putting that theory down symbolically on the staffcan be useful, but it doesn’t all by itself mean that we will understand it or be
able to use it any better.