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daverees410 karma

I saw www.khanacademy.org in 2010 and thought - "I could totally do this for music". So I spent the next few weeks scripting a load of videos and working out how to do the recording and graphics.

Once these were done I sent them to Sal Khan not really expecting a reply, but he got back to me and was really encouraging!

That was all the inspiration I needed really and so I'm still going two years later!

daverees48 karma

Good question.

Unlike a university or conservatoire - my goal is to help people on their musical journey no matter what that may be.

If they want to learn three chords on the guitar and sing songs to their friends - great. If they want to learn to analyse the deepest levels of a Beethoven symphony- also great.

Most music schools (certainly in the US and UK) tend to focus on "classical art music" - that, said some now offer courses on jazz, world music and music theatre, for example. While these courses will suit some, there's not so much for people who don't want to study music in a rigorous academic way.

I'm trying to create a way of learning about music that will help you no matter what kind of music you'd like to play, compose or listen to.

By doing this I'm hoping I can show everyone that there aren't these big differences between different types of music, they're all interesting and important and there's lots to be gained from studying them all. (At the moment I feel in higher education that studying "classical" music is seen as more important or worthwhile than other styles - I disagree!)

daverees48 karma

. . . let's put that on the maybe pile.

daverees47 karma

Hi Jack,

Good luck, and hope you find the site useful. Please feel free to email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Dave

daverees46 karma

At the moment. . . I can't. Essentially what I'm providing is short music tutorials and exercises that can be used by anyone wanting to brush up on particular topics in music theory.

So I'm definitely not claiming what I can offer is a replacement for teachers/schools or for anything really. But I'm hoping that over time I can build up a library of music lessons and exercises that will be helpful to music students and their teachers as well.

In the future I do have plans to try and explore some other areas in more detail - these may include:

  • Can I create the resources to help someone feel empowered to start a singing group in their local community?
  • Can I make it so that students can track their practice and goals on the site?
  • Can I give students the ability to upload their performances and compositions to the site for constructive feedback from the community?

I don't know if I'll be able to achieve any of these ideas, but I'm excited at the prospect of having a go!