What are your experiences with self-teaching music theory? You donโ€™t have to be a 100% autodidact to answer this question; you probably have had times when you read a book or watched a video to learn some specific idea or technique. Ideally, Iโ€™d like to compile some guides for readers who donโ€™t have a teacher.

Personally, I prefer close reading of books and articles, but I know thatโ€™s hardly a universal approach.

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@Xenoceratops Currently self teaching as well. Iโ€™ve joined online communities where music is discussed and trying to get through some deep books like Counterpoint in Composition, Harmony & Voice Leading and hoping to get into Taneyevโ€™s works later. I try to self correct as much as I can and post work often to get an idea of where my holes in understanding are, so I can continue my studies.

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I think itโ€™s funny that thereโ€™s such an emphasis on simplicity and accessibility in self-study resources, yet the one book I consistently see mentioned by self-teachers is CiC.

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