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Music Theory Services

Structure behind
every sound

Unity Works offers focused music theory guidance — from foundational concepts to advanced compositional analysis — for musicians who want to understand what they are already doing.

Music theory educator at Unity Works
What we cover

Services offered

Harmonic Analysis

Chord progressions carry more information than most players realise. This service works through real scores — from Bach chorales to jazz lead sheets — identifying function, voice leading, and tension resolution in practice.

Sessions focus on a specific piece or passage the reader brings. Analysis stays grounded in what is on the page, not abstract theory divorced from sound.

  • Roman numeral and functional labelling
  • Secondary dominants and modal mixture
  • Borrowed chords in contemporary writing
  • Reduction to skeletal voice-leading
Core service

Rhythm and Metre

Polyrhythm, syncopation, and odd metres are learnable with the right notation. This service builds rhythmic literacy from basic subdivision through complex cross-rhythms used in contemporary composition.

Foundational

Counterpoint Study

Two-voice writing reveals why certain combinations of notes feel stable or unresolved. Sessions follow species counterpoint, moving from strict first species toward free imitation.

Craft-focused

Form and Structure

Sonata, rondo, through-composed — understanding formal architecture changes how a piece is heard and written. This service maps large-scale structure across genres and periods.

Advanced
Reader perspectives

Music theory described by those working through it

The following accounts come from readers who engaged with Unity Works material over several months. No outcome is guaranteed — progress depends on time invested and prior background.

6+ Years of published content
4 Distinct service areas
12+ Topics covered in depth
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Harmonic analysis sessions made secondary dominants click after years of reading about them. Working through an actual Chopin nocturne rather than invented examples made the difference.

Oisín Farquhar Pianist, Melbourne

The counterpoint material is genuinely rigorous. It took several weeks before two-voice writing felt natural, but the explanation of why parallel fifths create problems was the clearest I have encountered.

Dagmar Vesely Composer, Brisbane
Behind the approach

Theory grounded in repertoire, not abstraction

Every concept at Unity Works is introduced through a real musical passage. Scales appear in the context of a specific melody; chord functions appear in a progression that already sounds familiar.

This approach slows down the early stages deliberately. A reader who understands why a diminished seventh chord creates tension in one specific bar carries that understanding further than one who memorised the interval pattern alone.

Musical score and notation used in theory analysis