Music Theory
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Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods. In a grand sense, music theory distills and analyzes the fundamental parameters or elements of music — rhythm , harmony ( harmonic function ), melody , structure , form , texture , etc. Broadly, music theory may include any statement, belief, or conception of or about music. [ 1 ] A person who studies these properties is known as a music theorist . Some have applied acoustics , human physiology , and psychology to the explanation of how and why music is perceived .