This course follows the Basic Education Core Curriculum focusing on Music, understanding the various notes, tones and music notations through practice, is called music theory. Through the ages, music theory has evolved by observing various music composers and instrument players and understanding how they create and play music.

Music theory also involves studying and analyzing the basic building blocks of music like rhythm, form, harmony, pitch, etc. On the philosophical side, it also describes the beliefs and concepts related to music. Some people, especially those involved in classical music, believe that music helps you connect emotions. Looking at it strictly from a scientific or technical perspective, one can say that the study of any kind of sonic occurrences, even natural sounds, can be considered to be music theory.