Medford musician Emily O’Brien is offering a series of five online Sunday workshops titled “Practical Music Theory: Nuts and Bolts for Everyday Musicians.” O’Brien, who specializes in playing the record, will go over common nuts and bolts topics that will help you learn your music faster and sight read more easily, recognize how your part fits into the context of an ensemble piece, and gain a more detailed understanding of music you hear.

Today’s session is on counterpoint, which is when multiple independent voices make music together. Emily will go over basic principles of how different voices move in relation to each other, and practice recognizing how your part fits in with the others. She’ll also take a quick look at using these principles to help you create harmony parts of your own.

Cost is $18 for this workshop; the full series of five workshops may be purchased for $80. Register on O’Brien’s website: https://www.emilysdomain.org/Recorderland/online-workshops/