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Theory 1

Theory 1

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Module 1

Fundamentals: Pitch

Guide to Module 1: Fundamentals - Pitch
The Musical Alphabet
The Staff and Clefs
Remembering Treble Clef Notes
Remembering Bass Clef Notes
Ledger Lines
1.01 ~ Treble Clef Note Naming (1 Ledger)
1.02 ~ Bass Clef Note Naming (1 Ledger)
The Grand Staff
The Piano Keyboard
The Piano Keyboard: Steps and the Black Keys
1.03 ~ Steps on the Keyboard
1.04 ~ Keyboard Note Identification (Sharps)
1.05 ~ Keyboard Note Identification (Flats)
Scientific Pitch Notation for Octaves
1.06 ~ Grand Staff Note Naming (Includes Octaves)
1.07 ~ Keyboard Note Identification (Octave Included)
The C Clef
Remembering Alto Clef Notes
1.08 ~ Alto Clef Note Naming (Staff Only)
Remembering Tenor Clef Notes
1.09 ~ Tenor Clef Note Naming (Staff Only)

Module 2

Fundamentals: Rhythm and Meter

Anatomy of Notes and Rhythm
Compare Durations with a Grid
2.01 ~ Identify Basic Durations
2.02 ~ Compare Basic Durations
The Rest: Notating Silence
2.03 ~ Identify Notes and Rests
2.04 ~ Compare Durations (Includes Rests)
Drawing Stems, Flags, and Beams
Dots and Ties
2.05 ~ Compare Durations (Includes Dots)
Tempo
2.06 ~ Tempo Terms
Beat and Meter
Reading Musical Time: Time Signatures, Measures, and Barlines
2.07 ~ Identify Simple Meter (Level 1)
Playing Simple Rhythms
2.08 ~ Tap Rhythms in Simple Meter (Level 1)
Playing Eighth Notes
2.09 ~ Tap Rhythms in Simple Meter (Level 2)
Playing Dotted Quarters
2.10 ~ Tap Rhythms in Simple Meter (Level 3)
Pitch and Rhythm Review
2.11 ~ Intro to Note Entry: Mary Had a Little Lamb
2.12 ~ Compose in Simple Meter
2.13 ~ Quiz: Pitch, Duration, and Simple Meter

Module 3

Fundamentals: Major Scales, Key Signatures, and the Circle of Fifths

The Major Scale
3.01 ~ Keyboard Scale Builder (up to 7 sharps/flats)
3.02 ~ Scale Spelling (up to 7 sharps/flats)
Intro to Notating Scales
3.03 ~ Scale Spelling (up to 7 sharps/flats)
The Key Signature
3.04 ~ Identify Key Signatures in Treble and Bass Clef
The Circle of Fifths
3.05 ~ Circle of Fifths Placement: Major Keys
3.06 ~ Build Key Signatures in Treble and Bass Clefs
3.07 ~ Question and Answer Melody

Module 4

Fundamentals: Compound Meter

Intro to Compound Meter
4.01 ~ Classify the Meter
4.02 ~ Identify Compound Meter (Level 1)
Playing Basic Compound Rhythms
4.03 ~ Tap Rhythms in Compound Meter (Level 1)
More Common Compound Rhythms
4.04 ~ Tap Rhythms in Compound Meter (Level 2)
4.05 ~ Compose in Compound Meter
Major Scales and Keys Review
Simple and Compound Meter Review
4.06 ~ Quiz: Major Scales and Compound Meter

Module 5

Fundamentals: The Minor Mode

The Minor Scale
5.01 ~ Keyboard Minor Scale Builder (All Keys)
5.02 ~ Notate Minor Scales (Treble and Bass Clefs)
Relative Major and Minor
5.03 ~ Identify the Scale Degree (Major Scales)
5.04 ~ Identify Minor Key Signatures (Treble and Bass Clefs)
Adding Minor to the Circle of Fifths
5.05 ~ Circle of Fifths Placement: Minor Keys
Intro to Minor Variants and Harmonic Minor
5.06 ~ Make Natural Minor Scales Harmonic (Bass and Treble Clefs)
Melodic Minor
5.07 ~ Make Natural Minor Scales Melodic (Bass and Treble Clefs)
Melodic Minor in Context
5.08 ~ Compose in Melodic Minor
Minor Scales and Keys Review
5.09 ~ Quiz: Minor Scales and Key Signatures

Module 6

Fundamentals: Intervals Part 1

Intro to Intervals: Size
6.01 ~ Identify Interval Size
Interval Families
6.02 ~ Identify Interval Family
Major and Minor 2nds and 3rds
6.03 ~ Identify Major and Minor 2nds and 3rds
6.04 ~ Build Major and Minor 2nds and 3rds
6.05 ~ A Melody with 2nds and 3rds
Quality for 4ths and 5ths
6.06 ~ Identify 4th and 5th Quality
Major and Minor 6ths and 7ths
6.07 ~ Identify Major and Minor 6ths and 7ths
6.08 ~ Build Major and Minor 6th and 7ths

Module 7

Fundamentals: Intervals Part 2

Augmented and Diminished for Major/Minor Intervals
7.01 ~ Quality for Major/Minor Family Intervals
The Unison and Octave
7.02 ~ Quality for Unisons and Octaves
The Complete Interval Chart
7.03 ~ Quality for Intervals 1-8
Using the Major Scale to Find Intervals
7.04 ~ Use the Major Scale for Intervals 1-8
Interval Inversion
7.05 ~ Interval Inversion Rules
7.06 ~ Invert to Identify 6ths and 7ths
7.07 ~ Build Intervals 2-8
7.08 ~ A Melody with Leaps
Intervals Review
7.09 ~ Quiz: Intervals

Module 8

Fundamentals: Triads Part 1

Introduction to Chords: The Triad
8.01 ~ Identify Major and Minor Triads
Triads: Augmented and Diminished
8.02 ~ Identify Triads (All Qualities)
Using the Major Scale for Triads
8.03 ~ Building Triads from the Major Triad
Building Triads
8.04 ~ Build Triads
8.05 ~ An Arpeggiated Accompaniment

Module 9

Fundamentals: Triads Part 2

Inverting Triads
9.01 ~ Identify Triads (Inversions Included)
Labeling Triad Positions with Figured Bass
9.02 ~ Identify Chords and Inversions with Figured Bass
Triads in a Major Key
9.03 ~ Identify Roman Numerals for Major Triads (Treble clef)
9.04 ~ Identify Roman Numerals for Triads in a Major Key (Bass clef)
9.05 ~ Compose a Melody to a Given Chord Progression
Triad Review with Figured Bass
9.06 ~ Quiz: Triads

Module 10

Seventh Chords

Seventh Chords: Major, Minor, and Dominant
10.01 ~ Identify Major, Dominant, and Minor Sevenths
Seventh Chords: Half and Fully Diminished
10.02 ~ Seventh Chord Formulas
10.03 ~ Identify All Five Seventh Chords
10.04 ~ Build All Five Seventh Chords
Inverting Seventh Chords
10.05 ~ Identify Seventh Chord Root, Inversion, and Quality
Labeling Seventh Chord Positions with Figured Bass
10.06 ~ Identify Triads and Seventh Inversions with Figured Bass
The 12-Bar Blues
10.07 ~ A 12-Bar Blues Accompaniment

Module 11

Harmonic Analysis

Chord Symbols
11.01 ~ Analysis: Level 1 (Major only)