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List of Exercises

Pitch

  • 1Treble Clef Note Naming (Staff Only)
  • 2Place Notes: Treble Clef (Staff Only)
  • 3Bass Clef Note Naming (Staff Only)
  • 4Place Notes: Bass Clef (Staff Only)
  • 5Treble Clef Note Naming (1 Ledger)
  • 6Bass Clef Note Naming (1 Ledger)
  • 7Grand Staff Note Naming
  • 8Name Notes with Key Signatures (Bass Clef)
  • 9Name Notes with Key Signatures (Treble Clef)
  • 10Grand Staff Note Naming (Includes Octaves)

Duration

  • 1Identify Basic Durations
  • 2Compare Basic Durations
  • 3Identify Notes and Rests
  • 4Compare Durations (Includes Rests)
  • 5Compare Durations (Includes Dots)

Meter

  • 1Identify Simple Meter (Level 1)
  • 2Tap Rhythms in Simple Meter (Level 1)
  • 3Tap Rhythms in Simple Meter (Level 2)
  • 4Tap Rhythms in Simple Meter (Level 3)
  • 5Classify the Meter
  • 6Tap Rhythms in Compound Meter (Level 1)
  • 7Identify Compound Meter (Level 1)
  • 8Tap Rhythms in Compound Meter (Level 2)

The Piano Keyboard

  • 1Keyboard Note Indentification: White Keys
  • 2Keyboard Note Indentification: White Keys (Grand Staff)
  • 3Steps on the Keyboard
  • 4Keyboard Note Indentification (Sharps)
  • 5Keyboard Note Indentification (Flats)

Major Scales

  • 1Keyboard Scale Builder (Up to 3 Sharps/Flats)
  • 2Scale Spelling (up to 3 sharps/flats)
  • 3Notate Major Scales (Treble Clef - Up to 3 Sharps/Flats)
  • 4Notate Major Scales (Bass Clef - Up to 3 Sharps/Flats)

Key Signatures

  • 1Identify Key Signatures in Treble Clef
  • 2Identify Key Signatures in Bass Clef
  • 3Treble Clef Note Naming (Keys up to 3 Sharps or Flats)
  • 4Bass Clef Note Naming (Keys up to 3 Sharps or Flats)
  • 5Circle of Fifths Placement: Major Keys
  • 6Grand Staff Note Naming (Keys up to 3 Sharps or Flats)
  • 7Treble Clef Note Naming (All Keys)
  • 8Bass Clef Note Naming (All Keys)
  • 9Grand Staff Note Naming (All Keys)
  • 10Circle of Fifths Placement: Minor Keys

Minor Scales

  • 1Keyboard Minor Scale Builder (Up to 3 Sharps/Flats)
  • 2Notate Minor Scales (Treble Clef - Up to 3 Sharps/Flats)
  • 3Notate Minor Scales (Bass Clef - Up to 3 Sharps/Flats)
  • 4Identify Minor Key Signatures (Treble Clef - Up to 4 Sharps/Flats)
  • 5Identify Minor Key Signatures (Bass Clef - Up to 4 Sharps/Flats)
  • 6Make Natural Minor Scales Harmonic (Treble Clef)
  • 7Make Natural Minor Scales Harmonic (Bass Clef)
  • 8Make Natural Minor Scales Melodic (Treble Clef)
  • 9Make Natural Minor Scales Melodic (Bass Clef)
  • 11Convert Scales to Parallel Major or Minor (Treble Clef)
  • 12Convert Scales to Parallel Major or Minor (Bass Clef)
  • 13Scale Recognition: Major and Natural Minor (Treble Clef)
  • 14Scale Recognition: Major and Natural Minor (Bass Clef)
  • 15Scale Recognition with Key Signatures (Treble and Bass Clef)

Intervals

  • 1Identify Interval Size
  • 2Identify Interval Family
  • 3Identify Major and Minor 2nds and 3rds
  • 4Identify 4th and 5th Quality
  • 5Build Major and Minor 2nds and 3rds
  • 6Build 4th and 5ths
  • 7Identify Major and Minor 6ths and 7ths
  • 8Build Major and Minor 6th and 7ths
  • 9Quality for Major/Minor Family Intervals
  • 10Quality for Unisons and Octaves
  • 11Quality for Intervals 1-8
  • 12Use the Major Scale for Intervals 1-8
  • 13Invert to Identify 6ths and 7ths
  • 14Interval Inversion Rules
  • 15Build Intervals 2-8

Chords

  • 1Identify Major and Minor Triads
  • 2Identify Triads (All Qualities)
  • 3Building Triads from the Major Triad
  • 4Build Triads
  • 5Identify Triads (Inversions Included)
  • 6Identify Roman Numerals for Major Triads (Treble clef)
  • 7Identify Roman Numerals for Triads in a Major Key (Bass clef)

Vocabulary

  • 1Tempo Terms

Guided Composition

  • 1Intro to Note Entry: Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • 2Mary Had Another Lamb
  • 3Compose in Simple Meter
  • 4Question and Answer Melody
  • 5Compose in Compound Meter
  • 6Compose in Melodic Minor
  • 7Compose a Melody to a Given Chord Progression

Quizzes

  • 1Quiz: Pitch, Duration, and Simple Meter
  • 2Quiz: Major Scales and Compound Meter
  • 3Quiz: Minor Scales and Key Signatures
  • 4Quiz: Intervals
  • 5Music Fundamentals: Final Exam