PART 1 CORE PRINCIPLES

Lesson 1 Hearing and Feeling Music

1.1 When Music Happens

1.2 The Piano Keyboard

1.3 Names of the White Keys

1.4 The Chromatic Scale

Lesson 2 Accidentals

2.1 Names of the Black Keys

2.2 Summary of Names for White and Black Keys

Lesson 3 Half and Whole Steps

3.1 Steps in Music

3.2 Spelling Conventions for Half and Whole Steps

3.3 The Whole-Tone Scale

Lesson 4 Rhythm and Meter

4.1 Notation of Rhythm

4.2 Patterns and Groupings

4.3 Notation of Meter

4.4 Beats and Beams

4.5 Learning and Performing Rhythms

4.6 Tempo

Lesson 5 More Rhythm and Meter

5.1 Stress Patterns and Meter

5.2 Dotted Notes

5.3 The Anacrusis

5.4 Rests

5.5 Compound Meter

5.6 Counting Compound Meter

5.7 Fluctuating Beat Divisions

Lesson 6 Staffs and Clefs

6.1 Treble Clef

6.2 Bass Clef

6.3 The Grand Staff

6.4 Octave Designations

6.5 C Clefs

Lesson 7 The Notational System

7.1 Pitch Resources

7.2 Steps on the Staff

PART 2 SCALES AND KEYS

Lesson 8 The Major Scale

8.1 Key and Tonic

8.2 The Diatonic Modes

8.3 Structure of the Major Scale

8.4 Scale Construction

8.5 The Major Scales

8.6 Scale Degree Names

8.7 Transposition

Lesson 9 Key Signatures for Major Keys

9.1 The Key Signature

9.2 Formatting Key Signatures

9.3 The Circle of Keys

Lesson 10 The Minor Scale

10.1 Structure of the Minor Scale

10.2 Scale Families

10.3 The Minor Scales

10.4 Minor Scale Construction

10.5 The Sound of Minor

Lesson 11 Key Signatures for Minor Keys

11.1 Relative Key Signatures

11.2 All Minor Key Signatures

11.3 Circle of Keys for Major and Minor

Lesson 12 The Forms of Minor

12.1 Parallel Major and Minor

12.2 Harmonic Minor

12.3 Melodic Minor

12.4 Summary of the Forms of Minor

PART 3 INTERVALS

Lesson 13 Interval Basics

13.1 Note Connections

13.2 Interval Distance

13.3 Quality

13.4 Size in Half Steps

Lesson 14 Intervals In Any Key

14.1 Minor Intervals

14.2 Method 1

14.3 Interval Inversion

14.4 Method 2

Lesson 15 The Full Interval Spectrum

15.1 Intervals Outside of the Key

15.2 Augmented and Diminished 1, 4, 5, and 8

15.3 Augmented and Diminished 2, 3, 6, and 7

15.4 Summaries of Interval Types

15.5 Methodology

15.6 Augmented and Diminished Intervals Under Inversion

Lesson 16 Interval Contexts

16.1 Intervals in Musical Practice

16.2 Compound Intervals

16.3 Summary

PART 4 CHORDS

Lesson 17 Triads

17.1 Three-Note Groupings

17.2 Triad Characteristics

17.3 Major and Minor Triads

17.4 Diminished and Augmented Triads

17.5 The Circle of Triads

17.6 Methodology

Lesson 18 Expressing Triads

18.1 Triads In Musical Practice

18.2 Some Examples

18.3 Methodology

Lesson 19 Triads in Major Keys

19.1 Scale Degree Combinations

19.2 Roman Numeral Notation

19.3 Chord Functions

Lesson 20 Triads in Minor Keys

20.1 Triad Formations Using Minor Scales

20.2 Additional Considerations for Minor

Lesson 21 Triad Inversion

21.1 The Principle of Chord Inversion

21.2 Forming and Recognizing Triad Inversions

21.3 Symbolizing Triad Inversions

21.4 Methodology

21.5 Choral Texture

Lesson 22 Seventh Chords

22.1 Enriching Triads

22.2 Principles of Construction

22.3 Inversion of Seventh Chords

22.4 Five Types of Seventh Chords

Lesson 23 Chords in Action

23.1 How Does a Song Happen?

23.2 Rhythm, Meter, Tempo

23.3 Harmonic Foundations

23.4 Writing a Melody

23.5 Form and Style

Index