Applied Music Fundemantals

Preface: List of Informed Listening Pieces and Source Recordings: 1. Introduction to Music Notation Chapter Goals Elements of Music The Staff and the Treble Clef --Note Names in the Staff --Mapping Notes to the Staff --The Treble Clef --Ledger Lines in the Treble Clef --Replay The Bass Clef --Note Names in the Bass Clef --Ledger Lines in the Bass Clef --Replay Rhythm and Meter --Elements of Rhythm --Quadruple Meter and Basic Durations --Metric Accents --The Dotted Half Note and Eighth Notes --Triple Meter --Duple Meter --Meter Categories --Summary of Durations --Replay The Repeat Sign --Repeat Signs --Repeat Signs with Endings --Replay Notation --Clefs --Noteheads --Ledger Lines --Stems --Bar Lines and Repeats --The Augmentation Dot --Beamed Eighth Notes --Time Signatures --Note-Spacing Within the Measure Memorization Strategies --Pitch Name Fluency Singing and Hearing Exercises --Duple Meter Patterns --Triple Meter Patterns --Quadruple Meter Patterns Informed Listening: Examples for Study --Duple Meter --Triple Meter --Quadruple Meter Informed Listening: Interesting Examples Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 2. Pitch: The Piano Keyboard / Rhythm: Rests, Ties, and Syncopation Chapter Goals The Keyboard --The White Keys of the Keyboard --Half Steps and Whole Steps --Replay Accidentals --Sharps, Flats, and Naturals --Enharmonic Notes --Why Do We Need Enharmonics? --Double Sharps and Double Flats --Diatonic and Chromatic Steps --Replay Octave Designation --The Ottava Sign --Octave Designation Numbers --Replay Rhythm --Rests --Ties --Dotted Quarter Notes and Syncopation --The Anacrusis (Pickup Measure) --Replay Notation --Accidentals --Rests --Ties --Dotted Quarter Note and Single Eighth Note --Notation and Metric Hierarchy Memorization Strategies Singing Exercises --Two-Beat Patterns --Three-Beat Patterns Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 3. Pitch: Major Keys 1 / Rhythm: Beat Subdivisions Chapter Goals The Major Scale --Structure and Scale Degree Names --Replay --Building Major Scales (up to Four Sharps or Flats) --Replay Major Key Signatures up to Four Sharps or Flats --Replay Summary of Major Key Signatures and Scales Rhythm --Sixteenth Notes --Dotted Eighth Notes --Replay Notation --Notes, Rests, and Beaming --Beaming --Flagged Vocal Notation Memorization Strategies --Memorizing Scale Content --Mapping Scales to Solfege --Practice Strategies --Playing Scales in Tetrachord Position --Keyboard and Singing Exercises --Sixteenth Note Combinations --Sixteenth Note Combinations with Leading Rests Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 4. Pitch: Major Keys 2 / Rhythm: Triplets Chapter Goals More Major Scales --Major Scales with More Than Four Sharps or Flats --Enharmonic Keys --Table of Key Signatures and the Circle of Fifths --Summary of Major Key Signatures and Scales --Replay The Tonic Triad and Tendency Tones --Replay Rhythm --Triplets --Replay Notation --Writing Key Signatures --Writing Triplets Memorization Strategies --A Visual Way to Memorize Scales --Shortcuts for Identifying Key Signatures --A Visual Way to Memorize Key Signatures --Flashcards Practice Strategies Keyboard and Singing Exercises --Sixteenth Note Combinations and Triplet --Sixteenth Note Combinations and Triplet with Leading Rests Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Informed Listening: Tendency Tones in the Music of the Beatles Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 5. Pitch: Minor Keys 1 / Rhythm: Eight- and Two-Based Simple Meter Chapter Goals The Natural Minor Scale --Minor Scale Structure and Relative Keys --Replay --Parallel Keys --Summary of Minor Key Signatures and Scales --Replay Minor Scales and Solfege --La-based Minor --Do-based Minor --Replay Rhythm --Eight-based Simple Meter --Two-based Simple Meter --Replay Notation Memorization Strategies --Parallel and Relative Keys --Flashcards Practice Strategies Keyboard and Singing Exercises --Patterns in Three-eight --Patterns in Three-two Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study --Major to Relative Minor --Minor to Relative Major --Major to Parallel Minor --Minor to Parallel Major Informed Listening: Examples with Questions --Distinguishing Major and Minor --Major Moving to Minor --Minor Moving to Major Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 6. Rhythm: Introduction to Compound Meter / Pitch: Minor Keys 2 Compound Meter --Compound Meter vs. Triplets --Counting Compound Meter --Three-four vs. Six-eight Meter --Songs in Compound Meter --Replay The Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales --The Natural Minor Scale (Review) --The Harmonic Minor Scale --Why Does the Harmonic Minor Scale Exist? --Summary of Harmonic Minor Scales --The Melodic Minor Scale --Summary of Melodic Minor Scales --Scale Degree Names in Minor --Minor Scales in Music --Replay The Tonic Triad and Tendency Tones in Minor Keys --Replay Notation Keyboard and Singing Exercises --Compound Meter Patterns --Compound Meter Patterns with Leading Rests Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 7. Pitch: Intervals / Rhythm: Compound Meter Review Chapter Goals Interval Number and Quality --Replay Major, Minor, and Perfect Intervals --Replay Melodic and Harmonic Intervals --Replay Recognizing Major, Minor, and Perfect Intervals Building Major, Minor, and Perfect Intervals --Building Intervals Above a Given Note --Building Intervals Below a Given Note Augmented and Diminished Intervals --Replay Summary of Interval Qualities Doubly-augmented and Doubly-diminished Intervals Inversion --Diatonic Melody Inversion --Chromatic Melody Inversion --Interval Inversion --Replay Enharmonic Intervals Compound Intervals Other Interval Patterns --Intervals in the Descending Major Scale --Intervals in the Natural Minor Scale --Replay --Notation Memorization Strategies --Interval Shapes --Letter-name Distances --Plain Interval Qualities Identifying Intervals in a Musical Context Keyboard and Singing Exercises Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Analysis and Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 8. Pitch: Triads / Rhythm: Four- and Sixteen-Based Compound Meter Triad Structure and Quality --Major Triads --Minor Triads --Augmented Triads --Diminished Triads --Summary of Triad Qualities --Replay Triad Inversions --Replay Identifying Triads in a Musical Context --Replay Sixteen- and Four-based Compound Meter --Sixteen-based Compound Meter --Replay --Four-based Compound Meter --Replay Summary of Common Meter Types --Simple Meter --Compound Meter Memorization Strategies --Recognizing Triad Qualities --Hearing Triads in Root Position --Recognizing Triad Inversions by Sight and Sound Keyboard and Singing Exercises --Patterns in Six-sixteen --Patterns in Six-four Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Informed Listening: Challenging Examples Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 9. (Postlude) Pitch: Diatonic Triads / Rhythm: Advanced Rhythmic Concepts Chapter Goals Diatonic Triads in Major Keys Diatonic Triads in Minor Keys --Replay Harmony Labeling Triads in Music Diatonic Triad Functions --Primary Triads --Introduction to Voice Leading --Secondary Triads --Replay Advanced Rhythmic Concepts --Irregular Meter --Subtriplets and Supertriplets --Irregular Tuplets --Duplets and Quadruplets --Hemiola --Replay Singing Exercises Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Rhythm Study Informed Listening: Classroom Activity Drills to Go Written Exercises CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED CODA APPENDIX A: ALTO CLEF AND TENOR CLEF: APPENDIX B: SINGING PITCH NAMES: APPENDIX C: CHROMATIC SOLFEGE SYLLABLES: APPENDIX D: MODES: APPENDIX E: SEVENTH CHORDS: GLOSSARY: Index: