Elementary: Preparatory Theory
Names of the notes on the keyboard
Before we start
Staff. Treble and Bass Clefs
How this course works
Note Values
Rests. Values
Time Signatures. Simple and Compound Time
Level 1: Basics of Musical Notation – Practical exercises
Notes. Staff. Treble and Bass Clef
Note Values. Tempo and BPM
Rest Duration
Dots and Ties
Accidentals: Flats, Sharps and Natural signs
Time Signatures: Simple and Compound Meter. Duple, Triple and Quadruple Meter
Grouping and Stem direction
Naming Octaves. Octave registers
Enharmonic notes. Double sharps and flats
Level 2: Time Signatures (Cont.) Intervals
Time Signatures: Odd Meter
Generic Intervals
Specific Intervals
Interval Inversion
How to write intervals
Key Signatures. Circle of fifths
Level 3: Advanced Rhythmic concepts
Triplets, Duplets, Quintuplets and Sextuplets
Dotted Rhythm grouping
Upbeats and downbeats. Anacrusis
Level 4: Scales
Major Scales
Natural Minor Scale
Scale Degrees
Minor Harmonic Scale
Minor Melodic Scale
Roman Numeral Notation
Acoustics: Overtone series and the beginning of Harmony
Overtone series: Harmonicity and inharmonicity as the foundation of Harmony
Relationship between the overtone series and the Major Scales
Triads
Major and Minor Triads
Augmented and Diminished Triads
Root position, First and Second inversion notation
Roman Numeral Analysis
Diatonic Triads
Exercises
Tonic Family
Sub-Dominant Family
Dominant Family
Analysis
Family Chords: Minor Mode
Tonic Family
Sub-Dominant Family
Dominant Family
Analysis
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Exercises
Sevenths Chords
Dominant Seventh
Major Seventh
Minor Seventh
Half-Diminished
Fully Diminished
Augmented Sevenths
Seventh inversions
Chord Notation in Roman Numerals
Voicing concepts
Chord Progressions
Common Chord Progressions
Root movements: Strong, mild and Super-strong
Analysis
Exercises
Cadences
Authentic Cadence
Plagal Cadence
Half-Cadence
Deceptive, Broken or Interrupted Cadence
Non-Chord or Non-Harmonic Tones
Active Steps
Non- Accented Passing Notes
Accented and Chromatic Passing Tones
Non-Accented Ancillary or Neighbouring Tones
Accented and Chromatic Ancillary or Neighbouring Tones
Incomplete Neighbour
Appoggiatura
Anticipation
Escape Tones
Suspensions
Retardations
Double Neighbouring or “Cambiata”
Harmonisation of Melodies in Major and Minor Modes
Major Modes
Exercises
Minor Modes
Exercises
Harmonic Rhythm
This section does not have any lessons.
Harmonic Textures
Homophonic
Chordal
Alberti Bass
Intermittent
Complementary
Chord Substitutions
This section does not have any lessons.
Neapolitan Chord
How to build it in Major and Minor Mode
Analysis and examples
Exercises
Tonicization
Secondary Dominant chords
Examples and Analysis
Exercises
Secondary Diminished chords
Examples and Analysis
Exercises
Greek Modes
History, structure and Modern uses
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
Gradient of light and dark in Greek Modes
Analysis and exercises
Mode Mixture or Modal Interchange
What is modal interchange and when to use it
Application in Major and Minor Modes
Examples and Analysis
Exercises
Augmented Sixth Chords
Italian
French
German
Swiss or English-German
Analysis
Exercises
Modulation
What is Modulation and when to use it
Tonicization Versus Modulation
Closely and Distantly related Keys
Modulation by Dominant chords
Diatonic Pivot Chords and Common Chords
Enharmonic Modulation
Examples and Analysis
Exercises
Revision and Exercises
This section does not have any lessons.