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Intro to Music Theory

Course Outline

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class 1

 

  • The Staff
    • Lines and Spaces
    • Higher/Lower Pitches
  • Note Names
    • Treble Clef
    • Musical Alphabet
    • Ledger Lines
  • Rhythms
    • Measures/Barlines
    • 4/4 Time
    • Notes
      • Whole
      • Half
      • Quarter
    • Rests
      • Whole
      • Half
      • Quarter
  • Navigation
    • Repeat Signs
    • 2nd Endings
    • Codas
      • D.C al Fine
      • D.S. al Fine

 

 

 

Class 2

 

  • Variations/Extension
    • Bass Clef
    • 3/4, 2/4 Time
    • Sharps and Flats
    • Eighth Notes, 6/8 Time
    • Dotted Notes
      • Half
      • Quarter
    • Triplets
  • Ties/Slurs
    • Rhythmic Ties
    • Phrasing
    • Slurs - Various Instruments
  • Whole Steps/Half Steps
    • Distance on Piano/Guitar
    • Chromatic Scale
    • C Major Scale Structure
    • Building Scales

 

 

 

 

Class 3

 

  • Key Signatures
    • Sharp Keys
    • Flat Keys
  • Intervals
    • Diatonic
    • Chromatic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class 4 

  • Chords
    • Root, Third, Fifth
    • Building on Scales
    • Chord Qualities
      • Major
      • Minor
      • Diminished
      • Augmented
    • 7th Chords
      • Major 7th
      • Minor 7th
      • Dominant 7th

 

 

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