Basic Materials in Music Theory: A Programed Approach (What's New in Music)

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface to the Thirteenth Edition
Preface to the Sixth Edition by the Original Author
How to Use This Text
About the Authors
1.0 The Basic Materials of Music: Time and Sound
	Time and sound
	Sound waves
	Pitch
	Intensity
	Timbre
	Harmonics
	The harmonic series
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
	Ear-Training Activities
2.0 The Notation of Pitch
	The staff
	Notes: Symbols for tones
	The basic scale
	The treble clef
	The bass clef
	The C-clefs
	Ledger lines
	The grand staff
	The ottava sign
	Half steps and whole steps
	Accidentals
	Enharmonic notes
	The chromatic scale
	Pitch designations
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
	Ear-Training Activities
3.0 Time Classification
	The beat
	Meter
	Simple and compound time
	Borrowed divisions
	Subdivisions of the beat
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
	Ear-Training Activities
4.0 Note and Rest Values
	Relative value of notes and rests
	The dot
	Division of dotted and undotted notes and rests
	Subdivision of dotted and undotted notes and rests
	The unit in simple and compound time
	Metronome indications
	Terms that express tempo
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
	Ear-Training Activities for Chapters 4.0 and 5.0
5.0 Time Signatures
	Time signatures in simple and compound time
	Relation of time signatures to time classification
	Common time
	Alla breve
	The tie
	Rhythmic patterns
	Syncopation
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
6.0 Intervals
	Harmonic and melodic intervals
	Numerical classification of intervals
	Compound intervals
	Classification of intervals by quality
	Inversion of intervals
	Enharmonic intervals
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
	Ear-Training Activities
	Additional Supplementary Activities
7.0 The Basic Scales
	Structure of the basic scales
	Modes
	The keynote
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
	Ear-Training Activities
8.0 The Major Scale
	Structure of the major scale
	Use of accidentals to form major scales on any note
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
	Ear-Training Activities
9.0 The Minor Scales
	The natural minor scale
	The harmonic minor scale
	The
melodic minor scale
	Diatonic and chromatic intervals
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
	Ear-Training Activities
10.0 Key Signatures
	Key and tonality
	Major key signatures
	Relative keys
	Minor key signatures
	Use of accidentals to form the various minor scales
	The circle of fifths
	Enharmonic keys
	Parallel keys
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
	Ear-Training Activities
	Melodic Dictation
11.0 Triads
	The tertian system
	Basic triads
	Major triads
	Minor triads
	Diminished triads
	Augmented triads
	Triads generated by major and minor scales
	Summary
	Mastery Frames
	Supplementary Activities
	Supplementary Assignments
	Ear-Training Activities
Appendix A Music Theory Summary
Appendix B Piano Styles
Appendix C Orchestration Chart; Note/Octave, MIDI Charts
Glossary of Musical Terms
Bibliography for Further Study
Index
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