Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: Complete

 

By Andrew Surmani, Karen Farnum Surmani, and Morton Manus

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Item: 00-17234

 

 

Description

Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory is designed for students of any age, whether listeners or performers, who want to have a better understanding of the language of music. In this all-in-one theory course, you will learn the essentials of music through concise lessons, practice your music reading and writing skills in the exercises, improve your listening skills with the ear-training CDs (available separately or as a Book & CD combo), and test your knowledge with a review that completes each unit.

 

The Student Complete Book includes Books 1-3 in a spiral-bound format.

 

Book 1 (Lessons 1-25): Staff, Notes and Pitches * Treble & Bass Clefs * Grand Staff & Ledger Lines * Note Values * Measure, Bar Line and Double Bar * 2/4, 3/4 & 4/4 Time Signatures * Whole, Half & Quarter Notes/Rests * Dotted Half & Quarter Notes * Ties & Slurs * Repeat Sign, 1st & 2nd Endings * Eighth Notes & Rests * Dynamic Signs, Tempo Marks & Articulation * D.C., D.S., Coda & Fine * Flats, Sharps & Naturals * Whole & Half Step, Enharmonic Notes.

 

Book 2 (Lessons 25-50): Tetrachords & Major Scales * Key Signatures * Chromatic Scale * Intervals, Circle of Fifths * Perfect, Major & Minor Intervals * Augmented & Diminished Intervals * Solfège & Transposition * Sixteenth Notes & Rests * Dotted Eighth Notes & Eighth Note Triplets * Common Time & Cut Time * 3/8 & 6/8 Time Signatures * Pick-up Notes & Syncopation * Primary & Major Triads * Scale Degree Names * Dominant 7th Chord.

 

Book 3 (Lessons 51-75): 1st & 2nd Inversions of Triads * Inversions of V7 Chords * Figured Bass * Major Chord Progressions * Minor Scales, Minor Triads * Augmented & Diminished Triads * Primary Triads in Minor Keys * Minor Chord Progressions * Modes * Harmonizing a Melody in Major and Minor Keys * Broken Chords & Arpeggiated Accompaniments * Passing and Neighboring Tones * Composing a Melody in Major and Minor Keys * 12-Bar Blues Chord Progression & Blues Scale * Basic Forms of Music.

 

The complete line of Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory includes Student Books, a Teacher's Answer Key, Ear-Training CDs, Double Bingo games, Flash Cards, Reproducible Teacher's Activity Kits, and interactive software for students and teachers in private study, studio and network environments.

 

 

 

Contents

Title

Unit 1

Lesson 1: The Staff, Notes and Pitches

Lesson 2: Treble Clef and Staff

Lesson 3: Bass Clef and Staff

Lesson 4: The Grand Staff and Ledger Lines (the middle notes)

Lesson 5: Ledger Lines (low and high notes)

Ear Training for Lessons 1-5

Review of Lessons 1-5

Unit 2

Lesson 6: Note Values

Lesson 7: Measure, Bar Line and Double Bar

Lesson 8: 4/4 Time Signature and Note Values

Lesson 9: Whole, Half and Quarter Rests

Ear Training for Lessons 6-9

Review of Lessons 6-9

Unit 3

Lesson 10: 2/4 Time Signature

Lesson 11: 3/4 Time Signature

Lesson 12: Dotted Half Note

Lesson 13: Ties and Slurs

Ear Training for Lessons 10-13

Review of Lessons 10-13

Unit 4

Lesson 14: Repeat Sign, 1st and 2nd Endings

Lesson 15: Eighth Notes

Lesson 16: Eighth Rests

Lesson 17: Dotted Quarter Note

Ear Training for Lessons 14-17

Review of Lessons 14-17

Unit 5

Lesson 18: Dynamic Signs

Lesson 19: Tempo Marks

Lesson 20: Articulation

Lesson 21: D.C., D.S., Coda and Fine

Ear Training for Lessons 18-21

Review of Lessons 18-21

Unit 6

Lesson 22: Flats

Lesson 23: Sharps

Lesson 24: Naturals

Lesson 25: Whole Steps, Half Steps and Enharmonic Notes

Ear Training for Lessons 22-25

Review of Lessons 22-25

Appendix

Glossary & Index of Terms & Symbols

Unit 7

Lesson 26: Tetrachords and Major Scales

Lesson 27: The Sharp Scales---G and D Major

Lesson 28: The Flat Scales---F and B-flat Major

Lesson 29: Key Signatures---The Sharp Keys

Lesson 30: Key Signatures---The Flat Keys

Ear Training for Lessons 26-30

Review of Lessons 26-30

Unit 8

Lesson 32: The Remaining Major Scales with Key Signatures

Lesson 32: Chromatic Scale

Lesson 33: Intervals

Lesson 34: Circle of Fifths

Ear Training for Lessons 31-34

Review of Lessons 31-34

Unit 9

Lesson 35: Perfect and Major Intervals

Lesson 36: Minor Intervals

Lesson 37: Augmented and Diminished Intervals

Lesson 38: Solfége and Transposition

Ear Training for Lessons 35-38

Review of Lessons 35-38

Unit 10

Lesson 39: Sixteenth Notes

Lesson 40: Sixteenth Rests

Lesson 41: Dotted Eighth Notes

Lesson 42: Common Time and Cut Time (Alla Breve)

Ear Training for Lessons 39-42

Review of Lessons 39-42

Unit 11

Lesson 43: 3/8 and 6/8 Time Signatures

Lesson 44: 3/8 and 6/8 Time Signatures at Fast Tempos

Lesson 45: Eighth Note Triplets

Lesson 46: Incomplete Measures (Pick-up Notes) and Syncopation

Ear Training for Lessons 43-46

Review of Lessons 43-46

Unit 12

Lesson 47: Triads

Lesson 48: Primary and Major Triads

Lesson 49: Scale Degree Names

Lesson 50: The V-7 (Dominant 7th) Chord

Ear Training for Lessons 47-50

Review of Lessons 47-50

Appendix

Glossary & Index of Terms & Symbols

Unit 13

Lesson 51: Triads---1st Inversion

Lesson 52: Triads---2nd Inversion

Lesson 53: V-7 Chords---1st, 2nd and 3rd Inversions

Lesson 54: Figured Bass

Lesson 55: Major Chord Progressions

Ear Training for Lessons 51-55

Review of Lessons 51-55

Unit 14

Lesson 56: Minor Scales

Lesson 57: Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales

Lesson 58: Minor Triads

Lesson 59: Augmented and Diminished Triads

Ear Training for Lessons 56-59

Review of Lessons 56-59

Unit 15

Lesson 60: The Primary Triads in Minor Keys

Lesson 61: Minor Chord Progressions

Lesson 62: Modes Related to the Major Scale: Ionian, Mixolydian, and Lydian

Lesson 63: Modes Related to the Minor Scale: Aeolian, Dorian, Phrygian, Locrian

Ear Training for Lessons 60-63

Review of Lessons 60-63

Unit 16

Lesson 64: Harmonizing a Melody in a Major Key

Lesson 65: Broken Chords and Arpeggiated Accompaniments

Lesson 66: Passing and Neighboring Tones

Lesson 67: Composing a Melody in a Major Key

Ear Training for Lessons 64-67

Review of Lessons 64-67

Unit 17

Lesson 68: Harmonizing a Melody in a Minor Key

Lesson 69: Composing a Melody in a Minor Key

Lesson 70: 12-Bar Blues Chord Progression

Lesson 71: The Blues Scale

Ear Training for Lessons 68-71

Review of Lessons 68-71

Unit 18

Lesson 72: Basic Forms of Music---Motive and Phrase

Lesson 73: AB (Binary) Form

Lesson 74: ABA (Ternary) Form

Lesson 75: Rondo Form

Ear Training for Lessons 72-75

Review of Lessons 72-75

Appendix

Glossary & Index of Terms & Symbols

 

 

 

 

 Additional Information

Series: Essentials of Music Theory

Author: Andrew Surmani, Karen Farnum Surmani, Morton Manus

Format: Book

Page Count: 120

Item Number: 00-17234

ISBN 10: 0-88284-897-6

ISBN 13: 978-0-88284-897-6

UPC: 038081149196