Music Theory Made Easy (Lessons 14-27)
What you'll learn
- Notate, hear, play, and sing musical intervals
- Notate, hear, play, and sing minor keys, and the natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales
- Understand diatonic triads and seventh chords, on the piano keyboard, on the musical staff, and by ear
- Understand and write Roman Numeral analysis.
- Read and write Figured Bass
- Understand Note and Rest Values
- Understand meter and time signatures
- Learn to count correctly in 6/8 time
- Develop a "rhythmic vocabulary" for both simple and compound meters
- Take rhythmic dictation (write down rhythms you hear)
- Write down melodies by ear or take melodic dictation
- Become a better sight reader
- Excel at your first two semesters of undergraduate theory class
Requirements
- It is strongly suggested that students complete Lessons 1-13
- Students should understand notation on the treble and bass clef staves
- Students should understand the major keys and the Circle of 5ths
- Students should be able to play audio files, print PDF files, and have access to a piano keyboard
Description
5 MINUTE LESSONS plus tons of practice downloads!
All topics include video lesson, lesson guide, practice examples with answer key, vocabulary list, and quiz.
Intervals and their qualities
Inversions of intervals
Consonance & Dissonance
intervals greater than an octave
Intervals on the staff and on the keyboard
Identifying intervals by ear
Minor Keys & Key Signatures
Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic Minor Scales
Triads, their Qualities and Inversions
Figured Bass for Triad Inversions
Roman Numeral Analysis of Diatonic Triads
7th Chords, their Qualities and Inversions
Figured Bass for 7th Chords
Roman Numeral Analysis of Diatonic 7th Chords
Meter
Rhythm
Note Values (durations)
Rests
Beams & Ties
Time Signatures
Reading Rhythms
Melodic Dictation
(Includes 128 worksheets, 130 audio files, and supplement downloads.)
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in learning how music works
- Any student struggling to understand music theory
- Piano Teachers
- Home School Families
- Band, Choir, and Orchestra Directors
Instructor
- 4.1 Instructor Rating
- 90 Reviews
- 2,111 Students
- 3 Courses
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With over 17 years of college and high school classroom experience as a music theory teacher, a Masters degree in Music Education and a Doctorate degree in Music Theory and Composition, Dr. Spondike can make music theory understandable without memorizing hundreds of rules. Private online instruction is available. Message me for pricing or to arrange a private Skype lesson. Professional Development packages available.