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.