Preface
List of Informed Listening Pieces and Source Recordings
1. Introduction to Music Notation
Chapter Goals
Elements of Music
The Staff and the Treble Clef
--Note Names in the Staff
--Mapping Notes to the Staff
--The Treble Clef
--Ledger Lines in the Treble Clef
--Replay
The Bass Clef
--Note Names in the Bass Clef
--Ledger Lines in the Bass Clef
--Replay
Rhythm and Meter
--Elements of Rhythm
--Quadruple Meter and Basic Durations
--Metric Accents
--The Dotted Half Note and Eighth Notes
--Triple Meter
--Duple Meter
--Meter Categories
--Summary of Durations
--Replay
The Repeat Sign
--Repeat Signs
--Repeat Signs with Endings
--Replay
Notation
--Clefs
--Noteheads
--Ledger Lines
--Stems
--Bar Lines and Repeats
--The Augmentation Dot
--Beamed Eighth Notes
--Time Signatures
--Note-Spacing Within the Measure
Memorization Strategies
--Pitch Name Fluency
Singing and Hearing Exercises
--Duple Meter Patterns
--Triple Meter Patterns
--Quadruple Meter Patterns
Informed Listening: Examples for Study
--Duple Meter
--Triple Meter
--Quadruple Meter
Informed Listening: Interesting Examples
Informed Listening: Examples with Questions
Drills to Go
Classroom Activities
Written Exercises
Composition
CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED
2. Pitch: The Piano Keyboard / Rhythm: Rests, Ties, and Syncopation
Chapter Goals
The Keyboard
--The White Keys of the Keyboard
--Half Steps and Whole Steps
--Replay
Accidentals
--Sharps, Flats, and Naturals
--Enharmonic Notes
--Why Do We Need Enharmonics?
--Double Sharps and Double Flats
--Diatonic and Chromatic Steps
--Replay
Octave Designation
--The Ottava Sign
--Octave Designation Numbers
--Replay
Rhythm
--Rests
--Ties
--Dotted Quarter Notes and Syncopation
--The Anacrusis (Pickup Measure)
--Replay
Notation
--Accidentals
--Rests
--Ties
--Dotted Quarter Note and Single Eighth Note
--Notation and Metric Hierarchy
Memorization Strategies
Singing Exercises
--Two-Beat Patterns
--Three-Beat Patterns
Hearing Exercises
Informed Listening: Examples for Study
Informed Listening: Examples with Questions
Drills to Go
Classroom Activities
Written Exercises
Composition
CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED
3. Pitch: Major Keys 1 / Rhythm: Beat Subdivisions
Chapter Goals
The Major Scale
--Structure and Scale Degree Names
--Replay
--Building Major Scales (up to Four Sharps or Flats)
--Replay
Major Key Signatures up to Four Sharps or Flats
--Replay
Summary of Major Key Signatures and Scales
Rhythm
--Sixteenth Notes
--Dotted Eighth Notes
--Replay
Notation
--Notes, Rests, and Beaming
--Beaming
--Flagged Vocal Notation
Memorization Strategies
--Memorizing Scale Content
--Mapping Scales to Solfège
--Practice Strategies
--Playing Scales in Tetrachord Position
--Keyboard and Singing Exercises
--Sixteenth Note Combinations
--Sixteenth Note Combinations with Leading Rests
Hearing Exercises
Informed Listening: Examples for Study
Informed Listening: Examples with Questions
Drills to Go
Classroom Activities
Written Exercises
Composition
CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED
4. Pitch: Major Keys 2 / Rhythm: Triplets
Chapter Goals
More Major Scales
--Major Scales with More Than Four Sharps or Flats
--Enharmonic Keys
--Table of Key Signatures and the Circle of Fifths
--Summary of Major Key Signatures and Scales
--Replay
The Tonic Triad and Tendency Tones
--Replay
Rhythm
--Triplets
--Replay
Notation
--Writing Key Signatures
--Writing Triplets
Memorization Strategies
--A Visual Way to Memorize Scales
--Shortcuts for Identifying Key Signatures
--A Visual Way to Memorize Key Signatures
--Flashcards
Practice Strategies
Keyboard and Singing Exercises
--Sixteenth Note Combinations and Triplet
--Sixteenth Note Combinations and Triplet with Leading Rests
Hearing Exercises
Informed Listening: Examples for Study
Informed Listening: Examples with Questions
Informed Listening: Tendency Tones in the Music of the Beatles
Drills to Go
Classroom Activities
Written Exercises
Composition
CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED
5. Pitch: Minor Keys 1 / Rhythm: Eight- and Two-Based Simple Meter
Chapter Goals
The Natural Minor Scale
--Minor Scale Structure and Relative Keys
--Replay
--Parallel Keys
--Summary of Minor Key Signatures and Scales
--Replay
Minor Scales and Solfege
--La-based Minor
--Do-based Minor
--Replay
Rhythm
--Eight-based Simple Meter
--Two-based Simple Meter
--Replay
Notation
Memorization Strategies
--Parallel and Relative Keys
--Flashcards
Practice Strategies
Keyboard and Singing Exercises
--Patterns in Three-eight
--Patterns in Three-two
Hearing Exercises
Informed Listening: Examples for Study
--Major to Relative Minor
--Minor to Relative Major
--Major to Parallel Minor
--Minor to Parallel Major
Informed Listening: Examples with Questions
--Distinguishing Major and Minor
--Major Moving to Minor
--Minor Moving to Major
Drills to Go
Classroom Activities
Written Exercises
Composition
CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED
6. Rhythm: Introduction to Compound Meter / Pitch: Minor Keys 2
Compound Meter
--Compound Meter vs. Triplets
--Counting Compound Meter
--Three-four vs. Six-eight Meter
--Songs in Compound Meter
--Replay
The Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales
--The Natural Minor Scale (Review)
--The Harmonic Minor Scale
--Why Does the Harmonic Minor Scale Exist?
--Summary of Harmonic Minor Scales
--The Melodic Minor Scale
--Summary of Melodic Minor Scales
--Scale Degree Names in Minor
--Minor Scales in Music
--Replay
The Tonic Triad and Tendency Tones in Minor Keys
--Replay
Notation
Keyboard and Singing Exercises
--Compound Meter Patterns
--Compound Meter Patterns with Leading Rests
Hearing Exercises
Informed Listening: Examples for Study
Informed Listening: Examples with Questions
Drills to Go
Classroom Activities
Written Exercises
Composition
CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED
7. Pitch: Intervals / Rhythm: Compound Meter Review
Chapter Goals
Interval Number and Quality
--Replay
Major, Minor, and Perfect Intervals
--Replay
Melodic and Harmonic Intervals
--Replay
Recognizing Major, Minor, and Perfect Intervals
Building Major, Minor, and Perfect Intervals
--Building Intervals Above a Given Note
--Building Intervals Below a Given Note
Augmented and Diminished Intervals
--Replay
Summary of Interval Qualities
Doubly-augmented and Doubly-diminished Intervals
Inversion
--Diatonic Melody Inversion
--Chromatic Melody Inversion
--Interval Inversion
--Replay
Enharmonic Intervals
Compound Intervals
Other Interval Patterns
--Intervals in the Descending Major Scale
--Intervals in the Natural Minor Scale
--Replay
--Notation
Memorization Strategies
--Interval Shapes
--Letter-name Distances
--Plain Interval Qualities
Identifying Intervals in a Musical Context
Keyboard and Singing Exercises
Hearing Exercises
Informed Listening: Examples for Study
Informed Listening: Examples with Questions
Drills to Go
Classroom Activities
Written Exercises
Analysis and Composition
CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED
8. Pitch: Triads / Rhythm: Four- and Sixteen-Based Compound Meter
Triad Structure and Quality
--Major Triads
--Minor Triads
--Augmented Triads
--Diminished Triads
--Summary of Triad Qualities
--Replay
Triad Inversions
--Replay
Identifying Triads in a Musical Context
--Replay
Sixteen- and Four-based Compound Meter
--Sixteen-based Compound Meter
--Replay
--Four-based Compound Meter
--Replay
Summary of Common Meter Types
--Simple Meter
--Compound Meter
Memorization Strategies
--Recognizing Triad Qualities
--Hearing Triads in Root Position
--Recognizing Triad Inversions by Sight and Sound
Keyboard and Singing Exercises
--Patterns in Six-sixteen
--Patterns in Six-four
Hearing Exercises
Informed Listening: Examples for Study
Informed Listening: Examples with Questions
Informed Listening: Challenging Examples
Drills to Go
Classroom Activities
Written Exercises
Composition
CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED
9. (Postlude) Pitch: Diatonic Triads / Rhythm: Advanced Rhythmic Concepts
Chapter Goals
Diatonic Triads in Major Keys
Diatonic Triads in Minor Keys
--Replay
Harmony
Labeling Triads in Music
Diatonic Triad Functions
--Primary Triads
--Introduction to Voice Leading
--Secondary Triads
--Replay
Advanced Rhythmic Concepts
--Irregular Meter
--Subtriplets and Supertriplets
--Irregular Tuplets
--Duplets and Quadruplets
--Hemiola
--Replay
Singing Exercises
Hearing Exercises
Informed Listening: Examples for Rhythm Study
Informed Listening: Classroom Activity
Drills to Go
Written Exercises
CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED
CODA
APPENDIX A: ALTO CLEF AND TENOR CLEF
APPENDIX B: SINGING PITCH NAMES
APPENDIX C: CHROMATIC SOLFÈGE SYLLABLES
APPENDIX D: MODES
APPENDIX E: SEVENTH CHORDS
GLOSSARY
Index