Foundations of Music and Musicianship (with CD-ROM)

Contents

• Part I : INTERVALS, SCALES, and TRIADS.
• 1. Pitch: The Piano Keyboard. Rhythm: Quarter Notes and Half Notes in 4/4 Meter.
• 2. Pitch: Intervals and Triads in C Major. Rhythm: 2/4 and 3/4 Meters.
• 3. Pitch: The Keys of F Major and G Major. Rhythm: Rests.
• 4. Pitch: Three Minor Keys. Rhythm: Eighth Notes and Eighth Rests.
• 5. Pitch: Keys with Two through Four Sharps or Flats. Rhythm: Upbeats and Repeats.
• 6. Pitch: Five Interval Qualities. Rhythm: Compound Meters. Practice Midterm Examination.
• Part II : CHORDS AND CHORD PROGRESSION.
• 7. Pitch: From Triad to Chord. Rhythm: Sixteenth Notes and Rests in Simple Meters.
• 8. Pitch: Chordal Inversion. Rhythm: Sixteenth Notes and Rests in Compound Meters.
• 9. Pitch: Chordal Analysis. Rhythm: Triplets.
• 10. Pitch: The Leading Tone in Chords and Scales. Rhythm: Syncopation.
• 11. Pitch: Chord Progression in Major Keys. Rhythm: Ties.
• 12. Pitch: Chord Progression in Minor Keys. Rhythm: Meters with Half-Note Beats. Practice Final Examination. Appendices.