Music Theory Made Easy (Lessons 14-27)
Minor keys, triads & 7th chords,, figured bass, Roman numerals, meter and rhythm.
Ratings 4.37 / 5.00
What You Will 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
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 Should Attend!
- Anyone interested in learning how music works
- Any student struggling to understand music theory
- Piano Teachers
- Home School Families
- Band, Choir, and Orchestra Directors
