TABLE OF CONTENTS
Module 1: Notation, Staff, and Clefs
a. The Keyboard
b. Note Name Recognition
c. Accidentals and The Octave
d. The Staff
e. Clefs
Module 2: Rhythm and Meter
a. Rest, Dots, Ties, and Dotted Rhythms
b. Meter
c. Simple Meters
d. Compound Meters, Triples, Duplets, and Mixed Meters
Module 3: Scales and Modes
a. Major Scale
b. Building Major Scales
c. The Minor Scales
d. The Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales
e. Modes
f. Non-Diatonic Scales
Module 4: Key Signatures
a. Major Key Signatures
b. Minor Key Signatures
Module 5: Intervals
a. Interval Size and Quality
b. Major and Minor Intervals
c. Interval Inversions and Compound Intervals
Module 6: Transposition
a. Clef, Pitch Numbers, and Intervallic Transposition
b. Instrument and Key Signature Transposition
Module 7: Triads, Chords, and Roman Numerals
a. Triad Basics: Qualities, White-key Triads and Transformations
b. Spelling and Identifying Triads
c. Triads and Roman Numerals in Major and Minor Keys
d. Triads: Inversions, Spacing and Doubling, and Figured Bass
Midterm Exam
a. Midterm Exam
Module 8: Harmonic analysis, Progressions, and Seventh Chords
a. Harmonic Analysis and Progressions
b. Seventh Chords
Module 9: Cadences
a. Authentic, Half, and Other Cadences
Module 10: Non-Harmonic Tones
a. Non-Harmonic Tone Types
Module 11: Motives and Phrases
a. Phrases and Motives
Module 12: Periods
a. Types of Periods
Module 13: Texture
a. Texture Types and Sub-textural Elements
Module 14: Four-Part Chorales and Part Writing Principles
a. Melodic Considerations and Root Movements
Module 15: Four-Part Chorales and Voice-Leading Applications
a. Four-voice Harmonization and Creating a Melody
Final Exam
a. Final Exam
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Music Theory I introduces all the necessary topics and practice opportunities that lay down a solid foundation of written and aural skills for first-year students.
A carefully designed but flexible learning sequence allows students to progress at their own pace through clear, approachable explanations, scores from multiple historical periods, and hundreds of relevant music, video, graphics, and interactive animations. Along the way, they can monitor their own progress through self-evaluation exercises.
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Academically rigorous, yet accessible and engaging, OnMusic Theory I is a complete music textbook, and gives you the most music for your online, hybrid, or face-to-face music course. Everything you need for your course is included. No downloads or extra resources necessary.
Highly Engaging and Interactive – Your students can actively interact with approximately 100 dictation and written skills practice knowledge checks. Additionally, students have access to multiple interactive practice exercises.
Online Music Dictionary – Only OnMusic titles offer integrated access to the Online Music Dictionary. This rich resource and C4E exclusive provides definitions, pronunciations, images, audio and much more.
Introduction Videos – Videos in every chapter reinforce student understanding and engagement. Our video applet keeps students on the page and on task.
Tests & Quizzes – Our online music appreciation textbook contains a comprehensive set of auto-graded quizzes and tests with test banks and anti-cheating measures built in. All testing is fully integrated and flows naturally from the text.
OnMusic Theory I
ISBN:979-8-9866023-0-1