Professional Training Course CD-ROM for Windows

This is a practical guide to music theory. The courses are compiled into easy

to view Adobe PDF files on a professionally authored interactive CD. Over 500 pages!

Basic Music (239 pages)

Chapter 1 - Nature of Sound

Characteristics of a Musical Sound

Chapter 2 - Fundamental Notation

Notation of Pitch, Notation of Duration

Chapter 3 - Meter

The Beat, Meter or Time Signature, Composite Meter, Metrical

Stress Exceptions.

Chapter 4 - Rhythm

Regular Rhythm, Irregular Rhythm, Rhythmic Phrase Initiation

and Completion, Related Meters, Equivalent Meters

Chapter 5 - Scales and Tetrachords

Scales, Tetrachords, Scale Construction Using Tetrachords

Chapter 6 - Major Scales

Sharp Scales, Flat Scales, Keys and Major Key Signatures, Circle of

Major Keys, Enharmonic Keys, Names of Scale Degrees, Scale

Degree Activity in Major.

Chapter 7 - Minor Scales

Natural Minor Scale, Harmonic Minor Scales and Keys, Melodic

Minor Scales and Keys, Circle of Minor Keys, Relative and Parallel

Keys.

Chapter 8 - Modal Scales

Lydian, Ionian, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, Phrygian, Locrian,

Comparison of Modal Scale Degrees to Major Scale Degrees

Chapter 9 - Chromatic, Whole Tone, and Pentatonic Scales

Chromatic Scale, Whole Tone Scale, Pentatonic Scales.

Chapter 10 - Intervals

Qualities of Intervals, Interval Quality Relationships, Enharmonic

Intervals, Inversion of Simple Intervals, Compounding and

Reducing Intervals, Consonant and Dissonant Intervals, Diatonic

and Chromatic Intervals.

Chapter 11 - Triadic Chords

Major Triad, Minor Triad, Augmented Triad, Diminished Triad,

Consonant and Dissonant Triads, Inversion of Triads, Diatonic

Triads in Major and Minor Keys.

Chapter 12 - Overtone Series

Characteristics of a Vibrating String, The Overtone Series, The

Overtone Series and Timbre.

Chapter 13 - Transposition

Transposition by Scale Degree, Transposition by Interval,

Transposition by Change of Key Signature.

Chapter 14 - Instruments

Woodwinds, Transverse Woodwinds, Double Reed Instruments,

Single Reed Instruments (Clarinets, Saxophones), Brasswinds

(Treble Clef Brass, Bass Clef Brass), Percussion (Indefinite Pitch

Percussion, Definite Pitch Percussion), Keyboard, Rhythm Section

Strings.

Chapter 15 - Chord Symbols

Chord Symbol Interpretation, Chord Structures.

Chapter 16 - Chord Scales

Major Sixth and Major Seventh Chord Scales, Minor Sixth and

Minor/Major Seventh Chord Scales, Dominant Seventh Chord

Scales, Minor Seventh Chord Scales, Minor Seventh (Flat Five)

Chord Scales, Augmented Seventh Chord Scales, Diminished

Seventh Chord Scales, The Blues Scale, Pentatonic Scales.

Chapter 17 - Swing Rhythm

Anticipation, Divided Beat in Swing Time, Short Percussive Note,

Long Percussive Note.

Chapter 18 - Melody Construction

Chord Tones, Approach Tones.

Chapter 19 - Extended and Altered Chords

The Ninth, The Eleventh, The Thirteenth, Specified Bass Note.

Appendix A - Manuscript Techniques

Clef Signs, Key Signatures, Time Signatures, Leger Lines,

Noteheads, Stems, Flats, Beams, Dots, Spacing, Ties, Slurs, Rests,

Numerals, Repeat Signs, Accidentals, Directions for Performance,

Rehearsal Signs, Proofreading.

Appendix B - Directions for Performance

Musical Abbreviations, Melodic Ornaments, Articulations and

Accents, Jazz Expressive Devices, Tempo Indications, Dynamic

Indications, Italian Terms (Three Lists).

Appendix C - Italian Terms

Explanation of Suffixes, Listing.

Basic Music II (61 pages)

Appendix D - Form in Music with List of Terms

Appendix E - Media

Appendix F - Conducting for Instrumentalists

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Principles of Writing

Scale Degree Function

Primary and Secondary Triads

Voices

Chapter 2 - Melody Writing

Melody

Types of Motion

Melody Guidelines

Form

Rhythm

Chapter 3 - Vertical Structures

Position

Adjacent Voice Spacing

Low Interval Limits

Chapter 4 - Voice Motion

Voicing

Indirect Motion

Direct Motion

Objectionable Motion

Chapter 5 - Root Position Primary Triads

Connecting Primary Triads

Doubling

Key Establishment

Analysis and Figured Bass

Cadences

Chord Succession

Chapter 6 - Inversions of Primary Triads

First Inversion

Chord Succession

Second Inversion

Types of Second Inversions

Chapter 7 - Dominant Seventh Chords

Tritone Resolution

Approaching the Seventh

Figured Bass and Doubling

Chord Succession

Chapter 8 - Non-Harmonic Tones

Figured Bass

Diatonic Passing Tone

Accented Passing Tone

Chromatic Passing Tone

Double Passing Tone (melodic)

Chromatically Altered Passing Tone

Upper Auxiliary

Lower Auxiliary

Changing Tones

Cambiata

Échappée

Suspension

Appoggiatura

Anticipation

Pedal

Simultaneous Non-Harmonic Tones

Chordal Sevenths

Voicing

Chapter 9 - Secondary Triads

Chord Progression

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Figured Bass

Leading Tone Triad

Common Function Succession

Supersonic Triad

Submediant Triad

Mediant Triad

Subtonic Triad

Subtonic Scale Degree

Chapter 10 - Diatonic Seventh

Leading Tone Seventh

Supersonic Seventh

Subdominant Seventh

Submediant Seventh

Mediant Seventh

Tonic Seventh

Subtonic Seventh

Diatonic Seventh Sequence

Chapter 11 - Extensions on Diatonic Chords

Major Ninth

Minor Ninth

Eleventh

Thirteenth

Chapter 12 - Simple Modulation

Keys

Pivot Chord

Establishing Keys

Chapter 13 - Secondary Chords

Analysis

Secondary Dominants

V/V-V7/V

V7/IV-V/iv-V7/iv

V/ii-V7/ii

V/vi-V7/vi-V7/VI

V/iii-V7/iii-V/III-V7/III

V/VII-V7/VII

Secondary Leading Tone Chords

Chapter 14 - Borrowed Chords

Borrowed Chords

Borrowed from Minor

Borrowed from Major

Chapter 15 - Chromatic Alterations

Raised Fifth

Lowered Fifth

Raised Root

Chapter 16 - Augmented Sixth Chords

Italian

French

German

Chapter 17 Neapolitan Sixth Chord

Chapter 18 Advanced Modulation

Diatonic to Diatonic

Diatonic to Chromatic

Chromatic to Diatonic

Chromatic to Chromatic

Enharmonic Modulation

Change of Mode

Ear Training Manual for Musicians (91 pages)

Chapter 1

Section I - The Divided Beat in Simple Time

Section II - The Major Triad in Numeral Notation

Chapter 2

Section I - The Divided Beat in Compound Time

Section II - The Major Triad in Staff Notation

Chapter 3

Section I - The Subdivided Beat in Simple Time

Section IIA - The Minor Triad in Numeral Notation

Section IIB - The Minor Triad in Staff Notation

Chapter 4

Section I - The Subdivided Beat in Compound Time

Section II - Major and Minor Scale Activities

Chapter 5

Section I - Syncopation Involving Beat and Divided Beat in

Simple and Compound Times

Section II - Intervals and Triads

Chapter 6

Diatonic Major and Minor Melodies in Simple and Compound Times

with Divided Beat and Leaps of Thirds in Tonic Triad.

Chapter 7

Diatonic Major and Minor Melodies in Simple and Compound Times

with Subdivided Beat and Leaps of Thirds and Fourths.

Chapter 8

Diatonic Major and Minor Melodies in Simple and Compound Times

with Syncopation and Leaps of Thirds, Fourths, Fifths, Sixths,

and Octaves.

Chapter 9

Non Diatonic Melodies in Simple and Compound Times with Divided

Beat, Subdivided Beat, and Syncopation. Melodies Contain Leaps