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Topics Covered

The Elements of Music

Scales

Major
Natural Minor
Harmonic Minor
Melodic Minor
Scale Identification
Key Signatures
The Circle of Fifths
Relative Major and Minor
Parallel Scales
Pentatonic
​Whole Tone
Chromatic
Tetrachords
Modes

Rhythms
Time Signatures
Note and Rest Values
Rhythmic Equations
Simple Time
Compound Time
Dotted Rhythms
Syncopation
Mixed Meter
Asymmetrical Rhythms

Intervals
Interval Basics
Diatonic Intervals
Chromatic Intervals
Major/Minor/Perfect
Diminished and Augmented
Compound Intervals

Chords
Major Triads
Minor
Diminished
Augmented
Root Position
1st Inversion
2nd Inversion
Figured Bass
Chord Voicing
Seventh Chords and Inversions
Extended Chords
Pivot Chords
Modulation
Secondary Dominants
Chord Progressions
Authentic, Plagal, Half, and Deceptive Cadences
Chord Puzzles
Quality Identification
Triads of the Major and Minor Scales
Roman Numerals
Chord Function

Terminology
Tempo
Dynamics
Articulation
Expression Marks
Performance Terms

Fingering

Ear Training
Tempo
Dynamics
Legato and Staccato
Major and Minor
Identifying Rhythmic and Melodic Patterns
Meter Identification

Major, Minor, Perfect, Diminished, and Augmented Intervals
Major, Minor, Diminished, and Augmented Chords
Chord Inversions
Seventh Chords and Inversions
Chord Progressions
Authentic, Plagal, Half, and Deceptive Cadences
Major Scales
Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic Minor Scales
Modes
Rhythmic Dictation
Melodic Dictation
Harmonic Dictation
Compositional Techniques - Repetition and Sequence
​Alberti Bass and Ostinato
Texture - Monophonic, Polyphonic, Homophonic
​Musical Styles - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary

Sight Singing
Solfege

Form and Analysis
Colors and Moods
Telling Stories
Phrases and Motives
Binary and Ternary Form
Baroque Suite
Inventions
​Fugues
Sonata Form
Alberti Bass and Ostinato
Theme and Variations
Character Pieces
Twelve Tone
Harmonic Analysis

Pedal Point
Texture - Monophonic, Polyphonic, Homophonic
Musical Styles - Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary

Puzzles, Games & Flash Cards
Musical Words
Word Search
Puzzles
Flash Cards
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Jazz Improvisation
Blues Scale
Jazz Progressions
Chord Substitutions
​Jazz Improv Bb
Jazz Improv C

Jazz Improv Eb
Jazz Improv Bass Clef
Fingerings for Brass and Woodwinds
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