Music Theory Made Easy (Lessons 14-27)

Minor keys, triads & 7th chords,, figured bass, Roman numerals, meter and rhythm.

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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.)

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

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