Alfred Essentials of Music Theory: Complete (Book/CD)

Description

This all-in-one set includes concise lessons with short exercises, ear-training activities, and reviews. Also includes ear-training CDs performed with acoustic instruments, a teacher´s answer key book, reproducible teacher´s activity kits, bingo games, flashcards and computer software. Also available in optional PC/Mac Student and Educator versions. (See accessory box on this page.)

Features

Book 1 (Lessons 1-25):

• Staff, Notes and Pitches
• Treble & Bass Clefs
• Grad Staff & Ledger Lines
• Note Values
• Measure, Bar Line and Double Bar
• 2/4, 3/4 & 4/4 Time Signatures
• Whole, Half & Quarter Notes/Rests
• Dotted Half & Quarter Notes
• Ties & Slurs
• Repeat Sign, 1st & 2nd Endings
• Eighth Notes & Rests
• Dynamic Signs, Tempo Marks & Articulation
• D.C., D.S., Coda & Fine
• Flats, Sharps & Naturals

Book 2 (Lessons 25-50):

• Tetrachords & Major Scales
• Key Signatures
• Chromatic Scale
• Intervals, Circle of Fifths
• Perfect, Major & Minor Intervals
• Augmented & Diminished Intervals
• Solf¨ge & Transposition
• Sixteenth Notes & Rests
• Dotted Eighth Notes & Eighth Note Triplets
• Common Time & Cut Time
• 3/8 & 6/8 Time Signatures
• Pick-up Notes & Syncopation
• Primary & Major Triads
• Scale Degree Names
• Dominant 7th Chord

Book 3 (Lessons 51-75):

• 1st & 2nd Inversions of Triads
• Inversions of V7 Chords
• Figured Bass
• Major Chord Progressions
• Minor Scales, Minor Triads
• Augmented & Diminished Triads
• Primary Triads in Minor Keys
• Minor Chord Progressions
• Modes
• Harmonizing a Melody in Major and Minor Keys
• Broken Chords & Arpeggiated Accompaniments
• Passing and Neighboring Tones
• Composing a Melody in Major and Minor Keys
• 12-Bar Blues Chord Progression & Blues Scale
• Basic Forms of Music

Specs

• Item: 00-16486
• UPC: 038081168715
• ISBN 10: 0882849514
• ISBN 13: 9780882849515