Music Theory Fundamentals: A Workbook
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 136
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 136
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Music Theory Fundamentals: A Workbook is a practical, comprehensive text for musicians and music lovers who wish to learn to read music and understand the basics of music theory. This is a small (8½" x 11") concise text and workbook combination. The book contains 64 lessons arranged into 16 units. Each unit tests knowledge with a thorough review for which answers are provided at the back of the book. A student who completes the book will be prepared to take college level theory courses for music majors. It is currently in use at Santa Fe College (No. 1 College in the Nation, 2015 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence) in MUT 1001: Music Fundamentals.
Teachers will like the perforated removable pages—no need to carry the whole book to grade homework. The book contains a topical index and appendices that includes a comparison of rhythm counting practices and piano fingerings for selective major scales. Correct notation is stressed throughout the lessons as it provides detailed instruction in drawing music notation symbols.
Students will like the pull-out keyboard, the blank manuscript paper as well as lessons on building strong chord progressions, melody construction and harmonization techniques so they can write their own music.
UNIT 1
Lesson 1: The Staff and Pitches
Lesson 2: The Treble Clef and Staff
Lesson 3: The Bass Clef and Staff
Lesson 4: The Grand Staff and Octave Numbering
REVIEW 1
UNIT 2
Lesson 5: Ledger Lines
Lesson 6: Whole, Half and Quarter Note Values
Lesson 7: Measures, Bar Lines and Double Bar Lines
Lesson 8: 4/4 Time Signature and Note Values
REVIEW 2
UNIT 3
Lesson 9: Whole, Half and Quarter Note Rests
Lesson 10: 2/4 and 3/4 Time Signatures
Lesson 11: The Dotted Half Note
Lesson 12: Ties and Slurs
REVIEW 3
UNIT 4
Lesson 13: Eighth Notes
Lesson 14: Eighth Rests
Lesson 15: Dotted Quarter Note
Lesson 16: Repeat Signs, First and Second Endings
REVIEW 4
UNIT 5
Lesson 17: Flats
Lesson 18: Sharps
Lesson 19: Naturals
Lesson 20: Double Sharps and Double Flats
REVIEW 5
UNIT 6
Lesson 21: Whole and Half Steps, Enharmonic Tones
Lesson 22: The Chromatic Scale
Lesson 23: Tetrachords and The Major Scale
Lesson 24: Scale Degrees and More Major Scales
REVIEW 6
UNIT 7
Lesson 25: Key Signatures, the Sharp Keys
Lesson 26: Key Signatures, the Flat Keys
Lesson 27: The Circle of Fifths
Lesson 28: Key Signatures and Accidentals
REVIEW 7
UNIT 8
Lesson 29: Sixteenth Notes
Lesson 30: Sixteenth Rests
Lesson 31: The Dotted Eighth Note
Lesson 32: Beaming Different Note Values, Partial Beams
REVIEW 8
UNIT 9
Lesson 33: Dynamic Markings
Lesson 34: Tempo Indications and Articulations
Lesson 35: D.C., D.S., Coda and Fine
Lesson 36: Interval Size
REVIEW 9
UNIT 10
Lesson 37: Perfect and Major Intervals
Lesson 38: Minor Intervals
Lesson 39: Augmented and Diminished Intervals
Lesson 40: Interval Inversion and Compound Intervals
REVIEW 10
UNIT 11
Lesson 41: Compound Time Signatures
Lesson 42: Compound Time Signatures at a Fast Tempo
Lesson 43: Common Time, Cut Time and Incomplete Measures
Lesson 44: Triplets and Syncopation
REVIEW 11
UNIT 12
Lesson 45: Triads and the Major Triad
Lesson 46: Minor Triads
Lesson 47: Diminished and Augmented Triads
Lesson 48: Triads in a Major Key and Scale Degree Names
REVIEW 12
UNIT 13
Lesson 49: Relative Minor Key Signatures and the Natural Minor Scale.
Lesson 50: Harmonic Minor
Lesson 51: Melodic Minor
Lesson 52: Triads in Minor Keys
REVIEW 13
UNIT 14
Lesson 53: Triads and Inversions
Lesson 54: Figured Bass and Roman Numerals
Lesson 55: Dominant Seventh Chord
Lesson 56: Inversions of Seventh Chords
REVIEW 14
UNIT 15
Lesson 57: Chord Progressions Using Inversions
Lesson 58: Solfège Syllables
Lesson 59: Transposition
Lesson 60: Strong Chord Progressions
REVIEW 15
UNIT 16
Lesson 61: Harmonizing a Melody in a Major Key
Lesson 62: Harmonizing a Melody in a Minor Key
Lesson 63: Passing Tones and Neighboring Tones
Lesson 64: Composing a Melody Over Existing Harmony
REVIEW 16
Appendix 1: Piano Keyboard
Appendix 2: Parallel Keys
Appendix 3: Comparison of Counting Practices
Appendix 4: Time Signature Classification
Appendix 5: Piano Fingerings for Selective Major Scales and Chords
Appendix 5a: MUT 1001 Piano Fingerings for Selective Major Scales and Chords
Answers to Review Assignments
Manuscript Paper
Bibliography
Index
Sheila Forrester, Ph.D. teaches Music Theory, Aural Skills and Music Fundamentals at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. Born in Thunder Bay, Canada, Sheila's musical education began with training in piano and music theory at the Royal Conservatory of Music, followed by an Honors Bachelor of Music in Composition degree at Wilfrid Laurier University and a Master of Music in Composition degree at The University of Western Ontario. Sheila was chosen as the first Canadian composer in residence in the Music Theatre program held at the Banff School of Fine Arts.
In 1992, Sheila relocated to Tallahassee to study composition (D.Mus.) and music theory (Ph.D.) at Florida State University. She has also furthered her professional development through training in problem based learning (Mississippi State University) and at the Walden School's Teacher Training Institute in Dublin, New Hampshire.
Sheila's music has received several awards including First Prize in Jihlava's international choral competition for Sieh Nicht, the Leo M. Traynor search for new viol music for Three Movements for Viol Consort; The Dream Songs Project for Three Campion Songs; First Prize for My Bark Canoe and Second Prize for A Canadian Boat Song in the Toronto Camerata's Folk Song competition and the chamber work Vice Versa won a recording grant and lifetime membership in the Contemporary Record Society. Her choral music has been performed in Europe, Brazil, Australia, Canada and the U.S. Recent performances include a premiere of Bientôt in Romania; Salvator mundi, Domine premiered at Santa Fe College and performed at the International Festival of Women Composers; Agnus Dei, Five Miniatures for B-flat Clarinet and Scapulis suis on the Jubilus Concert Series in Gainesville.
Dr. Forrester's research, "Hexachordal segmentation as an analytical method applied to Hildegard von Bingen's Symphonia" has been presented at regional, national and international conferences. She recently presented a workshop "Curwin Hand Signs in College Music Theory--It Works!" at the Southern Chapter of the College Music Society's annual conference at the University of South Florida. Sheila has held previous teaching appointments at the University of Florida, Mississippi State, Florida State, The University of Western Ontario, and Wilfrid Laurier University.
Apart from teaching and composing, Sheila was a performer with a musical comedy group, "The Beirdo Brothers and Sister Sheila" who toured the Department of National Defense schools in Germany, made six independent recordings and was featured on the CBC internationally syndicated television program "The Elephant Show."