num_pages: 120
description: Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory is designed for students of any age, whether listeners or performers, who want to have a better understanding of the language of music. In this all-in-one theory course, you will learn the essentials of music through concise lessons, practice your music reading and writing skills in the exercises, improve your listening skills with the ear-training CDs (available separately or as a Book &amp; CD combo), and test your knowledge with a review that completes each unit.The Student Complete Book includes Books 1-3 in a spiral-bound format.Book 1 (Lessons 1-25): Staff, Notes and Pitches * Treble &amp; Bass Clefs * Grand Staff &amp; Ledger Lines * Note Values * Measure, Bar Line and Double Bar * 2/4, 3/4 &amp; 4/4 Time Signatures * Whole, Half &amp; Quarter Notes/Rests * Dotted Half &amp; Quarter Notes * Ties &amp; Slurs * Repeat Sign, 1st &amp; 2nd Endings * Eighth Notes &amp; Rests * Dynamic Signs, Tempo Marks &amp; Articulation * D.C., D.S., Coda &amp; Fine * Flats, Sharps &amp; Naturals * Whole &amp; Half Step, Enharmonic Notes.Book 2 (Lessons 25-50): Tetrachords &amp; Major Scales * Key Signatures * Chromatic Scale * Intervals, Circle of Fifths * Perfect, Major &amp; Minor Intervals * Augmented &amp; Diminished Intervals * Solfège &amp; Transposition * Sixteenth Notes &amp; Rests * Dotted Eighth Notes &amp; Eighth Note Triplets * Common Time &amp; Cut Time * 3/8 &amp; 6/8 Time Signatures * Pick-up Notes &amp; Syncopation * Primary &amp; Major Triads * Scale Degree Names * Dominant 7th Chord.Book 3 (Lessons 51-75): 1st &amp; 2nd Inversions of Triads * Inversions of V7 Chords * Figured Bass * Major Chord Progressions * Minor Scales, Minor Triads * Augmented &amp; Diminished Triads * Primary Triads in Minor Keys * Minor Chord Progressions * Modes * Harmonizing a Melody in Major and Minor Keys * Broken Chords &amp; Arpeggiated Accompaniments * Passing and Neighboring Tones * Composing a Melody in Major and Minor Keys * 12-Bar Blues Chord Progression &amp; Blues Scale * Basic Forms of Music.T
language: English
title: Alfred's Complete Essentials of Music Theory
titlecomplete: Alfred's Complete Essentials of Music Theory
genres: Reference, Music
ratings_count: 86
publisher: Alfred Music