Essentials of Music Theory Student Book 2

Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory Book 2

By Andrew Surmani, Karen Farnum Surmani, and Morton Manus

Book

Second in a series of 3 books, providing an all-in-one theory course for students of any age. Concise lessons, music reading and writing exercises, and review tests after each unit. A unit is 4-5 pages of instructional material and exercises, an ear training page (ear training cd's come with the teacher book, available separately - item 850928), and a review page. Each single book has 6 units.

Contents:

Unit 7:

• Tetrachords & Major Scales
• The Sharp Scales - G & D Major
• The Flat Scales - F and Bb Major
• Key Signatures - The Sharp Keys
• Key Signatures - The Flat Keys
• Ear Training for Lessons 26-30
• Review of Lessons 26-30

Unit 8:

• The Remaining Major Scales With Key Signatures
• Chromatic Scale
• Intervals
• Circle of Fifths
• Ear Training for Lessons 31-34
• Review of Lessons 31-34

Unit 9:

• Perfect & Major Intervals
• Minor Intervals
• Augmented & Diminished Intervals
• Solfege & Transposition
• Ear Training for Lessons 35-38
• Review of Lessons 35-38

Unit 10:

• Sixteenth Notes
• Sixteenth Rests
• Dotted Eighth Notes
• Common Time & Cut Time (Alla Breve)
• Ear Training for Lessons 39-42
• Review of Lessons 39-42

Unit 11:

• 3/8 & 6/8 Time Signatures
• 3/8 & 6/8 Time Signatures at Fast Tempos
• Eighth Note Triplets
• Incomplete Measures (Pick-up Notes) & Syncopation
• Ear Training for Lessons 43-46
• Review of Lessons 43-46

Unit 12:

• Triads; Primary & Major Triads
• Scale Degree Names
• The V7 (Dominant 7th) Chord
• Ear Training for Lessons 47-50
• Review of Lessons 47-50

Appendix:

• Glossary & Index of Terms & Symbols