Practical Music Theory – Book 1 by Pete Ford Table of Contents

Preface xi About This Book Series xii To the Instructor xii Acknowledgements xii

Part One

Chapter 1: Notation 1 Clefs 1 The Grand Staff 2 Notes 2 Rests 3 Note Names 4 Rhythm 5 Simple Time 6 Dotted Notes in Simple Time 7 Compound Time 8 Subdivision in Compound Time 10 The Phrase Marking, Slur and the Tie 12 The Tie in Simple Time 12 The Tie in Compound Time 13 Repeat Signs, da Capo, and More 14 Assignment 1-1: Name the Notes 19 Assignment 1-2: Simple Time 21 Assignment 1-3: Compound Time 23

Chapter 2: Key Signatures 25 Writing Accidental Signs 25 The Cycle of Fourths 26 Key Signatures with Flats 27 Key Signatures with Sharps 28 Enharmonic Keys 30 Assignment 2-1: Name the Key Signature 33 Assignment 2-2: Key Signatures 35

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Chapter 3: Building Scales 37 Writing the Major Scale 38 Introduction to Solfege 39 The Relative Minor Scale 40 The Cycle with Minor Keys Added 41 Writing the Natural Minor Scale 41 Solfege in Minor Keys 42 The Harmonic Minor Scale 44 The Melodic Minor Scale 46 Assignment 3-1: Write the Scales #1 49 Assignment 3-2: Write the Scales #2 51

Chapter 4: Intervals 53 Primary Intervals of the Major Scale 53 Writing Ascending Intervals 55 Writing Descending Intervals 57 Playing Intervals on the Piano 59 Hearing and Singing Intervals 59 Secondary Intervals 60 Writing Descending Secondary Intervals 62 Assignment 4-1: Write the Intervals 65 Assignment 4-2: Secondary Intervals 67 Part Two

Chapter 5: Building Chords (SATB) 71 Triads of the Major Scale 71 Building 4-part Chords (Close Position) 73 SATB Voice Ranges 75 Building 4-part Chords (Open Position) 77 Assignment 5-1: Build 4-part Chords 81

Chapter 6: Basic Voice Leading 83 Rules for Voice Leading 83 Assignment 6-1: Write the Inner Voices 87

Chapter 7: Introduction to Figured Bass 89 1st Inversion Triads 90 2nd Inversion Triads 91 Inverted 4-part Chords 92 Inversions of the V7 Chord 94

The diminished vii°6 96 Assignment 7-1: Realize 4-part Inversions 99

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Chapter 8: Cadence Figures 101 Chord Functions: Tonic, Subdominant, Dominant 102 The Perfect Authentic Cadence (PAC) 103 The Imperfect Authentic Cadence (IAC) 104 The Half Cadence (HC) 105 The Plagal Cadence (PC) 105 The Deceptive Cadence (DC) 106 Applying the Dominant V7 106 Assignment 8-1: Identify Cadences 109

Chapter 9: Introduction to Harmonic Analysis 111 Assignment 9-1: Harmonic Analysis 1 117 Assignment 9-2: Harmonic Analysis 2 118

Chapter 10: Simple 4-part Progressions 121 Assignment 10-1: Realize Inner Voices 129 Assignment 10-2: Compose Cadences 1 131

Supplement: An Overview of Music History 133 Basic Overview 133 Antiquity 134 Medieval Era or Middle Ages 135 The Renaissance 135 The Baroque 136 Classical Era 137 Romantic Era 138 French Impressionism 138 20th Century 139 21st Century 140

Appendices

Appendix 1: Scales on the Keyboard 142 Appendix 2: Solfege Pronunciation 150 Appendix 3: Triads on the Keyboard 151 Appendix 4: Building Triads on the Keyboard 163 Appendix 5: Triads by Function for All Major Keys 164

Glossary 167

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