Upon completing this course, you will be able to read and write music.
You will have studied fifty-three enjoyable and ‘easy to follow’ music theory lessons with exercises that have a cursor in sync with the music as it is played, so you’ll always see while you hear, where you are in the music!
The Language of Music Part 1:
Learn the sharp key major and minor scales, key signatures and three part chords (triads)
1. The notes on the Keyboard
2. Scales – why we need to learn them
3. What notes to make sharp (part 1)
4. What notes to make sharp (part 2)
5. Keyboard fingering sharp keys
6. From Keyboard to Stave
7. Name the Notes
8. How to write the sharp key signatures
9. Triads (3 part chords)
10. ‘C’ triad voicings and questions
11. Relative Minors
12. Key Signatures and Triads questions
Rhythm and pitch to 1/8th notes (quavers)/stems/rests/accidentals/repeat signs and sight singing
13. Rhythm – 1/8th notes
14. Stems, Rests, Accidentals and Repeat Signs
15. Rhythm and Pitch
16. Sight Singing
17. Sight Singing exercise 1
18. Sight Singing exercise 2a
19. Sight Singing exercise 2b
20. Sight Singing exercise 3a
21. Sight Singing exercise 3b
22. Sight Reading 1
23. Sight Reading 2
24. Dotted Notes
25. Sight Reading 3
26. Sight Reading 4
27. Sight Reading 5
28. Sight Reading 6
29. Swing Time
30. Swing Time – Swing pecks exercise
31. Straight and Swing Rhythm exercises
32. Straight and Swing Sight Reading
The Language of Music Part 2:
Intervals/flat key major and minor scales/key signatures and triads
1. Intervals
2. The Flat Keys
3. Relative Minors
4. Flat Key Fingering
5. Triads and Key Signatures Questions
Read rhythm to 1/16ths (semi-quavers)
6. Rhythm – 1/16th notes (1)
7. Rhythm – 1/16th notes (2)
8. Rhythm – 1/16th notes (3)
9. Shuffle Time
10. 1/16th exercise 1
11. 1/16th exercise 2
12. 1/16th exercise 3
13. 1/16th exercise 4
Read rhythm and pitch to 1/16ths
14. 1/16th sight reading exercise ‘C’ Major
15. 1/16th sight reading exercises ‘Bb’ Major
16. 1/16th sight reading exercises ‘D’ Minor
17. Pickups
18. 1/16th sight reading exercise ‘G’ Minor
Dynamics/articulation and transposition
19. Dynamics and Articulation
20. Dynamics and Articulation Sight Reading
21. Transposition