Beginning Theory for Adults
The Grown-Up Approach to Music Theory
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SKU: AP.40269
The Grown-Up Approach to Music Theory. Composed by Nathaniel Gunod. Reference Textbooks; Textbook - General; Theory. For Adults. Book and CD. 96 pages. Alfred Music #00-40269. Published by Alfred Music (AP.40269).ISBN 9780739093061. UPC: 038081448978. English.
For students of piano or guitar, this fun and friendly step-by-step introduction to music theory is written with the adult learner in mind. It is both a great self-teaching book and a great method for use with an instructor. Beginning Theory for Adults covers scales, intervals, chords, and chord inversions; major and minor diatonic harmony; keys and the circle of 5ths; plus how to read music. In addition, detailed diagrams help simplify the learning process. An ear training CD and answer key is included.
Song List (103)
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- Lesson 2: Close and Far
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- Lesson 3: Whole Steps and Half Steps
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- Whole Steps
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- Half Steps
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- Lesson 4: The Musical Alphabet and Whole and Half Steps
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- Lesson 5: Accidentals
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- The Flat
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- The Sharp
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- The Natural
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- Lesson 6: Accidentals and Measures
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- Chapter Four
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- Lesson 1: Octaves and the Chromatic Scale
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- Lesson 2: Enharmonic Equivalents and the Chromatic Scale
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- Lesson 3: The Major Scale
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- Lesson 4: Tetrachords
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- CHAPTER FIVE
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- Lesson 1: Eighth Notes and Rests
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- Lesson 2: Counting Eighth Notes and Rests
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- Lesson 3: Dotted Half Notes
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- Lesson 4: Time
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- Lesson 5: Meter
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- CHAPTER SIX
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- Lesson 1: Keys and Key Signatures---Sharp Keys
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- Keys
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- Key Signatures
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- Lesson 2: Keys and Key Signatures---Flat Keys
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- Lesson 3: All of the Sharp and Flat Keys
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- CHAPTER SEVEN
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- Lesson 1: Introducing Intervals
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- Scale Degrees and Interval Numbers in the Major Scale
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- Lesson 2: Identifying the Size of an Interval within the Major Scale
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- Lesson 3: Melodic vs. Harmonic Intervals
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- Lesson 4: Interval Qualities---Major and Perfect
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- Lesson 5: Major and Perfect Intervals in Half Steps
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- Lesson 6: Major and Perfect Intervals Associative Repertoire
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- Lesson 7: Harmonic Major and Perfect Intervals---Consonance and Dissonance
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- Lesson 8: The Circle of 5ths
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- Lesson 9: Minor Intervals
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- Lesson 10: Double Sharps and Double Flats
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- Lesson 11: Augmented and Diminished Intervals
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- Lesson 12: Learning to Identify Minor, Diminished and Augmented Intervals
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- Lesson 13: Minor, Diminished and Augmented Melodic Intervals
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- Associative Repertoire
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- Lesson 14: Minor, Diminished and Augmented Harmonic Intervals
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- CHAPTER EIGHT
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- Lesson 1: Dotted Quarter Notes and Rests
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- Lesson 2: Major Triads
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- Lesson 3: Minor Triads
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- Lesson 4: Diminished Triads
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- Lesson 5: Augmented Triads
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- Lesson 6: Diatonic Harmony
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- Diatonic Harmonies of the Major Scale
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- The Primary Chords
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- Roman Numerals
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- Lesson 7: Basics of Chord Function
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- Tonic
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- Dominant
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- Subdominant
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- Lesson 8: The Three Chord Categories
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- CHAPTER NINE
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- Lesson 1: The Relative Minor
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- Lesson 2: The Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales
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- Natural Minor
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- Harmonic Minor
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- Melodic Minor
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- Lesson 3: Diatonic Minor Harmony
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- Lesson 4: Circle of 5ths and Minor Keys
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- CHAPTER TEN
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- Lesson 1: Sixteenth Notes and Rests
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- Lesson 2: Counting Sixteenth Notes and Rests
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- Lesson 3: Interval Inversion
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- Lesson 4: Close and Open Position Triads
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- Lesson 5: Triad Inversion---1st Inversion
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- Lesson 6: Triad Inversion---2nd Inversion
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- Triads in C Major, 2nd Inversion, Close Position
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- Lesson 7: The Sounds of Inversions
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- Analyzing Triads in Inversions and Open Positions
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- CHAPTER ELEVEN
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- Lesson 1: Eighth-Note Triplets
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- Lesson 2: Dotted Eighth Notes
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- Lesson 3: The V7 Chord
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- Lesson 4: Inverting the V7 Chord
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- Lesson 5: The Behavior of a Dominant 7th Chord
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- Answer Key
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- Introduction
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- Chapter One
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- Lesson 1: What Is Music?
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- Pitch
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- Time
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- Lesson 2: The Musical Alphabet and Reading Pitch (Treble)
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- Notes
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- The Musical Alphabet
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- Lesson 3: Reading Pitch (Bass)
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- Lesson 4: The Grand Staff
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- CHAPTER TWO
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- Lesson 1: Note Values
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- Lesson 2: Measures and Time Signatures
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- Lesson 3: Rests (Whole/Half/Quarter)
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- Lesson 4: Ties and Slurs
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- Ties
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- Slurs
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- CHAPTER THREE
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- Lesson 1: Ledger Lines