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1. Music Scores , 8
Definitions: Score, Vocal, Choral, 8
Vocal Scores, 8
Choral Part Classifications, 9
Choral Scores, 9
Full and Condensed Scores, 10
Three Music Guidelines Begin Every Piece, 10
Rehearsal Marks, 11
Chapter 1 Review, 12
2. Measures, Bar Lines and Repeats, 13
Definitions: Staff, Measure, Bar Lines, 13
Bar Lines, 13
Double Bar Lines, 14
Section Dividers: Heavy Bar Lines, 15
Repeat Signs: Heavy Bar Lines with Dots, 15
First and Second Endings,16
Da Capo: Repeat from the Beginning, 16
Dal Segno: Repeat from the Sign, 17
Dal Segno al Coda: Repeat from the Sign, then
Jump to the Coda, 17
Chapter 2 Review, 18
3. The Treble Staff, Bass Staff, and Clefs, 19
Note Names, 19
Evolution of the Grand Staff, 19
Middle C, 21
The Treble Clef and Treble Staff, 22
The Bass Clef and Bass Staff, 22
The Moveable C Clef, 23
Chapter 3 Review, 28
4. Rhythm, Meters and Time Signatures, 24
Definitions: Rhythm, Beats, Measures, 24
Primary and Secondary Accents, 24
What Time Signatures Mean, 25
Common Time Signatures, 25
Basic Meters, 26
Basic Conducting Patterns, 27
Chapter 4 Review, 28
5. Notes and Rests, 29
Notes, 29
Counting within Measures, 31
Rests, 32
Counting: A Necessary Task of Musicianship, 34
Chapter 5 Review, 34
6. Note Names, and the Names of Staff Lines, 35
Names of the Lines and Spaces, 35
The Treble Clef, 35
The Bass Clef, 36
Middle C, 37
The Inner ACEs, 37
The Outer ACEs, 37
Chapter 6 Review, 38
7. Dynamics, and Basic Musical Styles, 39
Definitions: Dynamics, Volume, Loudness, Decibels,
Dynamic Markings, 39
Eight Volume-level Terms, 40
Signs and Terms for Sudden Accents, 40
Signs and Terms which Request Gradual Increasing
or Decreasing of Volume, 41
Basic Musical Performance Styles, 41
Chapter 7 Review, 43
8. The Keyboard, Sharps, Flats, and Accidentals, 44
Note Names on the Piano Keyboard, 44
Half-steps and Whole-steps, 45
Accidentals, 45
Sharps, Flats, and Naturals, 46
Key Signatures and Accidentals in Measures, 47
Chapter 8 Review, 47
9. Special Music Markings, a Pitch-locating System, 48
Dotted Notes, 48
Ties and Slurs, 48
Triplets, 49
8va Octave Marks, 49
Counting Measures with Pickup Notes, 50
Pitch-locating System, 51
Chapter 9 Review, 51
10. The Major Scale Pattern, Intervals, and Triads, 52
Definitions: Interval, Prime, Octave,
Chromatic Scale, 52
Chromatic Scales, 53
The Major Scale Pattern, 53
Intervals, 54
Triads, 56
Chapter 10 Review, 57
11. Scales, Keys, and Key Signatures, 58
Scales, 58
Major Keys, 58
The Natural Minor Scale, 90
The Harmonic Minor and Melodic Minor Scales,
60
Major and Relative Minor Key Signatures
and Scales, 61
Rules for Identifying Major Key Names,
62
Chapter 11 Review, 62
Index, 63 |