THEORY
BEGINNER THEORY
This class is for the middle school music student – perhaps even the upper elementary student. There is writing involved in the various worksheets, so the potential elementary student needs to be able to read and write well enough to complete the worksheets and to take the various tests. To the right is the table of contents page.
Music Theory is the language of Musicians – and this is where it starts. We will use the book, 30 Days to music Theory by Hal Leonard. Topics covered include:
Rhythm Concept 1 • Beat/Rhythm Concept 2 • Notes/Value Concept 3 • Measure/Bar Lines/ Meter/Time Signature Concept 4 • Rests/Value Concept 5 • Eighth and Sixteenth Notes/Rests Concept 6 • Division of the Beat Concept 7 • Dotted Notes Beat/Rhythm Test
Melody Concept 8 • Staff/Pitch/Grand Staff Concept 9 • Treble Clef Concept 10 • Bass Clef Concept 11 • Ledger Lines Concept 12 • Whole and Half Steps/Scale Concept 13 • Intervals Concept 14 • Sharps/Flats/Naturals Concept 15 • Key Signature Elements of Melody Test
Directions Concept 16 • Enharmonic Notes/Accidentals Concept 17 • Tempo Concept 18 • Repeat Signs/1st & 2nd Endings/D.C. & D.S./Coda/Fine Concept 19 • Dynamics Concept 20 • Ties/Slurs/Articulation Concept 21 • Other Scales Concept 22 • "Odds and Ends" Rhythm Concepts Signs and Directions Test Combining All Elements --- Putting It All Together
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