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A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals,9780534526320

A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals

by DUCKWORTH
Edition:
6th
ISBN13:

9780534526320

ISBN10:
0534526322
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
12/31/1997
Publisher(s):
Schirmer
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1(4)
Musical Talent, Musical Knowledge 1(1)
A Theory of Music 2(3)
CHAPTER 1 Rhythm
5(50)
Pulse
6(1)
Meter
7(1)
Measures
7(1)
Note Values
8(6)
Rests
14(2)
Dotted Notes
16(1)
Time Signatures
17(3)
Simple Meter
20(1)
A Counting Method for Simple Meters
21(2)
The Basic Beat
21(1)
Subdivisions of the Beat
22(1)
Compound Meter
23(3)
A Counting Method for Compound Meters
26(4)
Subdivisions of the Beat
27(3)
Notational Problems
30(4)
Triplets and Duplets
34(1)
A Counting Method for Triplets and Duplets
35(4)
Ties
39(3)
Syncopation
42(1)
Repeat Signs
43(2)
Tempo
45(1)
Conducting Patterns
45(7)
Focus
52(3)
CHAPTER 2 Melody
55(30)
The Staff
56(1)
Noteheads
57(2)
Clefs
59(10)
The Treble Clef
59(3)
The Bass Clef
62(4)
The Great Staff
66(2)
The C Clef
68(1)
Ledger Lines
69(4)
The Octave Sign
73(2)
Octave Identification
75(6)
How to Read a Musical Map
81(2)
Focus
83(2)
CHAPTER 3 The Keyboard
85(16)
The White Keys
85(5)
The Black Keys
90(1)
Enharmonic Pitches
90(1)
Intervals
91(3)
Half Steps
92(1)
Whole Steps
92(2)
Accidentals
94(5)
Focus
99(2)
FOCUS ON SKILLS I
101(4)
CHAPTER 4 Major Scales
105(20)
Scales as Interval Patterns
105(2)
Elements of the Major Scale
107(13)
Naming Scale Degrees
120(3)
Ear Training
123(1)
Focus
124(1)
CHAPTER 5 Major Key Signatures
125(12)
The Key Signature
125(1)
Sharp Keys
126(3)
Flat Keys
129(4)
Enharmonic Keys
133(1)
The Circle of Fifths: Major Keys
133(2)
Focus
135(2)
CHAPTER 6 Intervals
137(40)
Interval Identification
137(30)
Arithmetic Distance
138(7)
Interval Quality
145(1)
Perfect Intervals
146(9)
Major and Minor Intervals
155(12)
Compound Intervals
167(3)
Harmonic Inversion of Intervals
170(4)
Focus
174(3)
FOCUS ON SKILLS II
177(4)
CHAPTER 7 Minor Key Signatures
181(12)
Related Keys
181(3)
Parallel Keys
184(1)
Minor Key Signatures
184(6)
The Circle of Fifths: Minor Keys
190(2)
Focus
192(1)
CHAPTER 8 Minor Scales
193(34)
Natural Minor Scale
195(10)
Harmonic Minor Scale
205(10)
Melodic Minor Scale
215(6)
Minor Scales in Musical Situations
221(1)
Sight-Singing of Minor Scales
222(4)
Focus
226(1)
CHAPTER 9 Other Scales and Modes
227(26)
Pentatonic Scales
228(5)
Modes
233(12)
Transposing the Modes
234(11)
The Whole-Tone Scale
245(6)
Focus
251(2)
FOCUS ON SKILLS III
253(6)
CHAPTER 10 Triads
259(48)
Basic Structure of Triads
260(1)
Major and Minor Triads
261(4)
Close and Open Positions
265(6)
Augmented and Diminished Triads
271(8)
Triads and Scales
279(2)
Inversions of Triads
281(3)
Labeling Inversions
284(3)
Two Systems for Labeling Triads
287(1)
Roman Numeral Analysis
288(7)
Pitch Name Identification
295(4)
The Dominant Seventh Chord
299(5)
Focus
304(3)
CHAPTER 11 Tonality
307(24)
Tendency Tones
308(1)
The Dominant/Tonic Relationship
309(2)
Cadences
311(8)
The Authentic Cadence
311(2)
The Plagal Cadence
313(1)
The Half Cadence
314(1)
The Deceptive Cadence
315(4)
Simple Chord Progressions
319(4)
Two-Chord Progression
319(1)
Three-Chord Progression
320(3)
Harmonizing a Melody
323(6)
Focus
329(2)
FOCUS ON SKILLS IV
331(6)
APPENDICES 337(40)
APPENDIX A Rhythms for Counting and Performing 337(6)
APPENDIX B World Rhythms in Two and Three Parts 343(6)
APPENDIX C Syllables for Sight-Singing Scales and Modes 349(2)
APPENDIX D Melodies for Slight-Singing and Playing 351(6)
APPENDIX E Major-Scale Fingerings for Keyboard Instruments 357(4)
APPENDIX F The C Clef 361(4)
APPENDIX G A Brief Discussion of Dynamics 365(2)
APPENDIX H A Brief Introduction to Timbre 367(6)
APPENDIX I A Brief Discussion of Acoustics 373(4)
GLOSSARY 377(6)
SUBJECT INDEX 383(4)
INDEX TO MUSICAL EXAMPLES 387


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