Celebrate theory. Level 5

9781554408085

96 pages : music ; 31 cm

Celebrate theory. 5

Unit 1 : pitch and notation. Notes and clefs
Ledger lines
Half steps, whole steps, and accidentals
Chromatic and diatonic half steps
Enharmonic equivalents
Transposition
Stem direction
Exploring the repertoire : Staccato prelude
Unit 2 : rhythm. Note and rest values
The tie
The triplet
Beams and stems
Time signatures
The anacrusis
Completing measures with rests
Introduction to compound time signatures : 6/8
Adding rests in 6/8
Exploring the repertoire. Wild mignonette
March of the tin soldiers
Unit 3 : scales and major keys. The major scale
Key signatures
The minor scale
Parallel keys
Identifying major and minor keys
Exploring the repertoire. Allegretto
Etude
Unit 4 : melody writing and composition. Basic elements of melodies
Writing your own melodies
Exploring the repertoire : Entre??e
Unit 5 : intervals. Perfect and major intervals
Minor intervals
Exploring the repertoire : Air
Unit 6 : music history. Voices in song
George Frideric Handel and Messiah
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and The magic flute
Harold Arlen and "Over the rainbow"
Unit 7 : chords and harmony. Major and minor triads
Primary triads : tonic, subdominant, and dominant
Inversions of triads
Exploring the repertoire : Gigue a l'angloise
Dominant 7th chords
Exploring the repertoire : Little prelude
Unit 8 : form and analysis. Analyzing melodies
Analyzing phrases
Exploring the repertoire. The wild horseman
Quadrille
Practice exam
Music terms and signs

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Royal Conservatory of Music