Understanding basic music theory

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Understanding basic music theory: course introduction

1.2 Pitch: sharp, flat, and natural notes

1.3 Key signature

1.4 Enharmonic spelling

Duration: note lengths in written music

2.1 Duration: rest length

2.2 Time signature

2.4 Pickup notes and measures

2.5 Dots, ties, and borrowed divisions

2.6 Syncopation

2.8 Repeats and other musical road map signs

Dynamics and accents

3.1 Articulation

7 Classifying music

The physical basis

Acoustics for music theory

1 Standing waves and musical instruments

1.1 What is a standing wave?

1.2 Standing waves on strings

1.3 Standing waves in wind instruments

1.4 Standing waves in other objects

2 Harmonic series i: timbre and octaves

Notes and scales

Octaves and the major-minor tonal system

1 Half steps and whole steps

2 Major keys and scales

2.1 Tonal center

2.2 Major scales

2.3 Music in different major keys

3 Minor keys and scales

3.1 Music in a minor key

3.2 Minor scales

3.3 Relative minor and major keys

3.4 Harmonic and melodic minor scales

3.5 Jazz and "dorian minor"

5 Harmonic series ii: harmonics, intervals, and instruments

5.1 Frequency and interval

5.2 Brass instruments

5.3 Playing harmonics on strings

6 The circle of fifths

7 Scales that aren't major or minor

Harmony and form

0.1 Triads in root position

0.2 First and second inversions

1 Naming triads

2 Consonance and dissonance

3 Beyond triads: naming other chords

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Chord symbols

3.3 Seventh chords

3.4 Added notes, suspensions, and extensions

3.6 Altering notes and chords

4 Beginning harmonic analysis

1 Tuning systems

2 Modes and ragas

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The classical greek modes

2.3 The medieval church modes

2.5 The ragas of classical indian music

2.7 Bibliography

3 Transposition: changing keys

3.1 Why transpose?

3.2 Avoiding transposition

3.3 How to transpose music

3.4 Step 1: choose your transposition

3.5 Step 2: write the new key signature

3.6 Step 3: transpose the notes

3.7 Step 4: be careful with accidentals

3.8 Choosing your new key

3.9 Working with vocalists

3.10 Transposing instruments

3.11 Playable keys

3.12 Transposing at sight

3.13 Transposing chord names

3.14 Step 1: choose your transposition

3.15 Step 2: change the names of all the chords

Source: OpenStax, Understanding basic music theory. OpenStax CNX. Jan 10, 2007 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10363/1.3

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