Lesson 1
Intro to the series, staff, bar lines, double bar lines, basic clefs, the grand staff.
Lesson 2
Notes on the grand staff, (treble clef lines and spaces, bass clef lines and spaces, plus 3 ledger lines) This helps you learn to read sheet music.
Lesson 3
Different types of note names and values, stem direction.
Lesson 4
Time Signatures, counting, beats, metronome explained, and rhythm.
Lesson 5
Rests explained.
Lesson 6
Dotted notes, triplets, duple time vs compound time, strong and weak beats.
Lesson 7
Rest grouping, more on strong, medium and weak beats in duple, triple and quadruple times.
Lesson 8
Semi-tones and whole tones explained, how to draw a keyboard on paper to help to visualize notes, sharps, flats and naturals.
Lesson 9
Different types of semi-tones; chromatic and diatonic.
Lesson 10
Major scale, formula for major scales using semi-tones and whole tones.
Lesson 11
Natural, harmonic and melodic minor scales explained. Relationship between "relative" majors and minors.
Lesson 12
Key Signatures explained. Order of sharps and flats.
Lesson 13
Circle of fifths. Sometimes called "circle of keys".
Lesson 14
Finding the key of a piece.
Lesson 15
Upbeats/pick-up beats.
Lesson 16
Basic Intervals.
Lesson 17
Intermediate intervals (major/minor/perfect intervals), double sharps and double flats.
Lesson 18
Advanced intervals (diminished/augmented intervals).
Lesson 19
Major and minor Triads/3-Note-Chords, how to build chords with theory, inversions.
Lesson 20
Scale degrees
Lesson 21
Basic melody writing tips. Q & A.
Lesson 22
Level one terms list. Italian musical terms.
Lesson 23
A recap of all we’ve learned so far in exam format. (Don’t worry, it’s not too scary!)
Lesson 24
Fixing errors, a check list to look for.
Lesson 25
Transposition from Major to Major.
Lesson 26
Cadences, Perfect, Plagal, Imperfect and Deceptive. How to write a perfect and plagal cadence.
Lesson 27
32nd, 64th, 128th notes and rests, dots, triplet, duplet, quadruplet and more! Rhythmic lesson!
Lesson 28
Modal scales. "Church modes"
Lesson 29
Italian terms list Level 2.
Lesson 30
Exam for Level 2
Lesson 31
C clefs
Lesson 32
Tetra effect, pentatonic scale, and whole tone scale.
Lesson 33
Blues scale, 12 tone technique (not great detail), poly-chords, tone clusters, and quartal chords.
Lesson 34
More on intervals. Enharmonic changes and inverting.
Lesson 35
Compound intervals and the process of inverting them also.
Lesson 36
The Roman numerals for each chord in a major, and minor scale. Plus how we number inversions in harmonic analysis.
Lesson 37
Open and close chords, as well as doubling.
Lesson 38
Dominate & Diminished 7th chords.
Lesson 39
Transposition from minor to minor, explanation why minor to major isn’t really practical.
Lesson 40
S A T B and different score types.
Lesson 41
The Imperfect Cadence.
Lesson 42
Melody writing techniques using perfect and imperfect cadences.
Lesson 43
Hybrid time signatures.
Lesson 44
Time signature changes, and also syncopations.
Lesson 45
Ornaments.
Lesson 46
Orchestral instruments, including how to transpose instruments like Bb Trumpet, F English Horn, and more into concert pitch!
Lesson 47
Structure in music, including Binary form and Ternary form.
Lesson 48
Non chord (non harmonic) tones.
Lesson 49
Terms list for level 3.
Lesson 50
Final Exam for music Rudiments.