Applied Music Fundamentals: Writing, Singing, and Listening provides an engaging and interactive introduction to the fundamentals of music theory. A wealth of skills-based exercises and memorization strategies-both in the text and online-build mastery and fluency through varied repetition and offer students the opportunity to apply musical abilities and concepts. Through familiar examples and by placing the analysis and creation of music in a real-world context, Applied Music Fundamentals moves readers beyond mere rote memorization toward a thorough and more intuitive understanding of the key concepts that music theory students must know.Distinctive features* Keyboard, Singing, and Hearing Exercises reinforce the crucial connection between sound and notation* "Informed Listening" examples challenge students to analyze repertoire by ear in order to foster real-time musical understanding* Short, portable "Drills to Go" help to reinforce skills and content outside of the classroom* "Composition" exercises and "Challenge" examples give students the opportunity to think beyond the foundations introduced in each chapter and apply their acquired musical skills in a creative and personal way · Marginal icons direct students to interactive musical examples on the book's website (www.oup.com/us/root), underscoring how listening helps them understand musical conceptsInstructors: Help your students practice and master basic music theory skills with Oxford's online Music Theory Skill Builder. Specially priced packages are available for this text. Contact your Oxford University Press representative for more information.

Table of Contents:
Preface: List of Informed Listening Pieces and Source Recordings: 1. Introduction to Music Notation Chapter Goals Elements of Music The Staff and the Treble Clef --Note Names in the Staff --Mapping Notes to the Staff --The Treble Clef --Ledger Lines in the Treble Clef --Replay The Bass Clef --Note Names in the Bass Clef --Ledger Lines in the Bass Clef --Replay Rhythm and Meter --Elements of Rhythm --Quadruple Meter and Basic Durations --Metric Accents --The Dotted Half Note and Eighth Notes --Triple Meter --Duple Meter --Meter Categories --Summary of Durations --Replay The Repeat Sign --Repeat Signs --Repeat Signs with Endings --Replay Notation --Clefs --Noteheads --Ledger Lines --Stems --Bar Lines and Repeats --The Augmentation Dot --Beamed Eighth Notes --Time Signatures --Note-Spacing Within the Measure Memorization Strategies --Pitch Name Fluency Singing and Hearing Exercises --Duple Meter Patterns --Triple Meter Patterns --Quadruple Meter Patterns Informed Listening: Examples for Study --Duple Meter --Triple Meter --Quadruple Meter Informed Listening: Interesting Examples Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 2. Pitch: The Piano Keyboard / Rhythm: Rests, Ties, and Syncopation Chapter Goals The Keyboard --The White Keys of the Keyboard --Half Steps and Whole Steps --Replay Accidentals --Sharps, Flats, and Naturals --Enharmonic Notes --Why Do We Need Enharmonics? --Double Sharps and Double Flats --Diatonic and Chromatic Steps --Replay Octave Designation --The Ottava Sign --Octave Designation Numbers --Replay Rhythm --Rests --Ties --Dotted Quarter Notes and Syncopation --The Anacrusis (Pickup Measure) --Replay Notation --Accidentals --Rests --Ties --Dotted Quarter Note and Single Eighth Note --Notation and Metric Hierarchy Memorization Strategies Singing Exercises --Two-Beat Patterns --Three-Beat Patterns Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 3. Pitch: Major Keys 1 / Rhythm: Beat Subdivisions Chapter Goals The Major Scale --Structure and Scale Degree Names --Replay --Building Major Scales (up to Four Sharps or Flats) --Replay Major Key Signatures up to Four Sharps or Flats --Replay Summary of Major Key Signatures and Scales Rhythm --Sixteenth Notes --Dotted Eighth Notes --Replay Notation --Notes, Rests, and Beaming --Beaming --Flagged Vocal Notation Memorization Strategies --Memorizing Scale Content --Mapping Scales to Solfège --Practice Strategies --Playing Scales in Tetrachord Position --Keyboard and Singing Exercises --Sixteenth Note Combinations --Sixteenth Note Combinations with Leading Rests Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 4. Pitch: Major Keys 2 / Rhythm: Triplets Chapter Goals More Major Scales --Major Scales with More Than Four Sharps or Flats --Enharmonic Keys --Table of Key Signatures and the Circle of Fifths --Summary of Major Key Signatures and Scales --Replay The Tonic Triad and Tendency Tones --Replay Rhythm --Triplets --Replay Notation --Writing Key Signatures --Writing Triplets Memorization Strategies --A Visual Way to Memorize Scales --Shortcuts for Identifying Key Signatures --A Visual Way to Memorize Key Signatures --Flashcards Practice Strategies Keyboard and Singing Exercises --Sixteenth Note Combinations and Triplet --Sixteenth Note Combinations and Triplet with Leading Rests Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Informed Listening: Tendency Tones in the Music of the Beatles Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 5. Pitch: Minor Keys 1 / Rhythm: Eight- and Two-Based Simple Meter Chapter Goals The Natural Minor Scale --Minor Scale Structure and Relative Keys --Replay --Parallel Keys --Summary of Minor Key Signatures and Scales --Replay Minor Scales and Solfege --La-based Minor --Do-based Minor --Replay Rhythm --Eight-based Simple Meter --Two-based Simple Meter --Replay Notation Memorization Strategies --Parallel and Relative Keys --Flashcards Practice Strategies Keyboard and Singing Exercises --Patterns in Three-eight --Patterns in Three-two Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study --Major to Relative Minor --Minor to Relative Major --Major to Parallel Minor --Minor to Parallel Major Informed Listening: Examples with Questions --Distinguishing Major and Minor --Major Moving to Minor --Minor Moving to Major Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 6. Rhythm: Introduction to Compound Meter / Pitch: Minor Keys 2 Compound Meter --Compound Meter vs. Triplets --Counting Compound Meter --Three-four vs. Six-eight Meter --Songs in Compound Meter --Replay The Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales --The Natural Minor Scale (Review) --The Harmonic Minor Scale --Why Does the Harmonic Minor Scale Exist? --Summary of Harmonic Minor Scales --The Melodic Minor Scale --Summary of Melodic Minor Scales --Scale Degree Names in Minor --Minor Scales in Music --Replay The Tonic Triad and Tendency Tones in Minor Keys --Replay Notation Keyboard and Singing Exercises --Compound Meter Patterns --Compound Meter Patterns with Leading Rests Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 7. Pitch: Intervals / Rhythm: Compound Meter Review Chapter Goals Interval Number and Quality --Replay Major, Minor, and Perfect Intervals --Replay Melodic and Harmonic Intervals --Replay Recognizing Major, Minor, and Perfect Intervals Building Major, Minor, and Perfect Intervals --Building Intervals Above a Given Note --Building Intervals Below a Given Note Augmented and Diminished Intervals --Replay Summary of Interval Qualities Doubly-augmented and Doubly-diminished Intervals Inversion --Diatonic Melody Inversion --Chromatic Melody Inversion --Interval Inversion --Replay Enharmonic Intervals Compound Intervals Other Interval Patterns --Intervals in the Descending Major Scale --Intervals in the Natural Minor Scale --Replay --Notation Memorization Strategies --Interval Shapes --Letter-name Distances --Plain Interval Qualities Identifying Intervals in a Musical Context Keyboard and Singing Exercises Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Analysis and Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 8. Pitch: Triads / Rhythm: Four- and Sixteen-Based Compound Meter Triad Structure and Quality --Major Triads --Minor Triads --Augmented Triads --Diminished Triads --Summary of Triad Qualities --Replay Triad Inversions --Replay Identifying Triads in a Musical Context --Replay Sixteen- and Four-based Compound Meter --Sixteen-based Compound Meter --Replay --Four-based Compound Meter --Replay Summary of Common Meter Types --Simple Meter --Compound Meter Memorization Strategies --Recognizing Triad Qualities --Hearing Triads in Root Position --Recognizing Triad Inversions by Sight and Sound Keyboard and Singing Exercises --Patterns in Six-sixteen --Patterns in Six-four Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Study Informed Listening: Examples with Questions Informed Listening: Challenging Examples Drills to Go Classroom Activities Written Exercises Composition CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED 9. (Postlude) Pitch: Diatonic Triads / Rhythm: Advanced Rhythmic Concepts Chapter Goals Diatonic Triads in Major Keys Diatonic Triads in Minor Keys --Replay Harmony Labeling Triads in Music Diatonic Triad Functions --Primary Triads --Introduction to Voice Leading --Secondary Triads --Replay Advanced Rhythmic Concepts --Irregular Meter --Subtriplets and Supertriplets --Irregular Tuplets --Duplets and Quadruplets --Hemiola --Replay Singing Exercises Hearing Exercises Informed Listening: Examples for Rhythm Study Informed Listening: Classroom Activity Drills to Go Written Exercises CHAPTER GOALS REVISITED CODA APPENDIX A: ALTO CLEF AND TENOR CLEF: APPENDIX B: SINGING PITCH NAMES: APPENDIX C: CHROMATIC SOLFÈGE SYLLABLES: APPENDIX D: MODES: APPENDIX E: SEVENTH CHORDS: GLOSSARY: Index: