Mastering Fundamentals in a Musical Context   Fundamentals of Music provides a clear and comprehensive approach to mastering the language of music. The authors invite students to create composition projects, develop aural skills through listening exercises, and analyze musical examples from various styles and genres.   With two new authors, this text has been thoroughly revised and expanded, yet maintains the intent of its original author Earl Henry.    A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience— for you and your students. Here’s how: Improve Critical Thinking — Each of the 13 chapters divide into five main areas allowing students to learn terms and symbols and expand their listening skills. Exercises encourage students to apply concepts to a piece of music at the conclusion of each chapter.    Engage Students — Each chapter concludes with a number of creative exercises and projects allowing students to learn interactively. With the audio CD, students can polish their aural skills using the drills designed specifically to accompany the text. Support Instructors — A full Instructor’s Manual is available for this text. Additional assessment is made available through Exposition Music.        

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In this Section: 1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents 1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS   Chapter 1   Notating Rhythm Chapter 2   Notating Pitch Chapter 3   The Keyboard Chapter 4   Simple Meters Chapter 5   Major Scales and Keys Chapter 6   Intervals Chapter 7   Compound Meters Chapter 8   Minor Scales and Keys Chapter 9   Introduction to Form Chapter 10 Triads Chapter 11 Chords and Symbols Chapter 12 Tonality Chapter 13 Harmonization 2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS   Chapter 1 Notating Rhythm Essential Terms and Symbols Traditional Western Music Notation The Notation of Rhythm Note Values Rest Values Measures Time Signatures Calligraphy: Note and Rest Values Smaller Rhythmic Values A Step Further: Larger and Smaller Note Values Calligraphy: Eighths and Sixteenths The Dot The Tie Flags and Beams Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 2 Notating Pitch Essential Terms and Symbols The Staff The Clef Stem Direction Tricks of the Trade: Learning the “ABCs” Ledger Lines Calligraphy: Clefs and Ledger Lines The Octave The Grand Staff Musicianship 2-1 Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 3 The Keyboard Essential Terms and Symbols The Keyboard Octave Designation Musicianship 3-1 Accidentals The Sharp The Flat The Natural Sign Double Sharps and Double Flats Enharmonic Equivalents Diatonic Pitches Diatonic and Chromatic Half Steps Musicianship 3-2 Calligraphy: Notating Accidentals Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 4 Simple Meters Essential Terms and Symbols Metric Accent Triple Meter Duple Meter Quadruple Meter Rest Notation Tricks of the Trade: Using Counting Syllables Musicianship 4-1 Beat Division and Subdivision Meters with an Eighth-Note Beat Alla Breve and Common Time A Step Further: Conducting Syncopation Calligraphy: Beaming Tricks of the Trade: Counting Syllables Equivalent Meters Musicianship 4-2 Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 5 Major Scales and Keys Essential Terms and Symbols The Major Scales Scale Degrees Musicianship 5-1 Transposing Major Scales Musicianship 5-2 Major Keys Key Signature Order of Sharps and Flats Major Key Signatures The Circle of Fifths Tricks of the Trade: Learning Key Signatures Musicianship 5-3 Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 6 Intervals Essential Terms Interval Size Musicianship 6-1 Interval Quality Perfect Intervals Understanding Quality by Major-Scale Comparison Musicianship 6-2 A Step Further: Doubly Augmented and Diminished Intervals Major/Minor Intervals Guidelines for Interval Construction and Identification Musicianship 6-3 Interval Inversion Writing Intervals Below a Given Pitch Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 7 Compound Meters Essential Terms and Symbols Note Values in Compound Meters Compound Time Signatures Beat Subdivision Tricks of the Trade: Meter Signatures Calligraphy: Beaming in Compound Meters Tricks of the Trade: Counting in Compound Meters Musicianship 7-1 Borrowed Division Tricks of the Trade: Counting the Borrowed Division Musicianship 7-2 Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 8 Minor Scales and Keys Essential Terms Major and Minor Modes Minor Scales The Parallel Relationship Minor Key Signatures The Relative Relationship Tricks of the Trade: Parallel Major and Minor Keys Musicianship 8-1 Variations in Minor Natural Minor Harmonic Minor Melodic Minor Musicianship 8-2 Musicianship 8-3 Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 9 Introduction to Form Essential Terms and Symbols Building Phrases Unifying and Extending Phrases Repetition Variation Sequence Contrast The Period Phrase Group Double Period Other Forms Verse and Refrain Thirty-Two Bar Song Form Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 10 Triads Essential Terms Triad Quality Major and Minor Triads Musicianship 10-1 Diminished and Augmented Triads Identifying and Constructing Triads Triads and Stability Musicianship 10-2 Inverted Triads First and Second Inversions Musicianship 10-3 Constructing Triads with Given Third or Fifth Triads with Given Third Triads with Given Fifth Musicianship 10-4 Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 11 Chords and Symbols Essential Terms and Symbols Triad and Chord Identification Doubling Identifying Chords Arpeggiation Musicianship 11-1 Chord Symbols Roman-Numeral Analysis Diatonic Triads in Major Keys Figured-Bass Symbols Musicianship 11-2 Diatonic Triads in Minor Keys Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 12 Tonality Essential Terms Texture Homophony A Step Further: Improvisation Tonality Melodic Tendency Musicianship 12-1 Harmonic Function Tonic, Predominant, and Dominant Functions Harmonic Dissonance Seventh Chords Other Types of Seventh Chords and Symbols Musicianship 12-2 Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   Chapter 13 Harmonization Essential Terms Harmonization Harmonic Cadences Planning Cadences in a Melody Harmonic Rhythm Planning Harmonic Rhythm in a Harmonization Harmonizing a Melody Nonchord Tones Vocal Ranges Keys and Transposition Planning the Harmony Issues in Jazz and Popular Styles A Step Further: Copyright Musicianship 13-1 Building Skills Creative Projects Analysis in Context   APPENDIXES Appendix A: The Nature of Sound Essential Terms Sound Waves Amplitude and Intensity Timbre and Quality The Harmonic Series Duration and Length Appendix B: Terms and Symbols of Tempo and Expression Essential Terms Tempo Dynamics Expression Short Glossary of Italian Terms Appendix C: The C Clefs Essential Terms Alto and Tenor Clefs Building Skills Appendix D: Answers to Ear Training Exercises Appendix E: Modes and Other Scales The Modes Other Modes and Scales Building Skills Creative Projects