The_Complete_Idiot%27s_Guide_To_Music_Theory
The_Complete_Idiot%27s_Guide_To_Music_Theory
The_Complete_Idiot%27s_Guide_To_Music_Theory
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Contents<br />
Part 1: <strong>To</strong>nes 1<br />
1 Pitches and Clefs 3<br />
Understanding <strong>Music</strong>al <strong>To</strong>nes ............................................................4<br />
<strong>To</strong>nes Have Value ..............................................................................5<br />
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? ........................................................5<br />
Play by Numbers ..............................................................................6<br />
Do Re Mi ..........................................................................................7<br />
<strong>To</strong>nes Have Names ............................................................................8<br />
Learning the ABCs ..........................................................................8<br />
Notes on a Piano Keyboard ................................................................9<br />
Notes on a Staff ................................................................................9<br />
Above—and Below—the Staff ........................................................11<br />
Different Clefs ..................................................................................11<br />
<strong>The</strong> Treble Clef ..............................................................................11<br />
<strong>The</strong> Bass Clef ..................................................................................12<br />
<strong>The</strong> Grand Staff ............................................................................12<br />
Specialty Clefs ................................................................................13<br />
<strong>The</strong> Percussion Clef ........................................................................14<br />
2 Intervals 17<br />
Be Sharp—or Be Flat ........................................................................17<br />
Steppin’ Out … ................................................................................18<br />
A Matter of Degrees ........................................................................19<br />
First Things First ............................................................................19<br />
Major and Minor Intervals ............................................................21<br />
Perfect Intervals ..............................................................................21<br />
Augmented and Diminished Intervals ..............................................22<br />
Beyond the Octave ..........................................................................23<br />
Intervals and Half Steps ..................................................................23<br />
3 Scales 27<br />
Eight Notes Equal One Scale ..........................................................27<br />
Major Scales ......................................................................................28<br />
Minor Scales ......................................................................................31<br />
Natural Minor ................................................................................31<br />
Harmonic Minor ............................................................................34<br />
Melodic Minor ................................................................................35<br />
In the Mode ......................................................................................38<br />
Ionian ............................................................................................38<br />
Dorian ............................................................................................39<br />
Phrygian ........................................................................................40<br />
Lydian ............................................................................................40<br />
Mixolydian ......................................................................................41