About this course
This Intermediate course is the second of a series of courses that take the student from the very beginnings of musical understanding to getting an "A" in a college music theory class. You do not have to be a college student to take this course, but by the time you finish the series, it will be as if you had taken several semesters of classes. If you are going to take college music classes, this series will save you a considerable amount of stress and maybe even some tuition money.
The Fundamentals Course covers Pitch, Staff Notation, the Piano Keyboard, Modes, Major Scales and Key Signatures.
The Intermediate Course covers Intervals, Minor Keys and Scales, Triads, Seventh Chords, Figured Bass, Roman Numeral Analysis, Time Signatures, Meter, Rhythm, Melodic Dictation
The Advanced Course covers 4-part voice leading and musical analysis.
The Lectures can be viewed in an afternoon. However, as with many subjects, it is the consistent practice that internalizes the knowledge so that it becomes second nature. To this end I have included dozens of worksheets and audio files for practice with each lesson. Working with a friend, parent, or partner can be very effective in keeping this practice motivated.
You will need a printer and an MP3 player of some kind to do the practice work. Having a piano keyboard nearby to practice on will also greatly accelerate learning. Mastery of the the complete series may take as little as six months or as long as two years. The Intermediate Course is normally taught in 18-36 weeks.
What are the requirements?
- This is the second course in a series. It is strongly suggested that students complete the FREE Music Theory Fundamentals course.
- True internalization of this material requires practice
- Ideally, students should have an MP3 player, a printer, and a piano keyboard
What am I going to get from this course?
- Over 46 lectures and 2 hours of content!
- Notate, hear, play, and sing musical intervals
- Notate, hear, play, and sing minor keys, and the natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales
- Understand diatonic triads and seventh chords, on the piano keyboard, on the musical staff, and by ear
- Interpret and analyze music using Roman Numeral Analysis and Figured Bass
- Understand meter and time signatures
- Develop a "rhythmic vocabulary" for both simple and compound meters
- Write down melodies by ear or take melodic dictation
- Become better sight readers
- Excel at your first two semesters of undergraduate theory class
What is the target audience?
- Any student struggling to understand music theory.
- Any student struggling to understand music theory.
- Any busy teacher who needs a complete music theory course; ready to go, complete with lessons, homework, and assessments.
- Anyone who thinks music theory is too complicated. It really is not.
