Music Theory
Music Theory is an advanced, college prep course designed to develop a student’s ability to recognize, understand, and describe the basic materials and processes of music that are heard or presented in a score. These abilities will be developed through various listening, performance, written, creative, and analytical exercises. Although the course focuses on music from the Common Practice Period (1600-1900), materials and processes found in other styles and genres are also studied.
2nd TEST Study Guide
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CLASS 10 - Feb 14 (Due Feb 16th)
- 4.9 #3 and #5. Write Roman Numerals under each chord. (Ignore the instructions in the book.)
- Pick a song and analyze the verse or chorus using written Roman Numerals. Be prepared to share your analysis in our next class.
CLASS 2
2.1, 1-9.
2.5, 1-6.
Major Scale - WWHWWWH
Natural Minor Scale - WHWWHWW. Also like scale degrees 6-6 of a major scale.
Harmonic Minor scale is like a natural minor scale but with raised 7th scale degree (creates 1 1/2 steps between 6-7)
Melodic Minor scale raises both 6-7 on the way UP to avoid the 1 1/2 step interval of harmonic minor, but is a natural minor scale going down..
Relative Minor / Major. The relationship of minor and major keys that share the same key signature (and therefore, same notes). If given a Major key, go down a minor 3rd from the tonic to find the relative minor (relative minor is scale degree 6 of a major scale). If given a minor key, go up a minor 3rd from the tonic to find the relative major (relative major is scale degree 3 of a minor scale).
CLASS 1
Read page 3-13
Page 21, 1.2, #1 and #3
Page 22, 1.4 all
Scale Degrees
7 - Leading Tone (1/2 step below tonic) OR Subtonic (whole step below tonic)
6 - Submediant
5 - Dominant
4 - Subdominant
3 - Mediant
2 - Supertonic
1 - Tonic
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CLASS 10 - Feb 14 (Due Feb 16th)
- 4.9 #3 and #5. Write Roman Numerals under each chord. (Ignore the instructions in the book.)
- Pick a song and analyze the verse or chorus using written Roman Numerals. Be prepared to share your analysis in our next class.
CLASS 2
2.1, 1-9.
2.5, 1-6.
Major Scale - WWHWWWH
Natural Minor Scale - WHWWHWW. Also like scale degrees 6-6 of a major scale.
Harmonic Minor scale is like a natural minor scale but with raised 7th scale degree (creates 1 1/2 steps between 6-7)
Melodic Minor scale raises both 6-7 on the way UP to avoid the 1 1/2 step interval of harmonic minor, but is a natural minor scale going down..
Relative Minor / Major. The relationship of minor and major keys that share the same key signature (and therefore, same notes). If given a Major key, go down a minor 3rd from the tonic to find the relative minor (relative minor is scale degree 6 of a major scale). If given a minor key, go up a minor 3rd from the tonic to find the relative major (relative major is scale degree 3 of a minor scale).
CLASS 1
Read page 3-13
Page 21, 1.2, #1 and #3
Page 22, 1.4 all
Scale Degrees
7 - Leading Tone (1/2 step below tonic) OR Subtonic (whole step below tonic)
6 - Submediant
5 - Dominant
4 - Subdominant
3 - Mediant
2 - Supertonic
1 - Tonic
