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Theory Gizmos

0 - Introductory Information

1 - Basic Gizmos: Notation

2 - Measurement Gizmos: Rhythm

2 - 1 Rhythm

2 - 2 Rhythmic values

2 - 3 Rhythmic elements

2 - 4 Putting it all Together

2 - 5 Do it yourself assignments

2 - 6 Written Assignments

2 - 7 Ear training

2 - 8 Sight singing

2 - 9 Keyboard

2 - 10 Build your own music: composition

3 - Major Gizmos: Scales

3 - 1 Tonal Music

3 - 2 Major Scale

3 - 3 Major key signatures

3 - 4 Scale Degree Names for the Major Scale

3 - 5 Putting it all Together

3 - 6 Do it yourself assignments

3 - 7 Written Assignments

3 - 8 Ear training

3 - 9 Sight singing

3 - 10 Keyboard

3 - 11 Build your own music: composition

4 - Minor Gizmos: More Scales

4 - 1 Scales

4 - 2 Minor scales

4 - 3 Relative keys

4 - 4 Parallel keys

4 - 5 Minor key signatures

4 - 6 Putting it all Together

4 - 7 Do it yourself assignments

4 - 8 Written Assignments

4 - 9 Ear training

4 - 10 Sight singing

4 - 11 Keyboard

4 - 12 Build your own music: composition

5 - Gizmos of Different Sizes: Intervals

5 - 1 Intervals

5 - 2 Interval quality

5 - 3 Size of intervals

5 - 4 Spelling intervals

5 - 5 Simple and compound intervals

5 - 6 Melodic and Harmonic Intervals

5 - 7 Consonant Versus Dissonant

5 - 8 Inversion

5 - 9 Putting it all Together

5 - 10 Do it yourself assignments

5 - 11 Written Assignments

5 - 12 Ear training

5 - 13 More ear training

5 - 14 Even more ear training

5 - 15 Sight singing

5 - 16 Keyboard

5 - 17 Build your own music: composition

6 - Vertical Gizmos: Triads

6 - 1 Triads

6 - 2 Inversion of triads

6 - 3 Putting it all Together

6 - 4 Do it yourself assignments

6 - 5 Written Assignments

6 - 6 Ear training

6 - 7 More Ear Training

6 - 8 Even more ear training

6 - 9 OK, even more ear training

6 - 10 Last ear training page I promise

6 - 11 Sight singing

6 - 12 Keyboard

6 - 13 Build your own music: composition

7 - More Vertical Gizmos: Seventh Chords

7 - 1 Seventh chords

7 - 2 Chord factors

7 - 3 Inversions

7 - 4 Putting it all Together

7 - 5 Do it yourself and written assignments

7 - 6 Written Assignments

7 - 7 Ear training

7 - 8 More Ear Training

7 - 9 Sight singing

7 - 10 Keyboard

7 - 11 Build your own music: composition

8 - Construction Gizmos: Basic Harmony

8 - 1 Harmony

8 - 2 Roman Numerals

8 - 3 Chord Qualities in Major Keys

8 - 4 Chord Qualities in Minor Keys

8 - 5 Chord Qualities of Seventh Chords in Major and Minor Keys

8 - 6 Chord Inversion Numbers

8 - 7 Tools for Analysis

8 - 8 Putting it all Together

8 - 9 Do it yourself assignments

8 - 10 Written Assignments

8 - 11 Ear training

8 - 12 More ear training

8 - 13 Even more ear training

8 - 14 Sight singing

8 - 15 Keyboard

8 - 16 Build your own music: composition

9 - Linear Gizmos: Melody

9 - 1 Melody

9 - 2 Motive and themes

9 - 3 Phrases and periods

9 - 4 Putting it all Together

9 - 5 Do it Yourself Assignments

9 - 6 Written Assignments

9 - 7 Ear training

9 - 8 Sight singing

9 - 9 Keyboard

9 - 10 Build your own music: composition

10 - More Construction Gizmos: Putting it All Together

10 - 1 Harmony and Melody

10 - 2 Nonharmonic Tones

10 - 3 Nonharmonic Types

10 - 4 Cadences

10 - 5 Putting It All Together: Building a Complete Analysis

10 - 6 Putting it all Together

10 - 7 Do it yourself assignments

10 - 8 Written Assignments

10 - 9 Ear training

10 - 10 Sight singing

10 - 11 Keyboard

10 - 12 Build your own music: composition