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Music Fundamentals I: Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements

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  1. 01Music Fundamentals I: Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements10
  2. 02Music Fundamentals II: Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Melody, Timbre, and Texture13
  3. 03Music Fundamentals III: Triads and Seventh Chords5
  4. 04Harmony and Voice Leading I: Chord Function, Cadence, and Phrase5
  5. 05Harmony and Voice Leading II: Chord Progressions and Predominant Function7
  6. 06Harmony and Voice Leading III: Embellishments, Motives, and Melodic Devices7
  7. 07Harmony and Voice Leading IV: Secondary Function4
  8. 08Modes and Form3
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Lessons

10 lessons in this unit

  1. 1.1Pitch and Pitch NotationOpen lesson
  2. 1.2Rhythmic ValuesOpen lesson
  3. 1.3Half Steps and Whole StepsOpen lesson
  4. 1.4Major Scales and Scale DegreesOpen lesson
  5. 1.5Major Keys and Key SignaturesOpen lesson
  6. 1.6Simple and Compound Beat DivisionOpen lesson
  7. 1.7Meter and Time SignatureOpen lesson
  8. 1.8Rhythmic PatternsOpen lesson
  9. 1.9TempoOpen lesson
  10. 1.10Dynamics and ArticulationOpen lesson

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