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Summary of Music
Theory
| Music Theory
Content |
Level
1 |
Level
2 |
Level
3 |
Level
4 |
| Time Values |
Notes and Rests |
whole, 1/4, 1/2, 1/8, 1/16 |
1/32, Breves |
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| Dots and Ties |
dotted 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, ties |
double dots |
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| Time Division |
Triplets |
Duplets |
5s,
6s, 7s, 9s |
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Time Signatures |
Simple |
2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 2/2, 3/2, 4/2, 3/8 |
4/8 |
4/5, 7/4, 5/8, 7/8 |
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| Compound |
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6/8, 9/8, 12/8, 6/4, 9/4, 6/16, 9/16, 12/16 |
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| Groupings of Notes and Rests |
2/2, 3/2, 4/2, 3/8 |
6/8, 9/8, 12/8 |
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| Stave |
Ledger Line |
2
lines above and below stave |
4
lines above and below stave |
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| Clefs |
Treble and Bass |
Alto |
Tenor |
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| Transposition |
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Treble and Bass clefs, 1 octave |
Alto and Tenor clefs |
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| Keys |
Major with Sharps |
C,
G, D, A |
E,
B |
F#,
C# |
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| Minor with Sharps (in melodic and harmonic) |
A,
E |
B,
F#, C#, G# |
D#,
A# |
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| Major with Flats |
F,
Bb, Eb |
Ab,
Db |
Gb,
Cb |
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| Minor with Flats (in melodic and harmonic) |
D |
G,
C, F, Bb |
Eb,
Ab |
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| Others |
Accidentals |
Double Sharps and Flats, written Chromatic Scale |
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| Intervals |
Degrees |
2nd
to 8ve, Semitones and Tones |
Major, Minor, Perfect; Augmented, Diminished |
Compound (more than 1 octave) |
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Chords |
Triads |
Tonic I |
Subdominant IV , Dominant V |
Supertonic II - 1st and 2nd Inversions, Diatonic Triads |
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| Others |
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Chromatic Chords, Cadence, Modulation, Non-Harmonic |
Diatonic Secondary |
| Ornaments |
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Acciaccatura (grace note), Trills, Turns, Upper & Lower
Mordent |
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| Instrument Grouping: |
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Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussions |
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| Music Score |
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