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Introduction
Chapter 1
Notation of Pitch
1.1 The Whole Step and Half Step
1.2 The Staff and its Clefs
1.3 Origins of the Black Keys
Chapter 2
Notation of Rhythm
2.1 The Beat and the Measure
2.2 The Symbols of Rhythm Notation
2.3 Meter
2.4 Making Notation Count
Chapter 3
Reading Rhythm
3.1 Subdividing the Beat
3.2 More on Metric Accents
Chapter 4
Complex Rhythm
4.1 Syncopation
4.2 Triplets, Duplets, and Tuplets
Chapter 5
Intervals
5.1 Naming Intervals
5.2 Identifying Intervals
5.3 Consonance and Dissonance
Chapter 6
Scales & Key Signatures
6.1 The Natural Minor Scale
6.2 Key Signatures
6.3 Alternate Forms of the Minor Scale
6.4 Beyond the Major and Minor Scales
Chapter 7
Triads
7.1 Types of Triads
7.2 Inverted Triads
7.3 Voicing and Broken Chords
Chapter 8
Adding to the Triad
8.1 Seventh Chords
8.2 Altered and Extended Chords
Chapter 9
Chord Progressions
9.1 Chord Changes with the Primary Triad
9.2 Extending the Dominant-Tonic Relationship
Chapter 10
Building Melody
10.1 Melodic Movement
10.2 The Phrase
10.3 Harmonic Implications of Melody
Chapter 11
Developing Melody
11.1 The Motive
11.2 Melodic Transformations
Chapter 12
Elements of Form
12.1 Binary and Ternary Forms
12.2 Other Forms of Organization
12.3 Large Scale Works
Chapter 13
Voice-Leading
13.1 Musical Textures
13.2 Principles of Voice-Leading
13.3 Nonharmonic Tones
Chapter 14
Expression Marks
14.1 Dynamics and Articulation Markings
14.2 Tempo Markings
Chapter 15
The Physics of Music
15.1 Partials
15.2 Temperament
Index