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Fundamentals

Module 1

Pitch

  • Guide to Module 1: Pitch
  • Intro to Notation
  • The Musical Alphabet
  • The Staff and Clefs
  • Remembering Treble Clef Notes
  • 1.01 ~ Treble Clef Note Naming (Staff Only)
  • 1.02 ~ Place Notes: Treble Clef (Staff Only)
  • Remembering Bass Clef Notes
  • 1.03 ~ Bass Clef Note Naming (Staff Only)
  • 1.04 ~ Place Notes: Bass Clef (Staff Only)
  • Ledger Lines
  • 1.05 ~ Treble Clef Note Naming (1 Ledger)
  • 1.06 ~ Bass Clef Note Naming (1 Ledger)
  • The Grand Staff
  • 1.07 ~ Grand Staff Note Naming
Module 2

Duration and Tempo

  • Guide to Module 2: Duration and Tempo
  • Anatomy of Notes and Rhythm
  • Compare Durations with a Grid
  • 2.01 ~ Identify Basic Durations
  • 2.02 ~ Compare Basic Durations
  • The Rest: Notating Silence
  • 2.03 ~ Identify Notes and Rests
  • 2.04 ~ Compare Durations (Includes Rests)
  • Drawing Stems, Flags, and Beams
  • Dots and Ties
  • 2.05 ~ Compare Durations (Includes Dots)
  • Tempo
  • 2.06 ~ Tempo Terms
Module 3

Simple Meter

  • Guide to Module 3: Simple Meter
  • Beat and Meter
  • Reading Musical Time: Time Signatures, Measures, and Barlines
  • 3.01 ~ Identify Simple Meter (Level 1)
  • Playing Simple Rhythms
  • 3.02 ~ Tap Rhythms in Simple Meter (Level 1)
  • Playing Eighth Notes
  • 3.03 ~ Tap Rhythms in Simple Meter (Level 2)
  • Playing Dotted Quarters
  • 3.04 ~ Tap Rhythms in Simple Meter (Level 3)
Module 4

Putting Pitch and Rhythm Together

  • Guide to Module 4: Bringing It All Together
  • Pitch and Rhythm Review
  • 4.01 ~ Intro to Note Entry: Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • 4.02 ~ Mary Had Another Lamb
  • 4.03 ~ Quiz: Pitch, Duration, and Simple Meter
Module 5

Major Scales 1: Whole and Half Steps

  • Guide to Module 5: Major Scales 1
  • The Piano Keyboard
  • 5.01 ~ Keyboard Note Indentification: White Keys
  • 5.02 ~ Keyboard Note Indentification: White Keys (Grand Staff)
  • The Piano Keyboard: Steps and the Black Keys
  • 5.03 ~ Steps on the Keyboard
  • 5.04 ~ Keyboard Note Indentification (Sharps)
  • 5.05 ~ Keyboard Note Indentification (Flats)
  • The Major Scale
  • 5.06 ~ Keyboard Scale Builder (Up to 3 Sharps/Flats)
  • 5.07 ~ Scale Spelling (up to 3 sharps/flats)
Module 6

Major Scales 2: Notating Major Scales

  • Intro to Notating Scales
  • 6.01 ~ Notate Major Scales (Treble Clef - Up to 3 Sharps/Flats)
  • 6.02 ~ Notate Major Scales (Bass Clef - Up to 3 Sharps/Flats)