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Theory I Overview

This is a 15-week course designed for the first semester of college freshman theory. 
  • Week 1: Review of Fundamentals 
  • Week 2: Review of Scales and Keysignatures 
  • Week 3: Review of Chords
  • Week 4: Harmonizing a Melody
  • Week 5: Review and Test
  • Week 6: Principles of Four-Part Writing
  • Week 7: First Inversion Triads 
  • Week 8: Second Inversion Triads 
  • Week 9: The Dominant Seventh 
  • Week 10: Review and Test 
  • Week 11: Harmonization in Minor
  • Week 12: Part-Writing in Minor
  • Week 13: Inverted Triads in Minor
  • Week 14: Dominant Seventh in Minor 
  • Week 15: Review and Test
    • Appendix I: Form Diagrams 
    • Appendix II: Sample Form Analysis 
    • Appendix III: Drills

Theory I Course Reader

Each week contains explanations and examples from the literature
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Theory I Workbook

Each week has a matching workbook with exercises for the student. They are designed to cover both in-class work and homework assignments.
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Theory I Anthology

The anthology contains 12 examples from the literature in Binary, Rounded Binary, and Ternary Forms, along with questions matching the course material. The exercise numbers match the workbook.
  • Exercise 2.7 - Bach’s Gavotte from French Suite no. 5
  • Exercise 3.9 - Rameau's Fanfarinette from Nouvelles Suite de Pièces de Clavecin 
  • Exercise 4.6 - Haydn’s Menuet from Sonata Hob. XVI: 9 
  • Exercise 5.5 - Mozart's Menuetto II from Sonata K. 282 
  • Exercise 7.10 - Schumann's Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event) from "Scenes from Childhood" 
  • Exercise 8.10 - Grieg's "Norwegian Melody" from Lyric Pieces op. 12 
  • Exercise 9.10 - Beethoven’s Scherzo from Sonata op. 2/3 
  • Exercise 10.9 - Schubert's Trio from Sonata D. 279 
  • Exercise 11.6 - Bach’s Menuet from French Suite no. 2 
  • Exercise 12.10 - Handel's Sarabande from Suite no. 7 
  • Exercise 13.10 - Haydn's Trio from Sonata Hob. XVI: 14 
  • Exercise 14.7 - Schumann's Wilder Reiter (Wild Rider) from "Album for the Young"
  • Exercise 15.6 - Schumann's Volksliedchen (Little Traditional Song) from "Album for the Young"
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Theory I Appendixes

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Theory I For The Teacher

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Theory II

This is a 15-week course designed for the second semester of college freshman theory. The course reader is below, with explanations and examples from the literature
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Matching the 15-week course reader are these fifteen workbook files of exercises for the student. They are designed to cover both in-class work and homework assignments.
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Below are questions pertaining to an anthology of examples from the literature. All the works here may be found on imslp.
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These two pages of sample form diagrams may be used with the anthology questions
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These drills may be used in class
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