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MUSIC THEORY – HARMONY
The Musical Alphabet
Music Notation
Notes on the Staff
How to Read Tablature
Accidentals
Enharmonic Spellings
Dynamics
Ear Training
The Major Scale
The Minor Scale
The Blues Scale
Scale Manipulation
Intervals
Unlocking the Power of Modes and Modal Harmony
Arpeggios
Chord/Scale Relationships
Chord Substitution and Reharmonization
Relative and Parallel Minor
The Modes of the Major Scale
Key Signatures
Determining Key Signatures
Melody
The Circle of Fifths
The Chromatic Scale
Chord Construction
Chord Inversions
Chord Qualities
Triads
Seventh Chords
Suspended Chords
Chord Progressions
Modulation
Chord Embellishment
MUSIC THEORY & RHYTHM
Note and Rest Values
Rests
Ties
Dots
Rhythm and Meter
Keeping a Steady Beat
Maintaining a Steady Tempo
Subdivisions
How to Count and Play at the Same Time
Time Signatures
Rhythmic Ties
Syncopation
Polyrhythm and Polymeter
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