Level Clef Keys Harmony Time Method of Study

B Treble C Primay chords: I IV V simple duple 2/4 Intervals exercise

a Bass G Dominant 7 chords simple triple 3/4 Sight singing (melody)
s F Diatonic chords in Maj key: ii, iii, vi, vii o Listening (harmony)
simple quadruple 4/4
i
c Am Primary chords in minor key compound duple 6/8 Dictation
D Cadential 64 progression tied notes, syncopation Transcription
I B-flat II - V progression semiquaver notes in simple time Harmonic analysis
n Em Diatonic chords in minor key semiquaver notes in compound time Structured improvisation
t Dm Diatonic seventh chords compound triple 9/8
e
A Secondary dominants compound quadruple 12/8
r
m E-flat Secondary diminished 7th irregular time: 5/4, 7/4
e Bm
d Gm
i
Method of Study
ntervals exercise
ight singing (melody)
istening (harmony)

ranscription
armonic analysis
tructured improvisation
Ear Training
Time Notation Quarter notes Eighth notes
Scale C Major scale Key signatures
Intervals M2, M3, P4, P5, M6, M7 m2, m3, m6, m7
Chords Major triad minor triad
Chords progression I, IV, V in Maj keys i, iv, V in minor key

Classroom activities Sight singing Dictation

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to:
Identify the tonal centre in a piece of song/ music
Distinguish the chord progressions in a piece of song/ music
Transcribe simple melody and rhythmic notation
Harmonize a simple song/ melody

Lesson 2
To distinguish I, IV, V in Major keys
To identify the tonal centre
To sing solfege in C major
To identify intervals of M2, M3, P4, P5, M6, M7 and P8
To sing rhythmic notation involving 16th notes

Lesson 3
Revise Maj scales intervals: M2, M3, P4, P5, M6, M7
Add m3 interval
More practices on sight singing in C Maj
Maj and min triads
Recognize chord progressions I, IV, V, vi
Simple rhythmic dictation
Figure out the tonal centre

Lesson 4 (3 Apr 15)

Practice strategy Warm up, Cycles of Thirds
Singing the chromatic scale
Recognizing all intervals
Dominant 7 chords
Chord progression I, IV, V with melody
Simple dictation
Home work (chord progression)

Lesson 5 (8 Apr 2015)

Warm up Maj scale, Chromatic scale, Cycles of Thirds
Revision Chord progression I IV V
Major 7 chords
Distinguishing Maj 7 & Dominant 7
Blues progression
Construction of the minor scale natural, harmonic, melodic forms
Chord progression i iv, V, i
Simple dictation (do-sol)

Lesson 6 (15 Apr 2015)

Revision and Warm up Maj scale, Chromatic scale, Cycles of Thirds
Circle of Fifths
Minor 7 chords
Distinguishing Maj7, min7 and Dominant 7
Chord progression ii V I
Simple dictation (do-sol)
Lesson 7 (26 Apr 2015)
Warm up Maj scale, Chromatic scale, Cycles of Thirds
Revision Circle of Fifths, ii-V-I progression
ii-V-I in other keys Homework: write ii-V-I in all Major keys
Identifying ii-V-I progression
Practice ii-V-I progression on keyboard
Simple dictation (do-sol)

Lesson 8 (3 May 2015)

Warm up Maj scale, Chromatic scale, Cycles of Thirds
Revision various scales and modes
The minor pentatonic scale
The blues scale
Blues progression
Chord voicing
Imitate and improvising on the blues scale

Lesson 9 (17 May 2015)

Warm up Maj scale, Chromatic scale, Cycles of Thirds
Revision Blues progression
Voice leading and ii-V-I cadence Dominant, Major and minor chords around the circle
Harmonisation
Homework Write your own melody over the chord progression

Lesson 10 (24 May 2015)

Warm up Maj scale, Chromatic scale, Cycles of Thirds
Revision Blues Progression
Voice leading ii-V-I cadence in Maj, min and dominant chords a
Harmonic framework
I-vi-IV-V progression
Homework Write a short I-vi-IV-V progression

Lesson 11 (31 May 2015)

Warm up Maj scale, Chromatic scale, Cycles of Thirds
Revision Voice leading ii-V-I cadence in Maj, min and dominant chords a
Melodies with chord progression
Sixteenth notes Simple time Compound time
minor scale Circle of fifths Chromatic scale
Augmented & diminished intervals
Dominant 7 Major 7 minor 7 Augmented & diminished triad
ii, iii, vi, vii o
Chord chart Chord inverV7/V - secondary dominant

Transcribe
round the circle

rd progression

in and dominant chords around the circle

in and dominant chords around the circle

& diminished triad
dary dominant
Basic Ear Training

3 elements:
Rhythm
Pitch, Intervals, Melody
Harmony

Lesson activities:
Notation
Sight singing using solfge
Transcription
Dictation

Rhythm
Simple Time: Duple Triple Quadruple
Compound Time: Duple Triple Quadruple

Melody
1. Diatonic major scale step-wise C Major
2. Diatonic major scale bigger intervals C Major
3. Diatonic major scale G, D, F Major
4. Diatonic minor scale Am, Em

Harmony
1. Chord progression I IV V in root position, 1st and 2nd inversion
2. Chord progression other diatonic chords
3. Chord progression dominant 7 chords

Chord progressions of some pop songs

I vi ii V
1.
2.
3.
4.

I vi IV V
1.
2.
3.

I vi IV I
1.

I iii IV V
1.
2.

I V vi IV
1. Let it be
2. Can you feel the love tonight

I V vi iii
1. Streets of London

I V vi V
1.

Diatonic triads of C Major

I ii iii IV V
Tonic Family: I vi iii
Dominant family: V, viio
Sub-dominant family: IV, ii

Primary chords Relative minor

I vi
V iii
IV ii
vi viio
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Intervals M2, M3, P4, P5, Oct

Chords Min, MAJ, dim, AUG

Chord progression I, IV, V (Primary

chords)

Transcribe

m2 semitone; 7-1, or 3-4

M2 1-2 , 5-6, 4-5
m3 minor triad; 3-5 (1-b3-5), 6-1, 2-4
M3 major triad; 1-3 (1-3-5), 5-7, 4-6
P4 perfect cadence; 5 1, 1 4
A4 (d5) 1 -#4
P5 1-5
m6 3 -1 (1-b6)
M6 5-3, 1-6
m7 dominant 7 (1-b7) resolution
M7 1-7 1
Octave
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m2, m3, A4 (d5) m6, M6, m7, M7

Dominant 7, min 7, MAJ7 dim 7, half-dim 7, minMAJ7

Diatonic chords in MAJ scale Diatonic chords in min chords

(ii, iii, vi, viio )
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Secondary dominants

Borrowed chords (Mode

mixture)