Spencer, Peter

Music Theory for Non-Music Majors

Preface ix The Keyboard and Basic Elements of Notation 1(22) Introduction 2(1) Note Names and the Piano Keyboard 2(1) Basic Notation 3(2) The Grand Staff 5(1) Exercises 6(17) Major and Minor Scales 23(26) Introduction 24(1) Whole Steps and Half Steps 24(1) The Interval of the Second 25(1) Tetrachords 26(1) The Major Scale 27(1) The Natural Minor Scale 27(1) The Melodic Minor Scale 28(1) The Harmonic Minor Scale 28(1) Written Exercises 29(1) Aural Exercises 30(19) Scale Degrees, Key Signatures, Note-Values, and Simple Meter 49(40) Introduction 50(1) Scale Degrees 50(2) Key Signatures 52(4) Note Values 56(1) Simple Meter 57(2) Exercises 59(30) Melodic Intervals 89(38) Introduction 90(1) Intervals and the Major Scale 90(1) Minor, Diminished, and Augmented Intervals 91(3) Intervals and Their Inversions 94(1) Compound Intervals 95(1) Written Exercises 96(1) Aural Exercises 97(30) Melody 127(52) Introduction 128(1) Elements of Melody 128(2) Analysis of Au Clair de la Lune 130(2) Analysis of Auld Lang Syne 132(3) Glossary of Tempo and Dynamic Markings 135(1) Exercises 135(44) Triads, Compound Meter, Principles of Notation 179(28) Introduction 180(1) Triad Structure 180(1) Triad Quality and Scale Degrees 181(3) Compound Meter 184(1) Flags and Beams 185(2) Triads with Accidentals 187(1) Written Exercises 188(1) Aural Exercises 188(19) Seventh Chords, Chord Symbols 207(20) Introduction 208(1) Seventh Chords 208(1) Chord Symbols 209(3) Written Exercises 212(1) Aural Exercises 212(15) Harmony and Melody 227(66) Introduction 228(1) Harmonic Cadences 228(3) Harmonizing the Melody 231(1) Harmonization of Au Clair de la Lune 232(2) Harmonization of Sweet Betsy from Pike 234(1) Writing a Melody When the Chords Are Given 235(7) Exercises 242(51) Appendix A: Additional Pieces for Analysis 293(8) Appendix B: International Acoustic Society Note Designations 301(1) Appendix C: Tempo, Dynamic, and Expression Marks 302(1) Index 303