Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory – Complete

Lesson 1: The Staff the Notes and the Pitches

Lesson 2: Treble Clef and Staff

Lesson 3: Bass Clef and Staff

Lesson 4: The Grand Staff and Ledger Lines (the middle notes)

Lesson 5: Ledger Lines (low and high notes)

Ear Training for Lessons 1-5

Review of Lessons 1-5

Lesson 6: Note Values

Lesson 7: Measure, Bar Line and Double Bar

Lesson 8: 4/4 Time Signature and Note Values

Lesson 9: Whole, Half and Quarter Rests

Review of Lessons 6-9

Ear Training for Lessons 6-9

Lesson 10: 2/4 Time Signature

Lesson 11: 3/4 Time Signature

Lesson 12: Dotted Half Note

Lesson 13: Ties and Slurs

Review of Lessons 10-13

Ear Training for Lessons 10-13

Lesson 14: Repeat Sign, 1st and 2nd Endings

Lesson 15: Eighth Notes

Lesson 16: Eighth Rests

Lesson 17: Dotted Quarter Note

Lesson 18: Dynamic Signs

Lesson 19: Tempo Marks

Lesson 20: Articulation

Lesson 21: D.C., D.S., Coda and Fine

Lesson 22: Flats

Lesson 23: Sharps

Lesson 24: Naturals

Lesson 25: Whole Steps, Half Steps and Enharmonic Notes

Lesson 26: Tetrachords and Major Scales

Lesson 27: The Sharp Scales---G and D Major

Lesson 28: The Flat Scales---F and B-flat Major

Lesson 29: Key Signatures---The Sharp Keys

Lesson 30: Key Signatures---The Flat Keys

Lesson 32: Chromatic Scale

Lesson 32: The Remaining Major Scales with Key Signatures

Lesson 33: Intervals

Lesson 34: Circle of Fifths

Lesson 35: Perfect and Major Intervals

Lesson 36: Minor Intervals

Lesson 37: Augmented and Diminished Intervals

Lesson 38: Solfége and Transposition

Lesson 39: Sixteenth Notes

Lesson 40: Sixteenth Rests

Lesson 41: Dotted Eighth Notes

Lesson 42: Common Time and Cut Time (Alla Breve)

Lesson 43: 3/8 and 6/8 Time Signatures

Lesson 44: 3/8 and 6/8 Time Signatures at Fast Tempos

Lesson 45: Eighth Note Triplets

Lesson 46: Incomplete Measures (Pick-up Notes) and Syncopation

Lesson 47: Triads

Lesson 48: Primary and Major Triads

Lesson 49: Scale Degree Names

Lesson 50: The V-7 (Dominant 7th) Chord

Lesson 51: Triads---1st Inversion

Lesson 52: Triads---2nd Inversion

Lesson 53: V-7 Chords---1st, 2nd and 3rd Inversions

Lesson 54: Figured Bass

Lesson 55: Major Chord Progressions

Lesson 56: Minor Scales

Lesson 57: Natural, Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales

Lesson 58: Minor Triads

Lesson 59: Augmented and Diminished Triads

Lesson 60: The Primary Triads in Minor Keys

Lesson 61: Minor Chord Progressions

Lesson 62: Modes Related to the Major Scale: Ionian, Mixolydian, and Lydian

Lesson 63: Modes Related to the Minor Scale: Aeolian, Dorian, Phrygian, Locrian

Lesson 64: Harmonizing a Melody in a Major Key

Lesson 65: Broken Chords and Arpeggiated Accompaniments

Lesson 66: Passing and Neighboring Tones

Lesson 67: Composing a Melody in a Major Key

Lesson 68: Harmonizing a Melody in a Minor Key

Lesson 69: Composing a Melody in a Minor Key

Lesson 70: 12-Bar Blues Chord Progression

Lesson 71: The Blues Scale

Lesson 72: Basic Forms of Music---Motive and Phrase

Lesson 73: AB (Binary) Form

Lesson 74: ABA (Ternary) Form

Lesson 75: Rondo Form