Introduction to music theory

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Pitch and interval

Octaves and the major-minor tonal system

0.1 Where octaves come from

0.2 Naming octaves

0.3 Dividing the octave into scales

1 Half steps and whole steps

2.1 The distance between pitches

2.2 Naming intervals

2.3 Classifying intervals

2.4 Perfect intervals

2.5 Major and minor intervals

2.6 Augmented and diminished intervals

2.7 Inverting intervals

3.1 What is ear training?

3.2 Ear training skills

3.4 Playing chords by ear

3.5 Playing tunes by ear

3.6 Improvisation

3.7 Recognizing intervals and writing music down

Keys and scales

Major keys and scales

1 Minor keys and scales

2 The circle of fifths

2.2 Key signatures

Triads and chords

1 Naming triads

2 Beginning harmonic analysis

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Basic triads in major keys

2.3 A hierarchy of chords

2.4 Naming chords within a key

2.7 Further study

3 Cadence in music

4 Consonance and dissonance

5 Beyond triads: naming other chords

Source: OpenStax, Introduction to music theory. OpenStax CNX. Mar 14, 2005 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10208/1.5

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