Foundations → Module 2 of 5
Basic Theory
Pitch, intervals, chords, and the circle of fifths, learned at the keyboard and in the ear before they are learned on paper.
Basics of music theory: pitch, the staff, intervals, and the keyboard as a map
Pitch, the staff, intervals by number and quality, and the keyboard as a map.
2 weeks A6Triads and inversions, and hearing them
Every triad in every key and inversion, in both hands and in the ear.
2 weeks A7Seventh chords and upper extensions, built three ways and heard
The four seventh qualities, then ninths, elevenths, and thirteenths, built several ways.
3 weeks A8The circle of fifths, complete
The map of keys, the engine of harmonic motion, and the practice discipline.
3 weeks A8bDiatonic harmony, function, and the blues progression
Roman numerals, function, the twelve-bar blues, and hearing changes by ear.
3 weeks