General Music Unit 1
General Music Unit 1
Basic Theory
Pitch (from a scientific perspective)
The overtone Series
Scales: C major, F major, G major
- Solfege
- Why 7 letters and 12 notes
- Introduction to key signatures
Intervals
- Half steps and whole steps
Harmony
- Major triads
- Minor triads
Intro to Reading and Writing Music
Rhythm
- Quarter, half, whole, equivalent rests
- Exercise: https://www.musictheory.net/exercises
Pitch
- Staff (lines and spaces)
- Treble Clef
- Exercise: have students make their own acronyms for lines and spaces.
- Have students import the midi file from a melody they like then learn to perform it based on the score. (have some go to examples that are easy) Use https://www.noteflight.com to visualize. Editing or extracting the melody may be necessary.
- Basic dynamic and expression markings
Ear Training
- Ear training introduction
- High vs low Online game https://www.musictheory.net
Resources
Music and Science:
Theory Resources:
Notation Resources:
Online Digital Audio Workstations (DAW):