Fundamentals Course Description This is the first course in a sequence of three: Fundamentals, Diatonic Harmony and Chromatic Harmony. In this course you will study: Learn the basic rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic materials of music. Learn about scales, key signatures, intervals, and triads. Learn to analyze diatonic harmonies with lead sheet symbols. Learn to aurally identify intervals and to write simple melodies. View a sample Syllabus. Contact us for Instructor Materials. Course Materials Conducting Patterns & Principles Keyboard Diagram Lead Sheet SymbolsMajor Scales in Two Thumb PositionsManuscript PaperName that IntervalPyramid of Perfect 5thsScale and Arpeggio FingeringsRecommended Text: Hutchinson, Robert. Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom. Preparation Pre-requisites: No prior music training is required Co-requisites: Studying piano, guitar, and/or voice is recommended Background: A love for music and a work ethic helps Course Content Clefs, Note Names, Accidentals Enharmonic Spelling of Pitches Locating Notes on a Keyboard Rhythm and Meter Major Scales and Key Signatures Minor Scales and Modes Intervals and Inversions Transposition Triads and Inversions Seventh Chords and Inversions Lead Sheet Symbols Acoustics and Tunings Conventions of Notation