Book 1 (Lessons 1-25): Staff, Notes and Pitches Treble and Bass Clefs Grad Staff and Ledger Lines Note Values Measure, Bar Line and Double Bar 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 Time Signatures Whole, Half and Quarter Notes/Rests Dotted Half and Quarter Notes Ties and Slurs Repeat Sign, 1st and 2nd Endings Eighth Notes and Rests Dynamic Signs, Tempo Marks and Articulation D.C., D.S., Coda and Fine Flats, Sharps and Naturals

Book 2 (Lessons 25-50): Tetra chords and Major Scales Key Signatures Chromatic Scale Intervals, Circle of Fifths Perfect, Major and Minor Intervals Augmented and Diminished Intervals Solfège and Transposition Sixteenth Notes and Rests Dotted Eighth Notes and Eighth Note Triplets Common Time and Cut Time 3/8 and 6/8 Time Signatures Pick-up Notes and Syncopation Primary and Major and Triads Scale Degree Names Dominant 7th Chord

Book 3 (Lessons 51-75): 1st and 2nd Inversions of Triads Inversions of V7 Chords Figured Bass Major Chord Progressions Minor Scales, Minor Triads Augmented and Diminished Triads Primary Triads in Minor Keys Minor Chord Progressions Modes Harmonizing a Melody in Major and Minor Keys Broken Chords and Arpeggiated Accompaniments Passing and Neighboring Tones Composing a Melody in Major and Minor Keys 12-Bar Blues Chord Progression and Blues Scale Basic Forms of Music

The complete line of Alfred’s Essentials of Music Theory includes Student Books, a Teacher’s Answer Key, Ear-Training CDs, Double Bingo games, Flash Cards, Reproducible Teacher’s Activity Kits, and interactive software For students and teachers in private study, studio and network environments.