MUSIC THEORY IN PIANO PRACTICE
Introduction (about the piano; keys and registers)
Posture, Hand position
Fingering, RH/LH
Direction of music: same/higher/lower
The Octave System (C1, C2, C3, C4, etc.)
Middle C (C4)
Parallel and Contrary motion
HAND POSITIONS
C Position (RH and LH)
Extended C Position
Middle C Position
High C Position
Other Positions:
G D A E B F# C#
F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb
BASICS OF MUSIC NOTATON
Staff, Clefs, Ledger lines
Parts of Notes (head, stem, flag, beam)
Measure, Measure lines (regular, double), Measure numbers
Repeats, Endings
D.C., D.S., Segno, Coda
METER
Time signatures
Common Time, Cut Time
Tempo markings
Metronome (BPM)
RHYTHM
Note values
Rests
Counting Rhythm
The Rhythm Dot, the Double Dot
The Tie
Triplets, Quintuplets, etc.
Fermata
MELODY
Naturals, Sharps, Flats, Double Sharps/Flats, Enharmonics, Consonance/Dissonance
Whole Steps and Half Steps
Scales - basics
Intervals - basics (simple, compound, broken)
Degrees of the Scale
More Intervals (Perfect, Major, Minor, Augumented, Diminished)
Inversions of Intervals
Resolution of Dissonant Intervals
KEYS / TONALITIES
Key signatures (+mnemonics)
Circle of Fifths, Relative Keys, Enharmonic Keys
Finding the Relative Key
Finding the Key based on Key Signature
Finding the Key Signature based on the Tonic and Mode
Major Keys
Minor Keys (natural, harmonic, melodic)
Building Scales
Pentatonic Scale
Chromatic Scale
Whole Tone Scale
Blues Scales
Other Scales
Modes
Atonal Music
HARMONY
Double stops - basics
Triad Chords - basics
The Basic chords (C, G7, G, F) RH LH
Seventh Chords
"Add" Chords (9, 11, 13)
Chord Inversions
Chord Symbols
Fake Books
Alberti Bass
ARTICULATION
Staccato .
Slur/Legato
Accent >
Tenuto -
ORNAMENTS
Trills
Grace notes
Glissando
(DANCE) FORMS
Baroque (Minuet, Bourrée, Gavotte, Musette)
Waltz, Jig, Tarantella
Mazurka, Polka, Krokowiak
The Sonata Form (+ Sonatina)
The Concerto (+ Concertino)
Cadenza
PIANO ANCESTRY, MUSIC HISTORY
Harpsichord, Fortepiano, Pianoforte
Musical Periods (Baroque, Classic, Romantic, Modern, Contemporary)
Opus, BWV, HWV, K, RV, KV, D catalog numbers
Posture, Hand position
Fingering, RH/LH
Direction of music: same/higher/lower
The Octave System (C1, C2, C3, C4, etc.)
Middle C (C4)
Parallel and Contrary motion
HAND POSITIONS
C Position (RH and LH)
Extended C Position
Middle C Position
High C Position
Other Positions:
G D A E B F# C#
F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb
BASICS OF MUSIC NOTATON
Staff, Clefs, Ledger lines
Parts of Notes (head, stem, flag, beam)
Measure, Measure lines (regular, double), Measure numbers
Repeats, Endings
D.C., D.S., Segno, Coda
METER
Time signatures
Common Time, Cut Time
Tempo markings
Metronome (BPM)
RHYTHM
Note values
Rests
Counting Rhythm
The Rhythm Dot, the Double Dot
The Tie
Triplets, Quintuplets, etc.
Fermata
MELODY
Naturals, Sharps, Flats, Double Sharps/Flats, Enharmonics, Consonance/Dissonance
Whole Steps and Half Steps
Scales - basics
Intervals - basics (simple, compound, broken)
Degrees of the Scale
More Intervals (Perfect, Major, Minor, Augumented, Diminished)
Inversions of Intervals
Resolution of Dissonant Intervals
KEYS / TONALITIES
Key signatures (+mnemonics)
Circle of Fifths, Relative Keys, Enharmonic Keys
Finding the Relative Key
Finding the Key based on Key Signature
Finding the Key Signature based on the Tonic and Mode
Major Keys
Minor Keys (natural, harmonic, melodic)
Building Scales
Pentatonic Scale
Chromatic Scale
Whole Tone Scale
Blues Scales
Other Scales
Modes
Atonal Music
HARMONY
Double stops - basics
Triad Chords - basics
The Basic chords (C, G7, G, F) RH LH
Seventh Chords
"Add" Chords (9, 11, 13)
Chord Inversions
Chord Symbols
Fake Books
Alberti Bass
ARTICULATION
Staccato .
Slur/Legato
Accent >
Tenuto -
ORNAMENTS
Trills
Grace notes
Glissando
(DANCE) FORMS
Baroque (Minuet, Bourrée, Gavotte, Musette)
Waltz, Jig, Tarantella
Mazurka, Polka, Krokowiak
The Sonata Form (+ Sonatina)
The Concerto (+ Concertino)
Cadenza
PIANO ANCESTRY, MUSIC HISTORY
Harpsichord, Fortepiano, Pianoforte
Musical Periods (Baroque, Classic, Romantic, Modern, Contemporary)
Opus, BWV, HWV, K, RV, KV, D catalog numbers