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MUSIC THEORY:
THE FIRST YEAR

By
JOHN GABRIELE

Edited by
KATHLEEN PERRY

c. 2003 by John Gabriele

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Unit 1: Rhythm
The Basics of Rhythm (Notes) 2
Rhythm Worksheet. 4
Rhythm Worksheet. 5
Rhythm Worksheet. 6
The Basics of Rhythm (Rests) 7
Rhythm Worksheet. 9
Rhythm Exercise 10
Rhythm Exercise No.2 : 11
Rhythm Exercise 12
Rhythm Worksheet. 13
Rhythm Exercise 14
Rhythm Exercise 15
More About Rhythm 16
Rhythm Exercise 18
What's the Time Signature? 19
The Tie 20
Ties 21
Eighth Notes 22
Practicing Eighth Notes 23
Rhythm Exercise 24
Rhythm Exercise No.5 25
Ties Worksheet. 26
Add the'Barlines 27
Add the Barlines 28
Rhythm Worksheet. 29
Rhythm Worksheet. 30
The Dotted Quarter Note 31
Dotted Quarter Note Worksheet.. 33
Rhythm Worksheet. 34
Dotted Notes 35
Writing a Rhythm Duet 36
Rhythm Duets 37
Rhythm Duets No.1 38
Eighth Rests 39
Eighth Rests 41
Eighth Rests Practice 42
Eighth Rests Practice No.2 .43
Eighth Rests (Duets) 44
New Time Signatures 45
Compound Meters 47
Compound Meters (Duets) 48

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Unit 2: Note Reading

The Staff 50
Lines and Spaces 52
More Lines and Spaces 53
The Piano Keyboard 54
Piano Keyboard Practice 56
The Treble Clef 57
Name the Notes 59
Name the Notes 60
Name the Notes 61
Note Speller #1 62
Note Speller #2 63
Keyboard Exercise 64
Keyboard Exercise 65
The Bass Clef : 66
Name the Notes (Bass Clef) 68
Note Speller (Bass Clef) 69
Name the Notes 70
Name the Notes 71
Name the Notes 72
Keyboard Exercise (Bass Clef) 73
Keyboard Exercise (Bass Clef) 74
Keyboard Exercise (Bass Clef) 75
Note Speller #3 76
Note Speller #4 77
Name the Notes 78
Name the Notes (Review) 79
The Grand Staff 80
Grand Staff 81
Note Speller (Grand Staff) 82
Note Speller (Grand Staff) 83
Note Speller (Grand Staff) 84
Note Speller (Grand Staff) 85
Note Speller (Grand Staff) 86
Grand Staff Practice #1 87
Grand Staff Practice #2 88
Grand Staff Practice #3 89
Grand Staff Practice #4 90
Note Speller (Grand Staff) 91
Note Location Worksheet. 92
Note Location Worksheet 93
Note Location Worksheet 94
Note Location Worksheet. 95
Ledger Lines 96
Ledger Lines 98

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The Musical Line 99

Melodic Line 100
Melodic Line 2 101
The Black Keys 102
Accidentals Worksheet 103
Accidentals Worksheet 104
Accidentals Worksheet 105
Accidentals Worksheet 106
Accidentals Worksheet 107
More About Accidentals 108
Accidentals Worksheet 110
Accidentals Worksheet 111
Accidentals Worksheet 112
Unusual Accidentals 113
Enharmonic Worksheet 115
The Pickup Measure 116
Alto Clef 117
Alto Clef Worksheet. 119
Alto Clef 120
Alto Clef2 121
Alto Clef 3 122
Tenor Clef 124
Tenor Clef Worksheet. 125
Tenor Clef Worksheet 2 126
Alto and Tenor Clef Key Signatures 127
Transposition 128
Transposition 1 130
Transposition 2 131
Transposition 3 132
Transposition 4 133
Composing a Melody 135
Composition Worksheet. 137

Unit 3: Scales and Intervals

Half Steps and Whole Steps 139

Half Steps and Whole Steps 140
More Half Steps and Whole Steps 141
Intervals. Part 1 142
Interval Worksheet 1 145
Interval Worksheet 2 146
Interval Worksheet 3 147
Intervals. Part 2 148
Interval Worksheet 4 152
Interval Worksheet 5 153

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Interval Worksheet 6 154

Interval Worksheet 7 155
Interval Worksheet 8 156
Interval Worksheet 9 157
Major Scales 158
Scale Worksheet 161
Major Scales Worksheet. 162
Key Signatures, Part 1 163
Key Signature Worksheet. 167
Key Signature Worksheet. 168
Key Signature Worksheet 169
Major Scales and Key Signatures 170
Key Signatures, Part 2 171
Key Signature Worksheet 173
Scales and Key Signatures-Sharps 174
Scales and Key Signatures-Flats 175
Key Signature Practice 1 176
Key Signature Practice 2 177
Key Signature Practice 3 178
Key Signature Practice 4 179
Circle of Fifths 180
Minor Scales 182
MajorlMinor Scales 1 185
MajorlMinor Scales 2 186
MajorlMinor Scales 3 187
MajorlMinor Key Signatures 1 188
MajorlMinor Key Signatures 2 189
MajorlMinor Key Signatures 3 190
The Names of the Steps of the Major Scale 191

Unit 4: Harmony

Major and Minor 193

Triad Worksheet. 194
Triad Worksheet 2 195
Chord Inversions 196
Chord Inversion Worksheet. 198
Chord Inversion Worksheet. 199
New Chords 200
Triad Worksheet 3 " .201
Chord Worksheet 202
Scale-Tone Chords, Part 1 203
Scale-Tone Worksheet 1 205
Scale-Tone Worksheet 2 206
I-IV-V Worksheet. 207

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Scale-Tone Chords, Part 2 208

Scale-Tone Worksheet ·· ············· 209
Basics of Harmonization 210
Harmony Worksheet 1 212
Harmony Worksheet 2 213
Hannony Worksheet 3 214
Harmony Worksheet 4 215
Basics of Harmonization, Part 2 216
Hannony Worksheet 5 · 219
Harmony Worksheet 6 220
A Different Kind of Minor Scale 221
Harmonic Minor Worksheet 223
Hannony Worksheet 7 ···· 224
Harmony Worksheet 8 225

Dictation and Manuscript Paper

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