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MFun Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Meter
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Pulse
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Meter
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Division of the Span between Beats
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Counting Syllables
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Rhythm
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Note Values
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Rhythm and Meter Combined
Chapter 2: Pitch
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What is Pitch?
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Musicians and Pitch
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Octave Equivalence and Pitch Class
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Note Names
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Contour and Pitch
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Hearing Contour
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The Staff
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Clefs
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Treble Clef
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Bass Clef
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Ledger Lines
Chapter 3: Pitch and the Keyboard
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The Keyboard
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Register
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Introduction to Half Steps
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Accidentals
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Diatonic and Chromatic Half Steps
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Whole Steps
Chapter 4: Rhythm and Meter
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Introduction to Time Signatures
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Simple Duple
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Simple Triple
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Simple Quadruple
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Compound Meters
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Compound Duple
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Compound Triple
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Compound Quadruple
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Time Signatures Summary
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Time Signatures and Tempo
- Subdivisions of the Span between Beats
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Notating Rhythms
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Imagining Rhythm
Chapter 5: Major Scales and Keys
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What is a Scale?
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Diatonic Collections
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The Major Scale
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Labeling Scale Degrees in Major
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Scale Degree Function in Major
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The Tritone
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Key Signatures
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Order of Flats and Sharps
Chapter 6: Minor Scales and Keys
- Natural Minor Scales
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Key Signatures (Relative Major and Minor)
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Parallel Minor and Major
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Scale Degree Function in Minor
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The "Three Forms" of the Minor Scale
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The Tritone in Minor
Analytical Interlude: Melody
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Melody
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Phrase
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Phrase Analysis
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Melodic Cadence and Key
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Composing Melodies
Chapter 7: Intervals
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Intervals
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Interval Quantity
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Interval Quality
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Perfect Intervals
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Inverting Intervals
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Imperfect Intervals
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Dissonant Intervals
Chapter 8: Triads I
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Introduction to Triads
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Triads in Music
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Triad Quality
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Triads in Major Keys
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Triads in Minor Keys
Chapter 9: Triads II
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Position of Triads
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Triads in Music
- Vocal Style (SATB)
- Doubling
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Spacing
Chapter 10: Seventh Chords
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Seventh Chord Qualities
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Inversions of Seventh Chords
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Doubling and Spacing
Chapter 11: Introduction to Part Writing
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Harmonic Syntax
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Part Writing
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Root Movement by Thirds
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Root Movement by Fourths/Fifths
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Root Movement by Seconds
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Cadences Revisited