Integrated Music Theory
an open, interactive, online textbook for college music theory

Table of Contents

1) Pitches and Clefs

Lesson 1a - Pitches and Clefs
Discussion 1a - Pitches and Clefs
Lesson 1b - Labeling Pitches
Discussion 1b - Labeling Pitches

2) Intervals, Scales, and Keys

Lesson 2a - Diatonic Scales
Discussion 2a - Diatonic Scales
Lesson 2b - Modes and Pentatonics
Discussion 2b - Modes and Pentonic Scales
Lesson 2c - Identifying and Labeling Intervals
Discussion 2c - Identifying and Labeling Intervals
Lesson 2d - Key Signatures
Discussion 2d - Key Signatures
Lesson 2e - The Overtone Series
Discussion 2e - The Overtone Series

3) Triads, Seventh Chords, and Leadsheet Notation

Lesson 3a - Triads
Discussion 3a - Triads
Lesson 3b - Seventh Chords
Discussion 3b - Seventh Chords
Lesson 3c - Leadsheet Notation
Discussion 3c - Leadsheet Notation

4) Rhythm and Regular Meters

Lesson 4a - Simple Meters
Discussion 4a - Simple Meters
Lesson 4b - Compound Meters
Discussion 4b - Compound Meters
Lesson 4c - Metric perception
Discussion 4c - Metric perception

5) Counterpoint and Embellishing Shapes

Class reading - Introduction to Counterpoint
Lesson 5a - Introduction to Counterpoint
Discussion 5a - Introduction to Counterpoint
Lesson 5b - Cantus Firmus and 1:1 Counterpoint
Discussion 5b - Cantus Firmus and 1:1 Counterpoint
Lesson 5c - 2:1 Counterpoint and Embellishing Shapes
Discussion 5c - 2:1 Counterpoint and Embellishing Shapes

6) Introduction to Harmonic Analysis

Class reading - Style and Tendency
Class reading - An introduction to basso continuo keyboard-style voice-leading
Discussion of class readings
Lesson 6a - Roman Numerals in Harmonic Analysis
Discussion 6a - Roman Numerals in Harmonic Analysis
Lesson 6b - Establishing Diatonic Function through Voice Leading
Discussion 6b - Establishing Diatonic Function through Voice Leading

7) Harmonic Function

Class reading - What is harmonic function?
Lesson 7a - Using Voice-leading to Create a Harmonic Progression
Discussion 7a - Using Voice-leading to Create a Harmonic Progression
Lesson 7b - Performing a Harmonic Analysis
Discussion 7b - Performing a Harmonic Analysis

8) Cadences and the Phrase

Lesson 8a - Phrases and Cadences
Discussion 8a - Phrases and Cadences

9) Non-Chord Tones

Lesson 9a - Non-chord Tones, Part 1
Discussion 9a - Non-chord Tones, Part 1
Lesson 9b - Non-chord Tones, Part 2
Discussion 9b - Non-chord Tones, Part 2

10) Introduction to Part-writing

Lesson 10a - Basic Part-writing Errors
Discussion 10a - Basic Part-writing Errors
Lesson 10b - Part-writing Errors
Discussion 10b - Part-writing Errors
Lesson 10c - Error detection
Discussion 10c - Error detection

11) Practical Part-writing

Lesson 11a - Fundamentals of Part-writing
Discussion 11a - Fundamentals of Part-writing
Lesson 11b - Voice-leading for Root Position Triads and Seventh Chords
Discussion 11b - Voice-leading for Root Position Triads and Seventh Chords
Lesson 11c - Voice-leading for First and Third Inversion Chords
Discussion 11c - Voice-leading for First and Third Inversion Chords
Lesson 11d - Voice-leading for Second Inversion Chords
Discussion 11d - Voice-leading for Second Inversion Chords

12) Instrument Transpositions, Ranges, and Score Reduction

12a Lesson - Instrumental Transpositions and Ranges
12a Discussion - Instrumental Transpositions and Ranges
12b Lesson - Score Reading and Reduction
12b Discussion - Score Reading and Reduction

13) Phrasing and Texture

13a Lesson - The Period
13a Discussion - The Period
13b Lesson - The Sentence
13b Discussion - The Sentence
13c Lesson - Combining Periods and Sentences
13c Discussion - Combining Periods and Sentences
13d Lesson - Musical Textures
13d Discussion - Musical Textures

14) Secondary Dominant Functions

14a Lesson - Secondary Dominant Chords
14a Discussion - Secondary Dominant Chords
14b Lesson - Secondary Leading-tone Chords
14b Discussion - Secondary Leading-tone Chords

15) Further Secondary Functions

15a Lesson - More Secondary Dominant Functions
15a Discussion - More Secondary Dominant Functions
15b Lesson - Non-dominant Function Secondary Chords
15b Discussion - Non-dominant Function Secondary Chords
15c Lesson - Irregular Usage of Secondary Chords
15c Discussion - Irregular Usage of Secondary Chords

16) An Introduction to Modulation

16a Lesson - Defining modulation
16b Discussion - Defining modulation
16b Lesson - Pivot chords
16b Discussion - Pivot chords
16c Lesson - Alternate modulatory methods
16c Discussion - Alternate modulatory methods

17) Mode Mixture

17a Lesson - An introduction to mode mixture
17a Discussion - An introduction to mode mixture
17b Lesson - bII chords (Neapolitan)
17b Discussion - Neapolitan chords (bII⁶)
17c Lesson - Advanced mode mixture
17c Discussion - Advanced mode mixture

18) Tonal Sequences

18a Lesson - Melodic Sequences
18a Discussion - Melodic Sequences
18a Lesson - Harmonic Sequences
18a Discussion - Harmonic Sequences

19) Chromatic Chords

19a Lesson - Augmented sixth chords
19a Discussion - Augmented sixth chords
19b Lesson - Common-tone diminished chords
19b Discussion - Common-tone diminished chords

20) The Harmony of Thirds

20a Lesson - Extended Tertian Harmonies and Non-chord Tones
20a Discussion - Extended Tertian Harmonies and Non-chord Tones
20b Lesson - Mediant harmony and Simplified Voice-leading Intervals
20b Discussion - Mediant harmony and Simplified Voice-leading Intervals

21) Advanced Modulatory Techniques

21a Lesson - Advanced Modulatory Techniques
21a Discussion - Advanced Modulatory Techniques

22) Modern Scales and Meters

22a Lesson - Non-diatonic scales
22a Discussion - Non-diatonic scales
22b Lesson - Advanced rhythm and meters
22b Discussion - Advanced rhythm and meters

23) An Introduction to Post-Tonal Analysis

23a Lesson - Pitch-class integer notation
23a Discussion - Pitch-class integer notation
23b Lesson - Labeling Pitch-class Sets and Basic Manipulation
23b Discussion - Labeling Pitch-class Sets and Basic Manipulation
23c Lesson - Finding the Normal Form of a PCS
23c Discussion - Finding the Normal Form of a PCS
23d Lesson - PC Set Inversion
23d Discussion - PC Set Inversion
23e Lesson - PC Set Prime Form
23e Discussion - PC Set Prime Form
23f Lesson - Serialism and Tone Rows
23f Discussion - Serialism and Tone Rows
23g Lesson - Using Pitch Class Sets in Analysis
23g Discussion - Using Pitch Class Sets in Analysis

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