Partial List of Basics of Music Exercises

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Pitch

• Name Notes in Treble Clef
• Name Notes in Bass Clef

Duration and Tempo

• Identify Durational Symbols by Name
• Compare Durations (No Rests or Dotted Notes)

The Piano Keyboard

• Piano Key Letter Names
• Virtual Keyboard ~ Find the Key

Steps and Enharmonic Notes

• Identify Chromatic Steps
• Identify Diatonic Steps

Major Scales, Key Signatures, and the Circle of Fifths

• Use Accidentals to Construct Major Scales
• Identify Major Key Signatures

Minor Scales, Keys Signatures, and the Circle of Fifths

• Use Accidentals to Construct Natural Minor Scales
• Identify Key Signatures (Minor Keys)

Meter

• Identify Simple Meters
• Tap Rhythms in Quadruple Simple Meter

Intervals

• Identify Intervals by Size
• Compare Perfect and Imperfect Intervals

Harmony: Triads

• Identify Triads
• Identify Triad Quality (More Difficult)

Harmony: Seventh Chords

• Construct Seventh Chords (7 Only)
• Identify Seventh Chords (maj7, 7, m7)

Harmony: Figured Bass and Chord Symbols

• Identify Chords with Figured Bass (Treble and Bass Clef)
• Identify Chords with Figured Bass (Grand Staff)

Harmony: Part Writing

• Classify the Voice Movement
• Identify Chord Spacing in Four-Voice Textures