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The Complete Idiot ’s Guide to

Music Theory, Second Edition,

Ear Training Course CD

The CD that accompanies this book contains The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music
Theory, Second Edition, Ear Training Course. This audio course leads you step-by-step
through the essential concepts of music theory, including pitches, scales, intervals,
rhythms, chords, and melodies.

You can play this audio CD on any CD player or personal computer. To work
through The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory, Second Edition, Ear Training
Course, all you have to do is listen to the examples on the CD, and then test
yourself with the audio exercises. Listen to each exercise, pause the CD player,
and then write down your answer on a piece of blank staff paper. Feel free to
repeat each exercise as many times as necessary. You can then check your answers
against those in this appendix.

CD Track Listing

Track Contents

1. Introduction


2. Lesson One: Pitches


3. Pitch Exercises 1–5


4. Pitch Exercises 6–10


5. Pitch Exercises 11–15


6. Pitch Exercises 16–20


7. Pitch Exercises 21–25


8. Pitch Exercises 26–30


9. Pitch Exercises 31–35


10. Pitch Exercises 36–40

Appendix