Index 307
preparations, 257-258
rehearsal routines, 258
setting the tempo, 261
contour melodies, 101
counterpoint, 187
creating, 195-198
note combinations to avoid
big leaps, 198-199
dissonant intervals, 199
parallel movements, 198
overview, 194-195
crescendos, 82
cycles per second, frequency, 5
D
D Major scale, 29
D minor
harmonic minor scale, 34
melodic minor scale, 36
minor keys, 49
natural minor scale, 33
D-flat Major keys, 46
D-sharp minor
harmonic minor scale, 34
melodic minor scale, 36
minor keys, 49
natural minor scale, 33
decrescendo, 82
degree-wise transposition, 180-181
degrees of the scale, 19-25
augmented intervals, 22
compound intervals, 23
diminished intervals, 22
half steps, 23-25
major and minor intervals, 21
perfect intervals, 21
diatonic chord substitutions,
206-207
diatonic notes, 31
diminished chords
notations, 115
triads, 114
diminished intervals, 22
diminuendo (dynamic marking), 83
dissonant intervals, 199
dolcissimo (dynamic marking), 83
dominant seventh chord substitu-
tions, 208-209
dominant seventh chords, 116-117
doppio movimento, 80
Dorian mode, 39
dotted notes, 63
drums, 229
Dvorˇák, Antonin, New World
Symphony
chord progression, 140
melodic techniques, 92-93E
E Major scale, 29
E minor
harmonic minor scale, 35
melodic minor scale, 36
minor keys, 49
natural minor scale, 33
E-flat instruments, transposing for,
231
E-flat Major scale, 29
E-flat minor
harmonic minor scale, 34
melodic minor scale, 36
minor keys, 49
natural minor scale, 33
ear training, 155-164
active listening skills, 157-158
developing hearing skills
chords and chord progres-
sions, 163-164
intervals, 159-160
keys, 163
melodies, 162-163
pitch, 158
rhythms, 162
resources, 156
transcribing music, 156, 164
eight-measure phrase rule, 147-148
eighth notes, 61, 69
eleventh chords, 120
endings
creating memorable melodies, 98
songs, 147
enharmonic notes, 18
exercises
accompaniment, 175
chord progressions, 143
intervals, 25
keys, 53
scales, 43
time signatures, 74-75
transpositions, 183
extensions (chords), 203-204
eleventh, 120
ninth, 119-120
seventh, 116-118
sixth, 119F
F instruments, transposing for, 231
F Major scale, 30
F minor
harmonic minor scale, 35
melodic minor scale, 37
minor keys, 49
natural minor scale, 33
F-sharp Major scale, 30
F-sharp minor
harmonic minor scale, 35
melodic minor scale, 37
minor keys, 49
natural minor scale, 33
fast tempos, 79
fermata, 80-81
fifth modulation, 52
first inversions (chords), 122
flags, 61
flams, 217
flats
key signatures
circle of fifths, 50
overview, 48
pitch intervals, 17-18
sign, 18
flute, 228
forced accents, 82
forms
accompaniment, 170
classical music forms, 149-151
melodies, 107
forte (dynamic marking), 81
fortissimo (dynamic marking), 81
fortississimo (dynamic marking), 81
fourth modulation, 52
frequency (tone value)
cycles per second, 5
oscilloscopes, 5
fugues, 149
functional chord substitutions, 209G
G Major scale, 30
G minor
harmonic minor scale, 35
melodic minor scale, 37
minor keys, 49
natural minor scale, 33
G-flat Major scale, 30