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My Music Theory Mymusictheory.com - Lessons in music theory designed to help you pass the Music Theory exams run by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM). If you are considering studying music at University you are expected to be at least level 5 Mr. J’s IB Theory Lessons - for IB Music please go to the Grade 5 site below CLICK HERE for the Grade 1 Lessons * 1. Staff & Notes * 2. Clefs * 3. Accidentals * 4. Note Names * 5. Rests * 6. Dotted Notes * 7. Beaming * 8. Tied Notes * 9. Time Signatures * 10. Tones and semitones * 11. Major Scales * 12. Key Signatures * 13. Intervals * 14. Tonic Triads * 15. Rhythms * 16. Dynamics * 17. Symbols * 18. Foreign Terms * 19. Handwriting Music * 20. Practice Exam CLICK HERE for the Grade 2 Lessons * 1. Notes, Rests & Ledger Lines * 2. Treble & Bass Clef * 3. Major Scales * 4. Minor Scales * 5. Degrees of the Scale * 6. Key Sigs & Accidentals * 7. Working with Key Sigs * 8. Writing Scales * 9. Simple Time Sigs * 10. Barlines & Time Sigs * 11. Rewriting in a New Time Sig * 12. Adding Rests * 13. Tonic Triads * 14. Intervals * 15. Triplets * 16. Composing a Rhythm * 17. Foreign Terms * 18. Handwriting Music * 19. Practice Exam CLICK HERE for the Grade 5 Lessons * 1. Good Notation * 2. Musical Terms * 3. Time Signatures * 4. Clefs * 5. Key Signatures * 6. Scales * 7. Intervals * 8. Transposing Instruments * 9. SATB - Writing for Voices * 10. Describing Chords * 11. Cadences * 12. Composing a Melody (General) * 13. Composing a Melody (Instruments) * 14. Composing a Melody (Voices) * 15. Orchestral Instruments * 16. Practice Exam More Music Theory Music Theory Lessons and Resources Music Theory for SongWriters The Basic Functions of Harmony - I IV V Secondary Dominants and How to Use Them - V of any note Modes for Improvising Scales and Chords - Shows how to make the chord on the piano Introduction to Polyrhythms Composition Composition Projects IB Compositions Outline Letter of Intent Example - a letter of intent is to accompany all compositions Composer Presentation NoteFlight Software Setting up a NoteFlight Account Composition #1 - NoteFlight Melody Composition #2 - Using Form Chord Maps the Simple Map the BIG Map with Bass Notes Disclaimer: Some web pages may provide links to other internet pages created and maintained by other organizations. Links are only for the convenience of website users. Yokohama International School and it's employees are not responsible for the availability or content of these external sites. YIS does not endorse or guarantee the services or information offered at these sites. It is the parents/guardians responsibility to supervise their children while surfing the world wide web. Copyright 2007 Brad Johnston, Yokohama International School http://www.mymusictheory.com/index.htmlhttp://www.mymusictheory.com/grade1/lessons/grade-1-contents.htmlhttp://www.mymusictheory.com/grade2/lessons/grade-2-contents.htmlhttp://www.mymusictheory.com/grade5/lessons/grade-5-contents.html../IB_Music/Theory.html../YIS_Music_Technology/Theory_for_SongWriters.htmlhttp://audio.tutsplus.com/resources/the-basic-functions-of-harmony/http://audio.tutsplus.com/articles/general/secondary-dominants-and-how-to-use-them/../IB_Music/Modes_for_Improve.htmlhttp://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/piano/http://audio.tutsplus.com/articles/general/introduction-to-polyrhythms/../IB_Music/Composition_Projects_%26_Resource.html../IB_Music/IB_Composition_Outline.html../IB_Music/Letter_of_Intent_Example.html../IB_Music/Composer_Presentation.html../Compositions/NoteFlight_A_Start_Here.html../Compositions/NoteFlight_B_Writing_a_Melody.html../Compositions/NoteFlight_C_Using_Form.htmlhttp://www.musictoolsforpeople.com/Music_Tools/The_Simple_Map.htmlhttp://www.musictoolsforpeople.com/Music_Tools/The_Big_Map.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11shapeimage_2_link_12shapeimage_2_link_13shapeimage_2_link_14shapeimage_2_link_15shapeimage_2_link_16shapeimage_2_link_17shapeimage_2_link_18shapeimage_2_link_19