Music Theoryafter A. Danhauser
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IPart I · Contents

The Signs of Notation

Staff, notes, clefs, rests, accidentals, durations

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  1. 01The StaffHere you'll learn the main signs used to write music, and how to find your way around the lines and spaces of the staff.5 min
  2. 02Notes and Their ShapesThis lesson shows you how to recognize and name the seven note shapes, whether they're written with flags or with beams.7 min
  3. 03Relative Note ValuesYou'll discover how many of each note value fit into the others, and how to express each one as a fraction of a whole note.7 min
  4. 04Placing Notes on the StaffAfter this lesson, you'll know how to place notes on lines, in spaces and on ledger lines, and how a note's position relates to its pitch.6 min
  5. 05The Names of the NotesBy the end of this lesson, you'll be able to recite the seven note names in both directions, and you'll know what an octave is.7 min
  6. 06ClefsNow we come to the clefs. You'll meet the three clef shapes and their seven positions, and learn to name any note starting from the clef.10 min
  7. 07How the Clefs RelateThis lesson teaches you to find the same pitch in all seven clefs, and to tell conjunct motion from disjunct motion.9 min
  8. 08VoicesThis lesson explains how human voices are classified, and how each kind is traditionally subdivided.6 min
  9. 09Clefs for Voices and InstrumentsIn this lesson, you'll find out which clef each voice and each instrument uses, both in Danhauser's day and today.9 min
  10. 10RestsIn this lesson, you'll meet the seven rests, learn to recognize and draw them, and find out exactly where the whole rest and the half rest sit on the staff.6 min
  11. 11Relative Value of RestsHere you'll learn how the rests compare with one another in length, and which note value each rest matches.5 min
  12. 12AccidentalsThis lesson shows you how to read and place the sharp, the flat, the natural, the double sharp and the double flat, and how far the effect of each one reaches.8 min
  13. 13The Dot and the Double DotAfter this lesson, you'll know how to work out the length of any note or rest that carries a dot, or even two.8 min
  14. 14Triplets and Irregular GroupsYou're going to learn how to read and perform triplets, sextuplets, duplets, quadruplets and irregular groups.10 min
  15. 15The TieThis last lesson of Part 1 shows you how to use ties to write durations that no single note value can express.5 min