Training Piano Students
The training of piano students with traditional theoretical principles; figured bass, secondary dominants, types of cadences, etc. are an egregious waste of time,
Functional Names of Scale Degrees
The ‘tonic’ is the first and basic ‘tone’ of any scale. The ‘dominant’ is the fifth degree of any scale. The ‘mediant’ is
Identity
Identity: Identity refers to the unique quality of sound of a scale, interval, or chord expressed with letters or symbols. These harmonic identities must have an
Augmented
Augmented: to make larger. An augmented interval is a half-step larger than a normal interval, with a recommended identifier, ‘#’; ‘#4’ for an
Compound Symbols
Compound Symbols Theorists and their publishers use compound symbols with impunity and without explanation. It creates symbols that cannot be justified, and no
Conventions used in analyses
Conventions Used in the Analyses Notes are enclosed with singe quotation mark to differentiate between a note vs. an article; ‘A’ major triad
Characteristic intervals
Characteristic intervals: intervals that define a scale or chord Characteristic Intervals in scales
Tonic
Tonic the basic note, scale, or chord of a key, expressed with a Roman numeral, ‘I’ or arabic’1’. Functional Names of Scale Degrees
Music Theory
Music Theory an academic exercise, not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest. See ‘academic’. Functional Names of Scale Degrees
Figured bass
Figured bass A system developed during the Baroque period (1600-1750), that was a ‘short hand’ way of indicating intervals, alterations, and other indications