Music fundamentals for musical theatre

Publication Type:

Book

Source:

London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama,, United Kingdom , p.1 online resource. (2020)

ISBN:

9781350001763 (PDF ebook) :

Keywords:

Acting in musical theater., Instruction and study., Musical theater, Singing.

Notes:

Chapter 1 - The staff, treble clef, pitches on the staff, solfege and sight-singingChapter 2 - Rhythm - whole notes, half notes, quarter notes and eighth notesChapter 3 - The piano keyboard, accidentals, whole and half steps, major scalesChapter 4 - The Circle of 5ths and major key signaturesReview of chapters 1-4 and Performance Tips (Tempo)Chapter 5 - Intervals - seconds and thirds and phrase shapesChapter 6 - Intervals - fourths, fifths, and octaves; Rhythm - sixteenth notesChapter 7 - Intervals - sixths and sevenths; Rhythm - restsChapter 8 - diminished and augmented intervals; Rhythm - syncopationReview of chapters 5-8 and Performance Tips (Musical Markings)Chapter 9 - Rhythm - ties, dotted notes, 2/4 and 3/4 time; Song AnalysisChapter 10 - Major triads; introduction to Bass Clef and the Grand StaffChapter 11 - I, IV, V progression; chord tones and non-chord tones; Song AnalysisChapter 12 - Transpositions; Rhythm - triplets Review of chapters 9-12 and Performance Tips (Repeats, Endings and Codas)Chapter 13 - Minor, Diminished and Augmented triads; Cut-time; chromatic solfegeChapter 14 - I, vi, ii, V, I progression; harmonizing a melodyChapter 15 - Inversions of triadsChapter 16 - Progressions with inversions; choral analysisReview of chapters 13 -16 and Performance Tips (The Music Department)Chapter 17 - Dominant 7th chords; V of V chords; Suspended chords; Song AnalysisChapter 18 - Minor Key signatures and natural minor scalesChapter 19 - Harmonic minor scales and melodic minor scales: Song AnalysisChapter 20 - Minor Chord progressions; Song AnalysisReview of chapters 17-20 and Performance Tips (Song Form)Chapter 21 - Major, Minor, Half-Diminished, and Diminished Seventh chordsChapter 22 - Compound timeChapter 23 - More compound time; Song AnalysisChapter 24 - Song Analysis; Orchestration.Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.