Music Theory II
Place: Danbury Music Centre- Zoom Online Class (CDC guidelines)
Day: Wednesdays, January 13- March 17, 2021
Time: 10:00am-11:15 am
Instructor: Joyce Flanagan, Retired choral conductor, music theory teacher and department chair of Ridgefield High School (36 years’ experience) jcflanagan1255@gmail.com
Cost: 10 weeks of instruction- $200. Per student, paid to Danbury Music Centre.
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Prerequisite- Music Theory I class, or knowledge of: Music Symbols, Tempo, Note Reading Treble and Bass Clef, Time Signatures, Rhythm Reading, Circle of fifths, Key Signatures, and scales. This class is a continuation of Music Theory I. Students that have these skills already and would like to join this level class should contact the instructor for more information. Students will receive worksheets to further advance their skills.
Subjects
Scales- Whole Tone, Pentatonic, Harmonic and Melodic Minor
Major and Minor Chord Progressions- for Composing or identifying chords in Classical and/or Pop music.
Piano Skills- finding chords
Ear Training-Identifying-Intervals, Chords
Sight Reading Skills-Practicing ways to improve your sight reading
Modulation
Transposition- Key Changes
Understanding Transposing and Non-Transposing Instruments
Students will receive worksheets to further advance their skills.
Student need to acquire:
Three ring binder
Staff paper/pencils
Piano or Keyboard
Zoom on computer downloaded