In His Image Art and Joyful Sound Music 9-12: Music Theory

Music Theory allows homeschool students to explore music and music theory in an interesting and effective way. This course begins with the exploration of sound and progresses to chord structure and the theories behind chord progression. From there, homeschool students will learn about meter and reading music, and then go on to musical development. Music Theory then turns to harmony and melodies before jumping into voice leading. In order to highlight these music theory fundamentals, homeschool students will study famous composers and classic musical masterpieces. Students who pass this course will have an excellent foundation in music theory and will be able to read and write their own music.

1: Introduction To Sound & Theory

 2: Fundamental Notation

 3: Meter And Rhythm

 4: Scales And Modes

 5: Intervals And Triads

 6: Voicing And Analysis

 7: Seventh Chords

 8: Chords

 9: Review

 10: Practice

11: Music

12: Nonharmonics

13: Progression

14: Voice Leading

15: Melody

16: Melodic Form

17: Modulation

18: Mid-Term

19: Practice

 20: Form And Dramatic Shape

 21: Binary

 22:  Musical Eras And Composers

23: 18th Century Contrapuntal Techniques And Forms.

24: 18th Century Variation Techniques

25: Sonata Form

26: The Rondo

27: Review

28: Practice

29:  18th Century Harmonic Techniques

30: 19th Century Chromatic Practices

31: New Musical Resources

32: Early 20th Century Tonal Music

33: In Depth

34: Intervallic Organization

35: Serial Procedues

36: Final