Instrumentation: Piano
by Joanne Haroutounian
Format: Book
Level or Grade: 2

A comprehensive music theory curriculum that extends from primary to advanced levels and uses ear training, analysis, and composition to "creatively" teach concepts of music theory.

Here's how it works...

• Students explore and discover new concepts.

• Each concept is used in a variety of ways including opportunities for creativity

• Creative experimentation encourages students to compose.

• Listening examples are interwoven throughout the book and presented on cassette tape or CD recording. Students make the "eye and ear" connections with the score.

• CDs or Cassette tapes are provided to allow listening to be done outside of lesson time -- at home or in theory classes.

• Explore sections allow students to analyze the musical score with "eye and ear" and work creatively with musical ideas.

• Explore Bonus sections offer the curious student a challenge, providing motivation to work beyond what is already presented.

• Beyond the Page sections offer opportunities to link the student's current repertoire directly to the concepts developed in Explorations In Music.

• A Teacher's Guide is correlated to each student book, providing many extra creative activities and assignments. The complete student page appears with hand-written answers to help parents, teachers or students easily correct theory pages.

Contents:
Before the Lesson
Facts to Know
Introduction and Biography
What Will You Do?
Unit 1
The Starting Point: A Review
The Grand Staff
Letter Names on the Grand Staff
Practice Page
Explore
Music Stories
Rhythm Review
Time Signatures 4/4 3/4 2/4 5/4
Rhythm Workout
Rests - quarter rest, half rest, whole rest
Notes and Rests in Rhythm
Listen, and Create Rhythms a Rhythm Invention
Beyond the Page
Test Your Skills For Unit 1
Unit 2
Intervals - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Listen, and Create Melodies
Creating Melodies
Half and Whole Steps
Sharps and Flats
Natural Sign
Pentachords - C D E F G A B
Major Triads - C D E F G A B
Pentachords and Triads in Melodies
Tie, Slur, and Phrase
Test Your Skills For Unit 2
Unit 3
Look and Listen
Music Dictionary
Test Your Skills - Final Test
Extend Your Listening
Explore And Excel
Beyond the Lessons
Answers for Listening Examples
Scope and Sequence