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Workbook Recordings

Workbook Recordings Chapter 7 Page 52: Anonymous, "L'Écho" Chapter 8 Page 56: 1. Beethoven, Piano Sonata, Op. 26, I Page 56: 2. Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 ("Italian"), III Page 57: 3. Bach, Chorale 1 Page 57: 4. Schumann, Arabesque, Op. 18 Page …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 31

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 31 Click on a musical example for playback   natural-VII in major. The preparation has been achieved with the introduction of C-natural. In dealing with these chords the power of suggestion is as important as good voice-leading. …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 30

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 30 Click on a musical example for playback   Genesis of an augmented sixth chord. Step 1: start with a iv6 in minor, moving to V.      Step 2: the sixth of the iv6 moves chromatically upwards as a passing tone.      Step 3: the …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 29

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 29 Click on a musical example for playback   A plain example of the Phrygian II6, also known as the Neapolitan sixth. Note the ^b2-^7 movement in the soprano, which is typical of the Phrygian II progression. It is generally best …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 28

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 28 Click on a musical example for playback   Starting out simply, we see here a V7 which has been decorated with an upper neighbor tone before resolving normally.      If we repeat the bass notes in the first measure, it’s easier …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 27

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 27 Click on a musical example for playback F# Minor to A Major, using IV of F# Minor as pivot (becoming ii in A Major.)      Ab Major to C Minor, via V of Ab Major, which becomes III in C Minor.      F Minor to Bb Minor, via VI …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 26

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 26 Click on a musical example for playback   The essential message of Chapter 25 is this: any triad (that isn’t diminished or augmented) may be preceded by its own V (or inversion) or vii7 (or inversion). The idea is simple—the …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 25

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 25 Click on a musical example for playback   In a chain of interlocking seventh chords, the 3rd of one chord becomes the 7th of another. Because the 7th of the seventh chord must resolve downwards and by step, in four-part …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 24

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 24 Click on a musical example for playback   b^6 is the most common tone of the scale to be altered for mixture. Here IV becomes ivb by lowering its third, as a chromatic passing tone.      The flattened ^6 is easily approached, …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 23

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 23 Click on a musical example for playback   Note the position of the V6/5 in this progression. The introduction to vii7 involves understanding that vii7 can act as a substitute for a V6/5.      Voilà . This substitutes vii7 for …
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Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 22

Aldwell-Schachter Chapter 22 Click on a musical example for playback   The development of a suspension: the soprano is delayed by one eighth note, creating a suspension on the second beat. Then the tenor is delayed the same way, producing a 9-8 suspension …
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Staff Paper

Print Staff Paper   These files are PDFs (Adobe Acrobat) that you can use to print staff paper. 10-line with a place for your name, 2 pages worth 10-line with treble and bass clef, room for harmonic analysis below 12-line with musicsheaf.com logo on the …
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Eartraining Software

Eartraining Software   Kapelle Eartraining Applications Kapelle is a series of eartraining programs, written for Microsoft Windows by Scott Foglesong. You may access more information about the software, including download links and instructions, by …
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Software Tutorials

Software Tutorials These materials can help you hack your way through the thorny paths of modern technology. Some of them are QuickTime videos; you may need to get the QuickTime player in order to view them. If you don't have it already, click here for …
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Essays and Miscellaneous Writings

Essays and Miscellaneous Writings Harmony and Voice-Leading Reading Aldwell-Schachter Profitably Flowchart for Effective Proofreading Voice-Leading and Chord Construction Errors (Table) Reminders about Writing Progressions Common Errors in Assignments …
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Continuo Playing Exercises

Continuo Playing Exercises The continuo exercises presented here can be played by a single keyboard player. Bach: Schau lieber Gott Bach: Wir danken Corelli: Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 - III Corelli: Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 - III (realized as an example) Corelli: …
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Lieder Harmonization Exercises

Lieder Harmonization Exercises These exercises provide you with Schubert lieder to harmonize. They open with Schubert's notated accompaniment; after the first line the accompaniment drops away and it's your job to continue on your own. Versions for high …
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Lieder Sing & Play Exercises

Lieder Sing & Play Exercises The following are a set of lieder by various composers, selected for their suitability as sing & play exercises. The piano parts do not reduplicate the vocal line, nor are they particularly difficult to play. (They are all …
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Open Score Chorales

Open Score Chorales These all notated in four clefs (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) and provide excellent practice material for reading open scores as well as C clefs. BWV Name 2.6 Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein 3.6 Herr Jesu Christ, meins Lebens …
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Score-Reading Exercises

Score-Reading Exercises Alto Clef Bartok Fifth String Quartet Brahms Quartet Op. 60 Gastoldi Bicinium Morley Bicinium Mozart Duo K. 423 I Mozart Duo K. 423 II Mozart G Minor Symphony K. 550 Mozart Sinfonia Concertante I Purcell Fantazia Ravel Jardin …