Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory is designed for students of any age, whether listeners or performers, who want to have a better understanding of the language of music. In this all-in-one theory course, you will learn the essentials of music through concise lessons, practice your music reading and writing skills in the exercises, improve your listening skills with the ear-training CDs (available separately or as a Book & CD combo), and test your knowledge with a review that completes each uni...

• Lesson 1: The Staff the Notes and the Pitches
• Lesson 2: Treble Clef and Staff
• Lesson 3: Bass Clef and Staff
• Lesson 4: The Grand Staff and Ledger Lines (the middle notes)
• Lesson 5: Ledger Lines (low and high notes)
• Ear Training for Lessons 1-5

• Review of Lessons 1-5

• Lesson 6: Note Values
• Lesson 7: Measure, Bar Line and Double Bar
• Lesson 8: 4/4 Time Signature and Note Values
• Lesson 9: Whole, Half and Quarter Rests
• Review of Lessons 6-9
• Ear Training for Lesson...