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 unit. The Student Complete Book includes Books 1-3 in a spiral-bound format. Book 1 (Lessons 1-25): Staff, Notes and Pitches * Treble Bass Clefs * Grand Staff Ledger Lines * Note Values * Measure, Bar Line and Double Bar * 2/4, 3/4 4/4 Time Signatures * Whole, Half Quarter Notes/Rests * Dotted Half Quarter Notes * Ties Slurs * Repeat Sign, 1st 2nd Endings * Eighth Notes Rests * Dynamic Signs, Tempo Marks Articulation * D. C. , D. S. , Coda Fine * Flats, Sharps Naturals * Whole Half Step, Enharmonic Notes. Book 2 (Lessons 25-50): Tetrachords Major Scales * Key Signatures * Chromatic Scale * Intervals, Circle of Fifths * Perfect, Major Minor Intervals * Augmented Diminished Intervals * Solfège Transposition * Sixteenth Notes Rests * Dotted Eighth Notes Eighth Note Triplets * Common Time Cut Time * 3/8 6/8 Time Signatures * Pick-up Notes Syncopation * Primary Major Triads * Scale Degree Names * Dominant 7th Chord. Book 3 (Lessons 51-75): 1st 2nd Inversions of Triads * Inversions of V7 Chords * Figured Bass * Major Chord Progressions * Minor Scales, Minor Triads * Augmented Diminished Triads * Primary Triads in Minor Keys * Minor Chord Progressions * Modes * Harmonizing a Melody in Major and Minor Keys * Broken Chords Arpeggiated Accompaniments * Passing and Neighboring Tones * Composing a Melody in Major and Minor Keys * 12-Bar Blues Chord Progression Blues Scale * Basic Forms of Music. The complete line of Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory includes Student Books, a Teacher's Answer Key, Ear-Training CDs, Double Bingo games, Flash Cards, Reproducible Teacher's Activity Kits, and interactive software for students and teachers in private study, studio and network environments.