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Jennifer Snodgrass is Professor of Music Theory in the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University.

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Preface CHAPTER 1. THE BASICS OF PITCH AND RHYTHMIC NOTATION ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: THE MUSIC OF THE MOVIES Chapter Objectives Pitches and Clefs The Grand Staff and Octave Identification Ledger Lines The Keyboard Accidentals Rhythm and Meter Simple Meter Compound Meter The Final Scene Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Chopin, Ballade No. 1 in G Minor Johann Strauss, "The Blue Danube" from 2001: A Space Odyssey Aural Skills Conditioning 1 Introduction to Reading Rhythm More Practice with Takadimi Rhythmic Dictation --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Sharon Corbitt-House, Studio Manager of Grand Victor Sound and Co-Manager of Ben Folds CHAPTER 2. MAJOR SCALES AND KEY SIGNATURES ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: FAMOUS COLLABORATIONS Chapter Objectives The Major Scale Notating Major Scales Using the WWHWWWH Method Major Key Signatures Identification of Major Key Signatures Notating Major Key Signatures Artists in Residence: Collaboration 1: Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow Artists in Residence: Collaboration 2: Appalachia Waltz Trio The Circle of Fifths Artists in Residence: Collaboration 3: "We Are the World," Various Artists (1985) Artists in Residence: Collaboration 4: The Three Tenors Backstage Pass: When Collaborations Go Wrong--Very Very Wrong Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Aural Skills Conditioning 2 Introduction to Solfge Sight Singing: Melodies That Move by Step --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Mark O''Connor, Composer, Educator, Musician CHAPTER 3. MINOR SCALES AND KEY SIGNATURES, MODES ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: LANG LANG Chapter Objectives Parallel Key Relationships Notating Minor Scales Relative Key Relationships Identification of Minor Key Signatures Notating Minor Key Signatures Circle of Fifths Artist in Residence: An Overnight Rise to Stardom Natural Minor Scale Harmonic Minor Scale Melodic Minor Scale Artist in Residence: Practice Makes Perfect Tendency Tones in Major and Minor Keys Artist in Residence: Giving Back Modes Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Aural Skills Conditioning 3 Sight Singing: Melodies That Move by Step Scale Degree Identification CHAPTER 4. INTERVALS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: ADELE Chapter Objectives Interval Quality: The Major Scale Method (1, 4, 5, 8) Backstage Pass: Rolling in the Deep Interval Quality: The Major Scale Method (2, 3, 6, 7) Inversion of Intervals White Key Method Compound Intervals The Half-Step Method Backstage Pass: Time for Something a Little Different and a Little More Real Writing Intervals on the Staff Backstage Pass: The Dangers of the Rock-Star Lifestyle Transposition of Instruments Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Taylor Swift, "You Belong with Me" Rodgers and Hammerstein, "You''ll Never Walk Alone" Adele, "Hello" Aural Skills Conditioning 4 Hearing Seconds and Thirds Singing Seconds and Thirds Interval Identification: Seconds and Thirds Hearing and Singing Perfect Fourths and Fifths Interval Identification: Fourths and Fifths Mixed Intervals Sight Singing: Melodies with Leaps Melodic Dictation CHAPTER 5. TRIADS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: DOLLY PARTON Chapter Objectives Triads Closed and Open Position Accompaniment Patterns Triads within Context Backstage Pass: A Girl From the Mountains to the Stage Inverted Triad Backstage Pass: Philanthropist Parton: Giving Back to Those in Need Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Dolly Parton, "Coat of Many Colors" Gounod, "Ave Maria" Aural Skills Conditioning 5 Hearing Triads Singing Triads Triad Identification Review of Rhythmic Reading: The Addition of the Tie --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Danny Nozell, CEO of CTK Management and Manager to Dolly Parton CHAPTER 6. SEVENTH CHORDS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: JOSHUA BELL Chapter Objectives Identification of Seventh Chords The Sound Quality of the Seventh Chord Inversions of Seventh Chords Artist in Residence: The Poet of the Violin Backstage Pass: Playing for Pennies: The Subway Experiment Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Gershwin, "I Loves You Porgy" from Porgy and Bess Saint-Sans, "Le Cygne" from Le Carnaval des Animaux Bruno Mars, "When I Was Your Man" Aural Skills Conditioning 6 Hearing and Singing Solfge: Joshua Bell Sight Singing: Melodies That Outline Triads and Seventh Chords --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Joshua Bell, International Performer of Violin CHAPTER 7. LEAD SHEET SYMBOLS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: ELVIS PRESLEY Chapter Objectives Backstage Pass: Play It Again, and Again, and Again Backstage Pass: King of Rock and Roll? Who Decides? Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Fun., "We Are Young" Fun., "Some Nights" Logan Hefner, "Heart Upon my Sleeve" Aural Skills Conditioning 7 Hearing and Singing Seventh Chords Hearing and Singing Progressions: Elvis Presley, "Can''t Help Falling in Love" Seventh Chord Identification Hearing Sixths and Sevenths Singing Sixths and Sevenths Interval Identification: Sixths and Sevenths --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Layng Martine, 2013 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee CHAPTER 8. ROMAN NUMERALS AND FIGURED BASS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: CECILIA BARTOLI Chapter Objectives Harmonic Function Figured Bass The Uniqueness of the Second Inversion Triad Important Things to Realize about Realization Keyboard Format Artist in Residence: Schooling Americans in Italian Art Song Artist in Residence: A Diva on the Stage: Bringing the Eighteenth Century Back into Style Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis William Billings, "Here Is a Song, which Doth Belong" Cecilia Bartoli, Bellini''s "Vaga luna" Maria Callas, Puccini''s "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi Cecilia Bartoli, Rossini''s "Non pimesta" from the opera La Cenerentola Composition Project Aural Skills Conditioning 8 Hearing Tritones Singing Tritones Singing Intervals (All) Identifying Intervals (All) Singing Triads and Seventh Chords Identifying Chords Singing Progressions: Mozart, "Voi che sapete" Performing the Do-Ti Test Finishing the Progression Harmonizing Melodies --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Paulina Villarreal, Professional Opera Singer, Professor at Centenary College, and Founder/Director of "Cantos Para Hermanar al Mundo" CHAPTER 9. PHRASES AND CADENCES ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: MICHAEL JACKSON Chapter Objectives Cadence Types Phrases Periods Artist in Residence: Child Star to Solo Superstar Artist in Residence: Breaking All the Records Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis King''s College, Mozart''s "Ave Verum Corpus," K. 618 Mendelssohn, "Die Nachtigall" Aural Skills Conditioning 9 Listening for Cadences Identifying Cadence Types Hearing Phrases and Cadences Beyond the Four-Measure Phrase: Jackson 5, "I''ll Be There" Other Examples for Individual Study CHAPTER 10. NON-CHORD TONES I ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: P!NK Chapter Objectives Non-Chord Tones Artist in Residence: Finding Her Voice among the Pop Princesses Artist in Residence: Flying through the Air Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Mozart, "Batti, Batti" from Don Giovanni Bellini, "Vaga luna" Bach, "Nun ruhen alle Wlder" Mozart, "Menuetto" from Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581, Mvt. III Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud" Aural Skills Conditioning 10 Singing Chorale Phrases with Non-chord Tones Hearing Non-Chord Tones in a Chorale Phrase --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Billy Mann, Songwriter and Producer CHAPTER 11. NON-CHORD TONES II ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: ELLA FITZGERALD Chapter Objectives Suspension Artist in Residence: First Lady of Song Retardation Backstage Pass: Black and White Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Ella Fitzgerald, "Autumn in New York" Bernadette Peters, "My Romance" Composition Project Aural Skills Conditioning 11 Hearing Non-Chord Tones: "We Are the World" and "In Remembrance" Singing Chorale Phrases with Non-Chord Tones Hearing Non-Chord Tones in Chorale Phrases Other Examples for Individual Study --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Carmen Bradford, Jazz Vocalist and Lead Singer for the Count Basie Orchestra CHAPTER 12. SECONDARY DOMINANTS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: BILLY JOEL Chapter Objectives Artist in Residence: The Piano Man Recognizing Secondary Dominants in Context Spelling Secondary Dominants Artist in Residence: Big Shot Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Billy Joel, "Shameless" Krystian Zimerman, Beethoven''s Piano Sonata N

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"The tone of this text is friendly and easy to read; I can tell that the author is an excellent teacher. Compared to other texts on the market, Contemporary Musicianship is unique in that it is geared more toward students in the music industry field and better caters to their musicianship goals and needs."--Philip Stoecker, Hofstra University"Contemporary Musicianship is set apart from other musicianship textbooks through the incorporation of notable repertoire by classical and popular artists to encourage an in-depth study of how certain techniques are applied in creative practice."--Richard Francis Graham, Stevens Institute of Technology

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"The tone of this text is friendly and easy to read; I can tell that the author is an excellent teacher. Compared to other texts on the market, Contemporary Musicianship is unique in that it is geared more toward students in the music industry field and better caters to their musicianship goals and needs."--Philip Stoecker, Hofstra University "Contemporary Musicianship is set apart from other musicianship textbooks through the incorporation of notable repertoire by classical and popular artists to encourage an in-depth study of how certain techniques are applied in creative practice."--Richard Francis Graham, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Preface CHAPTER 1. THE BASICS OF PITCH AND RHYTHMIC NOTATION ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: THE MUSIC OF THE MOVIES Chapter Objectives Pitches and Clefs The Grand Staff and Octave Identification Ledger Lines The Keyboard Accidentals Rhythm and Meter Simple Meter Compound Meter The Final Scene Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Chopin, Ballade No. 1 in G Minor Johann Strauss, "The Blue Danube" from 2001: A Space Odyssey Aural Skills Conditioning 1 Introduction to Reading Rhythm More Practice with Takadimi Rhythmic Dictation --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Sharon Corbitt-House, Studio Manager of Grand Victor Sound and Co-Manager of Ben Folds CHAPTER 2. MAJOR SCALES AND KEY SIGNATURES ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: FAMOUS COLLABORATIONS Chapter Objectives The Major Scale Notating Major Scales Using the WWHWWWH Method Major Key Signatures Identification of Major Key Signatures Notating Major Key Signatures Artists in Residence: Collaboration 1: Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow Artists in Residence: Collaboration 2: Appalachia Waltz Trio The Circle of Fifths Artists in Residence: Collaboration 3: "We Are the World," Various Artists (1985) Artists in Residence: Collaboration 4: The Three Tenors Backstage Pass: When Collaborations Go Wrong--Very Very Wrong Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Aural Skills Conditioning 2 Introduction to Solfge Sight Singing: Melodies That Move by Step --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Mark O''Connor, Composer, Educator, Musician CHAPTER 3. MINOR SCALES AND KEY SIGNATURES, MODES ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: LANG LANG Chapter Objectives Parallel Key Relationships Notating Minor Scales Relative Key Relationships Identification of Minor Key Signatures Notating Minor Key Signatures Circle of Fifths Artist in Residence: An Overnight Rise to Stardom Natural Minor Scale Harmonic Minor Scale Melodic Minor Scale Artist in Residence: Practice Makes Perfect Tendency Tones in Major and Minor Keys Artist in Residence: Giving Back Modes Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Aural Skills Conditioning 3 Sight Singing: Melodies That Move by Step Scale Degree Identification CHAPTER 4. INTERVALS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: ADELE Chapter Objectives Interval Quality: The Major Scale Method (1, 4, 5, 8) Backstage Pass: Rolling in the Deep Interval Quality: The Major Scale Method (2, 3, 6, 7) Inversion of Intervals White Key Method Compound Intervals The Half-Step Method Backstage Pass: Time for Something a Little Different and a Little More Real Writing Intervals on the Staff Backstage Pass: The Dangers of the Rock-Star Lifestyle Transposition of Instruments Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Taylor Swift, "You Belong with Me" Rodgers and Hammerstein, "You''ll Never Walk Alone" Adele, "Hello" Aural Skills Conditioning 4 Hearing Seconds and Thirds Singing Seconds and Thirds Interval Identification: Seconds and Thirds Hearing and Singing Perfect Fourths and Fifths Interval Identification: Fourths and Fifths Mixed Intervals Sight Singing: Melodies with Leaps Melodic Dictation CHAPTER 5. TRIADS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: DOLLY PARTON Chapter Objectives Triads Closed and Open Position Accompaniment Patterns Triads within Context Backstage Pass: A Girl From the Mountains to the Stage Inverted Triad Backstage Pass: Philanthropist Parton: Giving Back to Those in Need Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Dolly Parton, "Coat of Many Colors" Gounod, "Ave Maria" Aural Skills Conditioning 5 Hearing Triads Singing Triads Triad Identification Review of Rhythmic Reading: The Addition of the Tie --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Danny Nozell, CEO of CTK Management and Manager to Dolly Parton CHAPTER 6. SEVENTH CHORDS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: JOSHUA BELL Chapter Objectives Identification of Seventh Chords The Sound Quality of the Seventh Chord Inversions of Seventh Chords Artist in Residence: The Poet of the Violin Backstage Pass: Playing for Pennies: The Subway Experiment Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Gershwin, "I Loves You Porgy" from Porgy and Bess Saint-Sans, "Le Cygne" from Le Carnaval des Animaux Bruno Mars, "When I Was Your Man" Aural Skills Conditioning 6 Hearing and Singing Solfge: Joshua Bell Sight Singing: Melodies That Outline Triads and Seventh Chords --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Joshua Bell, International Performer of Violin CHAPTER 7. LEAD SHEET SYMBOLS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: ELVIS PRESLEY Chapter Objectives Backstage Pass: Play It Again, and Again, and Again Backstage Pass: King of Rock and Roll? Who Decides? Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Fun., "We Are Young" Fun., "Some Nights" Logan Hefner, "Heart Upon my Sleeve" Aural Skills Conditioning 7 Hearing and Singing Seventh Chords Hearing and Singing Progressions: Elvis Presley, "Can''t Help Falling in Love" Seventh Chord Identification Hearing Sixths and Sevenths Singing Sixths and Sevenths Interval Identification: Sixths and Sevenths --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Layng Martine, 2013 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee CHAPTER 8. ROMAN NUMERALS AND FIGURED BASS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: CECILIA BARTOLI Chapter Objectives Harmonic Function Figured Bass The Uniqueness of the Second Inversion Triad Important Things to Realize about Realization Keyboard Format Artist in Residence: Schooling Americans in Italian Art Song Artist in Residence: A Diva on the Stage: Bringing the Eighteenth Century Back into Style Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis William Billings, "Here Is a Song, which Doth Belong" Cecilia Bartoli, Bellini''s "Vaga luna" Maria Callas, Puccini''s "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi Cecilia Bartoli, Rossini''s "Non pimesta" from the opera La Cenerentola Composition Project Aural Skills Conditioning 8 Hearing Tritones Singing Tritones Singing Intervals (All) Identifying Intervals (All) Singing Triads and Seventh Chords Identifying Chords Singing Progressions: Mozart, "Voi che sapete" Performing the Do-Ti Test Finishing the Progression Harmonizing Melodies --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Paulina Villarreal, Professional Opera Singer, Professor at Centenary College, and Founder/Director of "Cantos Para Hermanar al Mundo" CHAPTER 9. PHRASES AND CADENCES ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: MICHAEL JACKSON Chapter Objectives Cadence Types Phrases Periods Artist in Residence: Child Star to Solo Superstar Artist in Residence: Breaking All the Records Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis King''s College, Mozart''s "Ave Verum Corpus," K. 618 Mendelssohn, "Die Nachtigall" Aural Skills Conditioning 9 Listening for Cadences Identifying Cadence Types Hearing Phrases and Cadences Beyond the Four-Measure Phrase: Jackson 5, "I''ll Be There" Other Examples for Individual Study CHAPTER 10. NON-CHORD TONES I ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: P!NK Chapter Objectives Non-Chord Tones Artist in Residence: Finding Her Voice among the Pop Princesses Artist in Residence: Flying through the Air Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Mozart, "Batti, Batti" from Don Giovanni Bellini, "Vaga luna" Bach, "Nun ruhen alle Wlder" Mozart, "Menuetto" from Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581, Mvt. III Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud" Aural Skills Conditioning 10 Singing Chorale Phrases with Non-chord Tones Hearing Non-Chord Tones in a Chorale Phrase --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Billy Mann, Songwriter and Producer CHAPTER 11. NON-CHORD TONES II ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: ELLA FITZGERALD Chapter Objectives Suspension Artist in Residence: First Lady of Song Retardation Backstage Pass: Black and White Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Ella Fitzgerald, "Autumn in New York" Bernadette Peters, "My Romance" Composition Project Aural Skills Conditioning 11 Hearing Non-Chord Tones: "We Are the World" and "In Remembrance" Singing Chorale Phrases with Non-Chord Tones Hearing Non-Chord Tones in Chorale Phrases Other Examples for Individual Study --The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Carmen Bradford, Jazz Vocalist and Lead Singer for the Count Basie Orchestra CHAPTER 12. SECONDARY DOMINANTS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: BILLY JOEL Chapter Objectives Artist in Residence: The Piano Man Recognizing Secondary Dominants in Context Spelling Secondary Dominants Artist in Residence: Big Shot Reviewing Chapter Objectives Exercises Analysis Billy Joel, "Shameless" Krystian Zimerman, Beethoven''s Piano Sonata N

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