Theory Thursdays 2022

September 13, 2022
Theory Thursdays will resume on September 29th with a 10 week look at the 2nd edition of Workbook 5.  Come and learn what's new in this updated Workbook.  Please note that class time has changed to 10:00am.  Classes will continue to be 20 minutes long, via Zoom.  If you would like to be on the email reminder list, please contact Rebekah Richards at rrichardspiano@gmail.com (if you were on the list last year, you will automatically be on it again this year.)
 
September 29:  Rhythms – Beaming and Rhythmic Dictation 
Presenter:  Laura Harding


October 6:  Intervals – Writing and Listening for major, minor, perfect, diminished and augmented intervals. 
Presenter:  Jim Chenevert

October 13:  Triads within a key and chord inversions
Presenter: Rebekah Richards

October 27:  Aural Skill - Identifying chord quality and inversion
Presenter:  Rebekah Richards

November 3:  3-Part Voice Leading
Presenter:  Sarah Miller

November 10:  The 6/4 Chord:  Cadential 6/4, Neighbor Chord and Passing Chord
Presenter:  Jim Chenevert

November 17:  VI and III chords - how to recognize them in the score, understand their function and learn to identify them by sound. 
Presenter:  TBD

December 1:  Harmonic Dictation - How to help students hear chord functions.  
Presenter:  TBD

December 8:  Analysis - A look at Level 5 forms (binary, ternary, rounded binary) and global versus local keys. Presenter:  TBD

December 15:  Keyboard Skills  - A demonstration of Level 5 skills and ideas on how to teach them. 
Presenter:  TBD