TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: PULSE, TEMPO & TIME
Pulse and
Tempo
Note Values
Rests
Dotted Notes
Triplets
Tied Notes
Rhythm, Pulse, Meter, Tempo & Beat
defined
Time
Time Signatures
Simple and Compound Time
Counting out Rhythms
Counting Examples
Syncopation
Chapter 2: INTERVALS PLUS MAJOR
& MINOR SCALES
Intervals
What Are Intervals?
Major, Perfect, Minor, Augmented and Diminished
Intervals
Intervals by Sound
How to Recognise Intervals
Reversed Intervals
Compound Intervals
Harmonic & Melodic Intervals
Scales & Key
Signatures
Major Scales
( Major # Scales
( Major b Scales
Minor Scales
( Harmonic Minor # Scales
( Harmonic Minor b Scales
( Natural Minor # Scales
( Natural Minor b Scales
( Melodic Minor # Scales
( Melodic Minor b Scales
( Circle of 5ths
Chapter 3: CHORDS & CHORD INVERSIONS ON
MAJOR & MINOR
SCALES
The Various Types Of Triad Chords
Definition of Chord Inversions
Extending Chord Beyond The Basic Triads
Major Scale
Chords
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Major Scale
Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Each Major
ScaleDegree
( Five Note Chords Built On The Major
Scale
( Rules for Chords In Major Keys
( Triad Chord Inversions Through The Circle Of
Fifths
( Broken Major Triad Chords
( Broken Major Triad Inversions Through The
Circle Of Fifths
( Broken Chords For II to V Triads Descending
in Tones
( Major 7th Chord Inversions Through The Circle
Of Fifths
( Dominant 7th Chord Inversions Through The
Circle Of Fifths
( Minor 7th Chord Inversions Through The Circle
Of Fifths
( Broken Chords - IIm7 to V7 Ascending &
Descending in Tones
( Broken Chords For IIm7 to V7 Descending in
Tones
( Broken Chords For IIm7 to V7 Descending
Chromatically
( Further Patterns Built Around the IIm7 to V7
Progression
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Scale Degree
Through the Cycle
Harmonic Minor Scale Chords
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Harmonic Minor
Scale Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Harmonic Minor
Scale Degrees
( Five Note Chords Built On The Harmonic Minor
Scale
Natural Minor Scale
Chords
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Natural Minor
Scale Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Natural Minor
Scale Degrees
( Five Note Chords Built On The Natural Minor
Scale
Melodic Minor Scale
Chords
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Melodic Minor
Scale Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Melodic Minor
Scale Degrees
( Five Note Chords Built On The Melodic Minor
Scale
Minor Triad Chord Inversions Through The Circle
Of 5ths
Broken Minor Triad Chords
Broken Minor Triad Chord Inversions Through The
Circle Of 5ths
Chapter 4: MODAL SCALES
AND THEIR CHORDS AND
INVERSIONS
The Various Modal Scales
Chords Built On Modal
Scales
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Dorian Scale
Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Dorian Scale
Degrees
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Phrygian Scale
Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Phrygian Scale
Degrees
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Lydian Scale
Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Lydian Scale
Degrees
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Mixolydian
Scale Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Mixolydian
Scale Degrees
( Triad Chord Inversions On Each Lochrian Scale
Degree
( Four Note Chord Inversions On Lochrian Scale
Degrees
Chord Symbols
Important
Chord Voicings For The Right & Left
Hand
( Right Hand Voicings
( Left Hand Voicings
( Voicings for Both Hands
( Open Voicings - Axis of the 3rd and 7th
Chapter 5: CHORD
SUBSTITUTION
Plurality
Polychords
Tonicization
Secondary Dominants
Key Areas
Tri-tone Substitution
Adding Chords From Minor Scales To The Major
Key
Adding Chords From Modal Scales Into The
Major
Parallel Progression
Line Progression
Chord Substitution Applied to Well-known Hymns
and Choruses
( 'What A Friend We Have In Jesus'
( 'O How I Love Jesus'
( 'He's All I Need'
Chapter 6: DEVELOPING RIGHT AND LEFT HAND
TECHNIQUES
( Left Hand Exercises
( Right Hand Exercises
Developing As A Good Rhythmic Player
( Hand Independance Exercises
Chapter 7: PLAYING SONGS CONFIDENTLY IN
CONTEMPORARY STYLES
(i)The
Blues
( blues rhythms
( left hand styles
( left hand rhythm & blues & boogie
woogie styles
( comping style using both hands
(accompanying)
( blues endings
( examples of blues pieces
ii) Rock
( rock styles and various rhythms in rock
( rock ballads - right hand rhythms
( left hand patterns for ballads
( right hand fills (ballads)
( rock bass lines
