Preface Overture: Why Study Aural Skills The Method UNIT 1: SIMPLE METER, SCALES, AND INTERVALS Chapter 1: Simple Meters 1a: Simple Beats and Their First Division and Multiple Note Values 1b: Simple Duple and Quadruple Meter 1c: Simple Triple Meters 1d: Second Division and Multiple of the Beat in Simple Meters 1e: Rests 1f: Ties and Dotted Rhythms in Simple Meter 1g: The Anacrusis 1h: Less Common Simple Meters Intermezzo 1: Professionalism Chapter 2: Tonal Scales and Scale Degrees 2a: Reading in Clefs 2b: Major Scales and Scale Degrees 2c: Minor Scales and Scale Degrees 2d: How to Sing a Melody at Sight 2e: Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales Intermezzo 2: Musicality Chapter 3: Intervals 3a: The Process for Singing and Hearing Intervals 3b: Group 1 Intervals 3c: Group 2 Intervals 3d: Group 3 Intervals 3e: Introduction to Melodic Improvisation Intermezzo 3: Listening UNIT 2: COMPOUND METER AND DIATONIC CHORDS Chapter 4: Compound Meter 4a: Compound Meter 4b: Second Division of the Beat in Compound Meter 4c: Less Common Compound Meters Intermezzo 4: Confidence Chapter 5: Diatonic Triads 5a: Singing and Hearing Triads 5b: Root Position Major Triads 5c: Root Position Minor Triads 5d: Inverted Major and Minor Triads 5e: Diminished Triads 5f: Improvising through Arpeggiation 5g: Common Harmonic Progressions 1 Intermezzo 5: Creativity Chapter 6: Diatonic Seventh Chords 6a: Singing and Hearing Seventh Chords 6b: Dominant Seventh Chords 6c: Seventh Chords in the Major Mode 6d: Diatonic Seventh Chords in the Minor Mode 6e: Arpeggiation and Improvisation Using Seventh Chords 6f: Common Harmonic Progressions 2 Intermezzo 6: Perseverance UNIT 3: IRREGULAR DIVISIONS OF BEATS, CHROMATICISM, AND MODULATION Chapter 7: Irregular Divisions of Beats 7a: Beat-Level Triplets 7b: Beat-Level Duplets 7c: Triplets in Augmentation and Diminution 7d: Other Divisions of the Beat Intermezzo 7: Energy, Space, and Time Chapter 8: Chromaticism in Tonal Scalar Structures 8a: The Chromatic Scale and Surface Chromaticism 8b: The Ecclesiastic Modes 8c: Blues Scales and the Blues Progression 8d: Synthetic Scales Intermezzo 8: Performance Preparation Chapter 9: Chromaticism in Tonal Harmonic Structures 9a: Modal Mixture 9b: Secondary Chords in the Major Mode 9c: Secondary Chords in the Minor Mode 9d: Neapolitan and Augmented Sixth Chords 9e: Lead Sheets that Use Chromatic Chords Intermezzo 9: Working with Other Musicians Chapter 10: Syncopation 10a: Syncopation within a Measure (Intra-Measure Syncopation) 10b: Syncopation Across a Barline in Simple Meter (Inter-Measure Syncopation) 10c: Syncopation in Compound Meter Intermezzo 10: Appreciating Diverse Musical Styles Chapter 11: Music that Modulates 11a: Techniques for Modulation 11b: Modulation between Relative Keys 11c: Modulation to the Dominant and Subdominant 11d: Modulation to Other Closely Related Keys 11e: Modulation to Distantly Related Keys Intermezzo 11: Taking Care of Yourself UNIT 4: ADVANCED RHYTHMIC CONCEPTS AND POST-TONAL MUSIC Chapter 12: Advanced Rhythmic Concepts 12a: Changing Meter 12b: Metric Modulation 12c: Polyrhythms and Polymeters 12d: Meters with Unequal Beats Intermezzo 12: Building a Career in Music Chapter 13: Post-Tonal Music 13a: Polytonality and Polymodality 13b: Whole Tone and Octatonic Scales 13c: Post-Tonal Music Intermezzo 13: A Life of Aural Skills Appendices Appendix A Steps for Taking Rhythm Dictation Appendix B Steps for Taking Harmonic Dictation Appendix C Steps for Taking Melodic Dictation Glossary of Non-English Musical Terms Index of Musical Examples Permissions.