by Ed Roseman, with illustrations by Peter Reynolds

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Edly’s Music Theory for Prac!cal PeopleLevel 1

Workbook Exercises !om the eBook Edly’s Music Theory for Prac!cal People Level 1 " pg 1

Workbook Exercises !om the eBook Edly’s Music Theory for Prac!cal People Level 1 " pg 2

Chapter 2" Quick and Easy Chord Con#ruc!on for Impa!ent PeopleC

Dm

F+

Am

F°

A

Cm

E+

B×

FÍ

B×m

E×

A×m

FÍ°

Gm

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B

D

G×

E

A×°

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Fm

B°

B×+

Em

F

Bm

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Triad-Building Prac!ce

Chapter 3" $e Major ScaleTONIC 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8) ×s/Ís

C D E F G A B C 0E 4 ÍsB×FA

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TONIC 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8) ×s/Ís

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C×Major Scales & More Major Scales

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Workbook Exercises !om the eBook Edly’s Music Theory for Prac!cal People Level 1 " pg 3

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FLAT SCALES/KEYS SHARP SCALES/KEYS

FLATS TONIC WHICH FLATS SHARPS TONIC WHICH SHARPS

1 F B× 1 G FÍ2 2 D FÍ , CÍ3 3

4 4

5 5

6 6

7 7

Major Scales "om Fewest to Most Accidentals

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C

Dm

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Am

F°

A

Cm

E+

B×

FÍ

B×m

E×

A×m

FÍ°

Gm

A°

B

D

G×

E

A×°

D×

E×+

Fm

B°

B×+

Em

F

Bm

D+

A×

Triad-Building Prac!ce

Workbook Exercises !om the eBook Edly’s Music Theory for Prac!cal People Level 1 " pg 4

Chapter 7" Diatonic HarmonyFill in the qualities—major (M) or minor (m)—of the resulting intervals:

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C Major Scale Harmonized in Diatonic Thirds & Sixths

Fill in the quality of the thirds and sixths between the top and bottom voices:

TOP INSTRUMENT/VOICE3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (10)

E F G A B C D (E)

RESULTING INTERVALS M3BOTTOM INSTRUMENT/VOICE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8)

C D E F G A B (C)

Major Scale: Diatonic Harmoniza!on in Thirds

TOP INSTRUMENT/VOICE1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (8)

C D E F G A B (C)

RESULTING INTERVALS m6BOTTOM INSTRUMENT/VOICE

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (10)

E F G A B C D (E)

Major Scale: Diatonic Harmoniza!on in Sixths

Diatonic TriadsFill in the name of each chord:

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Diatonic Triads in the Key of C

Workbook Exercises !om the eBook Edly’s Music Theory for Prac!cal People Level 1 " pg 5

Fill in the name of each diatonic triad:

NAME TONIC SUPERTONIC MEDIANT SUBDOMINANT DOMINANT SUBMEDIANT LEADING TONE

SCALE DEGREE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7FIFTH G A B C D E F

THIRD E F G A B C D

ROOT C D E F G A B

CHORD NAME CDiatonic Triads in C

:KDW�DUH�WKH�GLDWRQLF�WULDGV�LQ�WKH�NH\�RI�&"� C Dm 0DMRU�FKRUGV�DUH�EXLOW�RQ�ZKLFK�GHJUHHV�RI�WKH�PDMRU�VFDOH"� 0LQRU�FKRUGV�DUH�EXLOW�RQ�ZKLFK�GHJUHHV�RI�WKH�PDMRU�VFDOH"� $�GLPLQLVKHG�FKRUG�LV�EXLOW�RQ�ZKLFK�GHJUHH�RI�WKH�PDMRU�VFDOH"� To get the pattern of diatonic triads in all keys, leave out the root names, and write only the chord type:

major minor

Given that, rewrite the pattern of diatonic triads for all keys:

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Chapter 12" Minor Scales & KeysRELATIVE

MAJOR MINOR

E

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Bm

B

E×mA

CÍm

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D

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Diatonic (Natural) Minor Chords:

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FlatKeys

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more flats(fewer sharps) more sharps

(fewer flats)

Dm Am

Sharp Keys

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Em

newest flat:(fourth degree of

the scale)

fourthsfifths

newest sharp:(seventh degree of the scale)

The Circle of Fi#hs (& Fourths)

Chapter 13" $e Circle of Fi%hs (& Fourths)

Workbook Exercises !om the eBook Edly’s Music Theory for Prac!cal People Level 1 " pg 7

Chapter 14" Chords: 7ths (& 6ths)Fmaj7 F A C E

A×7

B×m7

FÍ

Dm7×5

Em¨�

G×

A+7

D×m

Bmaj7+

E×m6

D sus

Cm7×5

G sus

F+

D×+

A+

D7

Asus7

G°7

E°7

B×°7

D×°7

Am7×5

A×m

Dmaj7

E×+

FÍ6

E×m7

AM7×5

E7

F7×5

FÍ

Dm6

GÍm

B×mmaj7

CÍm7×5

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Triad, Seventh, & Sixth Chord Prac!ce

Chapter 15" Diatonic Chords & Func!onsWrite the correct names for each diatonic chord in the blank row in the chart and notation example.

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NAME TONIC SUPERTONIC MEDIANT SUBDOMINANT DOMINANT SUBMEDIANT LEADING TONE

SCALE DEGREE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7SEVENTH B C D E F G A

FIFTH G A B C D E F

THIRD E F G A B C D

ROOT C D E F G A B

CHORD NAME CM7Diatonic Seventh Chords