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Music Theory Handouts: 13 sheets


Thirteen letter sized music education handouts explaining the construction of major, minor, pentatonic and blues scales as well triads and 7th chords etc

These music education resources can be distributed to students and/or printed and displayed as a source of quick reference on your music classroom wall?



Intervals Worksheets: 6 sheets



Six worksheets that invite students to identify musical intevals. The first worksheet is focussed on helping students to understand intervals of a tone and a semitone (crucial concepts with regard to constructing scales)
When learners understand these two intervals it is possible to embark upon the study of scale construction.
In this series of worksheets learners are encouraged to study the intervals (there are eight on each sheet) and to identify the notes on the keyboard. From there they can go on to work out the number of semitones that separate the notes and to provide information relating to the name of the interval. There is also a musical staff with a treble clef so that students can work with standard notation if desired


Major scale construction using only letter names: 5 sheets
Five worksheets designed to be used in conjunction with the theory handout explaining where the notes can be found on a keyboard intended to help students realise that once you can construct a single major scale then you can use the same formula (tone-tone-semitone-tone-tone-tone-semitone) you can construct them all!
These worksheets do not require that the student understands notation as all that is required is the letter name (along with relevant #'s and b's)


Major Scales with scale formula and keyboard diagram: 7 sheets
Seven worksheets featuring the major scale formula, musical staff and a keyboard diagram so that students can gain experience in the construction of scales with reference to theoretical and visual aids. Other worksheets in the download feature cover the same ground but with the "cheats" (keyboard diagrams and scale formulae) omitted so that students are obliged to come to rely on their developing knowledge of music theory



Theory Tests: 20 sheets



Twenty theory tests with ten questions/puzzles on each sheet. The first ten look at Major Scales, Minor scales and basic triads whlst the remainder introduce 7th chords and (major and minor) pentatonic scales into the mix.
These test papers can be used for homework or in classroom sessions. They are also ideal for diagnostic purposes to determine the strengths and weaknesses of particular students.
In addition they also provide an excellent music theory resource for use with substitute teachers when you can't be in the classroom?







Constructing Triads and Diatonic Puzzles: 10 sheets

A set of ten worksheets that look at the subject of identifying individual chords and then combining the chord types (major, minor and diminished) to give all seven triads that can be constructed from a single scale and which can therefore be found within a single key







Seventh Chord Worksheets and puzzles : 30 sheets



Seventh Chord Worksheets and puzzles : 30 sheets
A whole load of resources for a big and important subject area?

Moving on from triads to 7th chords with an extensive set of resources designed to encourage understanding of the construction of each of the four main types of 7th chord (maj7, m7, m7(b5) and dominant7).

From here the resources go on to look at the the (diatonic) 7th chords found within particular keys. This information is the basis of developing an understanding of jazz forms and sequences and provides an ideal springboard into the exploration of improvisational forms.


Over 100 More Sheets!

I'm still busy putting the descriptions and graphics togetherfor this new page but hopefully there is enough material above to give you a flavour of the resources?
In addition to the above materials there are a host of similarly styled resources and worksheets covering minor scales and pentatonic scales (major and minor) as well as a whole load of stuff designed to ingrease student's understanding of blues scales etc?

It is not the intention that every student should complete every worksheet. This material is intended to introduce principles and then test and reinforce understanding of those principles. The worksheets and handouts provide a simple, flexible and powerful resource to music educators and help with the development of a functionable and workable understanding of the principles of music theory.

They are not specific to a particular style of music as the reality is that Bach used the same twelve notes as Charlie Parker.

Once they have been downloaded you can print these invaluable music education resources straight from the hard drive of your computer or drop the files onto a memory stick and take them into your school or college for photocopying etc. Whatever suits the way you work? Any way you choose you can be sure that for the rest of your teaching career you will always have access to first class music education teaching resources.
Enjoy!