DANMAN's "BASIC MUSICIANSHIP " SKILLS TRACKER  

Beginner thru Advanced Music Theory items that every musician should know. Available to print right now, This check-off sheet is an easy-to-follow guide to learn all the theory you're gonna need to know to be fluent and successfull. Just print this sheet and start watching the video lessons and checking off each item as you learn them. Included with your Library Membership

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Skills Tracker: BASIC MUSICIANSHIP - PRINT

Authored by: Danman’s Music School

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1. The 3 elements of music: What is Melody?
2. The 3 elements of music: What is Harmony?
3. The 3 elements of music: What is Rhythm?
4. What is the Musical Alphabet?
5. What is an “Interval”?
6. What is an “Octave”?
7. What is a “Half Step”?
8. What is a “Whole Step”?
9. What is a “Flat”?
10. What is a “Sharp”?
11. What is a “Natural”?
12. What are the “12 Notes in Music”?
13. What is the “Numeric System” for tones and chords?
14. What are the “7 Intervals” in an Octave?
15. What is a “2 Note Power Chord”?
16. What is a “3 Note Power Chord”?
17. What is a “Triad (Basic Chord)”?
18. What is a “Major Chord”?
19. What is a “Minor Chord”?
20. What is a “Melodic (Broken) Chord”?
21. What is a “Harmonic (Block) Chord”?
22. What is a “Scale” (Key of Music)?
23. What is a “Major Scale” (Happy Key)?
24. What is a “Minor Scale” (Sad Key)?
25. What is an “Accidental”?
26. What are the “Primary Chords for any Key” (I-IV-V)?
27. What are “Secondary Chords for any Key” (II-III-VI)?
28. What is the “Root” of a Key or Chord?
29. What is a “Treble Clef Staff”?
30. What is a “Bass Clef Staff”?
31. What are the “Treble Clef Notes On The Staff - Lines”?
32. What are the “Treble Clef Notes On The Staff - Spaces”?
33. What are the “Bass Clef Notes On The Staff - Lines”?
34. What are the “Bass Clef Notes On The Staff - Spaces”?
35. What is the “Grand Staff”?
36. What is a “Whole Note”?
37. What is a “Half Note”?
38. What is a “Quarter Note”?
39. What is a “Eighth Note”?
40. What is a “Sixteenth Note”?
41. What is a “Measure”?
42. What is a “One Beat Rest”?
43. What is a “Half-Beat Rest”?
44. What is a “One Measure Rest”?
45. What is a “Half-Measure Rest”?
46. What is a “Key Signature”?
47. What is a “Time Signature”?
48. What is “Common Time”?
49. What is “4/4” Time?
50. What is “3/4” Time?
51. What is “2/4” Time?
52. What is “6/8” Time?
53. What is “Cut-time”?
54. What is a “Simple Meter”
55. What is a “Compound Meter”
56. What is a “Repeat Sign”?
57. What is a “Triplet”?
58. What is a “Tied Note”?
59. What is a “Dotted Note”?
60. What is a “Dotted Quarter Note followed by an Eighth”?
61. What is a “Crescendo”?
62. What is a “Diminuendo”?
63. What is “Forte”?
64. What is “Piano”?
65. What is a “Retard”?
66. What are “Multiple Endings”?
67. What is a “Coda”?
68. What is “Parallel Motion”?
69. What is “Similar Motion”?
70. What is “Contrary Motion”?
71. What is “Unison”?
72. What is “Harmony 3rds”?
73. What is “Harmony 6ths”?
74. What is “Harmony 8va’s”?
75. What is a “Modulation”?
76. What is a “Related Minor Key”?
77. What is a “Related Major Key”?
78. What is a “Doorway Chord”?
79. What is the “Circle Of 5ths”?
80. What is the “Leading Tone”?
81. What is the “Tri-tone”?
82. What is an “Appended chord”?
83. What is a “Sus 4 Chord”?
84. What is a “Add 2 Chord”?
85. What is a Major 7 Chord”?
86. What is a Dominant 7 Chord”?
87. What is a “Minor 7th Chord”?
88. What is a “Diminished Chord”?
89. What is a “Diminished 7th Chord”?
90. What is a “Half-diminished Chord”?
91. What is a “6th Chord”?
92. What is a “Minor 6th Chord”?
93. What is an “Augmented Chord”?
94. What is a “Add 9 Chord”?
95. What is a “9th Chord”
96. What is a “Minor Pentatonic Scale” (Blues)?
97. What is a “Harmonic Minor Scale” (Rock)?
98. What is a “Melodic Minor Scale”?
99. What is a “Whole tone Scale”?
100. What is a “Chromatic Scale”?
101. What is a “Chord Progression”?
102. What is the most common “Progressions”? (I-IV-V-I)
103. What is the 2nd most common progression? (I-VI-IV-V)
104. What is most common “Song Form”? (VVC)
105. What is 2nd most common “Song Form”? (VCB)
106. What is “Strophic Form”? (VVV)
107. What is JS Bach’s “Musical Shorthand”?
108. What is “Playing by Chords”
109. What is “Improvising Over Chords”?
110. What is “Melodic Improvising”

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