Essentials of Music Theory Software Version 3, Student Volume 1

The award-winning theory software, Alfreds Essential’s of Music Theory, is now available in a new and updated Version 3! This software features a fresh new interface and more activities to teach students everything they need to know about music theory.The Student Version includes narration and animation of music theory concepts through lessons, exercises, games, tests and ear training with recordings of a variety of acoustic instruments to motivate students while strengthening musical skills. The program includes randomised exercises, ear training and graded reviews for each unit.

A complete glossary of musical terms and symbols with written definitions, pronunciations and visual/aural examples is also included.The Student Version is intended for use by one user at a time, and is ideal for private study or when tracking progress for other users is not necessary.

Appropriate for ages 8 to Adult. PC/Mac compatible. Volume 1 (Lessons 1-25): Treble and Bass Clefs * 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4 Time Signatures * Flats, Sharps and Naturals * Whole and Half Steps * Dynamic Signs, Temp Markings and Articulation * Up to Eighth Notes and RestsVolume 2 (Lessons 25-50): Major Scales * Key Signatures * Circle of Fifths * Intervals * 3/8 and 6/8 Time Signatures * Triads and V7 ChordsVolume 3 (Lessons 51-75): 1st and 2nd Inversions of Triads * Figured Bass * Chord Progressions * Minor Scales and Triads * Modes * Harmonising and Composing Melodies * 12-Bar Blues Chord Progression and Blues Scale * Basic Forms of MusicThe complete curriculum of Alfred’s Essentials of Music Theory includes Student Books, a Teacher’s Answer Key, Ear Training CDs, Double Bingo games, Flash Cards, Reproducible Teacher’s Activity Kits, and interactive software for students and teachers in private study, studio and network environments.System Requirements: Windows 7, Vista, XP – Intel Pentium 3 1GHz or faster * Macintosh OS X 10.4 – Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz or Power PC (G4 1GHz or faster) * 400MB hard drive space, 512MB RAM * Speakers or headphones