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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 2
Chapter 2" Quick and Easy Chord Con#ruc!on for Impa!ent PeopleC
Dm
F+
Am
F°
A
Cm
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B×
FÍ
B×m
E×
A×m
FÍ°
Gm
A°
B
D
G×
E
A×°
D×
E×+
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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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
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Major Scales "om Fewest to Most Accidentals
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Dm
F+
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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
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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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FlatKeys
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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
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AM7×5
E7
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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