NEW additions:
(try them out and
let us know what
you think!) |
Violin Fingerings: Identify the
notes on the staff by clicking the proper fingering on a violin fingerboard
pictured on the screen. You can also play the on-screen violin before
running the tutorial.
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| Note
Names: |
Click on-screen buttons with your mouse or use
the computer keyboard to identify notes that appear on the grand staff.
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| Paced
Note Names: |
Identify the notes sliding across the staff
before they disappear into oblivion! This is a very effective way to
quickly learn the grand staff once you have gained a general
familiarity with it. |
| C-Clef Note Names:
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Similar to the Note Names drill, but on your
choice of 4 possible C-claves: soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto (the viola
clef), or tenor. |
| Piano
Keys: |
Identify the notes on the staff by clicking the
proper key on a piano keyboard pictured on the screen. You can also
play the keyboard before running the tutorial. |
| Guitar
Frets: |
Identify the
notes on the staff by clicking the proper fret on a guitar fretboard
pictured on the screen. You can also play the on-screen guitar before
running the tutorial. |
| Rhythm Performance: |
Tap out the rhythm displayed
on the staff. |
| Rhythm Dictation: |
Notate rhythmic
patterns based on what you hear, using whole notes, half notes, quarter
notes, and eighth notes (depending on difficulty level). |
| Key
Signatures: |
Identify the key signature that appears on the
grand staff by clicking
on-screen buttons with the mouse. You can determine whether the key is
major or minor by listening to a chord, listening to a scale, or simply
being told. Also tests if you know the relative major/minor. |
Intervals:
choose clef:
treble
clef
bass
clef
alto (viola)
clef
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There are two different modes to help you learn
your intervals: in "interval building" mode, place the note
with the right accidental in the right place to make the
interval. In "identifying intervals" mode, identify the interval
shown on the staff. |
Scales:
choose clef:
treble clef
bass clef
alto (viola) clef
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Strengthen your knowledge and understanding of
scales by building them one note at a time on the staff. |
Chords:
choose clef:
treble clef
bass clef
alto (viola) clef
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Build and identify triads or 7th chords on the
staff, with options similar to those in Intervals drill. |
| Chord
Functions: |
This
drill gives you a key and a chord
function -- you have to figure out the triad or 7th chord needed, and
build it on the staff. Use the advanced options to try more
difficult functions: secondary dominants, borrowed chords, augmented
6th chords, neopolitans, and more. |
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Under
development: |
First Species Counterpoint:
Build the counterpoint to the melody given according to the rules of
first species counterpoint.
Listening drills: Sharpen your musical ear:
practice identifying intervals, scales, and chords by the sound alone.
More instrument drills: We're also continuing to develop drills
for common musical instruments, finishing up the strings, then moving on through the rest
of the orchestra!
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