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     The following are animated, instructional files for Music Theory Instruction. You will need Flash Player to view these files. These animations come from the marketed CD, MTI...Music Theory Instruction From the Trenches. To puchase the full program visit the Instruction From the Trenches website. For some of these lessons, activities and exams you will need staff paper. Click here to access and then print.
     
The Staff-Lesson 1   Whole/Half Steps- Lesson 26
 
Staff Reading-Lesson 2   The Chromatic Scale- Lesson 27
 
The Treble Clef/Bass Clef/Staff- Lesson 3   The Major Scale- Lesson 28
 
Whole/Half/Quarter Notes- Lesson 4   Major Scales...F/G- Lesson 29
 
Measures/Bar Lines/Double Bar Lines- Lesson 5   Major Scales...Bb/Eb/D/A- Lesson 30
 
Time Signatures and Note Values- Lesson 6   Key Signatures- Lesson 31
 
The Grand Staff/Leger Lines- Lesson 7   Circle of 5th's...Major Sharp Keys- Lesson 32
 
Whole/Half/Quarter Rests- Lesson 8   Circle of 5th's...Major Flat Keys- Lesson 33
 
The Time Signature 2/4- Lesson 9   Circle of 5th's...All Major Keys- Lesson 34
 
The Time Signature 3/4- Lesson 10   Intervals- Lesson 35
 
The Dotted Half Note- Lesson 11   Diatonic Intervals- Lesson 36
 
Ties and Slurs- Lesson 12   Chromatic Intervals- Lesson 37
 
Repeat Signs/First and Second Endings- Lesson 13   Additional Time Signatures- Lesson 38
 
Eighth Notes- Lesson 14   Rhythm and Counting- Lesson 39
 
Eighth Rests- Lesson 15   Triplets- Lesson 40
 
Dotted Quarter Rests- Lesson 16   Major Chords/Major Triads- Lesson 41
 
Flats- Lesson 17   Inversions- Lesson 42
 
Sharps- Lesson 18   Minor/Augmented/Diminished Triads- Lesson 43
 
Naturals- Lesson 19   Chords Related to a Key- Lesson 44
 
Sixteenth Notes- Lesson 20   The Dominant Seventh Chord and Inversions- Lesson 45
 
Sixteenth Rests- Lesson 21   More Inversions- Lesson 46
 
Dotted Eighth notes- Lesson 22   Relative Minor Key Signature/natural Minor- Lesson 47
 
Dynamics- Lesson 23   Harmonic/Melodic Minor- Lesson 48
 
DC/DS, Coda and Fine- Lesson 24   Solfeggio- Lesson 49
 
Tempo Markings and Other symbols- Lesson 25   Conducting Patterns- Lesson 50