Welcome to Our Advanced Music Theory Homeschool Course

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Getting Started with Our Advanced Music Theory Homeschool Course

This Advanced Music Theory homeschool course is designed for the student who has already mastered the skills presented in Music Theory I and II. The student explores scales, intervals, chords, and modes to develop a firm understanding of music theory.

Overview

Length: 15 weeks
Includes: Text-based lessons
Grades: 9-12

Supplies Needed

Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com

What to Do

Go to Class Lessons and download the lesson plan and lessons file. Start with the Day 1 reading assignment. Follow the instructions each day on the lesson plan and check them off when completed.

Course Outline for Our Advanced Music Theory Homeschool Course

Fifteen Advanced Music Theory homeschool lessons may be completed in one semester or stretched across the year, with many opportunities for the homeschool student to apply the skills learned.

Lesson One: Musical Alphabet and Sharps and Flats
Lesson Two: Major Scales
Lesson Three: Minor Scales
Lesson Four: Melodic and Harmonic Minor Scales
Lesson Five: Chromatic and Pentatonic Scales
Lesson Six: Key Signatures and Circle of Fifths
Lesson Seven: Intervals, Part 1
Lesson Eight: Intervals, Part 2
Lesson Nine: Chords
Lesson Ten: Diatonic Chords
Lesson Eleven: Arpeggios
Lesson Twelve: Modes
Lesson Thirteen: Advanced Modes
Lesson Fourteen: Transposing
Lesson Fifteen: The Nashville Numbering System

Course Sample for Our Advanced Music Theory Homeschool Course

Lesson 3

Minor Scales

Now that you have a solid understanding of major scales, we will explore minor scales. If you are unfamiliar with minor scales because you thought they were difficult, you will find that they also are just patterns. They are different but not difficult once you learn the patterns.

Major scales are pretty straightforward. They have just one pattern to learn. There are several different kinds of minor scales. You can tell them apart by the patterns.

Natural minor scales (note that the names of major scales are capitalized and minor are not.)

1. A natural minor is basically a relative of its major that is inverted.

2. Now compare the major to its natural parallel minor (parallel meaning the same letter name).

3. Another way of looking at this is to count whole and half steps. It is a bit more time consuming, but some people understand it better this way.

Examples:

Let’s recap. There are three different ways to look at natural minor scales.

Comparing them to Relative Majors
Comparing them to Parallel Majors
Counting steps

Write out your natural minor scales and practice playing them.

More About Our Advanced Music Theory Homeschool Course

The first few lessons of this Advanced Music Theory homeschool course include questions and answers to check comprehension and may be review for some experienced music students. The remainder of the homeschool music lessons include practical exercises so the homeschool teen can apply the theory being learned. These Advanced Music Theory lessons are meant to be completed over a period of time so the homeschool student learns the theory well and becomes a better musician, making this a semester- or year-long course. Most students will need a year if they are truly practicing each Advanced Music Theory lesson until it becomes easy or second nature. Some homeschool music students may want to begin writing their own music or worship songs while learning these concepts and are encouraged to do so.

Transcript Information for Our Advanced Music Theory Homeschool Course

Upon successful completion of all 15 Advanced Music Theory lessons and approximately 90 hours of practice, a homeschool student may earn 0.5 academic credit for high school music theory. Upon successful completion of all 15 Advanced Music Theory lessons and approximately 180 hours of practice, the homeschool student may earn 1.0 academic credit for high school music theory.

*Please be informed of your state’s academic requirements.

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Finding out your state’s academic requirements.
How to create a transcript
Keeping a schedule
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