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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements .......................................................................................... v
Preface ..............................................................................................................vi
Chapter One: Introduction to Music ..............................................................1
Meaning of music ...............................................................................................1
Elements of music ..............................................................................................3
Functions of music in society .............................................................................5
Importance of studying Music ............................................................................7
Relationship between Music and other fields of study .......................................8
Revision exercise 1 ...........................................................................................11
Chapter Two: Rhythm ....................................................................................12
Concept of rhythm ............................................................................................12
Musical notes, rests and their values .................................................................12
Bar and bar lines ...............................................................................................18
Time signatures .................................................................................................20
Reading music while observing accents ...........................................................27
Dotted notes and tied notes ...............................................................................32
Composing simple rhythms ..............................................................................35
Revision exercise 2 ...........................................................................................39
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Chapter Three: Staff notation .......................................................................40
Concept of pitch ...............................................................................................40
Staff notation .....................................................................................................41
Scales and key signatures ..................................................................................47
Revision exercise 3 ...........................................................................................58
Chapter Four: Melody and harmony ............................................................60
Concept of melody ............................................................................................60
Concept of harmony ..........................................................................................64
Revision exercise 4 ..........................................................................................69
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