2nd Edition
Comprehensive Aural Skills A Flexible Approach to Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony
Part 1: Rhythm
Module 1 : Introduction to Simple Meters
Module 2 : Simple Meters, Continued
Module 3 : Rests and Ties
Module 4 : Syncopation in Simple Meters
Module 5 : Introduction to Compound Meters
Module 6 : Compound Meters, Continued
Module 7 : Syncopation in Compound Meters
Module 8 : Triplets, Duplets, and Hemiola
Module 9 : Compound Meters, Advanced Beat Patterns
Module 10 : Asymmetrical and Mixed Meters
Part 2: Melody
Module 1 : Steps within the Major Scale
Module 2 : Steps within the Minor Scale
Module 3 : Leaps within the Tonic Triad (Major and Minor)
Module 4 : Leaps within the Dominant (Seventh) and vii°
Module 5 : Further Diatonic Leaps
Module 6 : Stepwise Chromatic Tones
Module 7 : Motion to The Dominant
Module 8 : Leaps To and from Chromatic Tones
Module 9 : Modulation to Closely Related Keys
Module 10 : Advanced Chromaticism
Module 11 : Modulation to Distantly Related Keys
Module 12 : Pentatonic and Diatonic Modes
Module 13 : Other Modes
Module 14 : Sets and 12-Tone Rows
Part 3: Harmony
Module 1 : I(i) and V (^1 and ^5 in the Bass)
Module 2 : IV(iv), ii6(°6), and ii (^4 and ^2 in the Bass)
Module 3 : I(i)6, vii°6, and V6 (^3, ^2, and ^7 in the Bass)
Module 4 : V7 and the Cadential 6/4 (^5 in the Bass)
Module 5 : Inversions of V7 and The Passing 6/4 (^4, ^2, and ^7 in the Bass)
Module 6 : vii°7 and its Inversions and the Pedal 6/4
Module 7 : IV(iv)6, vi(VI), and iii(III) (^6, and ^3 in the Bass)
Module 8 : Pre-dominant Seventh Chords—ii(ø)7 and IV(iv)7
Module 9 : Applied Dominants 1—V7/V, vii°7/V, and V7/III
Module 10 : Applied Dominants 2—V7/IV(iv) and vii°7/iv
Module 11 : Applied Dominants 3—V7/ii, vii°7/ii, V7/vi(VI), and vii°7/vi
Module 12 : Modulation to Closely Related Keys
Module 13 : Modal Mixture
Module 14 : The Neapolitan (bII)
Module 15 : Augmented 6th Chords
Module 16 : Modulations Using vii°7 and the ct°7
Glossary of Musical Terms; Solmization Systems
Dicatation Keys
Part 1 Rhythm
Part 2 Melody
Part 3 Harmony
Biography
Justin Merritt is Professor of Music Composition and Theory at St. Olaf College, USA.
David Castro is Associate Professor of Music Theory at St. Olaf College, USA.
“Comprehensive Aural Skills lives up to its name; together, the book and the companion website contain all the materials needed for an aural-skills curriculum. … Comprehensive Aural Skills effectively combines singing and dictation activities in rhythm, melody, and harmony into a single book, and the high quality of the recordings makes Merritt and Castro’s print-plus-digital package far more attractive than many automated dictation programs with low-quality MIDI. The inclusion of answer keys at the back of the book also makes this a viable resource for supplemental practice or even independent study … nearly everything else needed for a four-semester curriculum is provided.”
— Samantha M. Inman, Music Theory Online, vol. 23, no. 3
