Rhythm, Pitch and Melody
I use the publications by renowned Scandinavian music pedagogues Jørgen Jersild, Lars Edlund and Bengt-Olov Palmqvist for training all students in reading, singing, playing (on any instrument), and notating rhythm, pitch and melody.
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Starting with Palmqvist's Refinement of Rhythm Volume 1, and the accompanying Supplement for Rhythmic Dictation, the follow topics are introduced...
Chapter 1 Longer Note Values and Rests
Chapter 2 Simple Divisions of the Basic Beat
Chapter 3 Simple Divisions with Rests
Chapter 4 Single Dotted Figures
Chapter 5 Subdivisions of the Basic Beat and Simple Triplets
Chapter 6 Extended Single Dotted and Double Dotted Figures
Chapter 7 Dotted Figures with Subdivisions
Chapter 8 Upbeats
Chapter 9 Inverted Dotted Figures and Simple Syncopated Figures
Chapter 10 Inverted Dotted Figures and Simple Syncopated Figures with Subdivisions
Chapter 11 Extension of Inverted Dotted Figures and Syncopated Figures
Chapter 12 Unaccented Beats
Chapter 13 Extended Triplets
Chapter 14 Polyrhythms
Triplets (3 against 2)
Duplets (2 against 3)
Quadruplets (4 against 3)
Chapter 15 Hemiolas
Chapter 16 Asymmetrical Meters
Quintuple Meter
Septuple Meter
Appendices I-V
Index
Pitch and melody reading begins with Edlund's Modus Vetus - Sight singing and Ear-Training in Major/Minor Tonality...
Melody Reading Exercises
Chapter I From the tonic to the major third
Chapter II From the major third to the tonic
Chapter III From the tonic to the minor third
Chapter IV From the minor third to the tonic
Chapter V Major and minor in the same example
Chapter VI Major third with neighboring tones
Chapter VII Minor third with neighboring tones
Chapter VII Summary on intervals
Chapter IX a) Major and minor thirds
b) Diminished triads
Chapter X Five-tone scale in major with neighboring tones
Chapter XI Five-tone scale in minor with neighboring tones
Chapter XII Arpeggiated cadences
Chapter XIII The major scale
Chapter XIV The minor scale
Chapter XV Melodies not in major/minor tonality
Chapter XVI The dominant seventh chord
Chapter XVI The dominant ninth chord
Appendices I-V
Index
For advanced music students Palmqvist's Refinement of Rhythm Volume 2, and the accompanying Supplement for Rhythmic Dictation lay out a rigorous program of training to master the art of rhythmic performance on any instrument, and rhythmic notation.
Chapter 1 Subdivisions of the Basic Beat
Chapter 2 Single and Double Dotted Figures
Chapter 3 Extended Single and Double Dotted Figures
Chapter 4 Dotted Figures with Subdivisions
Chapter 5 Upbeats
Chapter 6 Inversion of Dotted Figures and Simple Syncopated Figures
Chapter 7 Simple Syncopated Figures with Subdivisions
Chapter 8 Extended Syncopated Figures
Chapter 9 Extended Syncopated Figures and
Inversions of Dotted Figures with Subdivisions
Chapter 10 Unaccented Beats
Chapter 11 Extended Triplets
Chapter 12 Triplets with Subdivisions
Chapter 13 Triplets with Extended Subdivisions
Asymmetrical Meters
Chapter 14 Quintuple Meters (2+3; 3+2; Mixed)
Septuple Meters (2+2+3; 2+3+2; 3+2+2; Mixed)
Chapter 15 Shifting Meters and Extension of Asymmetrical Meters
a) Constant beat values
b) Variable beat values
c) Variable beat division from simple to compound with a constant pulse
d) Variable beat duration
Chapter 16 Hemiolas
Polyrhythms
Chapter 17 Triplets
3 against 2
3 against 2 with Subdivisions
3 against 4
Chapter 18 Duplets and Quadruplets
2 against 3
4 against 3
Chapter 19 Quintuplets
5 against 2
5 against 3
5 against 4
Chapter 20 Septuplets
7 against 2
7 against 3
7 against 4
Appendices I-V
Index