Introduction to Membership
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Start Here! How to Use
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"Premium Tier" Video Tour of the Membership (8:05)
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FAQ I'm asked about MIOH+
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The MIOH+ Success Path: 3 Stages to Success!
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Tips to help you be successful!
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Remind App to get Text Reminders about the LIVE lessons
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Find links to all your Courses here
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Find links to the Music Theory courses here
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$39 Amazon Gift Card Calendar Contest for Feb. 2025 (Mar. 5 deadline)
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$39 Amazon Gift Card Calendar Contest for March 2025 (Apr. 5 deadline)
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Certificates of Completion
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Complementary Memberships
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Bonuses just for Members!
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Refer a Friend Program!
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Welcome Party: Replay available (29:42)
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MIOH+ Bingo Game
Virtual Gallery: Display your child's art and music creations!
Music Lesson Calendars of the Month
Older Monthly Music Calendars
Live Monthly Music Lessons
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2025 Live Monthly Music Lesson Schedule
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March 2025: Zoltán Kodály March 19, 2025
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February 2025: Stephen Foster (34:30)
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January 2025: Giuseppe Verdi 1/22/25 (36:49)
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December 2024: Franz Liszt & his Christmas Tree Suite (41:39)
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November 2024: Hans Zimmer (45:56)
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October 2024: Amy Beach (43:46)
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September 2024: Clara Schumann (29:09)
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August 2024: Igor Stravinsky (50:10)
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July 2024: Frederic Chopin (51:26)
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June 2024: Scott Joplin and ragtime music (34:45)
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Bonus: "Spring into an Epic Summer Adventure into Narnia" Replays! (178:35)
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May 2024: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (51:55)
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April 2024: Aaron Copland (43:55)
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March 2024: Johannes Brahms (34:48)
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February 2024: Ludwig van Beethoven (41:28)
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January 2024: Rogers & Hammerstein (47:21)
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December 2023: Tchaikovsky & the Nutcracker (41:44)
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November 2023: John Rutter (37:14)
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October 2023: Johann Sebastian Bach (40:23)
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September 2023: Asian music (27:41)
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August 2023: Big Band/Jazz - Duke Ellington (37:36)
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July 2023: Video Game Music (31:35)
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June 2023: Gustav Holst’s The Planets (40:35)
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May 2023: Disney Songs (41:20)
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April 2023: Franz Schubert (44:10)
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March 2023: African Music/Percussion (34:53)
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February 2023: Eric Whitacre (44:24)
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January 2023: Vivaldi and his Four Seasons (44:15)
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December 2022: Britten and his Ceremony of Carols (43:57)
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November 2022: Rossini and his opera themes (27:42)
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October 2022: Mussorgsky & A Night on Bald Mountain (30:12)
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September 2022: J. Strauss Jr. and his Waltzes (33:21)
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August 2022: Saint-Saens and Carnival of the Animals (56:51)
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July 2022: John Williams and his movie themes (30:01)
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June 2022: John Philip Sousa and his marches (with bucket drumming!) (26:14)
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May 2022: Grieg and In the Hall of the Mountain King (33:53)
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April 2022: Gershwin's An American in Paris (52:02)
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March 2022: Prokofiev & Peter and the Wolf (50:22)
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February 2022: February: What's Not to Love? Musical Activities for Kids with Puccini's "Love" Tunes (34:40)
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January 2022: Debussy and Impressionism in Music
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Christmas Song Sing-Along (3:03)
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What is Tempo? (14:17)
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Dynamics Practice (13:06)
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High & Low Pitches with Body Scale (9:35)
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Improvising on the Piano (7:22)
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Learn Left Hand Chords to 4 Piano Songs (15:21)
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Piano Playing Basics & Learn 4 Songs (18:38)
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The Keyboard Instrument Family
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The Percussion Instrument Family (14:09)
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The Woodwind Instrument Family
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The Brass Instrument Family
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The String Instrument Family
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Major/Minor Scales and Chords
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Learn About Music Intervals
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Beginning Rhythm Counting
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Beginning Sight-Singing with Solfege Hand Signs
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Hand-Clapping Games
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Singing Games
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Bucket Drumming
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Body Percussion Musical Activities (15:27)
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Music Notes: Names & Lengths
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Music Notes, Symbols, & Terms (14:22)
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The Notes of the Treble Clef (12:14)
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Creating Homemade Instruments video (16:15)
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Christmas Song Sing-Along video (17:16)
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Bonus video: What is a Percussion Instrument? (14:09)
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Bonus video: Birdsongs ~ Music in Nature from Cindy West
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Bonus video: How to Easily Provide a Music Education for your Kids at Home
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Bonus: A Christmas Carol Tea Time (61:29)
Live Monthly Art Lessons
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2025 Live Monthly Art Lesson Schedule
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March 2025: No Drama Llama: (3/6/25 noon CT)
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February 2025: Love Bugs (59:53)
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January 2025: Tweet Hearts (56:14)
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December 2024: Snow Happy (58:19)
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November 2024: Thankful Turkey (50:05)
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October 2024: Starry Night Pumpkins (56:17)
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September 2024: A Little Nutty (56:16)
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August 2024: Bold Butterfly (55:40)
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July 2024: Beach Buddy (56:10)
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June 2024: Surfing Shark (54:26)
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May 2024: Don't Be Crabby (53:24)
Beginning Music Theory for Elementary (Do these lessons in order.)
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The Notes of the Treble Clef (12:14)
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The Notes of the Bass Clef (10:00)
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Names of Music Notes, Symbols, & Terms (14:22)
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Music Notes: Names & Lengths
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Review Notes of Treble & Bass Clefs
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Rhythm Practice through Body Percussion (15:27)
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Rhythm Practice through Bucket Drumming
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Beginning Sight Singing with Solfege Hand Signs
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Beginning Rhythm Counting
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Learn About Music Intervals
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Understanding Major & Minor Scales and Chords
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"The Friendly Music Staff" song
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Music Theory with Piano Keyboard (beginning piano)
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High and Low Pitches with Body Scale (9:35)
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Practice with Dynamics
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What is Tempo? (14:17)
Active Summer Learning for Elementary (but can be done anytime!)
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Body Percussion Activities (15:27)
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Bucket Drumming
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Singing Games
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Hand-Clapping Games
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Piano Playing Basics & 4 Piano Songs
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Piano Chords to Accompany 4 Songs
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Improvising on the Piano
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Dance: African Dance by Elle Sahin
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Dance: How to do the Shim Sham Tap Dance Routine by Anna Brown
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Dance: Latin Dance by Elle Sahin
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John Philip Sousa and his marches (with bucket drumming!) (26:14)
Community Discussions
Special Fine Arts Topic Masterclasses Course for High School: Drama, Music, Dance, & Art
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Drama: Hamilton the Musical: How and Why it Became a Sensation! by Gena Mayo
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Drama: Steps for Preparing & Auditioning for a College Degree in Theatre by Frank Caputo
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Drama: Acting Technique, Warm-up, and Vocabulary 101 by Sophie Murk
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Drama: Performing Shakespeare 101 by Sophie Murk (48:07)
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Music: How We Sing: Vocal Anatomy and Production by Jonathan Cramer
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Music: Affective Voices: Utilizing Resonance and Phrasing to Create Affect in the Listener by Jonathan Cramer
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Music: How Musical Key Relate & the Nashville Number System by Chris Brink
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Music: Beginning Guitar with "Amazing Grace" by Blayne Chastain
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Music: Beginning Ukulele Lesson by Alyssa Anderson
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Dance: African Dance by Elle Sahin
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Dance: How to do the Shim Sham Tap Dance Routine by Anna Brown
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Dance: Latin Dance by Elle Sahin
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Art: Watercolor Tips and Tricks by Alisha Gratehouse
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Art: Pen & Ink Techniques by Sally (Beyond the Stick Figure)
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Art: Cartooning 101 by Melody Guevara
Advanced Music Theory Course (High School Level)
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Intro to Advanced Music Theory (book, printables, app)
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Scheduling Tips
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AP Music Theory Details
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Quizlet Practice for Review
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Getting Extra Help/Leaving Comments
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Pre-Lesson: Staff, Clefs, Note Names
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Lesson #1: Aspects of Sound (14:49)
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Lesson #2: Staff, Clefs, Ledger Lines (9:14)
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Lesson #3: Accidentals, Notating Stems & Flags (10:08)
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Lesson #4: Chapter 1 Review, Summary, & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #5: Note and Rest Names and Durations (6:58)
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Lesson #6: Dotted Notes/Rests and Ties (4:31)
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Lesson #7: Rhythm Terms & Simple and Compound Meters (19:02)
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Lesson #8: Practice Your Understanding of Meter
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Answers for Lesson #8
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Lesson #9: More About Meter and Rhythmic Notation (17:14)
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Lesson #10: Chapter 2 Review, Summary, & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #11: Chromatic and Major Scales (14:04)
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Lesson #12: Key Signature and Major Key Circle of Fifths (8:54)
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Lesson #13: Minor Scales (11:49)
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Lesson #14: Minor Key Circle of Fifths (5:36)
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Lesson #15: Scale Degree Names (9:13)
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Lesson #16: Other Scales & Church Modes (7:20)
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Lesson #17: Chapter 3 Review, Summary, & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #18: Aural Skills you need to have (5:30)
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Lesson #19: Singing ~ Movable vs. Fixed "Do" (11:49)
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Lesson #20: Singing Common Major Melodic Patterns (15:45)
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Lesson #21: Singing Minor Scales (21:19)
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Lesson #22: Singing Common Minor Melodic Patterns (7:28)
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Lesson #23: Solfege for Chromatic Scale & Sight-Singing Tips (10:08)
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Lesson #24: Melodies to Practice Singing
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Lesson #25: Aural Exercises #1
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Lesson #26: Intervals (16:30)
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Lesson #27: Tips for Intervals (9:21)
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Lesson #28: Strategies for Difficult Intervals (12:16)
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Lesson #29: Chords and Triads (21:21)
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Lesson #30: Chapter 5 Review, Summary, & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #31: Chord Functions (6:32)
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Lesson #32: Diatonic Seventh Chords (15:51)
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Lesson #33: All the Chords You Need to Know (9:52)
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Lesson #34: Inversion Symbols (6:33)
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Lesson #35: Figured Bass (19:35)
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Lesson #36: Chapter 6 Review, Summary, & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #37: More on Chord Function (9:05)
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Lesson #38: Cadences (6:52)
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Lesson #39: Chapter 7 Review, Summary, & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #40: Aural Exercises #2
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Lesson #41: Simple Part-Writing Rules (21:22)
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Lesson #42: Part-Writing Examples (47:33)
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Lesson #43: Chapter 8 Review, Summary, & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #44: Common Harmonic Progressions (15:39)
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Lesson #45: Uses of Second Inversion Triads (3:51)
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Lesson #46: How to Harmonize a Melody (13:21)
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Lesson #47: Chapter 9 Summary & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #48: Melodic Form & Structure (9:53)
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Lesson #49: Repetition (12:14)
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Lesson #50: Rhythmic Transformation & Non-Chord Tones (12:35)
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Lesson #51: Chapter 10 Summary & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #52: Tips for Melodic Dictation (14:15)
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Lesson #53: Key Relationships, Mode Mixture, Modulation (11:31)
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Lesson #54: Chapter 12 Summary & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #55: Secondary Function Harmony (47:18)
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Lesson #56: More Secondary Function Chords (10:15)
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Lesson #57: Secondary Function and Other Skills (11:00)
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Lesson #58: Chapter 13 Summary & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #59: Aural Exercises #3
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Lesson #60: The Process of Harmonic Composition (26:48)
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Lesson #61: More on Harmonic Composition
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Lesson #62: Chapter 14 Summary & Practice Exercises
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Lesson #63: Harmonic Dictation Prep (15:08)
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Lesson #64: Practicing Harmonic Dictation
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Lesson #65: Phrase Beginnings Harmonic Dictation
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Lesson #66: Mid-Phrase Harmonic Dictation
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Lesson #67: Visual Score Analysis (20:10)
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Lesson #68: Instrumentation and Transposition (12:10)
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Lesson #69: Chapter 16 Summary and Practice Exercises
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Lesson #70: Intro to the Rest of the Book (1:52)
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Lesson #71: Developing Listening Skills
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Lesson #72: Strategies for Melodic Dictation
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Lesson #73: Strategies for Harmonic Dictation
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Lesson #74: Strategies for Harmonizing a Melody
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Lesson #75: Strategies for Sight-Singing
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Quizlet: Full Course Review
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Review Sessions
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Practice Test #1
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Final Exam: Practice Test 2 (0:35)
