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Elements of music

Musical theory
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Musical notes A simple experiment A simple melody Notes on the staff The clock analogy
Musical intervals Interval characteristics Familiarization with intervals Consonance of intervals Use of intervals
Scales Major scales Minor scales Relative scales Alterations contained in scales Key signatures Harmonic minor scale Melodic minor scale Comparison or scales Deduction of the tonality of a melody
Chords Harmonic vibrations in a string Frequencies of modes and major scale Harmonization of the major scale Harmonization of the natural minor scale Harmonization of the harmonic minor scale Harmonization with sevenths Harmonization in practice Practice on an instrument Chord Inversions Creation of new chords Adding notes to a chord Alteration of notes to a chord
Musical time
METRIC 2/4 measures 4/4 measures 3/4 measures Classifications of measures Movement and tempo RHYTHMIC

Ukulele
Description of the ukulele
Ukulele tuning
Ukulele fretboard
Playing the ukulele Position of the ukulele during execution Use of the left hand Use of the right hand Fingering and the fretboard
Scales on the ukulele Major scales on the ukulele Natural minor scales on the ukulele Harmonic minor scales on the ukulele Melodic minor scales. Scales comparison A commentary about the pracitice of scales
Ukulele chords The notion of intervals Creating chords by harmonization of scales Ukulele chords in first position Accompaniment by strumming of chords Nuclei of ukulele chords for major and minor tonalities Basic ukulele chord families Chord progressions
Accompaniment with the ukulele Strumming and rhythmic Strum variation techniques 2/4 strumming variants 3/4 strumming variants 4/4 strumming variants 6/8 strumming Arpeggios. Accompaniment with arpeggios Rhythm by arpeggios for 2/4 measures Rhythm by arpeggios for 3/4 measures Rhythm by arpeggios for 4/4 measures Rhythm by arpeggios for 6/8 measures Expansion of ukulele chord families Expansion of ukulele chord families for major tonalities Examples of use of ukulele chords families for major tonalities Expansion of ukulele chord families for minor tonalities Examples of use of the family for minor tonalities Adding notes to ukulele triads Adding notes to ukulele seventh chords Altering the notes of ukulele chords Ukulele chords inversions. Chord equivalence
Ukulele solos Chord melody Ukulele fingerpicking Fingerpicking embellishment Adding introduction, interludes and conclusion

Venezuelan Cuatro
Description of the cuatro
Cuatro tuning
Cuatro fretboard
Playing the Venezuelan cuatro Position of the cuatro during execution Use of the left hand Use of the right hand Fingering and cuatro the fretboard
Scales on the cuatro Major scales Natural minor scales Harmonic minor scales Melodic minor scales. Scales comparison A commetary about the pracitice of scales
Cuatro chords The notion of intervals Creating chords by harmonization of scales Cuatro chords in first position Accompaniment by strumming of chords Nuclei of cuatro chords for major and minor tonalities Basic cuatro chord families Chord progressions
Accompaniment with the cuatro Strumming and rhythmic Strum variation techniques 2/4 strumming variants 3/4 strumming variants 4/4 strumming variants 6/8 strumming Arpeggios. Accompaniment with arpeggios Rhythm by arpeggios for 2/4 measures Rhythm by arpeggios for 3/4 measures Rhythm by arpeggios for 4/4 measures Rhythm by arpeggios for 6/8 measures Expansion of cuatro chord families Expansion of cuatro chord families for major tonalities Examples of use of cuatro chords families for major tonalities Expansion of cuatro chord families for minor tonalities Examples of use of cuatro chord families for minor tonalities Adding notes to cuatro triads Adding notes to cuatro seventh chords Altering the notes cuatro chords Cuatro chords inversions. Chord equivalence
Cuatro solos Chord melody Cuatro fingerpicking Fingerpicking embellishment Adding introduction, interludes and conclusion

Resources
Four octaves keyboard
Two octaves keyboard
One octaves keyboard
Clock analogy
Intervals trainer

Software
UkeChordNamer
UkeChordDisplayer
CtrChordNamer
CtrChordDisplayer
UkuleleMate
CuatroVe

Indexes
Index of melodies for the ukelele
Index of melodies for the Venezuelan cuatro.
Index of videos