Western Music Theory (YouTube Lectures)

Download all of the PDF files to accompany the YouTube lectures. These can be used for study or teaching. This is a complete overview of a first-year course in music theory at the undergraduate level, developed during my teaching at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The actual Powerpoint presentations are not available since these presentations use special symbols and characters and will not work on all computers.

1. Triads, Chords, and Scale Degree Names
2. Spelling Triads and Inversions
3. Figured Bass
4. Seventh Chords and Inversions
5. The Phrase Model
6. Basic Cadences
7. Seventh Chord Resolutions and Tendency Tones
8. Predominant Function and Voice Leading to Dominants
9. The Cadential 6/4
10. The Pedal or Neighboring 6/4
11. The Arpeggiating 6/4
12. The Passing 6/4
13. Subdominant in Tonic Expansions
14. Submediant in Tonic Expansions
15. Deceptive, Plagal, and Phrygian Cadences
16. Diatonic Progressions
17. Embellishing Tones and Pedal Points
18. Leading Tone Chords
19. Secondary Chords (Dominants and Leading Tone)