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This page contains video lectures on music theory fundamentals, together with supporting materials (the indented items).
To find a theory tutor at CMU, consult this page.
Lesson 1: Pitch and Pitch Class
Lesson 2: Pitch Notation and Clefs
Lesson 3: Major Scales; part 1 Lesson 3: Major Scales; part 2 Lesson 4: Practice with Major Scales Lesson 5: Keys and Key Signatures; part 1 Lesson 5: Keys and Key Signatures; part 2 Lesson 5: Keys and Key Signatures; part 3
Lesson 6: Intervals; part 1 Lesson 6: Intervals; part 2 Lesson 6: Intervals; part 3 Lesson 7: Practice with Intervals Error: ca 8:00, I was clearly thinking of the submediant, not the subdominant... Lesson 8: More on Intervals; part 1, Inversion Lesson 8: More on Intervals; part 2, Compound Intervals (Intervals <= 8ve are "simple intervals") Lesson 8: More on Intervals; part 3, Interval Counts in Major Scales
Lesson 9: Minor Scales; part 1 Lesson 9: Minor Scales; part 2 Lesson 10: Minor Keys Lesson 11: Intervals in Minor Keys
Lesson 12: Triads Lesson 13: Roman Numerals and Triads in Keys Lesson 14: Triad Inversions and Figured Bass; part 1 Lesson 14: Triad Inversions and Figured Bass; part 2 Lesson 15: Practice with Triads
Lesson 16: Seventh Chords; part 1 Lesson 16: Seventh Chords; part 2 Lesson 17: Inversions of Seventh Chords and Figured Bass Lesson 18: Practice with Seventh Chords