Topics in the published chapters

Analysis and listening

Also called: Theory and listening

• 1.1 Pop Music, Huh?: Why Study It Theoretically?

Augmented and diminished intervals

• 1.5 At the Interval: Simple Intervals: Size and Quality

Backbeat

Also called: Groove

• 1.3 It's About Time: Putting it together: the backbeat

Bars and bar lines

Also called: Measures, Downbeat

• 1.3 It's About Time: Simple Meter

Beams, flags, dots and ties

• 1.3 It's About Time: Rhythmic Values: Notes and Rests, Beams, Flags, Dots, Ties

Beat and pulse

Also called: Pulse

• 1.3 It's About Time: Beats, Tempo, and Meter

Blues scale

• 1.4 Scaling the Heights: The Blues Scale

Chord symbols

• 1.9 Triads and Sus Chords: Chord Symbols and Roman Numerals

Chromatic scale

• 1.4 Scaling the Heights: Tones, Semitones, and the Chromatic Scale

Clave

Also called: Son clave, 3-2 clave, 2-3 clave

• 1.6 Measure for Meter: Latin Grooves and Clave

Compound intervals

Also called: Ninth, Eleventh, Thirteenth

• 1.5 At the Interval: Compound Intervals and Inversion

Compound metre

Also called: Compound meter

• 1.6 Measure for Meter: Simple and Compound Meter

Consonance and dissonance

• 1.5 At the Interval: Consonance and Dissonance

Descriptive theory

• 1.1 Pop Music, Huh?: Why Study It Theoretically?
• 1.1 Pop Music, Huh?: The Approach of This Book

Distortion

Also called: Overdrive, Intermodulation, Harmonics

• 1.8 Powerful Chords and More: Why Power Chords Work: Distortion and Physics

Drones and pedal points

Also called: Drone, Pedal point, Dominant pedal

• 1.7 Drones, Pedals and Layers: Drones and Pedal Points

Drum-set beats

Also called: Rock beat, Rock and roll beat, Funk beat

• 1.6 Measure for Meter: Rock, Rock and Roll, and R&B Beats

Functional layers

Also called: Beat layer, Bass layer, Novelty layer

• 1.7 Drones, Pedals and Layers: Functional Layers: An Observational Framework

Harmonic ambiguity

Also called: The missing third, Neither major nor minor

• 1.8 Powerful Chords and More: Rock and Metal Context

Harmonic and melodic minor

• 1.4 Scaling the Heights: Harmonic Minor and Melodic Minor

Interval inversion

Also called: Rule of Nine, Mirror Rule

• 1.5 At the Interval: Compound Intervals and Inversion

Intervals

Also called: Interval size, Interval quality

• 1.5 At the Interval: Simple Intervals: Size and Quality

Ledger lines

• 1.2 Lines and Dots and Blobs: The Staff, Clefs, Ledger Lines
• 1.2 Lines and Dots and Blobs: 8va and 8vb

Major and minor intervals

Also called: Major third, Minor third

• 1.5 At the Interval: Simple Intervals: Size and Quality

Major scale

Also called: Ionian mode

• 1.4 Scaling the Heights: The Major Scale

Metre

Also called: Meter

• 1.3 It's About Time: Beats, Tempo, and Meter
• 1.3 It's About Time: Simple Meter

Monophony

Also called: Unison

• 1.7 Drones, Pedals and Layers: Monophony

Musical arrival

• 1.1 Pop Music, Huh?: Why Study It Theoretically?

Musical texture

• 1.1 Pop Music, Huh?: What Is Popular Music?

Natural minor scale

Also called: Aeolian mode

• 1.4 Scaling the Heights: The Natural Minor Scale

Notation

• 1.2 Lines and Dots and Blobs: Notes, Pitch, Duration, Loudness, Timbre
• 1.2 Lines and Dots and Blobs: The Staff, Clefs, Ledger Lines

Octave signs

Also called: 8va, 8vb

• 1.2 Lines and Dots and Blobs: 8va and 8vb

Ostinato

Also called: Riff, Loop, Vamp, Progressive layering

• 1.7 Drones, Pedals and Layers: Basic Ostinatos

Parallel motion

Also called: Parallel thirds

• 1.7 Drones, Pedals and Layers: Parallel Motion

Pentatonic scales

Also called: Major pentatonic, Minor pentatonic

• 1.4 Scaling the Heights: Major and Minor Pentatonic

Perfect intervals

Also called: Perfect fourth, Perfect fifth

• 1.5 At the Interval: Simple Intervals: Size and Quality

Popular music

• 1.1 Pop Music, Huh?: What Is Popular Music?

Popular music's lineages

• 1.1 Pop Music, Huh?: A Language You Already Speak

Power chords

Also called: Fifth chord, Dyad, C5, Root–fifth–octave

• 1.8 Powerful Chords and More: Power Chords

Rhythmic values

Also called: Note values, Rests

• 1.3 It's About Time: Rhythmic Values: Notes and Rests, Beams, Flags, Dots, Ties

Rock and metal

Also called: Punk, Heavy metal, Grunge, Pop-punk

• 1.8 Powerful Chords and More: Rock and Metal Context

Roman numerals

• 1.9 Triads and Sus Chords: Chord Symbols and Roman Numerals

Scale degrees

Also called: Tonic, Leading tone

• 1.4 Scaling the Heights: The Major Scale

Simple metre

Also called: Duple metre, Triple metre, Quadruple metre

• 1.3 It's About Time: Simple Meter

Sound properties

• 1.2 Lines and Dots and Blobs: Notes, Pitch, Duration, Loudness, Timbre

Staff and clefs

Also called: Treble clef, Bass clef

• 1.2 Lines and Dots and Blobs: The Staff, Clefs, Ledger Lines

Suspended chords

• 1.9 Triads and Sus Chords: Sus4 and Sus2 Chords

Swing

Also called: Swing feel, Shuffle

• 1.6 Measure for Meter: Swing Feel

Syncopation

Also called: Subdivision

• 1.6 Measure for Meter: Syncopation and Subdivision

Tempo

Also called: Beats per minute, BPM

• 1.3 It's About Time: Beats, Tempo, and Meter

Time signatures

Also called: 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, Common time

• 1.3 It's About Time: Simple Meter

Tones and semitones

Also called: Whole step, Half step

• 1.4 Scaling the Heights: Tones, Semitones, and the Chromatic Scale

Triad qualities

• 1.9 Triads and Sus Chords: The Four Types of Triads

Triads

• 1.9 Triads and Sus Chords: What Is a Triad?

Tritone

Also called: Augmented fourth, Diminished fifth

• 1.5 At the Interval: Simple Intervals: Size and Quality

Tuning and temperament

Also called: Cents, Pythagorean comma, Syntonic comma

• 1.5 At the Interval: Simple Intervals: Size and Quality