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Lesson Plans for Intermediate Rudiments are divided into 24 Classes.Private lessons may be 15 – 20 min.Group lessons may be 30 – 60 min.

Class Lesson – Pages Concepts Teaching Tips Homework

1 Lesson 1Pages 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 11 and 12

Pages 13 - 16

Flashcards - theTERM is in boldon each side andthe answer is inthe square boxon the oppositeside.

Basic Review: Circle of Fifthsand Key Signatures - Page 5.Tones and Intervals - Page 6.Scales - Page 7. Note/RestValues and Transposing - Page 8.Simple Time - Page 9.Terms – Pages 10 and 11.Analysis - Page 12.

Review Test - Pages 13 to 16.

Lesson 1 Review TestAll Basic Rudiments concepts arecovered in the review test.

Review all the Basic Flashcards.

Do the first exercise in eachquestion on pages 5 to 12.

The Review Test should bedone in one hour.

Use the UMT ruler (clipsinside the workbook) as abookmark and also usefulwhen drawing ledger lines,bar lines or stems.Remove the Flashcardsand place them in a zip lockbag. Be sure you areincluding the Flashcardsfrom the BASIC book ANDthe Flashcards from theIntermediate book.

Completepages 5 – 16

Bring theFlashcardsto eachclass.

This weekreview theBASICFlashcards.

2 Lesson 2Pages 17, 18, 19,20 21, 22 and 23

Circle of Fifths – Major Keys7 sharps and 7 flats.Pages 17, 18 and 19. Readthrough these pages in class.Complete the exercises together.Pages 20 and 21, #1 and #2.Read through the pages in class.Do the first 2 exercises in eachquestion. Assign the rest forhomework.Pages 22 and 23. Do the firstscale exercise on each page inclass. Remind students that thefirst note of the scale beginsAFTER the Key Signature, notbelow the Key Signature.

Use the Flashcards witharticulation and dynamic terms fora one min. “EASY” review.

Each class, correct thepages assigned from theprevious class. Use theAnswer Book for quick andeasy marking.

Pages 22 and 23 - Whenwriting scales ALWAYS beconsistent, write scaleseither WITH a center barline or WITHOUT a centerbar line. Either way iscorrect.

Completepages 17 -23

Dynamicsanddefinitions.

ReviewBasicFlashcardsand KeySignaturesfromIntermediateRudiments.



3 Lesson 2Pages 24, 25and 26

Pages 27, 28, 29and 30

Enharmonic Tonic Major ScalesMajor Scales using accidentals.Slur, tie and dotted note review.

Lesson 2 Review TestRead through the questionstogether. Underline the importantpart of the question.

Review the Circle of Fifths, restplacement, Key Signatures, triadson the Tonic Subdominant andDominant, transposing, harmonicand melodic intervals, scales,terms, and definitions, wholetones, semitones, enharmonicequivalent and analysis.

Use the Flashcards for one min.“EASY” review of Basic terms.

Average mark on thereview test should be over90%. Students should“look things up” if they arenot sure so that theyunderstand all theconcepts.

Snip the bottom outsidecorner of the page whenBOTH sides of the pageare completed andcorrected. (Pagenumbers are in themiddle.)

Students feel successfulwhen a completed page issnipped. Add a J Face!


Review thepreviousterms.

Do ALLcorrections.

Flashcardchallenge:See howmanyFlashcardsyou canidentify in 2min. Keep aKNOW pileand a NOTYET pile.

4 Lesson 3Pages 31, 32and 33

Pages 34 and 35

Pages 36 and 37

Pages 38 and 39

Double Sharps and Double FlatsWhole tone (whole step) andsemitone (half step).

Circle of Fifths with minor keys.

Minor scales with a double sharp.

Tonic Major and Tonic minorscales.

Use the Flashcards for one min.“EASY” review of terms anddefinitions learned in the previousclasses.

Use the UMT ruler whendrawing bar lines.

Have students write astory using the vocabularyterms learned from theprevious class. They canread you the story at thenext class.

This is a fun way oflearning and rememberingthe musical terms anddefinitions.


Review theFlashcardsfrom BasicRudiments.



5 Lesson 3Pages 40 and 41

Pages 42, 43, 44and 45

Enharmonic Tonic minor scalesEnharmonic Equivalents.

Lesson 3 Review TestReview Circle of Fifths, intervals,Triads, terms and definitions,scales, rest placement,transposing, technical degreenames and analysis.

Use the Flashcards to review allterms/signs and definitions fromthe previous 4 classes.

Review test: Readthrough questionstogether with students sothey understand how tocomplete each questionas a quick review.

Have the student read thequestion again andunderline the importantwords in the directions.

ALWAYS use a pencil,have a good eraser andyour UMT ruler.


6 Lesson 4Pages 46 and 47

Pages 48 and 49

Technical Degree Names andMajor and minor triads.

Chromatic Scales.

Use the Flashcards for one min.“EASY” review of terms anddefinitions learned in the previousclasses.

When writing scalesALWAYS be consistent.Write scales WITH acenter bar line orWITHOUT a center barline. Either way is correct.

Be sure you are includingthe Flashcards from theBASIC book AND theFlashcards from theIntermediate book.

Have students do theFlashcards at home withtheir parents or a friend.How many terms can theyidentify correctly in 2 min.

During Class 6 make sureall previous pages havebeen corrected andsnipped before moving onto the next section. Catchup on any pages notcompleted.



Make sure allpages havebeencorrectedand snipped.



7 Lesson 4Pages 50, 51, 52and 53

Lesson 4 Review TestReview Circle of Fifths, triads,transposing, scales, terms anddefinitions, rest placement, tones,semitones and enharmonicequivalents, technical degreenames, intervals and analysis.

Always write the Circle ofFifths in the SAME order.

Have students write it on ablank piece of paper manytimes until they can do it inthe 2 min. “EASY” time.

Have students play solitairewith the Flashcards. Seehow many they can identifyon their own. Make up theirown game of cards.



8 Lesson 5Pages 54, 55, 56,57, 58, 59, 60and 61

Pages 137, 138and 139

Simple and Compound Meter.

Basic Beat and Compound BasicBeat.

Duple, Triple and Quadruple Time(look for EQUAL groups).

Review all Terms and definitions.

Slur or “scoop” the equalgroups. If the one noteequal to the group is NOT adotted note, it is SimpleTime. If the one note equalto the group is a DOTTEDnote, it is Compound Time.

NO Dot: Simple Time

DOTTED Note: CompoundTime

Completepages 54 –61


Do ALLcorrections.

ReviewPages 137,138 and 139

9 Lesson 5Pages 62, 63, 64,65, 66 and 67

Page 68

Pages 137, 138and 139

Compound Time (Groups of 3)Rest Placement, dotted rests andirregular groupings. Bar Linesand Time Signature.

Combinations of dotted rests:Strong (dot) picking up a weak(dot) only when the top number is9 or 12.

Double dotted notes.

Review all Terms and definitions.

A dotted rest is ONLY usedin compound time, andONLY for a complete groupof 3. Sww or Mww

Be sure to do page 62 withyour student so they see allthe combinations of rests:Strong (dot) picking up aweak (dot) only when thetop number is 9 or 12.

Snip the corner of correctedpages. Add a J face!


ReviewFlashcards,Basic andIntermediate




Pages 137, 138and 139

Lesson 5 Review TestReview intervals, adding TimeSignatures, adding rests, addingbar lines, scales, triads, technicaldegrees, terms and definitions,transposing and analysis.

Flashcards review all terms.

2 min. EASY test: Students writethe Circle of Fifths on a blankpiece of paper in less than 2 min.get a treat. (cookie please)

On an exam, students willhave 2 hours to completethe exam. The review testshould be done in LESSthan 2 hours.

Students will be excited tosee how quickly they cancomplete a 2 hr. test.

Remind students to alwayswrite the Circle of Fifths inthe SAME order.


11 Lesson 6Pages 73, 74, 75,76, 77 and 78

Augmented and DiminishedIntervals; Inversions of Intervals.

(Remind students the Bottom orLower note identifies the Majorkey to determine the interval.)

Harmonic and Melodic intervalsBELOW a Given Note.

“Karate Chop” the intervals.Place your hands apart, ifthe top note moves UP,your right hand moves UPto the right. Notice thedistance is bigger betweenthe hands just as thedistance is bigger betweenthe notes.

If the top note movesDOWN, your right handmoves DOWN to the leftand closer to your left hand.The distance is smallerbetween the hands.Move your hands as youwould move the notes.



Lesson 6 Review TestReview intervals, TimeSignatures, rest placement,intervals and inversions, triads,scales, technical degree names,terms and definition, transposingand analysis.

Be sure all pages are completed,corrected and snipped.

This is the “half way point”!Give students a “treat” forthose that can complete thereview test in LESS than 2hours. Have them write itin your studio. Use ALL theFlashcards with the terms,signs, intervals and KeySignatures etc.




13 Lesson 7Pages 83, 84 and85

Page 86

FlashcardReview all terms,intervals andrhythm

Inversion of TriadsRoot Position, 1st Inversion and2nd Inversion.

Triads built on Major scales.

Have students identify triads andpositions of triads in pieces theyare currently working on in theirpractical. Triads are harmony.

Always write the triad inroot position in [squarebrackets] to determine theroot. This can be done onthe exam as well. Be sureto use [square brackets];that means [I’m thinking].

Be sure to snip the pageswhen both sides arecompleted and corrected.


FlashcardsReview ALLterms.

Do ALLcorrections.

14 Lesson 7Page 87

Pages 88 and 89

Page 90

Writing Triads built on harmonicminor scales

Identifying Major and minor triadsin Close Position.Identifying Major and minor triadsin Open Position.

Tempo, Changes in Tempo, Stylein Performance and MusicalTerms.

Triads in Open Position willhave an interval of morethan a 6th between any twonotes.

Triads in Close Positionwill have NO interval largerthan a 6th.

Triads may be on one staffor on the Grand Staff.


Review ALLterms.

Do ALLcorrections.


Lesson 7 Review TestReview intervals and inversions,rest placement, triads, position oftriads, transposition, scales,technical degree names, addingTime Signatures, terms anddefinitions, and analysis.

100% Challenge: Anyone whogets 100% (not 99%, only 100%)receives a special treat (cookie,sticker, jelly bean, whateverincentive is fun!)Me? Chocolate please! You?

Have students reproducethe UMT Chart found onthe back inside cover of thebook. This should bewritten out for memorybefore beginning a reviewtest.

Page 92 - remind studentsto cross off the Basic Beatas each beat is completed.


Review ALLterms.Use theFlashcardsat home witha parent orfriend. Playfor a penny aFlashcard.See whowins.




Page 99

20th Century Scales: Whole tone,Blues, Pentatonic and Octatonic

Musical Terms Used with OtherMusical Terms and Definitions

Play the scales in theexample boxes so thatstudents can HEAR whatthey SEE.

Count the number of notesin each scale to helpidentify the type of scale.


17 Lesson 8Pages 100, 101,102 and 103

Lesson 8 Review TestReview intervals, rest placement,Key Signature and technicaldegree names, scales, addingTime Signature, triads andinversions, terms and definitions,20th century scales, transposingand analysis.

Note: When writing scales, beconsistent. Always write scalesWITH or WITHOUT a center barline. Either way is correct.

After completion of theLesson 8 Review Test,Have a Pizza Party!

Students must receiveover 90% on their reviewtest to have the pizza party.If a Pizza Party is notpossible, give them aspecial pizza sticker orfavorite treat.

I love pizza!p.s. the dollar store hassome great stuff too!


Practicewriting outthe UMTChart withthe Circle ofFifths. Use itwhen doingthe reviewtest.

Study theFlashcards.

18 Lesson 9Pages 104, 105,106, 107, 108and 109

Rewriting Melodies using a KeySignature.

Study the Flashcards. SimplifyDuple, Triple and Quadruple Timeby always adding the “Scoop”below the measure. Each“Scoop” is a visual aidrepresenting one beat. Itidentifies the note/rest or group ofnotes/rests that equal one beat.

Tips for rewriting a melody:Always write in the sameorder. Determine the key.Write the clef, KeySignature and TimeSignature. Line up the barlines directly under themelody to be transposed.Point to the original melodywith one hand whiletransposing with the other.This ensures each intervalis transposed accurately.


Complete allhomeworkincludingcorrections.



19 Lesson 9Pages 110, 111,112 and 113

Lesson 9 Review TestReview intervals and inversions,rest placement, triads,transposing, terms anddefinitions, Key Signatures andtechnical degree names, scales,Time Signatures, rewritingmelodies and analysis.

TWO Challenges this week-Do the “EASY” tests:2 min. Circle of Fifths and2 min. Flashcard Review

Page 111 - Be surestudents ALWAYS write theBasic Beat and PulseBELOW each measure andcross off the Basic Beatwhen each beat iscompleted. This should bedone on their actual examas well. Room is providedbelow the exercises andstudents should “show theirwork”. Do not erase thisafter rests have beenadded.




20 Lesson 10Pages 114, 115,116, 117 and 118

Perfect, Plagal and ImperfectCadences. Identifying theCadences and Identifying the Keyfor the Cadences.

Cadences are now ONLYrequired in Keyboard Style.Students are asked toIDENTIFY Cadences asPerfect, Plagal or Imperfectand are NOT required towrite cadences in theIntermediate level.The writing of cadences isnow moved to theAdvanced Rudiments levelas per the new theorysyllabus.


Studentsshould playthese pagesaftercompletingthem, toHEAR whatthey SEE.

21 Lesson 10Pages 119, 120,121 and 122

Lesson 10 Review TestReview intervals and inversions,rest placement, triads, identifyingcadences, scales, writingcadences, Time Signature,technical degree names, termsand definitions, and analysis.

Review Flashcards. Write a storyusing as many of the vocabularywords as you can. Email it to usand we may print it in our nextnewsletter.

If possible, have thestudent write this reviewtest in the music studio.They may come in twohours before their lesson,or stay after their lessontime, or come on anotherday. They may only bring apencil, eraser and UMTruler.

Expected mark should beover 90%. Go for the Gold100% gets a treat!





Class Lesson –Pages Concepts Teaching Tips Homework

22 Lesson 11Pages 123, 124,125 and 126

Transposition from Major Key toMajor Key.

Catch up on marking this week.Students should have all pagesup to Page 123 “snipped”. Havea treat or prize ready for anystudent who has a “finished book”up to Page 123.

Tip for transposing: draw astaff in the side margin.Write the tonic note of thegiven melody. Write thetransposed interval ABOVEthe tonic note. That notenames the Major key.Example: C to E (Maj 3)C Major to E MajorC to E flat (min 3)C Major to E flat Major


Write theUMT charton a blankpiece ofpaper beforewriting thereview test.

23 Lesson 11Pages 127, 128,129, 130 and 131

Lesson 12Pages 132, 133and 134

Lesson 11 Review TestAll concepts of Basic andIntermediate Rudiments arereviewed.

Lesson 12Analysis, Simple and CompoundTime Review, Basic Beat andPulse Review

Success builds success.Setting goals is the greatestmotivation for achievement.Show your work; leave thestaff and interval written inthe side margin so you cancheck the interval whenreviewing your exam.Next class final review test,Go for the Gold 100% Club


CompleteALL pages,includingALLcorrections.

24 Lesson 12Pages 135, 136,137, 138 and 139

Pages 140, 141,142, 143 and 144

Interval and Triad Review,Review of the Ultimate MusicTheory Chart, Italian Terms,Signs and Definitions

Lesson 12 Review TestIf students receive 100% on theirnationally recognized theoryexamination, contact us. Yourstudent will receive the Gold UMTPin and 100% Club Certificate.

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