About the instructor
Stephan Tan has studied at the University
of Toronto for his Bachelor of Music in
History and Theory as well as his Master
of Arts in Musicology. He holds an
A.R.C.T. from the RCM in Piano Teaching
and has been teaching theory for over 18
years in the GTA.
His communication and teaching methods
are effective and efficient and his number
one priority is the good success of each of
his students.
Stephan Tan has studied at the University
of Toronto for his Bachelor of Music in
History and Theory as well as his Master
of Arts in Musicology. He holds an
A.R.C.T. from the RCM in Piano Teaching
and has been teaching theory for over 18
years in the GTA.
His communication and teaching methods
are effective and efficient and his number
one priority is the good success of each of
his students.
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Royal Conservatory of Music theory requirements
Course schedule and outlines
Basic Rudiments (Thursdays 6:00-7:00pm)
Week 1: Music Notation and Time Values
Week 2: Semitones, Whole Tones, and Accidentals
Week 3: Major Scales; Review
Week 4: Intervals
Week 5: Minor Scales; Review
Week 6: Simple Time
Week 7: Chords
Week 8: Review
Week 9: Finding the Key of a Melody; Transposition at the Octave
Week 10: Music Analysis; Exam review
Week 11: Review
Week 12: Review
Week 1: Music Notation and Time Values
Week 2: Semitones, Whole Tones, and Accidentals
Week 3: Major Scales; Review
Week 4: Intervals
Week 5: Minor Scales; Review
Week 6: Simple Time
Week 7: Chords
Week 8: Review
Week 9: Finding the Key of a Melody; Transposition at the Octave
Week 10: Music Analysis; Exam review
Week 11: Review
Week 12: Review
Intermediate Rudiments (Tuesdays 7:00-8:00pm)
Week 1: Accidentals, Major and Minor scales
Week 2: Chromatic and Whole Tone scales
Week 3: Blues, Pentatonic and Octatonic scales; scale review and identification
Week 4: Intervals
Week 5: Rhythm and Time
Week 6: Review
Week 7: Chords
Week 8: Cadences
Week 9: Finding the Key of a Melody; Transposition
Week 10: Music Analysis; Exam review
Week 11: Review
Week 12: Review
Week 1: Accidentals, Major and Minor scales
Week 2: Chromatic and Whole Tone scales
Week 3: Blues, Pentatonic and Octatonic scales; scale review and identification
Week 4: Intervals
Week 5: Rhythm and Time
Week 6: Review
Week 7: Chords
Week 8: Cadences
Week 9: Finding the Key of a Melody; Transposition
Week 10: Music Analysis; Exam review
Week 11: Review
Week 12: Review
Advanced Rudiments (Thursdays 7:15-45pm)
Week 1: C Clefs; Scales; Modes
Week 2: Intervals
Week 3: Triads
Week 4: Cadences
Week 5: Dominant 7th Chords
Week 6: Diminished 7th Chords; Finding a Scale from a Given Group of Chords
Week 7: Rhythm
Week 8: Transposition; Transposition for Orchestral Instruments
Week 9: Short Score and Open Score; Intro to Melody Writing
Week 10: Music Analysis; Exam review
Week 11: Review
Week 12: Review
Week 1: C Clefs; Scales; Modes
Week 2: Intervals
Week 3: Triads
Week 4: Cadences
Week 5: Dominant 7th Chords
Week 6: Diminished 7th Chords; Finding a Scale from a Given Group of Chords
Week 7: Rhythm
Week 8: Transposition; Transposition for Orchestral Instruments
Week 9: Short Score and Open Score; Intro to Melody Writing
Week 10: Music Analysis; Exam review
Week 11: Review
Week 12: Review