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Each level reviews previous material as well as presenting new concepts. Preparatory Level (beginner):  Note names, half and whole steps, intervals to 5th by number, Major and minor five finger positions and chords, Major key signatures and scales, rhythms in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4.  Keys of C, F, G, D Major. Level I (beginner):  All previous material plus intervals to 7th by number, Major and minor triads, I, IV, and V chords, rhythms including eighth notes. Level II (advanced beginner):  All previous material plus authentic, half, and plagal cadences, rhythms including 6/8.  Keys of C, G, D, A, F, Bb Major, a minor. Level III (early intermediate): All previous material plus all Major key signatures, a, e, and d natural and harmonic minor, Major and Perfect intervals, Major and minor triads and  inversions, rhythm including 2/2 and triplets. Level IV (intermediate): All previous material plus new keys of  g, c, and b minor, minor intervals, diminished triads, iii and vi chords, Dominant 7th chord, rhythm including sixteenth patterns, transposition, four periods of music history. Level V (intermediate):  All previous material plus new key of F minor, chromatic scale, ii and viio chords, Dominant 7th chord, more music history. Level VI (late intermediate): All previous material plus keys of  f sharp and b flat minors, Augmented and diminished intervals, Augmented triads, Roman Numerals in harmonic minor, deceptive cadence, modulation, chord progressions. Level VII (early advanced): All previous material including all Major and minor keys, Circle of Fifths, melodic minor scales, diminished 7th chords, Sonata Allegro form. Level VIII (early advanced): All previous material plus whole tone scale, secondary dominants,  homophonic and polyphonic textures, diatonic and chromatic half steps. Level IX (advanced): All previous material plus triads within whole tone scale, Major, minor, and half diminished 7th chords, Fugue, Baroque Suite.  Level X (advanced): Traditional devices (passing tones, anticipations, etc.), Contemporary Period  techniques, Augmented 6th chords, analysis of complete movements of Fugue, Sonata Allegro, Rondo, Theme and Variations, Twelve-Tone music.