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This powerful little 52 page music theory book is a great place to start for any music lover wanting to understand how music works. Also a YouTube sensation with over a quarter million students, this method shines a fresh light on music theory. The most basic and necessary topics in music theory are covered in depth here, using easy to understand visual aids and straight-forward English. This book applies to anyone who plays any instrument. The Musical Alphabet - Begin to associate pitch with letters. Scales - Use those letters to build scales, the most basic building block in music. Intervals and Musical Distance - Use scales to build intervals and create beautiful harmony. Melody - Use sca...
In recent years neo-Riemannian theory has established itself as the leading approach of our time, and has proven particularly adept at explaining features of chromatic music. The Oxford Handbook of Neo-Riemannian Music Theories assembles an international group of leading music theory scholars in an exploration of the music-analytical, theoretical, and historical aspects of this new field.
Music has always played an important role in everyday life. This compact volume covers the basics of music theory, as Schonbrun takes you through the very glue that holds music together.
This book provides an historical and theoretical assessment of Arnold Schoenberg's theory of music. Norton Dudeque's achievement in this volume involves the synthesis of Schoenberg's theoretical ideas from the whole of the composer's working life, includi
Reimagining Music Theory: Contexts, Communities, Creativities invites instructors to rethink how we teach music theory, challenging the traditional, classical canon-based pedagogy and offering new and alternative approaches. The study and teaching of music theory are at a crucial and invigorating crossroads, as conversations are being held about contesting canons, transforming pedagogical practices, and finding meaningful ways to make the field inclusive and diverse in repertoire, methods, and student experiences. This book aims to reimagine music theory as an explicitly and radically dialogic, creative, nimble transdisciplinary space where thinking and acting can be both deep and broad, whe...
Want To Have Better Understanding Of Music? With The Help Of This Book, Become Expert On Music Theory In No Time! What do you imagine when you hear the words "music theory"? Is the first image that comes to your head a strict piano teacher who is always loud? Or, maybe complicated books riddled with unexplainable terms? If the answer to these questions is yes, then this book might come as a pleasant surprise. Even if you are a self-taught musician, you may ask yourself, "Why should I bother with music theory?" Because even the most basic understanding of music theory will help you expand your range and abilities as a musician. Music theory isn't just something dull, although many people seem...
Practical Music Theory provides the necessary tools for inspired music making, listening, and composing. Based on the holistic premise that music is both art and language, yet so much more, Practical Music Theory takes the musician on a journey through historic, yet relevant common practices of composition. Through this easy-to-read text, aspiring theorists encounter numerous examples from music literature, thought-provoking questions, and practical suggestions for implementation. Practical Music Theory is both a textbook and a workbook, containing an array of exercises ranging in complexity from simple to difficult. Designed for the first one to two years of instruction, it is a comprehensive volume that begins with the basic materials of music and progresses through advanced concepts and techniques. Practical Music Theory expands horizons to new worlds of musical discovery, enhancing the enjoyment of an already delightful art form.
Twelve brilliant historians of theory probe the mind of the Romantic era in its thinking about music.
Understand Music Theory is a practical approach that uses active learning to impart knowledge. Suitable for complete beginners, and assuming no previous knowledge, each chapter includes examples, illustrations, clear explanations, tips and self-tests before moving on. It covers all the essential topics in music theory, from rhythm and pitch to intervals, major and minor scales and compound time signatures. It also goes beyond these basic concepts to more advanced theory such as harmony, tone colour and musical form, to provide a genuinely comprehensive introduction to music theory. The theoretical information is all backed up by plenty of practical exercises, and the book includes accompnying audio on the Teach Yourself Library with further practice activities, to really consolidate your knowledge.
Want To Have Better Understanding Of Music? With The Help Of This Book, Become Expert On Music Theory In No Time! What do you imagine when you hear the words "music theory"? Is the first image that comes to your head a strict piano teacher who is always loud? Or, maybe complicated books riddled with unexplainable terms? If the answer to these questions is yes, then this book might come as a pleasant surprise. Even if you are a self-taught musician, you may ask yourself, "Why should I bother with music theory?" Because even the most basic understanding of music theory will help you expand your range and abilities as a musician. Music theory isn't just something dull, although many people seem...