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1 online resource (xvi, 120 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
Learning to read and write music is very similar to learning a new language. Music theory is the study of the fundamental elements of music and how it is written. Music Theory For Beginners was developed for anyone interested in learning to read and write music, a task that can be quite daunting for novices. This book, however, will allay any fears and set you on the path to learning what all those dots, lines, and symbols actually mean. It provides the necessary scholarly muscle to entice and inform the reader, yet it does not require any prior knowledge of music or force the reader to wade through hundreds of pages of jargon and details. Whether your goal is to gain a cursory understanding of music, become fluent in reading music, or start composing your own music, this text will provide everything you need for a solid foundation in music theory. Anyone can pick up Music Theory For Beginners and instantly start learning about--and understanding--music theory. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Introduction -- I. Not Pitches Allowed-Rhythm, Beat, Tempo, and Meter -- 1. The Building Blocks of Rhythm -- 2. Meter, the Framework for Rhythm -- II. Musical Notation -- 3. Notating a Pitch (and What Pitch Is) -- 4. The Evolution of Musical Notation -- III. Scales and Keys -- 5. Major Scales and Keys -- 6. Minor Scales and Keys -- 7. More Scales! -- IV. Intervals and Harmony -- 8. Intervals -- 9. Sweet, Sweet Harmony -- VI. Putting (Music) Theory into Practice -- 10. Writing Harmonies -- 11. Writing Melodies -- 12. The Syntax of Music -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- About the Author and Illustrator -- Notes -- Backcover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Music theory.
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Music theory. |
| Genre/Form |
Music.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781939994462 1939994462 (OCoLC)907195420 |
| ISBN |
9781939994479 (electronic book) |
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1939994470 |
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9781939994462 |
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1939994462 |
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