The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory

Portada
Penguin, 2005 - 314 páginas
Published in 1992, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theoryhas proven itself as one of Alpha's best-selling books and perhaps the best-selling trade music theory book ever published. In the new updated and expanded second edition, the book includes a special CD and book section on ear training. The hour-long ear-training course reinforces the basic content of the book with musical examples of intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms. Also provided are aural exercises students can use to test their ear training and transcription skills. The CD is accompanied by a 20-page section of exercises and examples.
 

Páginas seleccionadas

Índice

Intervals
17
Scales
27
Major and Minor Keys
45
Rhythms
55
Time Signatures
67
Tempo Dynamics and Navigation
77
Tunes
89
Chords
111
Accompanying Melodies
167
Transposing to Other Keys
177
Embellishing
185
Chord Substitutions and Turnarounds
203
Special Notation
215
Arranging
223
Lead Sheets and Scores
241
Performing Your Music
257

Chord Progressions
127
Phrases and Form
145
Accompanying
153
Appendixes
265
Index
305
Página de créditos

Otras ediciones - Ver todo

Términos y frases comunes

Sobre el autor (2005)

Michael Miller is the author of several books, including The Complete Idiot s Guide to Music Theory," " The Complete Idiot s Guide to Playing Drums, The Complete Idiot s Guide to Singing, and The Complete Idiot s Guide to Music Composition. He has been using Cubase for a number of years. He used Cubase SX to record the audio CD included with the second edition of The Complete Idiot s Guide to Playing Drums."

Información bibliográfica