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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
EAN: 9781592574377
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 1592574378
Label: Alpha
Manufacturer: Alpha
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: September 06, 2005
Publisher: Alpha
Studio: Alpha
Features:- ISBN13: 9781592574377
- Condition: New
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Editorial Review:Product Description:A music theory book that hits the high note Â… This updated and expanded edition of
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Music Theory breaks down a difficult subject in a simple way—even for those who think they have no rhythm or consider themselves tone deaf. With clear, concise language, it explains everything from bass-clef basics to confusing codas. This new edition includes:
-A brand-new CD
-A comprehensive ear-training section
-Musical examples of intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms
-Aural exercises so readers can test their ear training and transcription skills
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im a music major in college - this is a good book for reviewing, first time students trying to grasp the fundamentals, OR for someone just wanting a deeper understanding of how music works. written in lay terms - very easy to understand. covers the basics very well.
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This is a review of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory" by Michael Miller. There are many excellent reviews here, so I shall only make a few points.
Obviously, this book is ideal for the beginner musician. However, even if you are not a beginner, I would highly recommend that you read through this book. For example, most guitarists I know never learned basic music theory. I know a couple of guitarists who have read through this book feeling quite humbled as they filled in the gaps in their knowledge.
While music theory is complicated, anything can be learned as long as the subject matter is broken down into small enough portions, and the portions are sequenced optimally to build from basic to more advanced understanding. In this manner, the writer of this book has designed and sequenced the training ideally for most learners. Even if you know nothing about music, just start this book at the beginning and you will have no problems.
With this ...
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I read the first three chapters and decided that I had to show it to my music teacher.
He also was very impressed with the easy to read instructions. He thought it was
a primary that was just right for a some one with limited musical training.
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I understand more now than I have over the past two decades excellant service and product price
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If you've been playing an instrument and like the way certain pieces sound and ever wondered why that piece sounded so good, this book will help explain that. Music theory is essential to understand whether you are a musician or a composer. It is the reason you like a certain piece or passage -- it helps to explain the way the notes, chords and scales relate to one another, and why for instance a dominant to tonic transition creates a feeling of finality whereas a subdominant to tonic might not.
This book is an excellent introduction to this field. This guide is by no means comprehensive or detailed, but it will give you a cursory glance at all major aspects of music theory -- Notes, Scales, Keys, Modes, Melodies, and more -- and it will do it in digestable and manageable chunks. At no point will you feel overwhelmed by the information provided in this book.
If you have studied music theory before, this book might not be right for you as it does not go beyond ...
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