Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals

Name: Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals
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ISBN: 9780534517687

ISBN-10: 0534517684

ISBN-13: 9780534517687

Edition: 7th 2001

Authors: William M. Duckworth

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This is the market-leading text, and the author, William Duckworth, is an internationally-known, modern composer. The most difficult part of teaching this course is the need to allow for students' differing abilities. Duckworth addresses this by covering the fundamentals in 11, concise, main chapters followed by 11 enrichment appendices that supplement this basic material for the teacher or student who wants extended coverage. Students best learn fundamentals by using fundamentals, especially in creating their own music. One step at a time, with a practical focus on developing skills, Duckworth presents clear examples of music basics. Students get immediate feedback from written and aural…

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List price: $69.95
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Wadsworth
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 400
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Musical Talent, Musical Knowledge	p. xi
A Theory of Music	p. xii
Rhythm	p. 1
Pulse	p. 2
Meter	p. 3
Measures	p. 4
Note Values	p. 5
Rests	p. 9
Dotted Notes	p. 10
Time Signatures	p. 10
Simple Meter	p. 13
A Counting Method for Simple Meters	p. 14
The Basic Beat	p. 14
Subdivisions of the Beat	p. 15
Compound Meter	p. 16
A Counting Method for Compound Meters	p. 20
Subdivisions of the Beat	p. 20
Notational Problems	p. 23
Triplets and Duplets	p. 27
A Counting Method for Triplets and Duplets	p. 28
Ties	p. 32
Syncopation	p. 34
Repeat Signs	p. 34
Tempo	p. 36
Conducting Patterns	p. 37
Focus	p. 42
Melody	p. 43
The Staff	p. 45
Noteheads	p. 45
Clefs	p. 47
The Treble Clef	p. 47
The Bass Clef	p. 50
The Great Staff	p. 53
Ledger Lines	p. 56
The Octave Sign	p. 59
How to Read a Musical Map	p. 62
Focus	p. 66
The Keyboard	p. 67
The White Keys	p. 67
The Black Keys	p. 71
Enharmonic Pitches	p. 72
Accidentals	p. 73
Focus	p. 75
Focus on Skills I	p. 77
Major Scales	p. 81
Intervals	p. 81
Half Steps	p. 82
Whole Steps	p. 83
Scales as Interval Patterns	p. 84
Elements of the Major Scale	p. 86
Naming Scale Degrees	p. 98
Ear Training	p. 102
Focus	p. 103
Major Key Signatures	p. 105
The Key Signature	p. 105
Sharp Keys	p. 106
Flat Keys	p. 109
Enharmonic Keys	p. 113
The Circle of Fifths: Major Keys	p. 113
Focus	p. 115
Intervals	p. 117
Interval Identification	p. 118
Arithmetic Distance	p. 118
Interval Quality	p. 124
Perfect Intervals	p. 125
Major and Minor Intervals	p. 132
Compound Intervals	p. 142
Harmonic Inversion of Intervals	p. 144
Focus	p. 148
Focus on Skills II	p. 151
Minor Key Signatures	p. 155
Related Keys	p. 155
Parallel Keys	p. 158
Minor Key Signatures	p. 158
The Circle of Fifths: Minor Keys	p. 164
Focus	p. 166
Minor Scales	p. 167
Natural Minor Scale	p. 169
Harmonic Minor Scale	p. 179
Melodic Minor Scale	p. 189
Minor Scales in Musical Situations	p. 195
Sight-Singing of Minor Scales	p. 196
Focus	p. 200
Other Scales and Modes	p. 201
Pentatonic Scales	p. 202
Modes	p. 207
Transposing the Modes	p. 209
The Whole-Tone Scale	p. 214
Focus	p. 218
Focus on Skills III	p. 221
Triads	p. 227
Basic Structure of Triads	p. 228
Major and Minor Triads	p. 229
Close and Open Positions	p. 232
Augmented and Diminished Triads	p. 237
Triads and Scales	p. 244
Inversions of Triads	p. 245
Labeling Inversions	p. 247
Two Systems for Labeling Triads	p. 251
Roman Numeral Analysis	p. 251
Pitch Name Identification	p. 256
The Dominant Seventh Chord	p. 258
Focus	p. 264
Tonality	p. 265
Tendency Tones	p. 266
The Dominant/Tonic Relationship	p. 267
Cadences	p. 269
The Authentic Cadence	p. 269
The Plagal Cadence	p. 271
The Half Cadence	p. 272
The Deceptive Cadence	p. 273
Simple Chord Progressions	p. 276
Two-Chord Progression	p. 277
Three-Chord Progression	p. 278
Harmonizing a Melody	p. 280
Focus	p. 293
Focus on Skills IV	p. 295
Appendices
Rhythms for Counting and Performing	p. 301
World Rhythms in Two and Three Parts	p. 307
Syllables for Sight-Singing Scales and Modes	p. 313
Melodies for Sight-Singing and Playing	p. 315
Major-Scale Fingerings for Keyboard Instruments	p. 321
The C Clef	p. 325
A System of Octave Identification	p. 329
Transposing the Modes	p. 335
A Brief Discussion of Dynamics	p. 341
A Brief Introduction to Timbre	p. 343
A Brief Discussion of Acoustics	p. 349
Using the Focus on Fundamentals CD-ROM	p. 353
Glossary	p. 357
Subject Index	p. 363
Index to Musical Examples	p. 369
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