Everything Music Theory Book A Complete Guide to Taking Your Understanding of Music to the Next Level

Name: Everything Music Theory Book A Complete Guide to Taking Your Understanding of Music to the Next Level
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ISBN: 9781593376529

ISBN-10: 1593376529

ISBN-13: 9781593376529

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: Marc Schonbrun

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- The only book of its kind to include a CD! - Everything music books have sold over 125,000 copies! Most musicians long to take their music to the next level--but aren't sure how to go about it. They lack the "secret" to understanding music on a deeper level--and struggle to grasp what it is that makes music music. In The Everything Music Theory Book, musician and music educator Marc Schonbrun teaches students of all levels the underpinnings of music theory--the very glue that holds music together. Readers learn about: - Chord and scale construction - Harmony and harmonic analysis from Baroque through Jazz - Musical form and development - Counterpoint and voice leading - The evolution of…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Publication date: 12/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English

Marc Schonbrun (Great Neck, NY) is a noted educator, musician, and writer. He is the author of several Everything? music books, including The Everything? Guitar Chords Book with CD and The Everything? Music Theory Book with CD. Mr. Schonbrun divides his time between conducting clinics around the world for musical instrument manufacturers, writing books, and performing music in New York.



Introduction



Review of the Basics


Ins and Outs


Notes


Clefs


Time


Basic Rhythms


Rests


Meter



Intervals


Go the Distance


Intervals from Scales


The Simple Intervals


Advanced Intervals


Inverted and Extended Intervals



The Major Scale


Scales Defined


Spelling Scales


Scale Tones


How Scales Are Used in Music



The Minor Scale


Minor Colors


The Definitive Approach


The Derivative Approach


Degrees in Minor Scales


Multiple Scales-Scale Clarity


Variant Variables



Musical Keys and Key Signatures


Musical Organization


The System of Key Signatures


Relative Minor Keys


Minor Keys on Paper


Keys Change



Modes and Other Scales


Modes-The Other Side of Scales


Seven Modal Scales


Looking at Modes on Their Own


Other Important Scales


Time for Etudes



Etude One: Scales and Keys



Chords


What Is a Chord?


Building Chords


Minor Triads/Chords


Diminished Triads


Augmented Triads


Chords in Scales


Diatonic Chords


Minor Scale Harmony



Seventh Chords and Chord Inversions


Seventh Chords


Seventh Chord Construction


Seventh Chord Recap


Inverted Chords


Quick Study: Bach Prelude in C



Movements: Chord Progressions


What Is a Chord Progression?


Progressions in Time


Diatonic Progressions and Solar Harmony


Solar Harmony and the Chord Ladder



More Chord Progressions


Tonic and Dominant Relationships


Using Dominant Chords in Minor Keys


Harmonie Rhythm


Voice Leading



Melodic Harmonization


What Is Melody?


Chord Tones and Passing Tones


True Melodic Harmonization


Single Line Harmony


Dealing with Accidentals



Etude Two: Chords and Harmony



Advanced Harmony


Beyond Diatonic


Modal Mixture


Modulation



Jazz Harmony


What Is Jazz?


Jazz Harmony


Jazz Progressions


Blues Forms



Transposition and Instrumentation


What Is Transposing?


Transposing Chant


B[Characters not reproducible] Instruments


E[Characters not reproducible] Instruments


F Instruments


Octave Transposes


Analyzing Scores


Instrument Ranges



Etude Three: Advanced Harmony, Jazz Harmony, and Transposition



Glossary



Additional Resources


Index