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This book leads readers in a step-by-step, easy-to-understand way through the basics of musical intervals, scales, triads, more complex chord voicings, and the kinds of chord progressions used in thousands of well-known songs. While firmly grounded in traditional music theory, it addresses the needs and interests of readers who are more comfortable [...]
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“Kofi Agawu is widely known as one of the pioneers of musical semiotics. Now, in Music as Discourse, he offers a focused study that shows semiotics in action, engaging with a familiar and cherished repertory in a way that provides valuable insights to both scholar and student.”–Patrick McCreless, Professor of Music Theory, [...]
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This is the first introductory, undergraduate-level book published on diatonic set theory, an imprtant but often over-looked sub-field of music theory. It provides an easy entry point into this challenging field and is written at an appropriate level for introductory music majors, motivated non-majors, music theorists, and mathematicians with musical interests. Foundations [...]
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“This first single-volume history of music theory in English is a significant addition to literature about music. [...] It should be part of all academic music collections” Choice
“[This] work is an extremely valuable contribution to the history of music theory…the essays are of high quality, and the scholarship is impeccable…Nearly [...]
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Bass players of all levels will find a wealth of practical music knowledge in this special book and CD package. Acclaimed bassist and music theory professor Sean Malone will take you on a journey through the fascinating realm of the written language of music, using easy-to-understand terms and concepts, music examples, diagrams, [...]
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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.
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