Robert Gauldin

Written exercises – The Second Edition of Workbook includes new exercises for each chapter that reflect changes in the text, particularly in the chapters on fundamentals and diatonic harmony. The exercises require students to fill in short harmonic progressions, complete sequential patterns, realise figured basses, harmonise melodies, analyse excerpts from music literature, and compose original music. Keyboard exercises – Professor...

Taking a linear functional approach, Professor Gauldin uses clear explanations and outstanding musical examples to show students how individual chords function in the overall structure of a piece, explaining how both harmonic and melodic forces contribute to the development of musical ideas. For the Second Edition, Professor Gauldin has undertaken a comprehensive revision that responds directly to the suggestions of...