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Understand Music Theory: Teach Yourself

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Understand Music Theory: Teach Yourself offers a practical, beginner-friendly introduction to the fundamentals of music theory. It guides readers through key concepts such as rhythm, pitch, intervals, scales, and time signatures, before advancing to topics like harmony, tone colour and musical form. Each chapter features clear explanations, examples, illustrations, tips and self-tests, reinforced by practical exercises and accompanying audio resources to deepen understanding.
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This book is ideal for complete beginners with no prior knowledge of music theory who wish to build a solid foundation through active learning and practice. It suits self-learners looking for a comprehensive and accessible guide to music theory.

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This book takes the fundamentals of music theory and presents them in a practical, hands-on approach, with easy-to-follow explanations, plenty of exercises and accompanying audio on the Teach Yourself Library to help you progress.

This book takes the fundamentals of music theory and presents them in a practical, hands-on approach, with easy-to-follow explanations, plenty of exercises and a CD to help you progress.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Understand Music Theory is a practical approach that uses active learning to impart knowledge. Suitable for complete beginners, and assuming no previous knowledge, each chapter includes examples, illustrations, clear explanations, tips and self-tests before moving on.

It covers all the essential topics in music theory, from rhythm and pitch to intervals, major and minor scales and compound time signatures. It also goes beyond these basic concepts to more advanced theory such as harmony, tone colour and musical form, to provide a genuinely comprehensive introduction to music theory.

The theoretical information is all backed up by plenty of practical exercises, and the book includes accompanying audio on the Teach Yourself Library with further practice activities, to really consolidate your knowledge.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473614871

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 27 August 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Teach Yourself

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 390g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Margaret Richer has an MA in Music with a specialization in teaching piano. She has taught piano and music theory to adults for several years.

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