This practical, easy-to-use self-study course is perfect for pianists, guitarists, instrumentalists, vocalists, songwriters, arrangers and composers, and includes ear training CDs to help develop your musical ear. In this all-in-one theory course, you will learn the essentials of music through 75 concise lessons, practice your music reading and writing skills in the exercises, improve your listening skills with the enclosed ear training CDs, and test your knowledge with a review that completes each of the 18 units. Answers are included in the back of the book for all exercises, ear training and review.
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
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Very good but you still need a teacher,
This review is from: Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: A Complete Self-Study Course for All Musicians (Book & 2 CDs) (Paperback)
I am a total novice who just purchased a piano with the express goal of learning how to sight read and have a fundamental understanding of music theory. These three volumes are generally excellent; however, I agree with the previous reviewer who said the material is often vague (he mentioned 'ties and slurs') - the very same topic that jumped out at me as vague (and the music example was of no help), but it just goes to show that you can't learn everything at home, by trial-and-error, you need a qualified instructor or musician to help you along the way. And I wish the book was spiral-bound.
31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
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OK... but...,
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I find this book/CD set to be ok. However, it is a bit vague at times and lacks detail in some areas to the point where I found myself having to search the internet for more in depth explanations... for example.. Ties and Slurs. Also, I'm not sure if I just got a bad copy or if this common but the binding of the book seems poor. The pages began falling out after only 2 days of normal use.Otherwise, I do find myself learning from the content.
38 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent book,
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This book is very good for an introduction to music theory. It is well suit for self study. All the answers are in the back. The book only covers the essential topics of music theory. It fits perfectly for me because I want to learn music only as a hobby but need enough theory to know what the other book/people are talking about. It includes 2 CDs for ear-training.
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Music is written on a STAFF of five lines and the four spaces between. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
quarter rests sound, following major key signatures, chord symbols above the staff, add bar lines, beats under the notes, missing rhythm, draw bar lines, ist inversion, enharmonic note, grand staff, same major scale, relative major scale, primary triads, inversion triads, sweet char, tie lamb, following melody, neighboring tone, natural minor scale, bass staff, diatonic intervals, descending chromatic scale, tempo marks, stem direction, treble staff Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Write the Roman, Exercises Write, Tell It On the Mountain, Modes Related, Coda Repeat, Fine Repeat, Play Example, Student Book, Sweet Chariot, Exercises Add, George Frideric Handel, Exercises Fill, Giuseppe Verdi, Hallelujah Chorus, Sixteenth Notes, Sixteenth Rests, The Flat Scales, The Sharp Scales, Write Roman, Inversion Any, Ludwig van Beethoven, Notes Rests, Take Me Out New!
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Music is written on a STAFF of five lines and the four spaces between. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
quarter rests sound, following major key signatures, chord symbols above the staff, add bar lines, beats under the notes, missing rhythm, draw bar lines, ist inversion, enharmonic note, grand staff, same major scale, relative major scale, primary triads, inversion triads, sweet char, tie lamb, following melody, neighboring tone, natural minor scale, bass staff, diatonic intervals, descending chromatic scale, tempo marks, stem direction, treble staff Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Write the Roman, Exercises Write, Tell It On the Mountain, Modes Related, Coda Repeat, Fine Repeat, Play Example, Student Book, Sweet Chariot, Exercises Add, George Frideric Handel, Exercises Fill, Giuseppe Verdi, Hallelujah Chorus, Sixteenth Notes, Sixteenth Rests, The Flat Scales, The Sharp Scales, Write Roman, Inversion Any, Ludwig van Beethoven, Notes Rests, Take Me Out New!
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- Nutcracker Suite in Full Score (Dover Miniature Music Scores) by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky on page 68
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