Customer Reviews

Practical Manual of Harmony

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I'm not surprised at all to see such interesting book written by Mr. Korsakov.
Who has the talent to create a master piece such as "Scheherazade" has
definitely the capacity of teaching the secrets of the music harmony.

The book has 128 pages which teaches you more than many book with several
hundred pages !!

Very interesting points in this book.

- For each exercise in the book, there is a model answer (I mean a similar
answer for a similar problem). So even if you don't have the direct
answer to the exercises you can know that what you're doing is well or not.
That being said, in the case where you're a beginner, it may be helpful
to check your answers for some of the primary exercises (harmonizing
chords with 4 sounds) with a teacher.

- Excellent organisation, I have several harmony books (some of them with
more than 800 pages !) but they often have the same problem: lack of
organisation. You read these books, but you have the impression that
you're memorizing some rules like poems. But Mr. Korsakov teaches you
in a way where you learn the rules by applying them.

The book has only 128 pages. It is very intensive course that requires a
very good concentration and in particular a regular revision of what
you've already read in precedent pages as you continue reading the next
chapter of the book.

For me it is a very valuable resource for learning harmony. I'm very happy
to have bought it and I highly recommend it :)

The best word to describe this book is "Practical", gives direct and clear orientations on harmony. The best sections are about modulation and melody lines, but covers all harmony matters.
I give 4 stars, because only "Harmony" from Schoenberg deserves 5 stars in this matter. Schoenberg is much more philosophical. But this Korsakov book is very useful, it's a handbook for daily reference.

I like this book very much. It is a clearer exposition than most books

on Harmony. What I still can't locate is what leads a pianist to play

a particular Chord under a certain Melody note? Is it "Ear" or "Method?"

If "Method" how does it work?