Tonal Harmony [Audio CD]

Stefan Kostka (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 22, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0073327131 | ISBN-13: 978-0073327136 | Edition: 6

This audio CD contains recordings of many of the examples that are in the text.

Product Details

• Audio CD: 2 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 6 edition (February 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073327131
• ISBN-13: 978-0073327136
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > Books on CD > Music

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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advanced College Music Theory Book., September 12, 2008

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H. Kessler "Music teacher" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tonal Harmony (Hardcover)

I had to use this in college for my music theory I,II and III classes. It is very in depth and requires extensive study. This is definately not for the faint hearted musician. This new version is much better than the one I had because it has CD's for fast access to the music examples. The older additions came with tape cassettes. Also this new book includes CD Roms for computer learning. The book includeds much information. It is a text book and is not meant to be used as a self-learning tool. I would reccomend this only if you are in college and need it for your music theory classes.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect, February 16, 2009

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Francesco Cirillo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tonal Harmony (Hardcover)

This is definitely the best book on tonal harmony, simple and complete. Gives you all informations you need step by step. Sometimes it states "forget about this for now": well, it isn't really an issue because two or three pages after it explains what had left out before, but with more theory already explained at that stage. There're a lot of examples within the text and many tests to see if you've understood the theory.

You don't ever need a teacher to understand the concepts explained in this book: you really need one only if you're learning to play an instrument, not to understand chord functions, inversions, and cadences. This book teaches harmony, not piano or guitar solos.

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE, October 22, 2008

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Denis G. Galo Sacon "El Chino" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tonal Harmony (Hardcover)

It is an amazing book for the world of Music Theory. It has a lot of exercises for you to apply the knowledge learned and enables you to check your answer to see if it is correct or not.