Music theory for dummies /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2015]
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| Edition: | 3rd edition. |
| Series: | --For dummies.
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Table of Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I Getting Started with Music Theory; Chapter 1 What Is Music Theory, Anyway?; Unearthing Music Theory's Beginnings; Putting the Spotlight on Music Theory Fundamentals; Understanding the foundation: Notes, rests, and beats; Manipulating and combining notes; Studying musical form and compositions; Seeing How Theory Can Help Your Music; Chapter 2 Determining What Notes Are Worth; Meeting the Beat
- Recognizing Notes and Note ValuesExamining the notes and their components; Looking at note values; Checking Out Whole (Semibreve) Notes; Homing In on Half (Minim) Notes; Considering Quarter (Crotchet) Notes; Examining Eighth (Quaver) Notes and Beyond; Extending Notes with Dots and Ties; Using dots to increase a note's value; Adding notes together with ties; Mixing All the Note Values Together; Chapter 3 Giving It a Rest; Getting to Know the Rests; Whole (semibreve) rests; Half (minim) rests; Quarter (crotchet) rests; Eighth (quaver) rests and beyond; Extending the Break with Dotted Rests
- Practicing Beats with Notes and RestsChapter 4 Introducing Time Signatures; Decoding Time Signatures and Measures; Keeping Things Easy with Simple Time Signatures; Using measures to count in simple time; Practicing counting beats in simple time; Working with Compound Time Signatures; Using measures to count in compound time; Practicing counting beats in compound time; Feeling the Pulse of Asymmetrical Time Signatures; Chapter 5 Playing with Beat; Creating Stress Patterns and Syncopation; Placing stress: Knowing the general rules; Syncopation: Hitting the off-beat
- Getting a Jump on Pick-Up NotesExploring Irregular Rhythms: Triplets and Duplets; Adding interest with triplets; Working with duplets; Part II Putting Notes Together; Chapter 6 Music Notes (And Where to Find Them); Meeting the Staff, Clefs, and Notes; The treble clef; The bass clef; The grand staff and middle C; C clefs: Alto and tenor; Identifying Half Steps, Whole Steps, and Accidentals; Working with half steps; Taking whole steps; Changing pitch with accidentals; Finding the Notes on the Piano and the Guitar; Looking for notes on the piano; Picking out notes on the guitar
- Using Mnemonics to Help Remember NotesChapter 7 Mastering the Major and Minor Scales; Following Major-Scale Patterns; Working with major scales on piano and guitar; Listening to the major scales; Discovering All That Minor Scale Patterns Have to Offer; Playing natural minor scales on piano and guitar; Having fun with harmonic minor scales on piano and guitar; Making great music with melodic minor scales on piano and guitar; Listening to the minor scales; Chapter 8 Key Signatures and the Circle of Fifths; Understanding the Circle of Fifths and Recognizing Major Key Signatures