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 | Essentials of Music Theory Self-Study Course - Book & 2 CDs 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. ©2004. |
 | Essentials of Music Theory Software, Version 2.0 - Educator Set Correlating software for the most complete music theory course ever! This all-in-one series includes concise lessons with short exercises, ear-training activities and reviews. Available in three separate volumes or as a complete set, the software includes narration, animated examples and clickable elements for aural reinforcement. Also includes randomized exercises, ear training and review answers. A glossary of all terms and symbols with definitions, pronunciations, and visual and aural examples is also included. The Educator version allows the recording of up to 200 student records plus a custom test generator. |
 | Essentials of Music Theory Software, Version 2.0 - Student Set The award-winning software for the most complete music theory course ever has now been updated to Version 2.0! This all-in-one series includes concise lessons with short exercises, ear training activities and reviews. , The software includes narration, animated examples and clickable elements for aural reinforcement. Also includes randomized exercises, ear training and review answers. A glossary of all terms and symbols with definitions, pronunciations, and visual and aural examples is also included. This program is a winner of the prestigious Parents' Choice Gold Award and Children's Software Revue All-Star Award. |
 | Finale - An Easy Guide to Music Notation - 1st Ed. By Thomas E. Rudolph & Vincent A. Leonard, Jr.
Master Finale step-by-step with this indispensible 776-page book, the most complete how-to guide available for this popular music notation software. Designed for both novice and experienced users, this detailed resource will help musicians fully understand and apply all of Finale's remarkable capabilities. | Easy-to-follow instructions help you to: create publisher-quality music notation; get started with hundreds of professional templates, partially completed notation files and fonts; print transposed parts from scores automatically; and write standard notation, guitar tab, drum set parts and more. The accompanying CD-ROM contains: tutorial files in both Mac & Windows format for each of the hundreds of exercises in the book; libraries of articulations and dynamics; General MIDI instrument libraries; and many professional templates. Loaded with helpful illustrations and screen shots throughout. 758 pages. |
 | Finale - An Easy Guide to Music Notation - 2nd Ed. By Thomas E. Rudolph & Vincent A. Leonard, Jr.
Everything you want to know about music notation with Finale! Master Finale step-by-step with the most complete how-to guide available. Designed for both novice and experienced users, this is your detailed resource to fully understanding and applying all of Finale's remarkable capabilities. | Easy-to-follow instructions help you to: create publisher-quality music notation; learn to use the tools of Finale while writing your own music and arrangements; get started immediately with hundreds of professional templates, partially completed notation files, and libraries available on the companion website; print transposed parts from scores automatically; write standard notation, guitar tablature, drum set parts, and more with this comprehensive hands-on tutorial. Teachers can create warm-up and practice exercises; write their own compositions, arrangements and method books; and simplify parts for students. |
 | Getting Started with Theory - by Nicholas Keyworth The 'Getting Started' series is step-by-step guides introducing key skills to the beginner musician and in turn enables teachers to cover all aspects of music in a time-limited lesson. 'Getting Started with Theory is an enjoyable introduction to beginners up to approximately grade 2. Have fun working out how the pieces you play are written and learn through lots of fun excercises. Your theory will keep pace with your playing ability and exams will be an easy and logical step! Designed to be used alongside instrumental/singing lessons, this book is packed with activities to do at home as part of practice time. ©2004. |
 | Hal Leonard Bass Method - Music Theory - by Sean Malone Bass players of all levels will find a wealth of practical music knowledge in this special book and CD package. Acclaimed bassist and music theory professor Sean Malone will take you on a journey through the fascinating realm of the written language of music, using easy-to-understand terms and concepts, music examples, diagrams, and much more. The accompanying audio CD provides 96 tracks of examples, demonstrations, and play-alongs. ©2006, Book & CD. |
 | Harmony and Theory - by Keith Wyatt and Carl Schroeder This book is a step-by-step guide to Musicians Institute's well-known Harmony and Theory class. It includes complete lessons and analysis of: intervals, rhythms, scales, chords, key signatures, transposition, chord inversions, key centers, harmonizing the major and minor scales ... and more! ©1997. |
 | How to Develop Your Own Sound - DVD - by Dave Weckl The third DVD in the A Natural Evolution Series, Weckl focuses on all aspects of developing your own sound. Beginning with how to get a great accoustic sound, Weckl walks the viewer through all the details of tuning your kit and the various functions while guiding the viewer through proper selection and placement. Next Weckl works with the mixing console and covers frequencies, equalization, phase cancellation and noise gates. All of the topics are clearly demonstrated with visual graphs and audio reinforcement. This is the most complete sound reinforcement instruction ever developed for drummers. ©2006 |
 | Jazz Composition - Theory and Practice - by Ted Pease When you think of jazz composers, who comes to mind? Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bob Brookmeyer. This book is about what they (and many others) do. Jazz composition has evolved into a disciplined art that often evidences great emotional depth and breadth of sophistication. Berklee College of Music legend Ted Pease demystifies the processes involved in writing jazz tunes and in composing episodic and extended jazz works. | Jazz Composition: Theory and Practice is a by-product of Pease's 25 years of teaching jazz composition. The accompanying CD helps demonstrate melody, harmony and rhythmic elements of jazz and also includes a variety of music-writing exercises focused on learning these same elements to help you begin producing your own effective jazz compositions. ©2003, 256 pages. Book & CD. |
 | Learn to Read Music - by Howard Shanet In two hours, absolute novices can read through this book and understand the principles involved in reading music. In two evenings, they can learn to read practically any melody and pick it out on the piano by doing the clear and simple exercises provided. Howard Shanet has taught thousands of people to read music in four hours of classwork with his proven method and exercises! A practical classroom text and a helpful reference for music enthusiasts. 5-1/4? x 8? ©2004, 180 pages. |
 | Multimedia Music Theory - by Voyetra An understanding and appreciation of the fundamentals of music will add immensely to your future in music. Makes sense. Eight animated lessons cover the nature of sound, melody, harmony, tonality, notation, rhythm, harmony and texture, and form and style. A thorough glossary provides definitions of all musical terms. Music Theory also includes plenty of audio examples and MediaCheck diagnostic utility. ©1996, One Compact Disc. |
 | Music Notation - by Mark McGrain Learn the essentials of music notation, from fundamental pitch and rhythm placement to intricate meter and voicing alignments. This book also covers the correct way to subdivide rhythms and notate complex articulations and dynamics. An excellent resource for both written and computer notation software! ©1999. |
 | Music Reading for Bass This comprehensive source for sight-reading fundamentals covers: notes, rhythms, keys, positions, and scale forms; reading from chord symbols, following charts and creating walking bass lines; slides, ghost notes and other techniques; duets, interval studies, counting, and much more! ©1997. |
 | Music Theory - A Practical Guide for All Musicians
by Barrett TagliarinoGet the rock-solid fundamentals of rhythm, pitch and harmony with this easy-to-use book/CD pack. Learn the universal language used by all musicians, regardless of instrument. Includes concise, detailed explanations, illustrations and written exercises with a full CD of examples and practice drills. This book will teach you how to: construct scales, chords and intervals • identify major and minor key centers and common chord progressions • accurately play various rhythm feels and figures • learn the basic principles of form and compositional analysis. ©2006, Book & CD. |
 | Music Theory 101 Hundreds of musical components related to melody, harmony, and rhythm are blended together to make music. The study of these elements is called music theory. This book explains basic music theory as it relates to the needs of the average musician. It covers basic music reading with note names and time values, accidentals, ties, and other symbols and terms, as well as the theory behind the most common scales and chords. Quizzes throughout the book reinforce key concepts. ©2003, 80 pages. |
 | Music Theory in the Real World A Practical Guide for Today's Musicians. This book is designed for the musician who already knows how to play, but who doesn't understand the theoretical principles behind the music. Although the book is relatively short, it contains the equivalent of a year's worth of college-level material. ©1999, 48 pages. |
 | Music Theory Made Easy Everything that you REALLY need to know: how to improvise any style of music; compose your own songs -- today; play major, minor, blues & jazz scales; play any chord & read chord charts; play Blues, Rock, Country, Pop & Jazz chord changes; Jam confidently with other musicians... and much more. This book is great for both beginner and experienced players! ©1994, 80 pages. |
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