Theory Essentials for Today's Musician (Workbook) by Ralph Tu... - 9781138371576

Theory Essentials for Today's Musician (Workbook)Author(s): Ralph Turek, Daniel McCarthy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138371576, 978-1138371576\nSynopsis\nTheory Essentials for Todays Musician offers a review of music theory that speaks directly and engagingly to modern students. Rooted in the tested pedagogy of Theory for Todays Musician, the authors have distilled and reorganized the concepts from the thirty-three chapters of their original textbook into twenty-one succinct, modular chapters that move from the core elements of harmony to further topics in form and 20th-century music. A broad coverage of topics and musicals stylesincluding examples drawn from popular musicis organized into four key parts:\n\nBasic Tools\n\nChromatic Harmony\n\nForm and Analysis\n\nThe 20th Century and Beyond\n\nTheory Essentials features clear and jargon-free (yet rigorous) explanations appropriate for students at all levels]