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Teach Yourself

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Understand Music Theory is a practical approach that uses active learning to impart knowledge. Suitable for complete beginners, and assuming no previous knowledge, each chapter includes examples, illustrations, clear explanations, tips and self-tests before moving on.

It covers all the essential topics in music theory, from rhythm and pitch to intervals, major and minor scales and compound time signatures. It also goes beyond these basic concepts to more advanced theory such as harmony, tone colour and musical form, to provide a genuinely comprehensive introduction to music theory.

The theoretical information is all backed up by plenty of practical exercises, and the book includes accompnying audio on the Teach Yourself Library with further practice activities, to really consolidate your knowledge.

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Music Theory

by Margaret Richer

Published 28 June 2002
Teach Yourself introduces a new way to make learning music easyThese new Teach Yourself titles offer a creative and hands-on approach to learning music--perfect for either a complete beginner or anyone who wants a second chance at music. Based on modern teaching methods, these books focus on doing and discovering, not merely repeating and memorizing.Each title comes with its own CD, so budding musicians can listen and learn by example.The CD is housed in a plastic wallet on the inside of an extra-sturdy cover, while the book's oversize format allows it to stay open more easily.