Contemporary Music Theory Level One book (Download)
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The Contemporary Music Theory Level One book is now available as a downloadable PDF! The download is a single PDF file of 15 MB.
This book is the ideal theory primer for all instrumentalists and writers. Starting from the basics of notation and scales, all the theory and harmony concepts are developed step-by-step, with complete explanations and detailed examples at each stage. This book covers music notation, major scales and key signatures, intervals, triads and four-part chords, inversions, diatonic chords, modal scales, minor scales and keys, altered chords and suspensions.
Perfect for beginners who can work through the book from the beginning, as well as for more experienced musicians needing to review or to fill in the "gaps" in their knowledge. The reference appendices show all major scales, minor scales, and diatonic chords, in every key. This 300-page book also includes a complete glossary of terms, and hundreds of written exercises all with answers provided.
"This is a first-class teaching text...an excellent, plainspoken introduction to understanding music." - Jazz Times Magazine
Click on the sample pages below the front cover, then hover over each page to zoom in:
- page xi (Contents): Chapter list / structure of book
- page 53: Chapter 2 (Intervals)
- page 73: Chapter 3 (Triads)
- page 162: Chapter 6 (4-part chord inversions)
- page 186: Chapter 7 (Diatonic 4-part progressions)
(Please note that we do not have audio recordings available for the Contemporary Music Theory Level One book).
This book is the ideal theory primer for all instrumentalists and writers. Starting from the basics of notation and scales, all the theory and harmony concepts are developed step-by-step, with complete explanations and detailed examples at each stage. This book covers music notation, major scales and key signatures, intervals, triads and four-part chords, inversions, diatonic chords, modal scales, minor scales and keys, altered chords and suspensions.
Perfect for beginners who can work through the book from the beginning, as well as for more experienced musicians needing to review or to fill in the "gaps" in their knowledge. The reference appendices show all major scales, minor scales, and diatonic chords, in every key. This 300-page book also includes a complete glossary of terms, and hundreds of written exercises all with answers provided.
"This is a first-class teaching text...an excellent, plainspoken introduction to understanding music." - Jazz Times Magazine
Click on the sample pages below the front cover, then hover over each page to zoom in:
- page xi (Contents): Chapter list / structure of book
- page 53: Chapter 2 (Intervals)
- page 73: Chapter 3 (Triads)
- page 162: Chapter 6 (4-part chord inversions)
- page 186: Chapter 7 (Diatonic 4-part progressions)
(Please note that we do not have audio recordings available for the Contemporary Music Theory Level One book).