Contemporary Music Theory Level Three book (Download)
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The Contemporary Music Theory Level Three book is now available as a downloadable PDF! The download is a single PDF file of 21 MB.
This book is a complete encyclopedia of all the chords, extensions, alterations, and scale sources commonly used in pop and jazz styles. For each type of chord (major, minor, dominant etc), this book lays out all forms of the chord, all possible extensions, and all the 'interior shapes' used to create voicings and to harmonize melodies. This book also covers polychords and more advanced chord substitutions, and is ideal for all intermediate-to-advanced players, writers and arrangers.
This 380-page book includes a complete glossary of terms, and hundreds of written exercises all with answers provided. The reference appendices show all the chord 'stacks' and scale sources for all chord types, in every key. Recordings of all the Level Three examples and exercises are also available (either downloadable mp3s, or audio CDs).
"The approach emphasizes learning the theory with your hands and ears. The optional (and valuable) CDs contain every exercise and example." - How To Jam 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 38: Chapter 3 (Using C major triad within larger chords)
- page 104: Chapter 4 (Minor 7th chord 'stack' & common forms)
- page 137: Chapter 6 (Harmonizing melody with clusters)
- page 276: Chapter 11 (Altering dominant chords)
This book is a complete encyclopedia of all the chords, extensions, alterations, and scale sources commonly used in pop and jazz styles. For each type of chord (major, minor, dominant etc), this book lays out all forms of the chord, all possible extensions, and all the 'interior shapes' used to create voicings and to harmonize melodies. This book also covers polychords and more advanced chord substitutions, and is ideal for all intermediate-to-advanced players, writers and arrangers.
This 380-page book includes a complete glossary of terms, and hundreds of written exercises all with answers provided. The reference appendices show all the chord 'stacks' and scale sources for all chord types, in every key. Recordings of all the Level Three examples and exercises are also available (either downloadable mp3s, or audio CDs).
"The approach emphasizes learning the theory with your hands and ears. The optional (and valuable) CDs contain every exercise and example." - How To Jam 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 38: Chapter 3 (Using C major triad within larger chords)
- page 104: Chapter 4 (Minor 7th chord 'stack' & common forms)
- page 137: Chapter 6 (Harmonizing melody with clusters)
- page 276: Chapter 11 (Altering dominant chords)