Music Fundamentals

A Balanced Approach

Sumy Takesue

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017

ISBN-13: 9781317225485

ISBN-10: 1317225481

Pages: 530

Subjects: Music / Instruction & Study / Theory, Music / Instruction & Study / Exercises, Music / Instruction & Study / Voice

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About Music Fundamentals

Music Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach, Third Edition combines a textbook and integrated workbook with an interactive website for those who want to learn the basics of reading music. Intended for students with little or no prior knowledge of music theory, it offers a patient approach to understanding and mastering the building blocks of musical practice and structure. Musical examples range from Elvis Presley songs to Filipino ballads to Beethoven symphonies, offering a balanced mixture of global, classical, and popular music.The new edition includes: Additional vocabulary features and review exercises Additional musical selections and 1-, 2-, or 3-hand rhythmic exercises The addition of guitar tablature A revised text design that more clearly designates the different types of exercises and makes the Workbook pages easier to write on An improved companion website with added mobile functionality The author’s balanced approach to beginning music theory engages student interest whi...

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