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Music theory for dummies

Music Theory For Dummies makes music theory easy to understand, with a friendly, unintimidating overview of everything you need to know to become fluent at knocking out beats, reading musical scores, and learning to anticipate where a song should go whether you're reading someone else's music or writing your own. Whether you're a music student or a music lover, you'll learn to read, write, and understand music with this informative guide. With expert instruction, you'll put it all together as you compose, arrange, and create original melodies, harmonies, and chords of your own, with helpful tips for performing your pieces in front of an audience. This new third edition presents the most current teaching techniques, the newest music genres and examples, and updated information on all aspects of understanding, creating, and performing music. Studies have shown that music training improves children's' verbal and spatial abilities, and it's been associated with cognitive and mathematical benefits in adults. The music job market is expected to increase over the coming years, and music theory is becoming an increasingly common part of education at all levels. Music Theory For Dummies provides the instruction you need to get more out of music than you ever thought possible. * Master major and minor scales, intervals, pitches, and clefs * Understand basic notation, time signals, tempo, dynamics, and navigation * Employ melodies, chords, progressions, and phrases to form music * Compose harmonies and accompanying melodies for voice and instruments Whether you intend to pursue a degree or career in music, or just enjoy listening to it, understanding the theory behind it gives you a whole new appreciation for the artistry and craftsmanship behind the pieces that give you goose bumps. It's a mix of technical skill, inborn talent, and plenty of practice and now you can try your hand at it, with Music Theory For Dummies.

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  • "Music Theory For Dummies makes music theory easy to understand, with a friendly, unintimidating overview of everything you need to know to become fluent at knocking out beats, reading musical scores, and learning to anticipate where a song should go whether you're reading someone else's music or writing your own. Whether you're a music student or a music lover, you'll learn to read, write, and understand music with this informative guide. With expert instruction, you'll put it all together as you compose, arrange, and create original melodies, harmonies, and chords of your own, with helpful tips for performing your pieces in front of an audience. This new third edition presents the most current teaching techniques, the newest music genres and examples, and updated information on all aspects of understanding, creating, and performing music. Studies have shown that music training improves children's' verbal and spatial abilities, and it's been associated with cognitive and mathematical benefits in adults. The music job market is expected to increase over the coming years, and music theory is becoming an increasingly common part of education at all levels. Music Theory For Dummies provides the instruction you need to get more out of music than you ever thought possible. * Master major and minor scales, intervals, pitches, and clefs * Understand basic notation, time signals, tempo, dynamics, and navigation * Employ melodies, chords, progressions, and phrases to form music * Compose harmonies and accompanying melodies for voice and instruments Whether you intend to pursue a degree or career in music, or just enjoy listening to it, understanding the theory behind it gives you a whole new appreciation for the artistry and craftsmanship behind the pieces that give you goose bumps. It's a mix of technical skill, inborn talent, and plenty of practice and now you can try your hand at it, with Music Theory For Dummies."@en
  • "Grasp the concepts needed to compose, deconstruct, and comprehend music Whether you're a student of music or a music lover, Music Theory For Dummies presents you with essential information on how to read, write, and understand music, as well as helpful hints on composing, arranging, and creating original melodies, harmonies, and chords. Music Theory For Dummies gives you a friendly, unintimidating overview of the material covered in a typical college-level course and makes music theory easy to understand."@en
  • "Grasp the concepts needed to compose, deconstruct, and comprehend musicWhether you're a student of music or a music lover, Music Theory For Dummies presents you with essential information on how to read, write, and understand music, as well as helpful hints on composing, arranging, and creating original melodies, harmonies, and chords.Music Theory For Dummies gives you a friendly, unintimidating overview of the material covered in a typical college-level course and makes music theory easy to understand. It includes updated information on current teaching techniques; the newest music examples and genres; information on mastering major and minor scales, using intervals, and recognizing pitches and clefs; the lowdown on rhythms, tempo, dynamics, and navigation; how to transcribe the music you hear and transposing it to other keys; harmonizing and accompanying melodies; composing and arranging for voices and instruments; performing your own music; and much more.Audio CD includes musical excerpts played on a variety of instruments Makes learning music theory as enjoyable as it is usefulTracks to a typical college-level music theory courseDon't get discouraged by the seemingly complicated written structure of musical theory. With Music Theory For Dummies, understanding music has never been easier!CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase."@en
  • "Many people grimace at the sound of music theory. It can conjure up bad memories of grade school music classes, rattle the brains of college students, and make self-taught musicians feel self-defeated. Music Theory may seem tedious and unnecessary, especially since not many people can read music.Luckily, Music Theory for Dummies shows you the fun and easy way to understanding the concepts needed to compose, deconstruct, and comprehend music. This helpful guide will give you a great grasp of:Note value and counting notesTreble and bass clefsTime signatures and measuresNaturalizing the rhythmTem."
  • "Presents a hands-on guide to understanding basic music theory including scales, intervals, tempos, phrasing, chord progressions, and harmonizing; and contains an audio CD with demonstrations of concepts and examples of mixing sounds and tempos."
  • "Le solfège expliqué de façon pragmatique et ludique, sans complexité théorique, pour apprendre les rythmes (valeurs de notes, mesures, tempo, nuances), maîtriser les éléments mélodiques (clés, notes, intervalles, gammes), comprendre l'harmonie (tonalités, accords, cadences) et jouer différents styles (sonate, fugue, blues, rock). Avec un CD audio contenant de nombreux exemples aidant à progresser."
  • "Get more out of music with this essential guide Music Theory For Dummies makes music theory easy to understand, with a friendly, unintimidating overview of everything you need to know to become fluent at knocking out beats, reading musical scores, and learning to anticipate where a song should go-whether you're reading someone else's music or writing your own. Whether you're a music student or a music lover, you'll learn to read, write, and understand music with this informative guide. With expert instruction, you'll put it all together as you compose, arrange, and create original melodies,"@en
  • "An indispensable guide for music students, musicians, and music lovers. For people who want a deeper understanding and appreciation of music, or who want to do their own composing and arranging, a basic grounding in music theory is essential."@en
  • "Presents an introduction to music theory, with hints and information on reading, writing, composing, and understanding music."@en
  • "Music Theory For Dummies, 3rd Edition, presents a friendly, unintimidating overview of the material covered in a typical college-level course and make music theory easy to understand. It includes updated information on: - Current teaching techniques- The newest music examples and genres- Understanding tones--mastering major and minor scales; using intervals; and recognizing pitches and clefs- Understanding rhythms--note values and basic notation; time signals; and tempo, dynamics, and navigation- Using tuneful techniques--melodies, chords and chord progressions, phrases, and form of music- Transcribing music and transposing to other keys- Harmonizing and accompanying melodies- Composing and arranging for voices and instruments- Performing your own music"

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  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Einführung"
  • "Lehrbuch"

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  • "Music theory for dummies"@en
  • "Music theory for dummies"
  • "Music Theory For Dummies"
  • "Music Theory For Dummies"@en
  • "Теория музыки для "чайников""
  • "Le solfège pour les nuls"
  • "Musiktheorie für Dummies : [Auf einen Blick: Noten lesen lernen ; Musik analysieren, verstehen und komponieren ; Alles über Rhythmus, Melodie, Tempo, Harmonie und Co. erfahren ; verschiedene Musikgenres kennenleren ; auf der CD: Über 90 Hörbeispiele aus dem Buch]"
  • "Music theory for dummies®"@en
  • "Musiktheorie für Dummies : [die Theorie macht die Musik]"
  • "Muziektheorie voor dummies"
  • "Music Theory for Dummies"
  • "Musiktheorie für Dummies"
  • "Teoría musical para dummies"@es
  • "Teoría musical para dummies"
  • "Teorii︠a︡ muzyki dli︠a︡ "chaĭnikov""

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