Basics of Music
Basics of Music
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Summary
Presents the fundamental concepts of music theory. For beginners with no prior musical experience, this text aims to teach the essential concepts of music from note reading to melody harmonization, from cadence structures to motivic development.
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Basics of Music by Robert Hogenson
Presents the fundamental concepts of music theory. For beginners with no prior musical experience, this text aims to teach the essential concepts of music from note reading to melody harmonization, from cadence structures to motivic development.
PrefaceTo the Student. To the Instrutor. 1. Properties of Sounds -Basic Notation. 2. Rhythm. 3. Meter and Meter Signatures. 4. Scales I: Scale Structures. 5. Scale II: Major, Minor,and Pentatonic Scales. 6. Intervals. 7. Scales III (Revisited). 8. Key Signatures. 9. Traids. 10. Diatonic Triads. 11. Cadence Structures. 12. Harmonization. 13. Form in Music. Appendix A: Ear-Training Exercises. Appendix B: Keyboard Exercises and Drills. Appendix C; Harmonnic Overtone Series. Appendix D: Reference Charts. Appendix E: Modal Scale Structures. Appendix F: Melodic Literature From Around The World. Index.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780028730127 |
| ISBN 10 | 0028730127 |
| Title | Basics of Music |
| Author | Robert Hogenson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc |
| Year published | 1993-12-17 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |