Theory

Music Theory and Composition: A Practical Approach presents a pragmatic, accessible approach to music theory through an emphasis on melody and counterpoint. This focus explains the "why" of musical construction more clearly than the traditional approach...

***Winner of Best Print Resource 2016 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence*** Improve your theory! Grades 1-5 are the latest additions to the bestselling 'Improve your ...' series by Paul Harris. This theory workbook takes students through every...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857360052Author Trinity College LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London...

Model answers for practice papers for ABRSM's Grade 4 Theory examsBook InformationISBN 9781786016034Author ABRSMPage Count 28Imprint Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicPublisher Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

Paul Harris's brilliant series of workbooks contains finger fitness exercises, scale and arpeggio studies, key pieces, simple improvisations and composition to help you play scales and arpeggios with real confidence. An invaluable resource for...

ABRSM's official Music Theory Practice Papers 2024 are essential resources for candidates preparing for our online Music Theory exams. They provide authentic practice material and are a reliable guide as to what to expect in the exam. Essential practice...

This concise and clear guide to simplified music theory teaches readers who play music by ear how to read musical notation by guiding them through the basics of reading and composing music to share with others.In this revised edition, renowned music...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789334166Author Rob GarlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Fundamental Changes LtdPublisher Fundamental Changes LtdWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm)...

Model answers for practice papers for ABRSM's Grade 7 Theory examsBook InformationISBN 9781786015280Author ABRSMPage Count 16Imprint Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicPublisher Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicWeight(grams)...

Model answers for practice papers for ABRSM's Grade 1 Theory examsBook InformationISBN 9781786016003Author ABRSMPage Count 24Imprint Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicPublisher Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789679854909Author Loh Phaik KheungPage Count 128Imprint Rhythm MPPublisher Rhythm MPWeight(grams) 482g

A curious book that will change your relationship with the heard world In Listen, Michel Faber's lifelong passion for music culminates in an intriguing exploration of two big questions: how we listen to music and why we listen to music. He muses on the...

Music in Words is both a guide and an invaluable reference tool for researching and writing about music. Fully updated and revised, the book aims to address all the issues that anyone, from students to professional musicians, may encounter when...

It is a common experience that words are inadequate for music; there seems always to be a disparity between how music is experienced, and how it is described or rationalized. This book is a study of musical imagination. Musicians imagine music by means...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914453250Author James ShipwayPage Count 92Imprint Headstock BooksPublisher Headstock Books

ABRSM's official Music Theory Sample Papers are essential resources for candidates preparing for our Music Theory exams. They provide authentic practice material and are a reliable guide as to what to expect in the exam. * Essential practice material for...

Model answers for four practice papers from ABRSM's 2023 Music Theory exams for Grade 8 Key features: *Reviewsa selection of likely options where the answer can be expressed in a variety of ways *a single exemplar where a composition-style answer is...

A step-by-step resource on forging one's own pathway to improvise music, this book guides the musician through a clear and simple method that will easily translate to the reader's genre of choice. Many musicians struggle with improvisation...

Model answers for sample papers for ABRSM's Theory exams Grade 4 Key features: * updated for the new format ABRSM Theory exams * clear and concise presentationBook InformationISBN 9781786013637Author ABRSMPage Count 28Imprint Associated Board of the...

Building on ideas first advanced by Arnold Schoenberg and later developed by Erwin Ratz, this book introduces a new theory of form for instrumental music in the classical style. The theory provides a broad set of principles and a comprehensive...

Model answers for sample papers for ABRSM's Theory exams Grade 5 Key features: * updated for the new format ABRSM Theory exams * clear and concise presentationBook InformationISBN 9781786013644Author ABRSMPage Count 24Imprint Associated Board of the...

Community musicians move in many diverse settings, and facilitate local music activities in a wide array of community contexts including schools, hospitals places of worship, music festivals, and prisons. Underscoring the importance of active...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781987926118Author Maureen CoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Mimast IncPublisher Mimast IncWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 4mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857361127Author Trinity GuildhallPage Count 56Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 208g

From the 5th century BC, when Pythagoras first composed his laws of Western music and science, until the flowering of Romanticism over 2000 years later, scientists and philosophers perceived the cosmos musically, as an ordered mechanism whose smooth...

Model answers for sample papers for ABRSM's Theory exams Grade 3 Key features: * updated for the new format ABRSM Theory exams * clear and concise presentationBook InformationISBN 9781786013620Author ABRSMPage Count 24Imprint Associated Board of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978127749Author Paul Christopher MusgraveFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint April Avenue MediaPublisher April Avenue MediaWeight(grams) 119g

In Great Songwriting Techniques, veteran composer and teacher Jack Perricone shares years of experience in the art, science, and pedagogy of songwriting to teach readers the craft. Whether they write for a small group of friends or in the hopes of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914453441Author James ShipwayPage Count 82Imprint Headstock BooksPublisher Headstock Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781778921124Author Farhad BathaeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint KidsocadoPublisher KidsocadoWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 297mm * 210mm * 9mm

Charles Rosen says of sonata form: "[It] is not a definite form like a minuet, a da capo aria, or a French overture; it is, like the fugue, a way of writing, a feeling for proportion, direction, and texture rather than a pattern."Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780851621159Author Katie ElliottPage Count 31Imprint Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers LtdPublisher Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd

Music Theory: the essential guide offers musicians of all ages and levels a practical and relevant guide to music theory today. Written and structured to make content as easily digestible as possible, this indispensable guide: introduces key musical...

Paul Harris's highly successful Simultaneous Learning approach is an entirely positive and imaginative way to teach, which embraces the understanding that all the elements of music are connected. In this definitive book Harris outlines the complete...

The story of Ireland-its graces and shortcomings, triumphs and sorrows-is told by ballads, dirges, and humorous songs of its common people. Music is a direct and powerful expression of Irish folk culture and an aspect of Irish life beloved throughout the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781987926101Author Music Theory is Fun Book 2Page Count 72Imprint MimastPublisher Mimast

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914453342Author James ShipwayPage Count 80Imprint Headstock BooksPublisher Headstock Books

Rock & Pop Theory: the essential guide offers musicians of all ages and levels a practical and relevant guide to music theory today. With a special focus on popular music, this indispensable guide: introduces key musical concepts such as pitch,...

**Finalist in the Outstanding Music Education Resource Category for the 2023 Music & Drama Education Awards** The Symphony: From Mannheim to Mahler is a fascinating and accessible guide that considers the development of the symphony from a number of...

Have you ever listened to an incredible piece of music and wondered exactly why it makes you want to dance or cry? Are you mystified by how musicians just 'know' what notes to play next when they're improvising? Or why certain notes sound great together...