This book explores the main elements of tonal harmony. Students using this book will acquire a secure knowledge of the basics of harmonic practice. Singing playing and completing the exercises and studying the music examples will provide essential experience of the 'tools of the trade'. More than 280 music examples illustrate the author's clear and direct exposition of the history and practice of harmony while the student will be able to work through over 190 exercises.

My Second Theory Book by Lina Ng is the second workbook in a series of three designed to offer a smooth transition to Grade 1 Theory.There are plenty of exercises and games to encourage a wider understanding of music even at the very early stages of learning. Included within this second book are exercises in finding notes on a piano keyboard new notes in the treble clef new notes in the bass clef rests quavers the quaver rest ties tests and games. My First Theory Book and My Third Theory Book arealso available as is a series of five books in the Theory Made Easy series.

Grade 2-ABRSM music theory practice papers model answers from 2017. This volume contains essential practice material for all ABRSM Theory Grade 2 exam candidates. It includes model answers for four separate papers. These practice papers are based on questions from the 2017 exams adjusted to reflect the revised questions that all candidates will be answering from 2018 onwards.

This volume contains essential practice material for all ABRSM Theory Grade 6 exam candidates. It includes model answers for four separate papers.

This book will take students through the topics required for the mandatory ABRSM Grade 5 exam building upon the information covered in the preceding books and tackling subjects in an organised and logical way. It introduces the subjects of transposition irregular time signatures chord sequences and cadences.

Exam boards: Edexcel AQA OCR WJECThis workbook will develop students' skills in writing about music for AS A2 and undergraduate level.Exercises appear at every stage to challenge and provide examination practice for students. These range from naming musical features and spotting grammatical errors to devising essay plans and analysing sample answers.Beginning with fundamental writing requirements this workbook moves on to address how to describe the features of a musical work as well as how to make comparisons and contrasts between specified pieces.There is advice on how to approach research what to retain and reject and how to structure anessay.Detailed analytical and dissertation-style essays are addressed as well as writing programme notes.Writing About Music Workbook promotes the development of skills which will be of use in many areas of academic life: collecting information selecting relevant material presenting arguments for and against particular propositions and expressing ideas effectively and correctly in English.'Wightman has achieved just the right tone with very clear explanations... I would feel confident giving it to pupils to read in their own time as it???s very easy for them to work from it making it a useful resource to reinforce the comments I write on their essays... I think it's probably one of the most genuinely useful books of its type.'Russell MillardHead of Academic Music Charterhouse

Applications of Dalcroze Eurhythmics-The late Emile Jacques-Dalcroze is known the world over as the musician who developed a method of rhythmic education called Eurhythmics. The principles of this system have influenced most forms of music and dance education both in Europe and in the United States.

La Théorie Musicale Des Jeunes de Marguerite Surloppe a pour objectif pédagogique primordial de mettre à la disposition des débutants dans un exposé simple et clair l'ensemble des notions théoriques fondamentales nécessaires à l'apprentissage et à la pratique de la musique.Sont ainsi introduites les notions liées à l'écriture (signesmusicaux clés notes) à la mesure et au rythme (indications métriques durées mouvement) aux hauteurs (gammes et modes tonalités altérations intervalles) à l'harmonie(accords arpèges modulations cadences) aux nuances à l'accentuation etc.La présente édition remaniée et augmentée par Christine Simonin-Fessard dans le sens d'uneorganisation logique encore plus progressive paraît ici dans une présentation entièrement neuve.La force de cette théorie bien que s'adressant plus spécialement aux jeunes dès sixans est qu'elle peut être travaillée avec profit par des élèves de tout âge qui désirent commencer l'étude de la musique.