Enjoy learning music theory from the very beginning. How To Blitz! Beginner Theory is the perfect introduction to theory for budding musicians of all ages. This book provides an easy-to-follow enjoyableguide to what is a dreaded topic for many students. How To Blitz! Beginner Theory is filled with simple exercises allowing you to actively participate in the learning process. There are also plenty of great gamesto make theory fun! This book contains all of the information you'll need to master the basics of theory covering topics such as semibreves minims and crotchets middle c lines and spaces rests treble and bass clefsand much more. How To Blitz! Beginner Theory works in conjunction with the blitzbooks.com website where you can download all sorts of free resources to help you with your study including games manuscript test papers and materials to help with practical exam preparation. Written by renowned educator and author Samantha Coates the BlitzBooks series has brought fun and laughter to the areas of musictheory instrumental technique and sight reading. Coates' engaging approach to theory and sight reading has already made BlitzBooks the most popular range of theory and sight reading books in Australia and they are nowfinally available in the UK. 

At just 34 years of age Théodore Dubois became a professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire. Whilst much of his compositional works have disappeared from primary classical repertoire his teaching has had a lasting influence. Having taught successful composers including Paul Dukas it is clear that Dubois' Traité D'Harmonie is well-informed. This music theory study guide covers a considerable range of theoretical aspects from the varying musical clefs to the use of pedal notes as well many other harmonic devices with expertise. In the preface Dubois explains the need for his book stating that it fills gaps in harmonic theory exercises which preceding guides had missed. With no harmonic elements left out this Théodore Dubois theory guide is necessary to accompany all music studies.

How To Blitz! ABRSM Theory Grade 4 includes everything you'll need to blitz your Grade 4 ABRSM Theory exam. With full guidance on the entire syllabus, more information, revision exercises and worksheets than any other theory textbook and clear and easy introductions to new concepts. This book also features revision tests, quizzes and games that make working towards ABRSM Theory exams accessible and enjoyable for students.Written by renowned educator and author Samantha Coates, the BlitzBooks series has brought fun and laughter to the areas of music theory, instrumental technique and sight reading. Her engaging approach to theory and sight reading has made BlitzBooks already the most popular range of theory and sight reading books in Australia, now finally available in the UK. / Formation Musicale

At just 34 years of age Théodore Dubois was installed as a professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire. Whilst much of his compositional works have disappeared from primary classical repertoire his teaching has had a lasting influence. Having taught successful composers including Paul Dukas it is clear that Dubois'' Treaty of Harmony is well-informed. This music theory study guide covers a considerable range of theoretical aspects from the varying musical clefs to the use of pedal notes as well many other harmonic devices with expertise. During the preface Dubois explains the need for hisbook stating that it fills the gaps in harmonic theory exercises which preceding guides had missed. With no harmonic elements left out this Théodore Dubois theory guide is necessary to accompany all music studies.

How To Blitz! ABRSM Theory Grade 5 (2018 Revision) includes everything you'll need to blitz your Grade 5 ABRSM Theory exam. With full guidance to the entire syllabus more information revision exercisesand worksheets than any other theory textbook and possibly the clearest and easiest section on music notation we've ever seen the book makes working towards the ABRSM Theory accessible and enjoyable for students. Featuringquizzes games multiple choice word searches and more the book manages to make what is usually a dreaded topic into something fun. Although music theory applies to all instruments the Piano keyboard makes visualisationeasier  so lots of these diagrams are included to help students understand concepts more easily. 

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Twenty Lessons In Harmony by Olivier Messiaen is a book in which the author describes his perceptions of colours in music and the importance of the fusion of sound and sight. Often depicting chords as precise colours and shades he explains how he perceived harmony through a visual prism. This description is completed by these Twenty Lessons for SATB to help controlling the harmonies. Twenty Lessons In Harmony has shown itself very helpful for a better understanding and interpretation of Messiaen’s music. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a Frenchorganist and composer passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composers of his century. Inspired by Japanese music he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity its diatonic aspect its harmony with limited transposition its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsong including the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7 volumes and the 'Treatise on rhythm colour and ornithology' in 7 volumes.

Music Theory Puzzles and Games-Packed with puzzles and games with helpful hints from a motley crew of characters this book will be enjoyed by everyone. Great preparation for theory exams and helpful for your music lesson: ideal for instrumentalists as well as pianists.Pack of 10 books.

Music Theory Puzzles and Games-Packed with puzzles and games with helpful hints from a motley crew of characters this book will be enjoyed by everyone. Great preparation for theory exams and helpful for your music lesson: ideal for instrumentalists as well as pianists.

Art de combiner les sons entre eux, l'Harmonie est la clé qui ouvre les portes de la connaissance et de l'épanouissement musical. Grâce à une démarche nouvelle, basée sur une approche attrayante, musicale et 'sonore', ce livre sera à même de satisfaire ou susciter l'envie de progresser dans la pratique musicale des musiques d'aujourd'hui. Constructions, utilisations, maniements et enchaînements des accords, mais aussi techniques et pratiques d'harmonisations dans les styles Blues, Rock et Jazz : voilà quelques uns des nombreux sujets abordés dans ce livre. Didactiques et progressives, toutes les notions et règles exposées ici sont illustrées par l'analyse de plusieurs centaines d'extraits d'oeuvres célèbres des plus grands artistes modernes. Des exemples spécifiques repris sur le CD permettent d'entendre, d'apprécier et de comparer les multiples éléments présentés. Cet ouvrage donne de nombreuses pistes à explorer pour (re)découvrir le plaisir d'écouter, de jouer, de composer... en deux mots : d'être musicien ! / Tout Instrument

These books include everything you'll need to blitz your Graded ABRSM Theory exam. With full guidance to the entire syllabus, more information, revisionexercises and worksheets than any other theory textbook and possibly the clearest and easiest section on music notation we've ever seen, the book makesworking towards the ABRSM Theory accessible and enjoyable for students. / Formation Musicale

Cet ouvrage, en anglais, offre une description unifiée d'outils mathématiques pour la théorie et l'analyse musicales. Après un compte-rendu de quelques aspects théoriques bien connus en musicologie systématique (modèles harmoniques, approche de Helmoltz, théorie de Costère, modes de Messiaen à transpositions limitées, Set Theory d'Allen Forte et théorie transformationnelle de David Lewin) l'auteur propose une généralisation de la théorie néo-riemannienne et une méthode originale pour classer les séries dodécaphoniques (y compris les séries tous-intervalles) basée sur la théorie mathématique des noeuds et des tresses. L'ouvrage contient également une description détaillée de plusieurs tempéraments musicaux à l'aide de la théorie des fractions continues et de la distance harmonique, ainsi qu'une présentation du modèle des canons rythmique mosaïques dans ses relations avec la théorie des groupes et la topologie. / Livre

Cet ouvrage propose au lecteur d?acquérir une conception claire de tout ce qui fait le rythme, de fortifier sa sûreté rythmique et d?exercer le geste jusqu?à ce qu?il devienne parfaitement naturel, souple, vivant. La 1re partie s?explore sans instrument : on mobilise progressivement mains, pieds et voix afin de développer les idées, l?écoute, l?imagination.

? Construire un rythme régulier (pulsation, temps, mesure, décompositions binaires et ternaires). ? Lire et réaliser des rythmes (répartition entre mains, pieds, voix et métronome, latéralisation gauche / droite, indépendance).
? Expérimenter des formules rythmiques reliées à des styles musicaux (jazz, rock, musiques latino-américaines, africaines, indiennes, etc.).
? Relier le rythme à la mélodie et l?harmonie.
? Construire des rythmes complexes (superpositions, rythmes impairs).
Dans la 2e partie sont abordées les particularités de certains instruments (claviers, guitare, contrebasse, basse électrique, instruments à anche et embouchure). Il s?agit d?ajuster la sensation intérieure du rythme avec le geste instrumental : réalisation technique de rythmes, coordination, fonction rythmique des instruments, etc.

En isolant le rythme des autres domaines de la musique, cet ouvrage développe un terrain de jeu trop souvent abandonné aux spécialistes ? batteurs et percussionnistes. Il s?adresse à tous les musiciens, visant à dissiper le flou qui entoure fréquemment le jeu rythmique. Il se propose de fournir des méthodes de travail qui donnent envie d?approfondir.

Exercices et exemples proviennent de nombreux contextes rythmiques : jazz et ses dérivés, rock, musiques latino-américaines, africaines, indiennes, etc. Voyageant entre l?universel et le particulier, décloisonnant styles et instruments, cet ouvrage aidera chaque musicien à élargir son horizon en découvrant les richesses du monde du rythme. / Livre / Agrafé /

Exam boards: Edexcel AQA OCR WJECRomanticism in Focus places works of music literature and art alongside one another setting them within the social and political context of their time. There are also helpful examinations of some of the main styles from the period.Suitable for both students and teachers this guide tackles questions such as whether Mendelssohn was a true Romantic why Schumann and Baudelaire both worked as journalists and Wagner???s thoughts towards Brahms.The Eroica and Symphonie Fantastique Brahms and Bruckner Emma and Hard Times Constable???s Haywain and Turner???s Fighting Temaire Byron and Baudelaire all feature and thereare also contextual definitions of the main styles of the time: nationalism impressionism naturalism and symbolism.