A complete guide to reading music for beginners-This tutor book and CD guides you through the basics from clefs to chord symbols and from time-signatures to tonality so in no time you will be able to read music from scratch. The audio CD makes the written music come alive and helps you understand the language of music. Easy to use and clearly written. Published by Boosey

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 80 Hundreds of musical components related to melody, harmony, and rhythm are blended together to make music. The study of these elements is called music theory. This book explains basic music theory as it relates to the needs of the average musician. It covers basic music reading with note names and time values, accidentals, ties, and other symbols and terms, as well as the theory behind the most common scales and chords. Quizzes throughout the book reinforce key concepts.