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 theaverage 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 reinforcekey concepts.

With its highly attractive full-colour age-appropriate layout Poco Piano For Young Children encourages young children to take the first steps on a difficult but thoroughly rewarding journey. Together with the Music Theory for Young Children books the Poco Piano For Young Children series leads the child from the very beginning to grade 1 level. Poco Piano for Young Children includes exercises to help the child develop technique rhythm and reading and it involves the child in activities such as pasting colouring tracing circling and clapping. Book 3 introduces the concepts of key key signature scales triads tones and semitones in a novel and exciting way: each key is a group of characters or objects with note-names (i.e. a band a birthday party a clothes-line with garments). Certain notes belong while all other notes (accidentals) are outsiders. Transposition is a natural outcome of this concept with a tune moving from one group to another. The child masters eight new notes (up to Treble High G and down to Bass Low F) which facilitates the playing of more adventurous repertoire. The semiquaver semiquaver rest dotted crotchet and dotted quaver are introduced and tempo markings are now in Italian. As in the previous two books ensemble-playing is encouraged.

This book is designed to help guide a beginning music theory dialogue between instructor and student in private one-on-one lessons. Six areas of beginning music theory are covered. The major scale the natural minor scale intervals triads seventh chords and harmonized major and minor scales. Fingerings intervallic structures and note names are also diagrammed in each chapter. It is highly recommended that this book is used in the course ofstudy with a professional bass instructor though many players have found the book to be useful in self-study. A good bass teacher will help explain and demonstrate theory concepts in a live setting and also shed additional lightin terms of alternate fingerings ear training and gaining full technical mastery of theory concepts across the entire fingerboard

Maureen Cox presents a variety of activities to make the learning of music theory fun without being frivolous. This activity book may be used alongside Theory Is Fun Grade 1 or on its own. Topics covered include learning names and notes in treble and bass clef time names and note values dotted notes and rests key signatures and time signatures musical terms and signs and much more.

A comprehensive traditional note-speller designed to increase confidence in student's note-reading abilities and suitable for both private and group tuition.Divided into 27 lessons and a review the exercises cover: Notes on the staveDuration names for notes and restsSharps flats and naturalsGrand stave signs including clefsStem direction

pianist Christian Gouinguené and lyricist Ivane Huber collaborate to create a fantastic singing book for children. Essential to all beginner vocalists the songs in The Children Sing... Music Theory are composed specifically to suit young children focusing on practising the theory of music. This children's music book addresses the stave treble and bass clefs notes values barlines accidentals chromaticism triplets syncopation intervals of 3rds and 6ths modes and notes names among many other aspects The Children Sing ensures high quality and progressive Vocal studies for children with all songsin this edition based around the theory of music. Christian Gouinguené and Ivane Huber have compiled an essential songbook for young singers which cannot be missed. Here's looking forward to further collaborations from the pair!

First published in 1982 Jean-Claude Veilhan (born in 1940) compiled this enlightening compilation  I Learn The Recorder following his studies of woodwind at the Regional Conservatory of Versailles and a prominent career as a professional Recorder and Clarinet player. As a prominent Recorder player himself Veilhan has performed much of the the repertoire for the instrument and therefore is well acquainted with its workings. I Learn The Recorder encompasses basic theory elements including note values and names as well as helpful labelled diagrams demonstrating fingerings and showing thebeginner how to hold the instrument. This Veilhan book also includes many exercises to aid progression. I Learn The Recorder is essential to beginners of the instrument.

Quiero Tocar El Acordeon by Victor M. Barba is a terrific book for Accordion. This book is for button Accordion common in norteno music. It has the names of every button Accordion posture 20progressive studies music theory scales simple and doubles and many ornaments as well as classic rhythms such as Norteno Cumbia Rancherita Corrido and more. A brand new system of Accordion TABS© designedespecially for this book the Accordion graphics and the name of the note under each note makes this book really easy to understand and will help you to play the Accordion in no time. Quiero Tocar ElAcordeon is a must have book from the series of Easy Music School and Mel Bay Publications! Includes access to online audio.