The Practical Handbook for Mastering Rhythm - UK and Europe Edition. Hal Leonard...(+)
The Practical Handbook for Mastering Rhythm - UK and Europe Edition. Hal Leonard Rhythm and Counting is the essential, practical handbook for mastering rhythm. Designed for students and musicians of any instrument or voice, this book provides a comprehensive and systematic approach to understanding rhythms, rhythmic devices, and how to count them. Packed full of practical exercises, this book also makes for an ideal self-instruction method. Every exercise is accompanied by play-along online audio, featuring useful metronome clicks for rigorous practice. For use in individual or group instruction, Hal Leonard Rhythm and Counting is the must-have guide to rhythm for all music teachers and students. With UK-specific musical vocabulary.
Concepts Include:
? Fundamentals of Rhythm ? Counting Method ? Note Values and Rests ? Beat Subdivision ? Simple Time Signatures ? Compound Time Signatures ? Ties and Extended Notes ? Syncopation
A Fun & Simple Guide to Understanding Music-If you wish there was a fun and enga...(+)
A Fun & Simple Guide to Understanding Music-If you wish there was a fun and engaging way to help you understand the fundamentals of music then All About Music Theory is it. Whether it's learning to read music understanding chords and scales musical forms or improvising and composing this enjoyable guide will help you to finally start understanding the structure and design of music. This fun-filled easy-to-use guide includes: Â Music notation Scales and modes Melody harmonization and counterpoint Chord progressions Song form and structure Listen and learn with over 90 tracks to download online including over 50popular songs such as Beauty and the Beast Candle in the Wind Imagine In the Air Tonight Killing Me Softly with His Song Let It Be Message in a Bottle and many more. Â
Jazz Theory Resources is a jazz theory text in two volumes. Volume I (HL00030458...(+)
Jazz Theory Resources is a jazz theory text in two volumes. Volume I (HL00030458) includes: review of basic theory rhythm in jazz performance basic tonal materials triadic generalization diatonic harmonic progressions and harmonic analysis substitutions and turnarounds common melodic outlines and an overview of voicings.Volume II (HL00030459) includes: modes and modal frameworks quartal harmony other scales and colors extended tertian structures and triadic superimposition pentatonic applications coloring outside the lines and beyond analysis and expanding harmonic vocabulary.Appendices on chord/scale relationships elaborations ofstatic harmony endings composing tips and theory applications are also included.
In this groundbreaking book prize-winning Pianist and noted educator William We...(+)
In this groundbreaking book prize-winning Pianist and noted educator William Westney helps readers discover their own path to the natural transcendent fulfillment of making music. Drawing on experience psychological insight and wisdom ancient and modern Westney shows how to trust yourself and set your own musicality free. He offers healthy alternatives for lifelong learning and suggests significant change in the way music is taught. For example playing a wrong note can be constructive useful even enlightening. The creator of the acclaimed Un-Master Class workshop also explores the special potential of group work outlining the basics of his revelatory workshop that hastransformed the music experience for participants the world over. Practicing in Westney's view is a lively honest adventurous and spiritually rewarding enterprise and it can (and should) meet with daily success which empowers us to grow even more. Teachers professionals and students of any instrument will feel the benefit from this unique guide which brings artistic vitality freedom and confidence within everyone's reach.
A continuation of Basic Rhythmic Training this collection of progressive rhythm...(+)
A continuation of Basic Rhythmic Training this collection of progressive rhythmic drills is designed to increase a music student's proficiency in executing and understanding Rhythm.The exercises begin verysimply and proceed to more complex meters beat divisions and polyrhythms. The book can be used as a supplement to any method or as a drill book for the musician who wishes to solidify and expand his/her rhythmicabilities.
Get the rock-solid fundamentals of rhythms pitch and harmony with this easy to...(+)
Get the rock-solid fundamentals of rhythms pitch and harmony with this easy to use book. Learn the universal language used by all musicians regardless of instrument. Includes concise detailed explanations illustrations and written exercises.Construct scales cords and intervals.Identify major and minor key centers and common chord progressions.Accurately play various rhythm feels and figures.Learn the basic principles of form and compositional analysis.
A self-study course with illustrations and examples for you to write and check y...(+)
A self-study course with illustrations and examples for you to write and check your answers. Topics include: major and minor scales; modes and other scales; harmony; intervals; chord structure; chord progressions and substitutions; and more. This workbook contains essential ???backbone??? concepts for working musicians. These are the things you must know. It may take a year to work through and thoroughly understand and memorize all that is in this book and a lifetime to perfect it. But that's okay: You will own this valuable resource and have it for handy reference.
Jazz Theory & Workbook is designed for all instrumentalists eager to understand ...(+)
Jazz Theory & Workbook is designed for all instrumentalists eager to understand how the jazz standards they play and improvise over are constructed. It is also a great resource for arrangers and composers seeking new writing tools. While some of the musical examples are Pianistic this book is not exclusively for Keyboard players.In this structured method every new concept is clearly presented and explained put in context with one or more musical examples and then consolidated with a set of written exercises. In addition the book is progressive beginning with a comprehensive presentation of intervals and culminating with an in-depthreview of the synthetic modes.Although jazz is based essentially on a vertical progression of chords linear mechanisms also determine this style of music and add to its musical expressivity. The aim of this book is to present these two complementary approaches in both a vertical and a horizontal study of jazz harmony.
For All Musicians-An encyclopedia of Jazz theory for all musicians. This one-of-...(+)
For All Musicians-An encyclopedia of Jazz theory for all musicians. This one-of-a-kind book encompasses a wide scope of jazz topics for beginners and pros of any instrument. This extensive and comprehensive method works in three ways: as an encyclopedia for ready reference as a thorough methodology for the student and as a workbook for the classroom complete with ample exercises and conceptual discussion. Lessons and topics include:The basics of intervalsJazz harmonyScales and modesII-V-I cadencesHarmonic analysisPiano voicings and voice leadingModulations modal interchange and reharmonizationJazz piano compingJazz tune formsArrangingtechniques ImprovisationTraditional Jazz fundamentalsPractice techniques...and much more!
The 20 exercises and 25 etudes in this book are intended to help in the developm...(+)
The 20 exercises and 25 etudes in this book are intended to help in the development of the basic concepts of jazz style phrasing rhythms and progressions. It is excellent as a supplement to lesson material of for daily warm-upand practice.
The Internatonal Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is the standard source for phonetic not...(+)
The Internatonal Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is the standard source for phonetic notation. This product provides an easy-to-use format for understanding pronunciation for each letter in the alphabet in any placement within a word in Spanish Italian Latin French and German. Spiral bound.
This two-book series includes a wealth of material used to teach harmony and the...(+)
This two-book series includes a wealth of material used to teach harmony and theory in college-level courses by George Heussenstamm author of the Norton Manual of Musical Notation.Hal Leonard Harmony & Theory - Part 2: Chromatic introduces readers to modulation and more advanced harmonies covering: secondary dominants; borrowed chords; the Neapolitan 6th chord; augmented 6th chords; 9th 11th and 13th chords; and more. In addition to text the book features many musical examples that illustrate the concepts and exercises that allow readers to test and apply their knowledge.
George Heussenstamm composer of more than 85 published works and author of The ...(+)
George Heussenstamm composer of more than 85 published works and author of The Norton Manual of Music Notation taught college-level theory for several decades. Unable to find what he considered a suitable text he wrote his own honing it through practical classroom experience. It is now published for the first time as Hal Leonard Harmony & Theory.This book is designed for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of music theory whether beginner or more advanced. The first two chapters deal with music fundamentals and may be skipped by those with music reading experience. Each chapter contains many examples that clearly illustrate the conceptspresented. Written exercises at the end of each chapter allow the reader to test and apply their knowledge.Topics include: basic music-reading instruction; triads in root position; triads in inversion; cadences; non-harmonic tones; the dominant seventh chord; other seventh chords; and more.
The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians-The ultimate tool for all musicians. You'll ...(+)
The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians-The ultimate tool for all musicians. You'll master chord theory in minutes! The Chord Wheel is a revolutionary device that puts the most essential and practical applications of chord theory into your hands. This tool will help you: Improvise and Solo - Talk about chops! Comprehend key structure like never before Transpose Keys - Instantly transpose any progression into each and every key Compose Your Own Music - Watch your songwriting blossom! No music reading is necessary.