Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth Century Music
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Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth Century Music Details
For nearly two decades Tonal Harmony has been the leading text for the two-year theory curriculum for music majors. Used at nearly 800 schools, Tonal Harmony has been consistently praised for its practicality and ease of use for student and instructor alike. The straightforward approach is supported by well-chosen examples and thoughtful exercises, and the total presentation is compatible with differing teaching styles and theoretical points of view. In addition, a set outstanding ancillaries, which include a collection of audio examples on CD (for both the text and workbook) and an extensive Instructor's Manual, round out the comprehensive teaching package.
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When I learned to play trumpet way back in Jr. High I was never taught anything but how to read sheet music and keeping beat so now that I am expanding my musical abilities I found an instructor that would accompany my piano lessons with college level music theory. This is the book that we have been using but it was the 3rd edition and I chose to get the more updated 5th edition for my own bookshelf since I could find it used for a reasonable price. In comparison, the 5th edition answered a lot of questions in the first 5 chapters that I had when reading the 3rd edition and does a much better job of explaining the minor scales. I highly recommend this textbook for anyone that is learning music theory and wants a textbook that includes challenging problems as a part of the application of each section of instruction.
