The Practice Of Harmony

With an emphasis onlearning and understanding by doing,this workbook takes learners from music fundamentals through harmony in common practice to some of the more important harmonic procedures of the 20th century. The approach is “additive” throughout, allowing readers to use what was learned in one chapter to help comprehension of the materials in the next.A four-part organization covers foundations, the diatonic vocabulary, the chromatic vocabulary, and post-common practice harmony.For anyone looking for an easy-to-use book—and an understanding of—music theory.

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For courses in Music Theory A text/workbook combination that gives students the tools to understand harmonic structures With an emphasis on learning by doing, The Practice of Harmony, Seventh Edition takes students from music fundamentals through harmony in common practice to some of the more important harmonic procedures of the 20th century. Its approach is "additive" -- enabling students to use what was learned in one chapter to understand material in the next -- to minimize rote memorization, since students repeatedly use the concepts throughout the semester. The text begins with an overview of music fundamentals; the middle addresses the use of harmony in common practice; and the concluding section offers a basic glimpse of the harmonic practices of the 20th century. The authors intentionally avoid elaborate descriptions of their conceptual framework and refrain from specifying instructional methods, thereby allowing instructors a wide spectrum of teaching approaches in the classroom. NOTE: This ISBN is for a Pearson Books a la Carte edition: a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf text. In addition to the flexibility offered by this format, Books a la Carte editions offer students great value, as they cost significantly less than a bound textbook.

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A workbook that discusses the main elements of tonal harmony, and contains numerous music examples and exercises for working. Particularly helpful to bridge the gap between Grade 5 and Grade 6 theory, and also very useful material for all higher-grade theory exam entrants, and for A Level, Diploma and undergraduate music students.

A thorough introduction to harmony in common practice. Takes students from the fundamentals of harmony including harmony in common practice and some of the more important harmonic procedures of the 20th century. With an emphasis on learning and understanding by doing, this text/workbook combination takes students from music fundamentals through harmony in common practice to some of the more important harmonic procedures of the 20th century. The approach is "additive" throughout, allowing students to use what was learned in one chapter to help comprehension of the materials in the next. This allows for minimum of memorization since students repeatedly use the concepts throughout the semester. Teaching and Learning Experience Personalize Learning-MySearchLab offers assests for further study, including research databases, information on how to write a research paper, and subject libraries. Improve Critical Thinking- Students learn that harmony may be understood as a continuum rather than a series of unrelated elements. Engage Students- Emphasis on comprehension of governing principles rather than memorization of rules. Understand Music- Provides students with immediate understanding of what the particular musical example is emphasizing and what harmonic principle the example reveals. Support Instructors- Supported by the best instructor resources on the market; MySearchLab, and an Instructor's Manual. Note: MySearchLab does no come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit www. MySearchLab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MySearchLab (VP ISBN-10: 0205230172, VP ISBN-13: 9780205230174)