Theory Essentials for Today's Musician

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Ralph Turek (University of Akron, USA), Daniel McCarthy

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Routledge
22 December 2017

The Arts: General & Reference; Theory of music & musicology

Theory Essentials for Today's Musician offers a review of music theory that speaks directly and engagingly to modern students. Rooted in the tested pedagogy of Theory for Today's Musician, the authors have distilled and reorganized the concepts from the thirty-three chapters of their original textbook into twenty-one succinct, modular chapters that move from the core elements of harmony to further topics in form and 20th-century music. A broad coverage of topics and musicals styles-including examples drawn from popular music-is organized into four key parts:

Basic Tools

Chromatic Harmony

Form and Analysis

The 20th Century and Beyond

Theory Essentials features clear and jargon-free (yet rigorous) explanations appropriate for students at all levels, ensuring comprehension of concepts that are often confusing or obscure. An accompanying workbook provides corresponding exercises, while a companion website presents streaming audio examples. This concise and reorganized all-in-one package-which can be covered in a single semester for a graduate review, or serve as the backbone for a briefer undergraduate survey-provides a comprehensive, flexible foundation in the vital concepts needed to analyze music.

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Until then, please visit the website for Theory for Today's Musician, Second Edition: http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9780415663335

By: Ralph Turek (University of Akron USA), Daniel McCarthy
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 1.338kg
ISBN: 9781138098756
ISBN 10: 1138098752
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 22 December 2017
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active

PART ONE: BASIC TOOLS Chaper 1: Elements of Diatonic Harmony Chapter 2: Cadences and Harmonic Rhythm Chapter 3: The Outer-Voice Framework/Embellishing Tones Chapter 4: Part Writing and Chorale Analysis I Chapter 5: Part Writing and Chorale Analysis II Chapter 6: Part Writing and Chorale Analysis III PART TWO: CHROMATIC HARMONY Chapter 7: Secondary Function Chapter 8: Modulation I Chapter 9: Mixing Modes Chapter 10: Altered Pre-Dominants and Dominants Chapter 11: Modulation II Chapter 12: Harmonic Extensions and Chromatic Techniques PART THREE: FORM AND ANALYSIS Chapter 13: Melodic Form Chapter 14: Contrapuntal Forms Chapter 15: Small Forms Chapter 16: Sonata Form Chapter 17: Rondo PART FOUR: THE 20TH CENTURY AND BEYOND Chapter 18: Syntax and Vocabulary Chapter 19: New Tonal Methods Chapter 20: Non-Serial Atonality Chapter 21: Serial Atonality Appendix A: Scales and Intervals Appendix B: Rhythm Appendix C: Basic Harmonic Structures Appendix D: Part-Writing Guidelines

Ralph Turek is a theorist, composer, author, jazz pianist, Professor Emeritus at The University of Akron, and a veteran of thirty-five years of teaching in the music theory classroom. He is the co-author of Theory for Today's Musician. Daniel McCarthy is a familiar name in contemporary American music. As a composer, he has received distinguished faculty research/creativity awards at Indiana State University and The University of Akron, where he is Chair of the Composition and Theory Section in the School of Music. He is the co-author of Theory for Today's Musician.