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Music theory

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  • How to Rapby Paul Edwards; Kool G Rap

    Chicago Review Press 2009; US$ 9.95

    Examining the dynamics of hip-hop from every region and in every form—mainstream and underground, current and classic—this compelling how-to discusses everything from content and flow to rhythm and delivery in relation to the art and craft of rap. Compiled from the most extensive research on rapping to date, this first-of-its-kind guide delivers countless candid and exclusive insights from more than 100 of the most critically acclaimed artists in hip-hop—including Clipse, Cypress Hill, Nelly, Public Enemy, Remy Ma, Schoolly D, A Tribe Called Quest, and will.i.am—unraveling the stories behind their art and preserving a wealth of the genre’s history through the words of the legends themselves. Exhaustively... more...

  • Guitar Chords for Dummiesby Antoine Polin

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2010; US$ 16.99

    Whether you're playing blues, rock, classical, or folk-all the chords you'll need are here Even Eric Clapton started with a few basic chords. And Guitar Chords For Dummies offers guitarists of every ambition, skill level, and musical genre a key to the simplest and most complex guitar chords-over 600 in all. Illustrated with a grid showing the position of the fingers on a string, a photograph of the chord being played, and a brief comment on the chord and how to play it, this handy, portable reference offers musicians, whether experimenting at home or playing in a coffee house, instant access to the full range of chords that can be played on a guitar. Covers the theory and techniques of guitar chords Features a handy, portable design,... more...

  • Three-Note Voicings and Beyondby Randy Vincent

    Sher Music 2012; US$ 22.99

    Randy Vincent's second Sher Music Co. book covers every aspect of the crucial three-note voicings every guitarist needs to know. It has received glowing endorsements from Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Mike Stern, Ben Monder, Vic Juris, Gene Bertoncinni, Julian Lage, etc. Three-Note Voicings and Beyond is for everyone from intermediate newcomers to jazz guitar to very advanced players. The book develops a unique dynamic concept of harmony where three independently moving lines team up to create beautiful harmonies that are valuable for comping, chord melodies and chordal jazz improvisations. Topics include: Three-note shell voicings and special derived comp voicings Compete triad review including all close and open inversions on all strings... more...

  • Teaching Music Musicallyby Keith Swanwick

    RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 45.95

    Through practical examples Swanwick illustrates layers of musical experience and outlines key principles for music educators on musical teaching. Chapter deal with the value, culture, assessment and the future of music education. more...

  • Songwriting Successby Michael Lydon

    Routledge 2004; US$ 28.95

    Breaking down the craft of melody and lyric writing into easily digested lessons that anyone can follow, Michael Lydon shows the beginning songwriter how to integrate the craft's many skills into a seamless artistic and commercial whole. more...

  • Chromatic Transformations in Nineteenth-Century Musicby David Kopp; Ian Bent

    Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 48.00

    David Kopp's book develops a model of chromatic chord relations in nineteenth-century music particularly the works of Schubert, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, and Brahms. The emphasis is on explaining chromatic third relations and the pivotal role they play in theory and practice. more...

  • Scientific Method in Ptolemy's Harmonicsby Andrew Barker

    Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 48.00

    This book examines Ptolemy's scientific procedures for investigating the structures underlying musical melody. By providing an analysis of Ptolemy's theoretical apparatus, his strategies for integrating theory with observation, and his instructions for the design and conduct of experiments, the book offers a new starting-point for studying ancient scientific method. more...

  • The Art of Fugueby Joseph Kerman

    University of California Press 2005; US$ 19.95

    Fugue for J. S. Bach was a natural language; he wrote fugues in organ toccatas and voluntaries, in masses and motets, in orchestral and chamber music, and even in his sonatas for violin solo. The more intimate fugues he wrote for keyboard are among the greatest, most influential, and best-loved works in all of Western music. They have long been the foundation of the keyboard repertory, played by beginning students and world-famous virtuosi alike. In a series of elegantly written essays, eminent musicologist Joseph Kerman discusses his favorite Bach keyboard fugues?some of them among the best-known fugues and others much less familiar. Kerman skillfully, at times playfully, reveals the inner workings of these pieces, linking the form of the... more...

  • Musicby Nicholas Cook

    Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 8.95

    This "Very Short Introduction" to music invites us to really think about music and the values and qualities we ascribe to it. Drawing on a range of examples from Beethoven to the Spice Girls to Chinese zither music, Nicholas Cook attempts to provide a framework for thinking about all music. more...

  • Unfoldingsby Carl Schachter; Joseph N. Straus

    Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 60.00

    Introduction: A Dialogue between Author and Editor I: Rhythm and Linear Analysis more...