The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory, 2nd Edition (Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback))
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.27 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592574378 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Michael Miller is the author of several successful music guides, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Songwriting, Second Edition, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Solos and Improvisation, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Drums, Second Edition, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Composition
A music theory book that hits the high note … This updated and expanded edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Music Theory breaks down a difficult subject in a simple way—even for those who think they have no rhythm or consider themselves tone deaf. This new edition includes: -A brand-new CD -A comprehensive ear-training section -Musical examples of intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms -Aural exercises so readers can test their ear training and transcription skills. With clear, concise language, it explains everything from bass-clef basics to confusing codas
1st and 2nd Editions corrections from Michael Miller's webpage ***I'm thoroughly enjoying this book, but I did find a couple of errors (I guess he is a good teacher!). In any event, I went to his website and found this errata page - no, not "erotic" page - with corrections to both the 1st and 2nd editions (and sure enough, he had corrected the error I discovered). Enjoy the book, it's great!***Corrections to the Second EditionChapter 1, p. 5: The frequency for middle C is actually 261Hz, not 256Hz -- and if you can hear that difference, you have . "For Amateur Musicians Who Know Their Basics" according to Neodoering. Well, this book isn't really for idiots like me, who know NOTHING about music theory. It's aimed more for musicians who have learned from mentors or on their own, who have not had any formal music theory. For those with NO musical experience, this will be a confusing, difficult book that introduces too much complex theory too fast. I need to know the difference between blues and jazz, not the fifteen major scales. Am I supposed to memorize that material? What good is it? I'm not worri. hake1"Much theory, and much headache" according to hake12. Okey Dokey folks, so this book is well written and organized. Everything is broken down and explained well. 5/5 as this book delivers what it promises. But.!!!!! WAIT!!!! This book is about writing music and the theory behind it all. So, with that said, the book is not filled to the brim with examples on what it is actually explaining (it simply defines what everything is i.e. major scales, minor chords, etc.) but, a simple youtube search on the subjects within this book and you can c. said Much theory, and much headache. Okey Dokey folks, so this book is well written and organized. Everything is broken down and explained well. 5/5 as this book delivers what it promises. But.!!!!! WAIT!!!! This book is about writing music and the theory behind it all. So, with that said, the book is not filled to the brim with examples on what it is actually explaining (it simply defines what everything is i.e. major scales, minor chords, etc.) but, a simple youtube search on the subjects within this book and you can c
About the Author Michael Miller is the author of several successful music guides, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Songwriting, Second Edition, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Solos and Improvisation, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Drums, Second Edition, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Composition.