Fundamentals of Music

Substantially revised, Fundamentals of Music, Fourth Edition, presents a complete introduction to music fundamentals and basic musicianship. In this popular text/CD package, the author employs a fresh, student-centered style to introduce and explain traditional topics such as notation, meter, scales, triads, and chords. The text informs, guides, and encourages students with basic theoretical information that is balanced with helpful suggestions for study, copious exercise material, introductory aural skills training, and self-tests with answers. The revised compact disc is more fully integrated as a text supplement and features 70 easily accessible tracks of professional performances designed to help students associate the sounds of music with their symbols. FEATURES NEW TO THE FOURTH EDITION A new introductory section that discusses the traditions and language of Western music and also identifies its major parameters. New Unit Reviews that feature exercise material over the most important concepts in a group of related chapters. Numerous revised and newly added exercises that better focus student attention on a particular area of music fundamentals while retaining an overall perspective of the musical language. New recorded examples that clarify differences and similarities among scale forms. RETAINED FROM PREVIOUS EDITIONS Over 200 written drill exercises and creative projects. Numerous aural-perception, keyboard, and musicianship exercises (many of these are correlated with the accompanying CD). Helpful instructions for student calligraphy as well as suggestions to students for study and comprehension of fundamental materials. Glossary plus appendixes on modes, C-clefs, acoustics, and other topics.Henry, Earl is the author of 'Fundamentals of Music', published 2003 under ISBN 9780131120938 and ISBN 013112093X.