TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schmidt-Jones,Catherine
ED  - Open Textbook Library
TI  - Understanding Basic Music Theory
T2  - Open textbook library
AV  - N85 
CY  - Minneapolis, MN
PB  - Open Textbook Library
KW  - Humanities
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - Arts
N1  - 1 Notation -- 1.1 Pitch -- 1.2 Time -- 1.3 Style -- 2 Definitions -- 2.1 Rhythm -- 2.2 Timbre -- 2.3 Melody -- 2.4 Texture -- 2.5 Harmony -- 2.6 Counterpoint -- 2.7 Range -- 2.8 Classifying Music -- 3 The Physical Basis -- 3.1 Acoustics for Music Theory -- 3.2 Standing Waves and Musical Instruments -- 3.3 Harmonic Series I: Timbre and Octaves Solutions -- 4 Notes and Scales -- 4.1 Octaves and the Major-Minor Tonal System -- 4.2 Half Steps and Whole Steps -- 4.3 Major Keys and Scales -- 4.4 Minor Keys and Scales -- 4.5 Interval -- 4.6 Harmonic Series II: Harmonics, Intervals, and Instruments -- 4.7 The Circle of Fifths -- 4.8 Scales that aren't Major or Minor -- 5 Harmony and Form -- 5.1 Triads -- 5.2 Naming Triads -- 5.3 Consonance and Dissonance -- 5.4 Beyond Triads: Naming Other Chords -- 5.5 Beginning Harmonic Analysis -- 5.6 Cadence -- 5.7 Form -- 6 Challenges -- 6.1 Ear Training -- 6.2 Tuning Systems -- 6.3 Modes and Ragas -- 6.4 Transposition: Changing Keys
N2  - Although it is significantly expanded from "Introduction to Music Theory", this book still covers only the bare essentials of music theory. Music is a very large subject, and the advanced theory that students will want to pursue after mastering the basics will vary greatly. A trumpet player interested in jazz, a vocalist interested in early music, a pianist interested in classical composition, and a guitarist interested in world music, will all want to delve into very different facets of music theory; although, interestingly, if they all become very well-versed in their chosen fields, they will still end up very capable of understanding each other and cooperating in musical endeavors. The final section does include a few challenges that are generally not considered "beginner level" musicianship, but are very useful in just about every field and genre of music
UR  - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/257
ER  -