The Complete Idiot''s Guide to Music Theory

Introduction Part 1, “Tones,”gets you started with reading music. You’ll learn about the notes on a piano, the intervals between ...

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory, Second Edition What You Need to Use This Book Any practicing or aspiring musician ca ...

Introduction Let Me Know What You Think I always love to hear from my readers—especially when the readers are fel- low musicians ...

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory, Second Edition Thanks, as well, to another old friend, Orson Mason, who helped me ar ...

Discover the building blocks of all music: the pitches you play or sing. You’ll learn about the notes of a scale, the different ...

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1 Pitches and Clefs In This Chapter ◆Understanding musical tones ◆Assigning names to specific pitches ◆Putting notes on a staff ...

Part 1: Tones Better? This definition doesn’t cover everythingthat’s ever been called “music,” but it probably covers those type ...

Chapter 1:Pitches and Clefs Some instruments produce a broader range of tones than other instruments. In particular, the piano h ...

Par t 1:Tones 659Hz, 587Hz, 523Hz, 587Hz, 659Hz, 659Hz, 659Hz, 587Hz, 587Hz, 587Hz, 659Hz, 783Hz, 783Hz The specific frequencies ...

Chapter 1:Pitches and Clefs If you’re reading ahead and want to see how the numbering system applies to tra- ditional music nota ...

Par t 1:Tones If you’re reading ahead and want to know how the Solfeggio names apply to traditional music notation, here’s what ...

Chapter 1:Pitches and Clefs Notes on a Piano Keyboard A good way to visualize the seven basic notes (A through G) is to look at ...

Par t 1:Tones The basic music staff is composed of lines and spaces, like this: 10 A blank staff. As you can see, the staff has ...

Chapter 1:Pitches and Clefs Above—and Below—the Staff The basic staff describes nine basic notes—five on the lines, four in the ...

Par t 1:Tones As you’ve already learned, in real-world terms the treble clef is positioned just above middle C. The bottom line ...

Chapter 1:Pitches and Clefs The grand staff looks like this: 13 The grand staff. When you use a grand staff, it’s important to n ...

Par t 1:Tones Although there are several other specialty clefs (including the baritone, subbass, and French violin clefs), you p ...

Chapter 1:Pitches and Clefs Exercises Exercise 1-1 Write the name of each note below the note. 15 Exercise 1-2 Write the name of ...

Par t 1:Tones Exercise 1-6 Write the following notes above the staff. 16 Exercise 1-7 Write the following notes below the staff. ...