The Complete Idiot''s Guide to Music Theory

13 Accompanying Melodies 167

Time to sit down at the piano (or guitar) and play a few chords!

14 Transposing to Other Keys 177

When one key isn’t good enough, you have to move the notes to

another key.

Part 5: Embellishing 185

15 Harmony and Counterpoint 187

Or, where you find out background vocals are more than just ooohs

and aaahs and acting like a Pip or a Supreme.

16 Chord Substitutions and Turnarounds 203

If you don’t like the chords as written—change ’em!

17 Special Notation 215

All sorts of fancy notation that didn’t fit anywhere else in this book.

Part 6: Arranging 223

18 Composing and Arranging for Voices and Instruments 225

Learn how to write for specific voices and instruments—the proper

ranges, and whether and how they need to be transposed.

19 Lead Sheets and Scores 241

Turn here to see some examples of lead sheets, chord sheets, vocal

scores, big band scores, and full-blown orchestral scores.

20 Performing Your Music 257

Up, down, left, right—how to set the tempo and start conducting!

Appendixes

A The Complete Idiot’s Music Glossary 265

B The Complete Idiot’s Chord Reference 275

C Answers to Chapter Exercises 279

DThe Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory, Second Edition, Ear

Training Course CD 293

Index 305