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Welcome to Music Theory For Dummies!
What do you think of when you hear the phrase music theory? Does the image of your elementary school music teacher scowling at you from behind the piano pop into your head? Or perhaps a later image of fellow college students in theory classes determinedly trying to notate theremin whistles? If either of these ideas is anything close your own perception of what music theory is,then hopefully, this book will be a pleasant surprise.
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〖Music Theory For Dummies by Michael Pilhofer and Holly Day(音乐理论入门)〗
How This Book Is Organized
Music Theory For Dummies is organized into five parts. The first four are eachbased around a particular aspect of music, and the fifth, the Part of Tens,contains information about fun aspects of music theory that have little or nothing to do with actually playing it. This system makes it easy for you to find what you need to know quickly — because, after all, this is a reference book, and nobody wants to spend all day thumbing through pages to find one
simple technique.
Part I: Rhythm: Keeping the Beat
Without rhythm, music would be one long, unbroken, unwavering note, and that would be awfully tricky to dance to. Rhythm is the most basic component of any type of music, and being able to keep proper rhythm can make or break a performer. In this section, we discuss the various values of notes and rests used in written music, as well as more advanced concepts like time signatures and syncopation.
Part II: Melody: The Part You Hum
Melody is the lead line of the song that stays stuck in your head, long after the song is over. It’s the essential musical theme that runs through a piece of music, or a part of a piece of music, that ties the whole thing together. In this section, we cover basic note reading and some silly mnemonics to help remember the order of the notes on the grand staff. Staffs for both piano and guitar notation are included.
Part III: Harmony: Fleshing It Out
Harmony is the part of a song that fills out the melody. Harmony can turn the simplicity of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” into a full orchestral number. In this part, we go over interval basics, major and minor scales, building chords, and how to use the all-important Circle of Fifths. We also talk about basic chord progressions and musical cadences. There are tons of musical examples in this section that you can hear on the book’s CD, performed on both piano and guitar.
Part IV: Form: How It’s Shaped
In this chapter, we show you how to put it all together to start writing your own real music. The structure of various types of classical music — including such forms as fugues and sonatas — are dissected and discussed, as are popular
forms like the 12-bar blues, 32-bar blues ballads, and rock and pop forms.
Part V: The Part of Tens
In this section of the book, we introduce you to a few things to do with theory outside of playing music. We answer some of the most common questions people have about music theory. We profile some fascinating music theorists
without whom this book, or any other book like it, would not be possible. And we point you to furthering your musical exploits by listing additional music theory and history books, as well as Internet resources.
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〖Music Theory For Dummies by Michael Pilhofer and Holly Day(音乐理论入门)〗


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