Theory Essentials

Answering instructors’ complaints - and student anxiety - about the lack of a solid grounding in the basics, THEORY ESSENTIALS, 2/e spends the first chapters on a thorough exposure to and execution of fundamentals.

Replacing the need for a separate ear training text, the text integrates a full discussion of theory concepts and principles correlated with ear training - and each chapter contains an entire section devoted to building Aural Skills.

The feature "Music for Analysis" provides examples from music history that illustrate the isolated principles of music theory and put them in context.

The text’s music examples, all which are found on the accompanying CourseMate site, include a variety of composers, from classical to jazz to pop.

Practice boxes throughout the text give students an opportunity to test their comprehension immediately and check their responses against the Answer Section at the back of the book.

End-of-chapter Keyboard Skills sections allow students to apply the concepts they have learned in a keyboard setting.

THEORY ESSENTIALS, 2/e combines into one text what used to be in two volumes.

Music CourseMate, an interactive online supplement, includes all of the musical examples in the text, diagnostic quizzes, and numerous exercises that allow students to develop a more thorough understanding of the material presented in the text.

The text’s full integration of analytical skills replaces the need for separate texts. Over a thousand music examples address theory, harmony, and ear training throughout the text.