A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals

by Duckworth, William

• ISBN13: 9780495796435
• ISBN10: 0495796433
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-03
• Publisher: Schirmer

Summary

CREATIVE APPROACH TO MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS (WITH KEYBOARD AND GUITAR INSERT), 10E is a reader-friendly, creative text that focuses on music fundamentals through written and aural exercises. In addition, the text strives to teach students how to create music through learning rhythm, melody, scales, intervals and triads.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Basics of Music

Rhythm I: Simple Meter

Focus On Skills I

Rhythm II: Compound Meter

Pitch

Focus On Skills II

Major Scales

Major Key Signatures

Intervals

Focus On Skills III

Minor Key Signatures

Minor Scales

The Pentatonic and Blues Scales

Focus on Skills IV

Triads

Triads in a Musical Context

Chord Progressions

Writing a Song

Appendices

Graded Rhythms for Counting and Performing

Graded World Rhythms in Two and Three Parts

Syllables for Sight-Singing Scales and Modes

Graded Melodies for Sight-Singing and Playing

Chromatic Scale and Major-Scale Fingerings for Keyboard Instruments

The C Clef

Other Scales and Modes

Transposing the Modes

A Brief Introduction to Timbre

A Brief Discussion of Acoustics

Basic Guitar Chords

Using the Focus on Fundamentals Enhanced CD

Glossary

Subject

Index Index to Musical Examples

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