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Theory for Todays Musician, Third Edition, recasts the scope of the traditional music theory course to meet the demands of the professional music world, in a style that speaks directly and engagingly to todays music student. It uses classical, folk, popular, and jazz repertoires with clear explanations that link music theory to musical applications. The authors help prepare students by not only exploring how music theory works in art music, but how it functions within modern music, and why this knowledge will help them become better composers, music teachers, performers, and recording engineers.This broadly comprehensive text merges traditional topics such as part writing and harmony (diatonic, chromatic, neotonal and atonal), with less traditional topics such as counterpoint and musical process, and includes the nontraditional topics of popular music songwriting, jazz harmony and the blues. The accompanying companion website provides interactive exercises that allow students to practice foundational theory skills. Written by experienced authors, both active classroom teachers for many years, Theory for Todays Musician is the complete and ideal theory text to enable todays student to accomplish their musical goals tomorrow.Updated and corrected throughout, the Third Edition includes: Expanded coverage of atonality and serialism, now separated into two chapters. Broadened treatment of cadences, including examples from popular music. Substantially rewritten chapter on songwriting. Interactive features of the text simplified to two types, 'Concept Checks' and 'Review and Reinforcement,' for greater ease of use. New and updated musical examples added throughout. Charts, illustrations, and musical examples revised for increased clarity. Audio of musical examples now provided through the companion website.The accompanying Workbook offers exercises and assignments to accompany each chapter in the book. A companion website houses online tutorials with drills of basic concepts, as well as audio.The hardback TEXTBOOK is also paired with the corresponding paperback WORKBOOK in a discounted PACKAGE (9780815371731).
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- Q: What topics are covered in 'Theory for Today's Musician'? A: The textbook covers a wide range of music theory topics including part writing, harmony (diatonic, chromatic, neo-tonal, and atonal), counterpoint, popular music songwriting, jazz harmony, and the blues.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Theory for Today's Musician'? A: The textbook is authored by Ralph Turek, who has extensive experience as a classroom teacher.
- Q: What is the publication date of this textbook? A: The third edition of 'Theory for Today's Musician' was published on December 19, 2018.
- Q: Is there a companion website for this textbook? A: Yes, the textbook comes with a companion website that provides interactive exercises, audio examples, and online tutorials.
- Q: How many pages does 'Theory for Today's Musician' have? A: The textbook contains 758 pages.
- Q: Is this textbook suitable for beginners in music theory? A: Yes, 'Theory for Today's Musician' is designed to engage today's music students, making it suitable for learners at various levels, including beginners.
- Q: What format is the textbook available in? A: The textbook is available in a hardcover format.
- Q: Are there exercises available to practice the concepts in the textbook? A: Yes, the accompanying workbook offers exercises and assignments that correspond to each chapter in the textbook.
- Q: What updates are included in the third edition of the textbook? A: The third edition includes expanded coverage of atonality and serialism, a rewritten chapter on songwriting, and new musical examples throughout.
- Q: Is there a discounted package available for the textbook and workbook? A: Yes, there is a discounted package that includes the hardback textbook along with the corresponding paperback workbook.