Music
A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals, 9th Edition
includes CD-ROM and Keyboard Booklet
ISBN-10: 049509093X ISBN-13: 9780495090939
384 Pages Paperbound
© 2007 Published
- Overview
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- About the Author
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- Table of Contents
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- Features
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- New to this Edition
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.
1. The Basics of Music.
2. Rhythm I: Simple Meter.
FOCUS ON SKILLS I.
3. Rhythm II: Compound Meter.
4. Pitch.
FOCUS ON SKILLS II.
5. Major Scales.
6. Major Key Signatures.
7. Intervals.
FOCUS ON SKILLS III.
8. Minor Key Signatures.
9. Minor Scales.
10. The Pentatonic and Blues Scales.
FOCUS ON SKILLS IV.
11. Triads.
12. Triads in a Musical Context.
13. Chord Progressions.
14. Writing a Song.
Appendices:
A. Graded Rhythms for Counting and Performing.
B. Graded World Rhythms in Two and Three Parts.
C. Syllables for Sight-Singing Scales and Modes.
D. Graded Melodies for Sight-Singing and Playing.
E. Chromatic Scale and Major-Scale Fingerings for Keyboard Instruments.
F. The C Clef.
G. Other Scales and Modes.
H: Transposing the Modes.
I. A Brief Introduction To Timbre.
J. A Brief Discussion of Acoustics.
K. Basic Guitar Chords.
L. Using the Focus on Fundamentals Enhanced CD.
Glossary.
Subject Index.
Index to Musical Examples.