Theory Essentials by Connie E. Mayfield (2012, Spiral)

Wadsworth

113330818x

9781133308188

2309666080

608 Pages

English

Theory Essentials

2012

General, Instruction & Study / Theory

Textbook

Education, Music

Connie E. Mayfield

Spiral

1.1 in

46.5 Oz

10.8 in

9.1 in

2

College Audience

1. The Basics of Reading Music. 2. Major Scales and Key Signatures. 3. Intervals. 4. Minor Scales and Key Signatures. 5. Triads and Figured Bass. 6. The Basics of Diatonic Harmony. 7. Part Writing with Root-Position Chords. 8. Root Movement by Fifth. 9. Root Movement by Second. 10. Root Movement by Third and Other Progressions. 11. Second-Inversion Chords. 12. First-Inversion Chords. 13. The Leading-Tone Triad and Other First-Inversion Practices. 14. Introduction to Simple Nonharmonic Tones. 15. Appoggiaturas, Escape Tones, and Pedal Tones. 16. Suspensions, Retardations, and Anticipations. 17. Introduction to Seventh Chords. 18. Dominant and Leading-Tone Seventh Chords. 19. Additional Seventh Chords. 20. Diatonic Modulation. 21. Introduction to Secondary Dominants. 22. Secondary Dominants of the Dominant. 23. Secondary Dominants of the Supertonic and Subdominant. 24. Secondary Dominants of the Mediant and Submediant. 25. Chromatic Modulation. 26. Borrowed Chords. 27. Neapolitan Triads and Other Altered Chords. 28. Additional Modulation Techniques. 29. Introduction to Augmented Sixth Chords. 30. Augmented Sixth Chords in Context. 31. Enharmonic Modulation with German Sixths. 32. Enharmonic Modulation with Fully Diminished Seventh Chords. 33. Introduction to Modes. 34. Impressionist Techniques. 35. Jazz Theory. 36. Techniques of Nontonal Music. 37. Nontertian Harmonic Techniques. 38. Pitch Class Set Theory. 39. Serialism. 40. Avant-Garde and Electronic Music. Composer Index. Index.

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