Music Theory is Fun: A Handy Reference

By Maureen C Cox

In an attractive layout with clear examples and illustrations, Music Theory is Fun: A Handy Reference is a quick revision guide to the essential topics covered in the five-book Music Theory is Fun series by Maureen Cox
. This reference book includes:
notes, rests, simple, compound and irregular time signatures beaming and grouping of notes and rests tones, semitones, keyboard, clefs and key signatures all major, relative harmonic and melodic minor keys scales - major, minor (ascending - descending) and chromatic major, minor, perfect, augmented and diminished intervals open and closed chords, root, 1st and 2nd inversions perfect, imperfect and plagal cadences ornaments - acciaccatura, appoggiatura, mordents turns and trills instruments of the orchestra, concert pitch and clef chart transposition - hints and rules short and open scores composing a melody and writing rhythms There is also a dictionary of over 250 French, German and Italian musical terms, including common alternative terms, and a list of signs.

Music Theory is Fun: A handy Reference by Maureen Cox is an essential reference for anyone learning to sing or to play an instrument, studying the theory of music or revising for examinations. It is a welcome companion to her Music Theory is Fun series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1987926145
• ISBN13: 9781987926149
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Mimast Inc
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"