Foundations of Music and Musicianship (with CD-ROM) - Softcover

Damschroder, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534595529 ISBN 13: 9780534595524

Publisher: Schirmer, 2005

Synopsis

Be an active participant in the learning process with FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANSHIP with accompanying CD-ROM! The many activities in this book, along with the accompanying CD-ROM, will help you learn the fundamental concepts of music theory so that you can read and make music from written notation. Interactive computer-based exercises to complement each chapter, special tutorials for note reading and key signatures, exercises, and glossary terms are just a few of the tools that will help you succeed.

About this title

Review:

"This text strikes a balance between teaching goals for non-music majors as well as those for music majors who need thorough review; i.e., the text gets into harmonic analysis very much in line with what most college undergraduate music majors do."

"The strengths of this text are many. I find the prose and explanations to be exceptional in both writing style and clarity, a rarity in elementary music texts. The examples are well chosen and are based on tunes familiar to the majority of students: again, this is not always the case! On a more specific level, I am pleased with the way intervals are presented; they are tied exclusively to diatonic scales and not discussed as abstract pairs of pictures, which is infinitely more instructive to the student."

"I think my students will find the new edition even more user friendly--it explains things very clearly and moves forward at a more even pace. There is a good mix of exercises, examples, and helpful hints."

Synopsis:

Intended for a one semester course in the basic elements of music, including rhythm, meter, intervals, scales, chords and chord progressions. The many activities along with the enclosed CD-ROM will help students to soon be reading and making music from written notation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Schirmer
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0534595529
• ISBN 13: 9780534595524
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 336