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Title: A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals (with CD) by William Duckworth ISBN: 0-534-51768-4 Publisher: Schirmer Books Pub. Date: 28 July, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $71.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The best basic theory text available
Comment: Of all the basic theory texts out there, this is the only one that invites the student into a musical exploration of theory. Unlike other basic texts (Damschroder, Conley/Clough, Harder/Steinke), Duckworth's book connects theory with music through numerous musical games and activities. While it is designed for use in a college classroom--many of the activities require an instructor--it can be used for individual study by an advanced beginner. (Someone who has some experience playing an instrument or singing in choirs, for instance.)
I highly recommend this book--for beginners, or for teachers who, like myself, are always looking for a way to bring basic material to life. Duckworth does so marvelously.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book on *all* the basics
Comment: I thought this was a terrific book when I had it in college! That was way back and it was the 4th ed., but I doubt it's changed much (I need to buy it myself). This book covers all the "basics" of music. Now, I'm a little biased because I learned the very true basics of music through several years of band as a kid (notes, scales, basic time, etc), but there are still very many things I never learned from those kid days that are contained herein. It is concise and complete, covering many topics and makes it easy to understand everything very quickly. I was devastated when the last WEEK of the semester I left the book somewhere - and when I tried to find it in the likely places that day, it was gone. Some other engineering student (I was taking this as an extra class) probably picked it up and realized what a great source it was. I liked it so much I went back to the school store during the next-semester sale to buy one - only to see the department had given it up for another book! Bummer!
Rating: 3
Summary: Must have some background in music or it's gibberish
Comment: Duckworth is not a very good writer of educational texts. I was able to follow it fairly well, but this was a textbook for an introductory class, and much of the material is poorly explained, with an assumption that the reader, whom he seems to intend to be a beginner, knows more than they probably do. I found this textbook to be needlessly challenging for the wrong reasons. It is fairly useful, but my professor even hated using this book for an introductory course (the department selected it for her). If you are in step with a lot of music fundamentals, it should help you advance much farther; however, if you are not,, this book will seriously confuse you.
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Title: Sight Singing: Pitch, Interval, Rhythm by Samuel Adler, Alfred Adler ISBN: 0393970728 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $42.25 |
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Title: A New Approach to Sight Singing by Sol Berkowitz, Gabriel Fontrier, Leo Kraft ISBN: 0393969088 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $62.50 |
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Title: Harmony and Theory : A Comprehensive Source for All Musicians by Keith Wyatt and Carl Schroeder ISBN: 0793579910 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Fretboard Logic SE: The Reasoning Behind the Guitar's Unique Tuning + Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete (The Fretboard Logic Guitar Method Parts I and II) by Bill Edwards ISBN: 0962477060 Publisher: Bill Edwards Publishing Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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