Music Theory Made Easy New Edition (Reference)
by David Harp
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Author: David HarpEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-09-20
ISBN: 0918321999
Number of pages: 80
Publisher: Music Sales America
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Book Review: Mediocre introduction to music theory
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this as a short and sweet introduction to music theory. Often, because of the K.I.S.S. principle, shorter books can be less confusing than much longer ones. Not so in this case. A clearer book could have been written in the same number of pages.
Although this did help me learn some of the basics, it left me with far too many unanswered questions. I still don't understand what it means to play a song in a particular key. There are so many notes in a song, how do I know which one(s) determines the key of the song? Although David Harp discusses playing in different keys, he never actually explains how you tell what key the song is being played in.
I haven't read either of them yet, but based on the ratings you may be better off with Edly's Music Theory for Practical People or The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory.
Update: Since originally writing this review I have read "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory", and it is a far better--but far longer--book than this one. It also comes with an ear training CD. I now have no unanswered questions. (The note that a song ends on is usually the key of the song because the song resolves itself on that note. Also, the music notation tells you what key the song is in.) To help learn to read sheet music, I very highly recommend these sheet music flashcards.
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