The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory breaks down a difficult subject in a simple way-even for those who think they have no rhythm or consider themselves tone deaf. With clear, concise language, it explains everything from bass-clef basics to confusing codas.
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Michael Miller is the author of several books, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Drums, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Singing, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Composition. He has been using Cubase for a number of years. He used Cubase SX to record the audio CD included with the second edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing Drums.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Monte Yoder
Format:Paperback
after trying various books on the market to master my skill of music theory, i finally found this book. after reading it cover to cover i feel ten times more comfortable with the basic concepts of theory all the way up to the more advanced techniques. this book is a must buy.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Robyn
Format:Paperback
After years and years of lessons, I could play just about anything, but I couldn't have told you exactly WHAT I was doing. My teachers never spent much time on theory. I could play all the scales, but had never figured out how they worked together.
When I started to teach piano on the side, I wanted to make sure my students didn't suffer from that knowledge gap. I went to find a quick overview, and this book fit the bill.
This book is CLEAR, CONCISE, and ENLIGHTENING as to how chords and scales and transposing all work together.
Most importantly, the book is well designed so it's easy to find what I'm looking for when I have a specific question. The layout is clean and uncluttered, which is a nice change from all the books that seem to delight in visual clutter.
A+. Money well spent!
When I started to teach piano on the side, I wanted to make sure my students didn't suffer from that knowledge gap. I went to find a quick overview, and this book fit the bill.
This book is CLEAR, CONCISE, and ENLIGHTENING as to how chords and scales and transposing all work together.
Most importantly, the book is well designed so it's easy to find what I'm looking for when I have a specific question. The layout is clean and uncluttered, which is a nice change from all the books that seem to delight in visual clutter.
A+. Money well spent!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Supposing that you are an average person such as myself who wants to learn to play an instrument, and that you are looking to become more informed about music theory without becoming an expert (or needing to be an expert to understand the book) this is a very good pick. It is clear and friendly without being wordy. Having been required to learn piano as a child, I have been exposed to several books/processes for learning music theory, and this book is the one that actually made it understandable to me. I have had to read it more than once to remember the concepts, but that is to be expected with any book; this book makes the concepts accessible and is the best I've come upon so far.
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Complete Idiots guide to Music Theory
I am a beginner learning how to play piano after retirement by self studying. After reading several book about music Theory, this one proven to be the easiest to make you... Read more
Published 17 months ago by chl
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Not for begginers
I bought this book to refresh some concepts that I studied 10 years ago. But what is seemed like a simple and basic book turned out to be a confusing and frustated explanation of... Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by L. Azpurua
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Readable, Helpful, and Interesting Intro to Music Theory
Music theory is often seen as unnecessary and boring to even the most musically inclined persons. Many see it as a hindrance to their natural creativity. Read more
Published on Aug 11 2003 by David Bennett
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Great Theory Basics Book!
Mr. Miller has done a great job presenting music theory in a way that many people who are not college music students may enjoy and understand the concepts better. Read more
Published on Jun 13 2003 by Joseph
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A Touch More Than Just A Music Theory Book!
What a nice little gem this was to find. I have a degree from Berklee College Of Music in Music Production & Engineering. Read more
Published on Jun 11 2003 by Alphonso N. Faggiolo
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Simple, clear, and concise
This is a great book for someone who wants to understand basic music theory. Most books I have looked at assume a fair knowledge to begin with. Not so here. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2003 by Steve Shepard
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Where has this book been all my life?
I recently have begun to get back into music and I was really disappointed in the music theory books out there -- I don't remember it being this hard. Read more
Published on July 22 2002
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