Music Books
Scholastic Ariana Grande All Access
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£6.64
John Murray Press Maybe Im Amazed
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£11.69
One Love Books Greensleeves The First 100 Covers
£45.00
Faber & Faber Everything We Do is Music
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£17.00
Simon & Schuster All You Need to Know About the Music Business:
Book SynopsisDubbed “the industry bible” by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is the go-to guide for everyone in the music business through ten editions, over thirty years, and over a half a million copies sold. Now with updates explaining why musicians have more power today than ever in history; discussion of the mega-million-dollar sales of artists’ songs and record catalogs; how artist access to streaming media, and particularly TikTok, has completely reshaped the music business; the latest on music created by AI; and a full update of the latest numbers and trends.For more than thirty years, All You Need to Know About the Music Business has been universally regarded as the definitive guide to the music industry. Now in its eleventh edition, Passman leads novices and experts alike through what has been the most profound change in the music business since the days of wax cylinders and piano rolls: streaming. For the first time in history, music is no longer monetized by selling something—it’s monetized by how many times a listener streams a song. And also, for the first time, artists can get their music to listeners without a record company gatekeeper, creating a new democracy for music. The “industry bible” (Los Angeles Times), now updated, is essential for anyone in the music business—musicians, songwriters, lawyers, agents, promoters, publishers, executives, and managers—and the definitive guide for anyone who wants to be in the business. So, whether you are—or aspire to be—in the music industry, veteran music lawyer Passman’s comprehensive guide is an indispensable tool. He offers timely information about the latest trends, including the reasons why artists have more clout than ever in history, the massive influence of TikTok, the mega million dollar sales of artists’ songs and record catalogs, music in Web3 and the Metaverse, music created by AI, and a full update of the latest numbers and practices.
£21.25
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Piano Exam Pieces 2025 2026 ABRSM Grade 5
Book SynopsisThis book contains nine pieces from ABRSM''s Grade 5 Piano syllabus for 2025 & 2026, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. Recordings of all pieces are available on all major streaming platforms.
£12.95
Thames and Hudson Ltd Iron Maiden
Book SynopsisIron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, founder Steve Harris, and band members past and present come together to tell the story of their legendary band. Founded on 25 December 1975, Iron Maiden has so far released 41 albums, 47 singles, 20 video albums and two video games. Their third album, 1982's The Number of the Beast, is one of the most popular heavy metal albums of all time, having sold 20 million copies worldwide.
£40.00
Orion Publishing Co Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Book SynopsisFOREWORD BY JAMES MURPHY''Literally changed the course of my life'' James MurphyWhen someone says, ''You have to know your history...'' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of White Rabbit''s Deep Cuts series, Last Night a DJ ... is the whole unruly story of dance music in one volume. It recreates the dancefloors that made history, conjuring their atmosphere with loving detail and bringing you the voices of the DJs and clubbers at their heart - from grime, garage, house, hip hop and disco, to techno, soul, reggae, rock''n''roll, and EDM. Whether musical outlaw, obsessive crate-digger or overpaid superstar, the DJ has been at the spinning centre of nightlife for a century, making parties wilder, pushing clubbers harder, and driving music into completely new shapes and styles.''The chapter on Larry Levan alone transformed me into wanting to be your favoUrite DJ'' Questlove
£15.29
Orion Publishing Co Too Much Too Young The 2 Tone Records Story
Book Synopsis#2 UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023In 1979, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials, The Selecter, Madness, The Beat, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born.2 Tone was black and white: a multi-racial force of British and Caribbean island musicians singing about social issues, racism, class and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and took fight against right wing extremism.The music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae; and crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, masterminded by a middle-class art student raised in the church. Jerry Dammers had a vision of an English Motown. Borrowing 700, the label''s first record featured ''Gangsters'' by The Specials'' backed by an instrumental track by the, as yet, unformed, Selecter. Within two months the sing
£12.34
Rock N' Roll Colouring Motorhead The Official Colouring Book
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£12.74
Canongate Books How Music Works
Book SynopsisHow Music Works is David Byrne''s bestselling, buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about. Drawing on his own work over the years with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and his myriad collaborators - along with journeys to Wagnerian opera houses, African villages, and anywhere music exists - Byrne shows how music emerges from cultural circumstance as much as individual creativity. It is his magnum opus, and an impassioned argument about music''s liberating, life-affirming power.Trade ReviewIt was wildly ambitious to try and turn this galaxy of theory into a readable work of scholarship but Byrne has done it, and done it with style. Brian Eno might as well cancel that book deal now -- Mark Ellen * * The Observer * *As well as being an investigation into the context in which music is made, How Music Works is an accomplished celebration of an ever-evolving art form that can alter how we look at ourselves and the world -- Fiona Sturges * * Independent * *Brilliantly original * * New York Times Book Review * *As accessible as pop yet able to posit deep and startlingly original thoughts and discoveries in almost every paragraph . . . this book will make you hear music in a different way -- Oliver Keens * * The Sunday Telegraph * *A very involving read - Byrne is good company - he has a gift for a telling analogy that makes complex points easily grasped -- Keith Bruce * * The Herald * *How Music Works is a melange of bookish musings on how music is shaped by the places it is played and the technology used to create and disseminate it -- Danny Eccleston * * MOJO * *An entertaining and erudite book . . . this is a serious, straight-forward account of an art from that also manages to be inspiring -- Peter Aspden * * Financial Times * *Given the vastness of the subject, calling a treatise How Music Works seems intellectually arrogant, but it could also be seen as disarmingly frank, a fresh perspective from a down-to-earth mind. David Byrne's book, although a self-conscious art object (backwards pagination, upholstered cover and so on) contains plenty of plain-spoken, sensible observations: a dichotomy typical of the man * * Guardian * *Incisive and intriguing -- Nick Curtis * * The Evening Standard * *How Music Works is not just a noticeably handsome book but a beguiling and hugely perceptive one too -- Jonathan O’Brien * * Sunday Business Post * *The finest music book of the year . . . Handsomely bound, beautifully printed, wittily illustrated, it would make a beautiful collector's item but there is much more going on between the covers . . . bursting with a sense of free-flowing curiosity -- Neil McCormick * * The Daily Telegraph * *Creators of all stripes will find much to inspire them in Mr Byrne's erudite musings on the biological and mathematical underpinnings of sound. . . His observations on the nature of pattern and repetition, and on people's neurological response to aesthetic experience, apply to all creative fields * * The Economist * *It's a great book to pick up and start at any chapter, a hugely rewarding and enriching read. A fascinating look at music from many angles, I would receommend it to anyone who plays or simply has an interest in the history and evolution of the musical form, the culture of music, both as a well of inspiration and as a simple commodity * * Irish Times * *By investigating how music works, Byrne shows us how best it can be used. We are all the richer for his effort -- Yo Zushi * * New Statesman * *Fascinating look at music's power to move -- Alexis Petridis * * The Guardian * *A big beautiful work of art. . . As you might expect from someone as intelligent and open-minded as Byrne, How Music Works is a far ranging and astute look at all the facets of music -- Doug Johnstone * * The Big Issue * *Disarmingly frank, a fresh perspective from a down-to-earth mind -- Michel Faber * * The Guardian * *Inspiring * * Financial Times * *An ambitious attempt at understanding a phenomenon to which the former Talking Head has dedicated his life's work -- John Doran * * Quietus * *Extraordinary * * Guardian * *Unique among a deluge of music biographies and autobiographies coming out this Christmas, this wildly ambitious book breaks the mould -- Arthur House * * The Sunday Telegraph * *Byrne is a crisp and enthusiastic guide -- Rob Fitzpatrick * * The Sunday Times * *Absorbing * * Independent * *[A] wide-ranging tome -- Geeta Daval * * Wired Magazine * *A fluid, intelligent analysis -- Patrick Freyne * * The Irish Times * *Satisfying * * MOJO * *
£17.09
Headline Publishing Group When in Rome
Book SynopsisA burned-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can''t help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet and Practice Makes Perfect.''This modern take on the Hepburn classic Roman Holiday is a quick, fun, slow-burn rom-com'' ABBY JIMENEZ''Sarah Adams has written the Kentucky-set homage to Roman Holiday I never knew I needed. Full of cozy small-town vibes, a pie-baking hero (swoon!), and a slow-burn romance that will keep you flipping the pages, When in Rome is a charming and comforting escape'' KERRY WINFREY''My Audrey Hepburn loving heart is so happy! When in Rome is a delectable romance, sweet and satisfying as a slice of warm apple pie'' CHLOE LIESE ''Sarah Adams'' books are woven
£10.44
Orion Publishing Co 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure
£24.00
Telos Publishing Ltd The 2000s
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£16.14
Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Music: The Blue Album
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£7.41
Crown Deliver Me from Nowhere
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£15.29
Rizzoli International Publications Punk Perfect Awful
Book SynopsisDrawing on a decade’s worth of pioneering photography and journalism, Punk Perfect Awful is an irreverent love letter to music and the passion that makes it happen.Known for shedding new light on legends of popular culture and championing revolutionary voices, BEAT magazine reflects the depth and breadth of a playlist—bringing together high with low, mainstream with the underground, and mixing genres and styles with a few surprises thrown in.Structured around themes drawn from artists’ own insights—from the fortune of being in the right place at the right time to the hustle and passion required to make it—the book reflects the eclecticism of pop’s new generation, where indie heroes like Devonté Hynes and St Vincent sit alongside pop megastars such as Lil Nas X and Neneh Cherry, and icons such as Debbie Harry and Nick Cave rub shoulders with Mykki Blanco and Charli XCX. BEAT has always ensured tha
£34.00
Rock N' Roll Colouring The Official Megadeth Colouring Book
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£12.74
Orion Publishing Co Lemmy
Book Synopsis''Unflinching, forthright and full of wry humour as the man himself, and there''s little praise greater than that'' CLASSIC ROCK''Wall''s vision of Lemmy as a Rock''n''Roll stalwart who made no concessions is vivid to the last'' GUARDIANIn ''The Ace of Spades'', Motörhead''s most famous song, Lemmy, the born-to-lose, live-to-win frontman of the band sang, ''I don''t want to live forever''. Yet as he told his friend of 35 years, former PR and biographer Mick Wall, ''Actually, I want to go the day before forever. To avoid the rush...''. This is his strange but true story. Brutally frank, painfully funny, wincingly sad, and always beautifully told, LEMMY: THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY is the story of the only rock''n''roller never to sell his soul for silver and gold, while keeping the devil, as he put it, ''very close to my side''. From school days growing up in North Wales, to first finding fame in the mid-60s with the Rockin'' Vicars; from being JimTrade ReviewWall's vision of Lemmy as a Rock'n'Roll stalwart who made no concessions is vivid to the last * GUARDIAN *'Lumme! Who is this lovely, likeable Lemmy?' * MAIL ON SUNDAY *LEMMY is as unflinching, forthright and full of wry humour as the man himself, and there's little praise greater than that. * CLASSIC ROCK *
£9.49
Flame Tree Publishing Piano Keyboard Chords
Book SynopsisTeach yourself the essential piano chords plus many more! Organized as a chord per spread, for the left and right hands, this is a handy, comprehensive reference for jazz, pop, rock and soul musicians playing the piano or keyboard at any level. This no-nonsense, easy to carry, wiro book will fit on a stand and into a music bag or hand bag with the minimum of fuss.Revised and updated version, replaces ISBN-13 9781844517152Trade Review5.0 out of 5 stars | Easy Use Chords | By Roy Eldridge | I am self taught on music and I find this very helpful. It is a lot quicker to find the chords compared to my other chord lists. * Amazon *5.0 out of 5 stars | Piano and Chords Books | By Mr G Honey | BRILLIANT little book showing you all the chords you would ever need! The left page shows you the left hand chord structure, and the right hand page shows you the right hand chord structure like fingering etc. A must for reference and ideal when you forget what a chord is made up of. Every music class should have one and I got it at a bargain price from amazon!! * Amazon *5.0 out of 5 stars | This is just great… | By Wayno | For a budding piano great like myself this is an enormous help. Nice big diagrams and text, ring bound, fab. Have also ordered the guitar version as well, this book that good. * Amazon *
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co Wildfire
Book SynopsisWildfire tells the story of the first decade of The Prodigy from the perspective of original member Leeroy Thornhill, fully illustrated with entirely unseen photography from the earliest raves, to Japan and the United States in the late ''90s, by which point the band were one of the biggest on the planet.Rave pioneers whose sound also encompassed hip hop, punk and rock, The Prodigy arguably had as much influence on contemporary pop culture as the Sex Pistols and these extraordinary images from Leeroy''s personal archives capture the wild energy, ecstasy and abandon from the moment they dropped their first hit ''Charly'' through the three albums which became the ubiquitous soundtrack to the decade: Experience, Music for the Jilted Generation and Fat of the Land. Beautifully designed in five colours with archival ephemera, and contextualised by Leeroy himself with candid and often hilarious stories describing the band''s wild adventures and eccentr
£26.25
Orion Publishing Co Shouting Out Loud
Book SynopsisThe first ever comprehensive history of The Raincoats, the trailblazing all-female, queer, DIY band, the 'godmothers of grunge', who emerged as one of the first artists out of the mid-70s Rough Trade Records scene
£20.00
Octopus Publishing Group BOWIELAND
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£11.04
Pearson Education Limited Edexcel GCSE 91 Anthology of Music
Book SynopsisPublished in partnership with Edition Peters and Faber Music, the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Anthology of Music contains: printed scores of all 8 new set works in a single volume a preface to each score, setting the piece in context and highlighting key themes and listening awareness points glossary of key terms used in each set work.
£40.15
Faber & Faber Nocturnes
Book Synopsis*Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel Klara and the Sun is now available*In Nocturnes, Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the hush-hush floor' of an exclusive Hollywood Hotel, the characters we encounter range from young dreamers to cafe musicians to faded stars, all of them at some moment of reckoning. Gentle, intimate and witty, this quintet is marked by a haunting theme the struggle to keep alive a sense of life's romance, even as one gets older, relationships founder and youthful hopes recede.Each of these stories is heartbreaking in its own way, but some have moments of great comedy, and they all require a level of attention that, typically, Ishiguro's writing rewards.' Observer [They] come up on you quietly, but then haunt you for days These little pieces could only be the work of a great composer.' Evening StandardA fine and moving collection of stories, displaying his unique combination of the sad, the stoic and the consoling. It's about failure, but it dignifies failure, and with it, the human condition.' Margaret Drabble, Guardian
£9.49
Faber & Faber Rumours of My Demise
£17.00
Orion Publishing Co Rebel Musix Scribe on a Vibe
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£12.34
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Piano Exam Pieces 2025 2026 ABRSM Grade 3
Book SynopsisThis book contains nine pieces from ABRSM''s Grade 3 Piano syllabus for 2025 & 2026, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. Recordings of all pieces are available on all major streaming platforms.
£11.95
Profile Books Ltd Art Fear
Book Synopsis'An essential text for anyone who wants to start making art and not stop. One of those rare books - like The Artist's Way and Writing Down the Bones - to keep close by for courage and company.' - Tanya Shadrick, author of The Cure for Sleep and creator of The Wild Patience Scrolls: A Mile of WritingArt & Fear is about the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way. Drawing on the authors' own experiences as two working artists, the book delves into the internal and external challenges to making art in the real world, and shows how they can be overcome every day.First published in 1994, Art & Fear quickly became an underground classic, and word-of-mouth has placed it among the best-selling books on artmaking and creativity. Written by artists for artists, it offers generous and wise insight into what it feels like to sit down at your easel or keyboard, in your studio or performance spac
£9.49
Hodder & Stoughton Aleds Book of Blessings for 2026
£15.19
Omnibus Press Stevie Nicks
£18.15
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Piano Exam Pieces 2025 2026 ABRSM Grade 7
Book SynopsisThis book contains nine pieces from ABRSM''s Grade 7 Piano syllabus for 2025 & 2026, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. Recordings of all pieces are available on all major streaming platforms.
£15.95
Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S. Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern
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£9.45
Orion Publishing Co This Aint Rock n Roll This is Genocide
£19.80
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Piano Exam Pieces 2025 2026 ABRSM Grade 6
Book SynopsisThis book contains nine pieces from ABRSM''s Grade 6 Piano syllabus for 2025 & 2026, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. Recordings of all pieces are available on all major streaming platforms.
£16.26
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Piano Exam Pieces 2025 2026 ABRSM Grade 8
Book SynopsisThis book contains nine pieces from ABRSM''s Grade 8 Piano syllabus for 2025 & 2026, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. Recordings of all pieces are available on all major streaming platforms.
£18.95
HarperCollins Publishers Living the Beatles Legend
Book Synopsis**MiCannes Award Music Book of the Year**The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles' beloved roadie, assistant, confidant and friendA towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Malcolm Mal' Evans was an invaluable member of the Beatles' inner circle. Serving as their long-time roadie, personal assistant and protector, he was a sometime lyricist, occasional performer and regular fixer at the height of the group's fame and beyond.But Mal's dedication to his beloved boys' and his own desire for stardom took its toll, leading to the dissolution of his marriage and his untimely death in January 1976.Until now, Mal's extraordinary life has remained shrouded in mystery. Drawing on hundreds of exclusive interviews and with full access to Mal's unpublished archives including his personal diaries, manuscripts and memorabilia renowned Beatles scholar Kenneth Womack paints the first complete portrait of this complicated figure at the heart of the Beatles' story.Living the Beatles Leg
£11.69
Danann Media Publishing Limited James Taylor A One Man Parade
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£19.12
Reach plc The Anfield Songbook: We Have Dreams And Songs To
Book SynopsisThis is an A-Z collection of some of Liverpool FC's fans' favourite chants. Including timeless tunes and clever or funny lyrics, this book will gladden the hearts of Reds fans of any age.
£9.49
Rock N' Roll Colouring Judas Priest The Official Colouring Book
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Pan Macmillan Stay True
Book SynopsisThe moving, Pulitzer Prize-winning coming-of-age memoir of music, outsiders and the relationships that make us.Trade ReviewAt once a coming-of-age memoir, a devastating elegy for a departed friend, and a mixtape of all the music and other shards of culture and experience that coalesce into an identity, Stay True is wildly original . . . A glorious, unforgettable book -- Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain and Say NothingImpossible to put down . . . profoundly moving . . . a work of intellect, honesty and love * The Guardian *A remarkably moving account of male affection and grief * The Observer *A quiet, occasionally hilarious, ultimately devastating book . . . the most moving and memorable piece of autobiography I read this year. * The Independent, 'The Ten Best Books of 2023' *An exceptional portrait of male affection and a young life senselessly cut short * The Independent, 'Best Memoir: 2023' *A powerful and beautifully written meditation on guilt, memory and male friendship * The Guardian, 'Best Books of the Year' *Quietly wrenching . . . This is a memoir that gathers power through accretion — all those moments and gestures that constitute experience, the bits and pieces that coalesce into a life * The New York Times *A beautiful memoir that goes deep into the heart of friendships * The Financial Times *A luminous and tender-hearted story. . . Stay True is a nuanced and beautiful evocation of young adulthood in all its sloppy, exuberant glory * The Wall Street Journal *[Hsu writes] with devastating emotional precision, questioning the possibility of meaning in tragedy and the value of the stories we tell while attempting to find it . . . an extraordinary, devotional act of friendship * The Washington Post *This book is exquisite and excruciating and I will be thinking about it for years and years to come -- Rachel Kushner, author of The Mars RoomRemarkable . . . an evocative coming-of-age story about the formation of identity, friendship, and grief * AnOther Magazine *This is writing at its best . . . one of those books that is the sum total of a writer’s life in thinking, craft, and curiosity, made felt at last, so that when the sentences come, they come with a deliberate, patient, and precise force -- Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousI was softly heartbroken by Stay True . . . [A] once-in-a-lifetime book -- Jia Tolentino, author of Trick MirrorNot since Ann Patchett wrote about her friend Lucy Grealy in Truth and Beauty has there been such an achingly tender book about a platonic friendship * Los Angeles Times *Funny and wise . . . What a gift it is to remember the people you loved, and who loved you, while you were busy becoming yourself * The Atlantic *Stay True is about the beautiful, unpredictable alchemy of how friendship—particularly male friendship—forms in the first place * GQ *A moving portrait of a persona undone by tragedy * Vogue *This book is going to break your heart. * The Australian *
£10.44
John Murray Press Maybe Im Amazed
Book SynopsisA moving and uplifting memoir charting the life of John Harris's autistic son, and how music opened up the world to him, one song at a time.
£15.29
John Wiley & Sons Inc Music Theory For Dummies
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 3 Where to Go from Here 3 Part 1: Getting Started with Music Theory 5 Chapter 1: What Is Music Theory, Anyway? 7 Unearthing Music Theory’s Beginnings 8 Putting the Spotlight on Music Theory Fundamentals 9 Understanding the foundation: Notes, rests, and beats 9 Manipulating and combining notes 9 Studying musical form and compositions 11 Seeing How Theory Can Help Your Music 11 Chapter 2: Determining What Notes Are Worth 13 Meeting the Beat 14 Recognizing Notes and Note Values 15 Examining the notes and their components 15 Looking at note values 17 Checking Out Whole (Semibreve) Notes 18 Homing in on Half (Minim) Notes 19 Considering Quarter (Crotchet) Notes 20 Examining Eighth (Quaver) Notes and Beyond 20 Extending Notes with Dots and Ties 22 Using dots to increase a note’s value 22 Adding notes together with ties 23 Mixing All the Note Values Together 23 Chapter 3: Giving It a Rest 27 Getting to Know the Rests 28 Whole (semibreve) rests 28 Half (minim) rests 29 Quarter (crotchet) rests 30 Eighth (quaver) rests and beyond 30 Extending the Break with Dotted Rests 32 Practicing Beats with Notes and Rests 32 Chapter 4: Introducing Time Signatures 35 Decoding Time Signatures and Measures 35 Keeping Things Easy with Simple Time Signatures 37 Using measures to count in simple time 38 Practicing counting beats in simple time 40 Working with Compound Time Signatures 41 Using measures to count in compound time 42 Practicing counting beats in compound time 43 Feeling the Pulse of Asymmetrical Time Signatures 44 A Short Discussion about Conducting 46 The beat 47 Phrasing, articulation, and dynamics 49 Cueing 49 Chapter 5: Playing with Beat 51 Creating Stress Patterns and Syncopation 51 Placing stress: Knowing the general rules 52 Syncopation: Hitting the off-beat 52 Getting a Jump on Pick-Up Notes 54 Exploring Irregular Rhythms: Triplets and Duplets 55 Adding interest with triplets 56 Working with duplets 57 Part 2: Putting Notes Together 59 Chapter 6: Music Notes (and Where to Find Them) 61 Meeting the Staff, Clefs, and Notes 62 The treble clef 63 The bass clef 63 The grand staff and middle C 64 C clefs: Alto and tenor 64 Identifying Half Steps, Whole Steps, and Accidentals 65 Working with half steps 66 Taking whole steps 68 Changing pitch with accidentals 70 Finding the Notes on the Piano and the Guitar 72 Looking for notes on the piano 73 Picking out notes on the guitar 73 Using Mnemonics to Help Remember Notes 75 Chapter 7: Mastering the Major and Minor Scales 77 Following Major-Scale Patterns 78 Working with major scales on piano and guitar 79 Listening to the major scales 82 Discovering All That Minor Scale Patterns Have to Offer 82 Playing natural minor scales on piano and guitar 83 Having fun with harmonic minor scales on piano and guitar 84 Making great music with melodic minor scales on piano and guitar 86 Listening to the minor scales 88 Chapter 8: Key Signatures and the Circle of Fifths 91 Understanding the Circle of Fifths and Recognizing Major Key Signatures 92 Sharps: Father Charles Goes Down and Ends Battle 93 Flats: Battle Ends and Down Goes Charles’s Father 94 Finding Minor Key Signatures and Relative Minors 95 Visualizing the Key Signatures 96 C major and A natural minor 96 G major and E natural minor 97 D major and B natural minor 97 A major and F sharp natural minor 98 E major and C sharp natural minor 98 B/C flat major and G sharp/A flat natural minor 99 F sharp/G flat major and D sharp/E flat natural minor 99 C sharp major/D flat and A sharp/B flat natural minor 100 A flat major and F natural minor 101 E flat major and C natural minor 101 B flat major and G natural minor 101 F major and D natural minor 102 Chapter 9: Intervals: The Distance between Pitches 103 Breaking Down Harmonic and Melodic Intervals 104 Quantity: Counting lines and spaces 104 Quality: Considering half steps 106 Naming intervals 107 Looking at Unisons, Octaves, Fourths, and Fifths 107 Perfect unisons 108 Augmented unisons 108 Octaves 108 Fourths 110 Fifths 111 Recognizing Seconds, Thirds, Sixths, and Sevenths 112 Seconds 112 Thirds 115 Sixths and sevenths 117 Building Intervals 117 Determining quantity 118 Establishing the quality 118 Showing Major and Perfect Intervals in the C Major Scale 120 Checking Out Compound Intervals 121 Creating a compound interval 121 Returning a compound to its simple state 122 The Nashville Number System 123 Chapter 10: Chord Building 127 Creating Triads with Three Pitches 128 Roots, thirds, and fifths 128 Major triads 130 Minor triads 132 Augmented triads 133 Diminished triads 135 Expanding to Seventh Chords 136 Major sevenths 137 Minor sevenths 138 Dominant sevenths 139 Minor 7 flat 5 chords 139 Diminished sevenths 140 Minor-major sevenths 141 Looking at All the Triads and Sevenths 141 A 142 A flat 142 B 142 B flat 143 C 143 C flat 143 C sharp 144 D 144 D flat 145 E 145 E flat 145 F 146 F sharp 146 G 146 G flat 147 Manipulating Triads through Voicing and Inversion 147 Taking a look at open and close voicing 147 Identifying inverted chords 148 Exploring Extended Chords 150 Ninth chords 151 Minor ninth chords 152 Major ninth chords 152 Ninth augmented fifth chords 153 Ninth flatted fifth chord 153 Seventh flat ninth piano chords 154 Augmented ninth chords 154 Eleventh chords 154 Thirteenth chords 156 Chapter 11: Chord Progressions 159 Reviewing Diatonic Chords, Chromatic Chords, and Minor Scale Modes 160 Identifying and Naming Chord Progressions 161 Assigning chord names and numbers 161 Looking at chord progressions in major keys 162 Checking out chord progressions in minor keys 164 Adding a Seventh Chord to a Triad 165 Seeing (and Hearing) Chord Progressions in Action 167 Applying Chord Knowledge to Fake Books and Tabs 169 Modulating to a New Key 170 Reaching a Musical Cadence through Chord Progressions 170 Authentic cadences 172 Plagal cadences 173 Deceptive cadences 175 Half-cadence 175 Part 3: Musical Expression through Tempo and Dynamics 177 Chapter 12: Creating Varied Sound through Tempo and Dynamics 179 Taking the Tempo of Music 180 Establishing a universal tempo: The minim 180 Keeping steady time with a metronome 181 Translating tempo notation 181 Speeding up and slowing down: Changing the tempo 183 Dealing with Dynamics: Loud and Soft 183 Modifying phrases 184 Checking out other dynamic markings 185 Examining the piano pedal dynamics 186 Looking at the articulation markings for other instruments 188 Chapter 13: Instrument Tone Color and Acoustics 191 Delving into Tone Color 192 Attack: Checking out the beginning sound of a note 192 Timbre: Hearing the body of a note 193 Decay: Listening for the final sound of a note 194 Building the Band: An Acoustics Lesson 195 Part 4: Musical Expression through Form 197 Chapter 14: The Building Blocks of Music: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, and Song Form 199 Establishing 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Music Theory 233 Why Is Music Theory Important? 233 If I Can Already Play Some Music, Why Bother Learning Music Theory? 234 Why Is So Much Music Theory Centered on the Piano Keyboard? 234 Is There a Quick and Easy Way to Learn to Read Music? 235 How Do I Identify a Key Based on the Key Signature? 235 Can I Transpose a Piece of Music into Another Key? 236 Will Learning Music Theory Hinder My Ability to Improvise? 236 Do I Need to Know Theory if I Just Play Drums? 237 Where Do the 12 Musical Notes Come From? 237 How Does Knowing Theory Help Me Memorize a Piece of Music? 238 Chapter 18: Ten Keys to Reading a Musical Score 239 The Basics 240 Lead Sheets 240 Full Scores 240 Miniature Scores 240 Study Scores 241 Piano Scores 241 Short Scores 241 Vocal Scores 241 Tablature 242 Figured Bass Notion 242 Chapter 19: Ten Music Theorists You Should Know About 243 Pythagoras (582–507 BC) 243 Boethius (480–524 AD) 244 Gerbert d’Aurillac/Pope Sylvester II (950–1003) 245 Guido D’Arezzo (990–1040) 246 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