IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: Please select only one of the textbooks below for use in your workshop.
Music Theory
NEW! Basic Materials in Music Theory: A Programmed Course
12th Edition ©2010
Harder, Steinke
- Students work independently through this classic, self-paced, auto-instructional introduction to music fundamentals.
- The CD includes suggestions for how ear-training should be practiced.
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Elements of Music
2nd Edition ©2008
Straus
- Immersed in musical literature, this text covers the basic topics, engages students in the process of making music, and includes an anthology of core works both in score and recorded on CD.
- The CD engages students in interactive activities, and the text provides extensive written exercises and in-class activities.
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NEW! Music for Sight Singing
8th Edition ©2011
Ottman, Rogers
- Students work with "real" music as they study musical forms.
- Genuine repertoire naturally introduces a host of important musical considerations beyond pitch and rhythm (including dynamics, accents, articulations, slurs, repeat signs, and tempo markings).
- The more than 1200 examples are ordered from the simple to the complex.
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Fundamentals of Music: Rudiments, Musicmanship, and Composition
5th Edition ©2009
Henry
- This student-friendly text has a variety of sight-singing excerpts (recorded) eartraining drills and keyboard studies to teach basic musicianship skills.
- Over 200 written drill exercises and projects, and the CD features 7 tracks integrated with the textbook.
- All major subjects in the Music Theory AP* exam are covered.
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The Practice of Harmony
5th Edition ©2004
Spencer
- In this unique text/workbook, students progress from fundamentals, through harmony in common practice, to important harmonic procedures.
- Perforated, three-hole-punched exercise pages allow students to submit assignments for grading.
