Master musical skills quickly and easily!From classical music to new age; hard rock; and pop; music has always played an important role in everyday life. Whether youre an intermediate musician or an aspiring music major; The Everything Essential Music Theory Book is a guide to mastering one of the most important tools for every musician: musical understanding. This compact; portable volume covers all the basics; including:The construction of chords and scalesHow to understand rhythm and time signaturesHow keys are identified and organizedCreating harmonization and melody With each clear and easy-to-understand chapter; musician and educator Marc Schonbrun takes you through the essentials of music theory--the very glue that holds music together.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. GOOD!By Lorna D.This is one of my favorite books. Filled with societal role reversals and profound statements regarding a womans place in the patriarchal world.6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating and DisturbingBy ReadsGreatBooksThis book was first published with a preface that warned the reader to beware such a novel; for it is the fantasy of an hysteric. If it werent for the fact that early 20th century hysteria was debunked; this would be totally true. Monsieur Venus is a crazy trip into the mind of a woman who wishes to assume the role of a man; without biologically changing anything about herself.The main character; Raoule de Venerande; falls in love with a young; attractive young artist named Jacques. Over the course of the novel; she progressively becomes more public with her wish to be considered a man; which ultimately culminates in one of the most shocking and disturbing endings Ive ever seen - but one which in retrospect seems inevitable.If youre interested in the role that gender plays in identity and have already done some background reading; then this is a great book to turn to.Also; see Rachel Meschs book "The Hysterics Revenge" for a terrific analysis of what this book is trying to show.4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. "Monsieur" Venus; an intriguing depraved narrativeBy KiwifunladRachilde wrote this novella when only 20. First published in 1884; it naturally caused an outrage at the time and even read in the 21st Century it is easy to see why. Raoule de Venerande is a wealthy aristocratic Parisian; both a cross dresser and domineering woman; who falls for Jacques Silvert; an androgynously beautiful young impoverished artist. The swapped gender roles of Rauole and Jacques forms the focus of the narrative. Baron Raitolbe; whose unrequited love for Raoule; is also under her bewitching powers. With the homo-erotic ending and the necrophyllic imagery; it is easy to understand this books classification as Decadent.
