The package (ISBN 978-0-415-73036-5) contains the second edition of Theory for Todayrsquo;s Musician (ISBN: 978-0-415-66332-8) and the Theory for Todayrsquo;s Musician Workbook (ISBN: 978-0-415-66333-5). The package is available for print books only. Ebook users should purchase the textbook and workbook separately.Theory for Todayrsquo;s Musician; Second Edition; recasts the scope of the traditional music theory course to meet the demands of the professional music world; in a style that speaks directly and engagingly to todayrsquo;s music student. It uses classical; folk; popular; and jazz repertoires with clear explanations that link music theory to musical applications. The authors help prepare students by not only exploring how music theory works in art music; but how it functions within modern music; and why this knowledge will help them become better composers; music teachers; performers; and recording engineers.This broadly comprehensive text merges traditional topics such as part-writing and harmony (diatonic; chromatic; neo-tonal and atonal); with less traditional topics such as counterpoint and musical process; and includes the non-traditional topics of popular music songwriting; jazz harmony and the blues. Written by an experienced textbook author and new co-author; both active classroom teachers for many years; Theory for Todayrsquo;s Musician is the complete and ideal theory text to enable todayrsquo;s student to accomplish their musical goals tomorrow. New Features to the Second Edition:An expanded unit on form that includes introductory chapters on sonata rondo; to prepare students for learning formNew "Back to Basics" online drills; keyed to the text; allowing students to brush up their fundamentals as neededNew musical examples; including over 80 new musical excerpts from both art and popular music repertoiresExpanded in-chapter exercises to promote and facilitate classroom interaction Carefully edited in response to market demands to create a more streamlined; flexible textNew audio of musical examples (for both text and workbook); 50% re-recorded for improved audio qualityAn updated and relocated Chapter 33 on song composition in the jazz and popular folk styles; applying principles of text setting; melody composition/harmonization Companion website that houses online tutorial with drills of basic concepts
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