The most distracting thing for me was the inconsistent and sometimes unprofessional look of the graphics throughout the entire text. It is focused solely on music notation and music theory. The only thing they could have done is use the accidental symbols in the text instead of having to spell out sharp, flat, and natural every time. The images were not distorted, and the text looked non-distracting. Also, some of the handwritten graphics, while east to understand, did seem distracting.Īll of the sound files I clicked on worked fine. It was presented very clearly with the exception noted above about the lack of consistency of musical notation typesetting. However, (as with all music theory textbooks), it definitely needs to be assigned in order from Chapter 1 to Chapter 11. It would have been nicer to have a consistent typeset throughout.Įach chapter covers a different concept, which can be assigned on a different occasion. Some of the graphics used different typesetting of the music notation. For example, graphics with hand-drawn arrows and lines instead of professionally created. However, some of the graphics look unprofessional to my eye. The examples and text is presented very clearly. This is a relatively dry and boring presentation of the concepts. However, there are other texts available with more examples that students would recognize and connect to. The content will be relevant since basic music theory never changes over the decades. Music theory at this basic level doesn't leave much room open for interpretation. When you can see and hear music, it makes it that much richer, and some of that was lacking here.Įverything stated was accurate. Information out of context is more difficult to comprehend and retain. What was lacking in some chapters were real-world examples from the repertoire. The subject matter was presented in a very organized manner, and covered all concepts needed for an older beginner music student, or someone who needs a music theory refresher. Reviewed by Jeffrey Anderson, Music Instructor, Allen Community College on 8/12/22 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications +.
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