Synopsis "Music Theory is Fun: A Handy Reference"
In an attractive layout with clear examples and illustrations, Music Theory is Fun: A Handy Reference is a quick revision guide to the essential topics covered in the five-book Music Theory is Fun series by Maureen Cox.This reference book includes: notes, rests, simple, compound and irregular time signaturesbeaming and grouping of notes and reststones, semitones, keyboard, clefs and key signaturesall major, relative harmonic and melodic minor keysscales - major, minor (ascending - descending) and chromaticmajor, minor, perfect, augmented and diminished intervalsopen and closed chords, root, 1st and 2nd inversionsperfect, imperfect and plagal cadencesornaments - acciaccatura, appoggiatura, mordents turns and trillsinstruments of the orchestra, concert pitch and clef charttransposition - hints and rulesshort and open scorescomposing a melody and writing rhythmsThere is also a dictionary of over 250 French, German and Italian musical terms, including common alternative terms, and a list of signs.Music Theory is Fun: A handy Reference by Maureen Cox is an essential reference for anyone learning to sing or to play an instrument, studying the theory of music or revising for examinations. It is a welcome companion to her Music Theory is Fun series.
