Music Theory Books

The newest addition to the extremely successful Teach Yourself Series is here! This book is packed with useful tips on how to harness creativity in both lyric writing and music composition and is sure...

Alfred's Music Tech Series: Composing Music With Notation is a breakthrough method designed for elementary to high school students that can be used in a classroom setting or for individual study. Prog...

Kontrapunktstudien, Fugenstudien, Studien zum Vokalsatz. Supplement der Neuen Schubert-Ausgabe

Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 73/4' - 93/4' tall. Second edition. With a new introduction by Jeremy Arden. Two-volume set. 1684 pp. Covers Theory of Rhythm, Theory of Pitch-Scales, Variations of...

Originally published in the 1940s, Paul Hindemith's remarkable textbooks are still the outstanding works of their kind. In contrast to many musical textbooks written by academic musicians, these were...

Anyone who can pick up a pencil can draw. Anyone who can sing or play an instrument can compose. "The Composer's Handbook" is a step-by-step guide to the composition of melody, harmony, form and textu...

Anyone who can pick up a pencil can draw. Anyone who can sing or play an instrument can compose. Following the successful formula of The Composer’s Handbook, this second volume is a step-by-step guide...

A revision of the classic 1964 edition exploring counterpoint techniques beyond the stylistic base of the baroque tradition. This practical 194-page book contains a glossary of terms, a bibliography f...

Introduce students to the joy of composing their own music in this first workbook in a new series. Contains seven lesson units (rhythm, melody, harmony, repetition, form, modern music, and review), ea...

This second Music by Me continues to play out the creative joy of the first. Book Two has the seven familiar units (rhythm, melody, harmony, bass patterns, musical form, modern music, and review), eac...

This third book continues the discovery of the tools used in composition. New concepts covered include: new rhythms (upbeats and downbeats), melody sequencing, harmonizing, theme and variations, and m...

Music by Me, Book 4 contains six units designed for the early intermediate student. In this book, the topics covered include: syncopation, melodic non-chord tones, harmonic chord progressions, exercis...

Book Five in this series is designed for the intermediate level student. Each unit is divided into four parts: Tools of the Trade; Let’s Explore; Scanning the Score; Compose Your Own. Some of the unit...

Precisions on Counterpoint rules is a book written by Charles Koechlin in five chapters. Focusing on the counterpoint, this volume highlights all the rules related to it. It features both lessons and...

This examination of melody includes a detailed survey of psychological, technical and structural considerations. A detailed discussion of song form elements (motifs, variations, phrases, cadences) inc...

Based on the traditional species approach, this examination of non-chordal counterpoint for the contemporary writer includes discussions on pan-diatonicism, quartal harmony and polytonal techniques. I...

Based on the traditional species approach, this examination of non-chordal counterpoint for the contemporary writer includes discussions on pan-diatonicism, quartal harmony and polytonal techniques. I...

In this examination of serial writing for the contemporary composer, Delamont explains the basics of a 12-tone row, then follows with practical techniques used in the melodic, contrapuntal and harmoni...

When words fail, music speaks...so the saying goes. Expressing yourself through music by putting words to notes and notes to words can be easy; yes, easier than you may think. This book is a treasure...

Exam boards: Edexcel, AQA, OCR The AS Music Composition Workbook will help students gain the necessary skills and confidence to write a successful composition for AS music. It assumes a GCSE level un...