Music Theory

This book discusses tonal music theory, specifically of the common practice period onwards, including jazz, blues, rock, and other modern styles. It focuses mostly on Western (i.e., Western European, Euro-American, and Afro-American) styles, however, all styles of music are discussed. Basics /Introduction/25% /How to read Music/00% /Music Notation Systems/50% /Rhythm/50% /Scales and Intervals/75% /Modes/25% /Chords/50% /Chord Structures/25% /Consonance and Dissonance/25% Common Practice Styles /Fundamentals of Common Practice Music/ 25% Harmony /Triads/00% /Seventh chords/00% /Functions/00% /Cadences and Progressions/00% /Secondary dominant/00% /Dominant substitute/00% /Reharmonization/00% /Voicing/00% Modal Harmony /Modes/00% Tones, overtones, and harmonics /Harmony/ 00% /Counterpoint/ 00% /Form/ 00% Beyond the Basics /The Physics of Music/00% /Finding the Key and Mode of a Piece/00% /Playing by Ear/00% /Complete List of Chord Patterns/00% /Modulation/00% /Chromaticism/00% /Syncopation/00% Modern Styles /Barbershop/00% /Blues/50% /Country/00% /Dance/00% /Folk/, Old Time, Bluegrass, etc.00% /Funk/00% /Hip Hop/, Rap, etc.00% /Hymn/00% /Jazz/, incl. Swing00% /Metal/75% /New Age/00% /Pop/, Pop/Rock, etc.00% /Punk Rock/, Hardcore, Pop-Punk, etc.00% /Reggae/00% /Rock/, Hard Rock, etc.00% /Samba/00% /Ska/00% /Miscellaneous Styles/00% /R&B/00% /Reggae/00% Styles in the Western Classical Tradition /Plainsong/00% /Early Western European/00% /Renaissance/00% /Baroque/00% /Classical/00% /Romantic/00% /Atonal/00% /Serialism/00% /Spectralism/00% Traditional and Folk styles /African/00% /Arabic/00% /Calypso/00% /Celtic/00% /Chinese/00% /Eastern European/00% /Indian/25% /Japanese/00% /Korean/00% Southeast Asian00% Composing /Necessary Tools/ 00% /Software Needed/ 00% Four-Part Harmony00% Melody (Soprano)00% /Phrasing/00% /Bass/00% /Alto And Tenor/00% /Counterpoint/00% Further reading Western Music History Writing Effective Songs Appendices /Authors/ /Real Book Errata/ Music theory M 25% __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__ de:Musiklehre es:Teoría musical fr:Bases de solfège it:Teoria musicale ja:音楽理論