The Mount Zion Collection of Sacred and Secular Music: Consisting of Tunes, Anthems, Singing School Exercises, and Songs for the Sabbath School and Social Circle (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Theodore Edson Perkins

 
9780243519057: The Mount Zion Collection of Sacred and Secular Music: Consisting of Tunes, Anthems, Singing School Exercises, and Songs for the Sabbath School and Social Circle (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

This book is a manual of instructions in the elements of music, written by a teacher. It attempts to systemise instruction by giving theoretical explanations and technical exercises that the author has tested over a ten-year period and found to be the best approach. The author presents the subject in three sections: Rhythm, Melody, and Dynamics. Rhythm deals with the length of sounds, melody with the pitch of sounds, and dynamics with the power of sounds. The author begins with an explanation of the distinctions, properties, departments, and divisions of musical sounds, then examines scales and notes, and concludes with topics such as rests and measure. The book is well-organised, simply worded, and progresses in a logical sequence of theory and practice, making it an invaluable beginner's guide to the foundations of Western musical theory.

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9780364019597: The Mount Zion Collection of Sacred and Secular Music: Consisting of Tunes, Anthems, Singing School Exercises, and Songs for the Sabbath School and Social Circle (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10:  036401959X ISBN 13:  9780364019597
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019
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