All About Chords - Softcover

D'Amante, Elvo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0962094102 ISBN 13: 9780962094101

Publisher: Encore Music Pub Co, 1988

Synopsis

A comprehensive approach to understanding contemporary chord structures and progressions through solid drills in suggested study questions, keyboard drills, and ear-training exercises. A step by step approach to the study of triads, seventh chords, and their extensions. Additional chapters on chord progression through area studies of the pre-dominant, dominant, and tonic spheres of influence: chord derivation, substitution, interchangeability, tendency, harmonic pulse, and function. Chord qualities are also presented for study. Table of contents, examples, keyboard drills, assignments, ear-training exercises, addendum, suggested study drills, and index. 120 pages LC: 88-24571

About this title

About the Author

The author, Elvo S. D'Amante, is the former department chairperson of Music at Laney College in Oakland, California and the author of other books on music theory that include the acclaimed college and university music major textbook entiltled, Music Fundamentals, published by Ardsley House Publications, Inc. of New York.

From the Back Cover

...A logically arranged format and chock-full of solid, concise, and meaningful materials on chords...I like it!...Really expands your ability to hear and understand chords through very creative exercises...Great suggestions and activities for improving your ear...The only book you'll ever need on chords!...Just the book I've been searching for!...

This truly comprehensive and remarkable book helps you to quickly understand chord structures and the in-depth essentials of chord progressions and how they work. It develops your understanding of triads, seventh chords, and their extensions (9th, 11ths, and 13ths.) It provides chord sets for ear-training drills and exercises.

It contains creative study questions to strengthen and develop understanding It includes studies in musical analysis through theory and keyboard drills. and presents valuable insights on chordal progressions. Whether you're a young, promising musician, or an amateur or a professional musician in the field, this clearly written, proactical guide for understanding chord alignments will help insure musical literacy and the pursuit of musical excellence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Encore Music Pub Co
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0962094102
• ISBN 13: 9780962094101
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 120