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Master harmony made simple with practical, hands-on exercises you can apply today.
Harmony Simplified offers a clear, step-by-step route through the building blocks of tonal music. It explains how chords are formed, how voices move smoothly, and how different chords function within major and minor keys. The book emphasizes practical writing and analysis, with examples you can sing or play to hear how theory sounds in real music.
- Learn how triads and seventh chords are built, placed in close or open positions, and used in common progressions.
- Master rules for smooth voice-leading, including when to hold a note and how to avoid awkward parallels.
- Explore the minor mode and harmonic minor scale, plus how to adapt major-chord logic to a minor-key context.
- Practice with exercises and examples drawn from classical and Romantic repertoire to sharpen hearing and writing skills.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book simplifies the topic of harmony to make it understandable to all levels of readers. This guide breaks down tones, chords, intervals, cadences, and dissonances into their basic components and explains how they combine in a pleasing way. The author avoids excessive technical jargon to help the reader grasp the essential ideas clearly. By following the book's orderly structure, any novice can build the necessary music theory foundation to compose beautiful melodies and harmonies. While this book provides a clear and concise foundation to music theory, it is cautionary about bending the rules to evoke emotions in the listener. By understanding the rules and the nuanced exceptions, musicians can develop a deep mastery of their craft. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330129203_0
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