Music Theory Matters Workbook (Paperback)

Brad Osborn and Christine Boone's Music Theory Matters uses popular music as the basis for introducing students to music theory. Osborn and Boone engage students with popular music from page one, then introduces them to more classical terms as the book progresses. This accompanying workbook provides a robust set of exercises for each chapter, divided into three sections--drills, transcription and analysis, and composition and performance. Easy to follow and written in a clear, straightforward style, these exercises will help students develop necessary music listening and other related skills.

Brad Osborn is Professor of Music Theory and affiliated faculty in American Studies at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Everything in its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead (OUP, 2017), Interpreting Music Video: Popular Music in the Post-MTV Era (2021), and the co-author of American Popular Music (OUP, 2021).

Christine Boone is a visiting Associate Professor of Music at St. Olaf College. Her research interests are centered around popular music. She has presented papers on the Beatles in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Her current research focuses on mashups, and her work has been published in both books and articles. Throughout her career as a music theorist, Christine, a lyric soprano, has remained active as a professional soloist in major works. In addition, she has put her musical knowledge to work on NPR's classical music game show, "Piano Puzzler."