Music theory books.
So i was searching amazon for good books about music theroy and there where a few that caught my eye, but the revewis all sounded the same for each one!
So i was just wondering have you found any good books about music theory, and how was it, why was it good, how much in depth did they go, and what did it teach you, how to read it,write it and understand it
Hey - I teach music theory. Check out Walter Piston and Kent Kennan’s books. You don’t need the latest editions.
Kennan’s Counterpoint is the best book on the subject. Most methods of teaching counterpoint double as methods of torturing music students, but he goes from the first rules (like “both lines must be good” in and of themselves) to higher-level techniques in fewer pages and less tedium than anywhere else.
I highly recommend the Auralia (ear training) and Musition (everything else) software from Sibelius.
I found this to be the easiest to read, i have no desire to learn anything remotely classical.
Did do some drumming when i was in school, big orchestra type stuff… yawnnn BORING.
I’ve heard good thing about this book. I also did band in school (trombone), was fun for a while especially competing in the NYSSMAs but got sick of it before HS.
I purchased the Dance Music Manual (Amazon.com) and read through it once, haven’t had time to really pour over each chapter and make notes, etc. First read-through taught me some cool stuff about production that I had heard of but didn’t know much about, stuff like side-chaining. I would recommend it as I’m sure it has a lot to offer, like I said, just haven’t had the time to give it a thorough read.
Does the book have an updated version or 2008 is the latest one?
Here’s a good freebie primer: