Music Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach (4)

Synopsis

Music Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach, Fourth Edition combines a textbook and integrated workbook with an interactive website for those who want to learn the basics of reading music. Intended for students with little or no prior knowledge of music theory, it offers a patient approach to understanding and mastering the building blocks of musical practice and structure. Musical examples range from Elvis Presley songs to Filipino ballads to Beethoven symphonies, offering a balanced mixture of global, classical, and popular music.The new edition includes: New cultural, historical, and vocabulary references New singing exercises with audio recordings New and updated musical examples with audio recordings throughout Revised counting method for compound meter (“1 la le 2 la le” in addition to “1 2 3 4 5 6”) An enhanced e-book edition with integrated audio for musical examples and direct links to online exercises The author’s balanced approach to beginning music theory engages student interest while demonstrating how music theory concepts apply not only to the Western classical canon but also to popular and world music. With the beginner student in mind, Music Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive text for understanding the foundations of music theory.

Copyright:

2026

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

564 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781003845546

Related ISBNs:

9781003299752, 9781032290409, 9781032683683, 9781032290447, 9781317225485, 9781003845492

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

08/25/25

Copyrighted By:

Sumy Takesue. The right of Sumy Takesue to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education, Music

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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