Contemporary Music Theory

Contemporary Music Theory 1

By: Mark Harrison 

The Music Theory series is designed from the ground-up to explain the terminology and musical structures needed for modern applications. Level One is an introductory course which covers music notation, key signatures, basic scales, intervals, modes, diatonic relationships and 3-and 4-part chords.

This series is a great addition to your current piano lessons. A very nice supplement to go along with your current piano playing needs. Click http://www.pianovillage.com/ContemporaryMusicTheory1.html for more information.

Contemporary Music Theory 2

By: Mark Harrison

Level Two is an intermediate-level course covering larger chord forms, "definitive" chords in major and minor keys, substitutions, analysis of key centers in tunes, "upper structure" chords, voice leading, and pentatonic and blues scale applications. Both levels include reference appendices, a complete glossary  of terms, and hundreds of written theory exercises with answers.

This series is a great addition to your current piano lessons. A very nice supplement to go along with your current piano playing needs. Click http://www.pianovillage.com/ContemporayMusicTheory2.html for more information.

Contemporary Music Theory 3

By: Mark Harrison

This book is the product of Mark Harrison's experience teaching hundreds of students at the world-famous Grove School of Music in Los Angeles. Suitable for instrumentalists, vocalists, composers and songwriters, this Level 3 course covers the chord tones, extensions and scale sources for all major, minor, dominant and diminished chords, and then applies the contemporary shape concept to create voicings, polychords, and to harmonize melodies.

This series is a great addition to your current piano lessons. A very nice supplement to go along with your current piano playing needs. Click  ContemporaryMusicTheory3 for more information.