Harmony in Practice
Price: £18.95
Grade(s)/Level(s): 6, 7, 8
Instrumentation: Textbook
Format: Book
Extent: 288 pages
ISBN: 9781854728333
- a thorough exploration of the main elements of tonal harmony, in workbook format
- enables students to acquire a secure knowledge of the basics of harmonic practice
- contains over 280 music examples, and over 180 exercises for working
- excellent preparation material for Associated Board Grade 6 to Grade 8 theory exams, A Level Music and Diploma exams, and university and college entrance papers
- will also enhance students’ music-making, their awareness of style and their appreciation of other musicians’ performances
Series: Theory Grade 8
Contents
- An Introduction to Tonal Harmony
- Chapter 1 - Triads
- Chapter 10 - Chord Groups - the Subdominant Family
- Chapter 11 - Scale Movement
- Chapter 12 - Modulation - its Purpose and Practice
- Chapter 13 - Modulation to ‘Remote’ Keys
- Chapter 14 - Melodic Decoration
- Chapter 15 - Harmonic Decoration
- Chapter 2 - Inverting the Triad
- Chapter 3 - Building chords from Triads
- Chapter 4 - Some ‘Rules’ to Follow
- Chapter 5 - Harmonizing Melodies - the Cadential Progressions
- Chapter 6 - Extending the Triad - the Dominant Family
- Chapter 7 - the 6 over 4 Progressions
- Chapter 8 - Other Presentations of Harmony
- Chapter 9 - The Progression of 5ths
- Chord Labelling
Publication Date: 2nd September 1999
Reviews
Press reviews
‘This is something that has been sorely needed! ... an excellent choice for A level and diploma students ... thorough’ EPTA Piano Journal Winter 1999 ‘well laid out both in terms of its design and content ... as a very solid and thorough course in classical harmony this book really delivers’ Music Teacher April 2000 ‘An aspect that places this book on a higher level than the traditional harmony textbook is the numerous exercises which are based on models from music literature and which cover a wide variety of textures.’ South African Music Teacher July 2000
