Product Description

Volume II of Music in Theory and Practice is an introduction to musical styles from the Renaissance to the present. It includes more complex chords, an emphasis on larger forms, and strategies for composition analysis..

. The goal of the text is to instruct readers on the practical application of knowledge. The analytical techniques presented are carefully designed to be clear, uncomplicated, and readily applicable to any repertoire.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #669811 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound

About the Author
Bruce Benward has been widely regarded as one of the most gifted music theory pedagogues since his textbooks first appeared in the 1960s, and has exerted a wide influence on the teaching of music theory both through his writings and through the generation of teachers that he taught. He recently retired from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Customer Reviews

I Took the AP MUSIC THEORY exam using this book Today!!
this is what i think. This book is good. no doubt. but not enough. Im a sophomore that understood the whole book about 90 percent yet it was definitely not enough for the ap exam. I think i did ok on the multiple choice but for the ap exam you have to do tons of ear training and aural stuff which this book does not emphasize. and also some of the topics in this book do not cover enough. as an example it does not talk about phrygian cadence or what duplets are. but this is a an excellent book if you want to personally increase your knowledge in music theory. somewhat easy to understand. i loved the little steps for examples but no answer key for the problems. hopefully there is a better book for those who want to take ap music theory........ 7of 10 (only because not enought for aptest)

Good book to aid the study of theory.
I felt like the book aids the disscussions that my instructor has in class. It also explains things very well for me.