Music Theory Fundamentals Tutorial - (Revised Edition)

Author: Zhou Fusan
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book covers various fundamental elements of musical expression—pitch, rhythm, meter, intervals, chords, key, mode, modulation, transposition, tuning systems, common notation symbols, ornamentation, dynamics and tempo, melody, form, and staff notation. The theoretical explanations are combined with typical musical works, reflecting the latest academic perspectives and achievements in this field. The main features of this book are: 1. Strives to reflect the latest academic perspectives and achievements in this field. 2. The language is concise and refined, with accurate and clear concepts. 3. Theoretical explanations are integrated with vivid and typical musical works, achieving a combination of intuition and rationality, as well as concrete and logical thinking. 4. Each chapter includes numerous review questions and exercises to cultivate and enhance students' abilities to analyze and understand music. This book can serve as a textbook for music majors in higher normal universities, various secondary normal schools, art schools, and university music elective courses, as well as a teaching reference for music teachers in primary and secondary schools. It is also suitable for a broad audience of music enthusiasts as a learning resource.