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Topic: Music theory books? |
Adam Tracksler
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Maine, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2016 12:13 am |
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I broke a few ribs over the weekend, and won't be playing any music for the next 3-4 weeks. I thought I might use the time to bone up on some theory, sine there seem to be a ton of theory whizzes here on the forum, and it never hurts to know more theory, since the pedal steel is a super inversion machine.
Any books or videos you all would suggest? |
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 14 Jul 2016 5:07 am
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Adam, I'm sorry to hear you're injured. I can't recommend any books as I threw them away when I left school, but you'll get loads of suggestions and there's probably plenty of material right there on the internet. I just wondered who that guy is in the back of your photo?
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Ken Boi
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2016 5:30 am
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The one I have in my Amazon cart I learned about in this forum, and is authored by forum member Michael Perlowin. Price seems right. As I do not yet own it I can't comment on it, other than it seems very good based on other's comments.
Mel Bay Music Theory in the Real World: A Practical Guide for Today's Musician Paperback – December 1, 1999
by Michael Perlowin (Author) |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 14 Jul 2016 2:40 pm
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Mel Bay books are of a high standard and Mike knows his stuff, so it should be excellent.
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Bill Mollenhauer
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2016 3:28 am
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| the complete idiot's guide to solos and improvisation |
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2016 11:15 am
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Perlowin's book is quite good, easy to understand, brief and to the point. Highly recommended.
In my teaching, I usually require as a "textbook" this one: "How to Play By Ear," by Jack Hatfield. Great overview of the Nashville number system, basic music theory,and a CD full of listening drills to really get your ear trained so you survive almost any bandstand situation.
I think it's only available from Jack directly nowadays.
http://www.hatfieldmusic.com/page3.html#hatfieldbooks
Scroll way down to find the book. It's even on sale!
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 15 Jul 2016 1:28 pm
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Any type of music theory book that I'd recommend would be workbooks that involve actually writing in the books and keeping you engaged by doing. You'll be transposing parts to different clefs, keys, working on voice writing, etc. I used a series of books in high school--I think there were 6 or more volumes, and I learned a lot from them.
Check these out--they fit the bill:
http://www.northlandpublishers.com/fundamentals-of-music-theory/
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Adam Tracksler
From:
Maine, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2016 12:26 pm
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| Thanks for the suggestions! Any more, keep em coming... |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 17 Jul 2016 2:07 am
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Mike is right about learning by doing.
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 17 Jul 2016 2:36 am
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I wish to remind everybody that I also wrote a steel guitar supplement to my music theory book, that explains how some of the concepts in the book relate to what the pedals do, including a couple of examples from the book tabbed out.
I will send this for free to anybody who requests it. Please send me an E-mail, and not a PM.
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