Music in Theory and Practice

by Bruce Benward, Gary C. White

This informative Music in Theory and Practice Volume 1, serves as a general introduction to music theory. This best selling text gives music majors and minors a solid foundation in the theory of music. The goal of this text is to instruct readers on the practical application of knowledge.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Reference, Textbooks

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Elizabeth]

I love glossaries, but this one doesn't have any of the terms that one would actually want to look up (it has "boogie-woogie" but not "hemiola" or "appoggiatura"...not too helpful for Quizlet-making). Aside from that, I love it a lot and it's the one textbook I didn't grow to despise this year.

[Shannon]

I've always wished I had taken a music theory class in school, so when I found this book in a thrift shop for 25 cents, I thought I might be able to teach myself. Three chapters in, however, I realized that I need an instructor to help me understand the book! Maybe someday I'll learn music theory, but it's not going to be today.

[Giuseppe]

This might be the greatest theory text book of all time. The edition with Gary White & Benward is classic. It was also stolen from me...