What Makes Music Work

by Philip Seyer, Allan B. Novick, Paul Harmon

Innovative, up-tempo approach to learning music. It makes learning a simple and natural process--even if you've never taken a formal music course. "A lucid, well-organized introduction to music theory" -- American Library Association. This unique book is really a complete self-teaching course! When you buy this book, you get a free Internet music teacher who will answer questions you may have about music theory. Learn to read music, identify its basic components, and understand form and structure. Learn how to compose an original song! How do notes combine in harmony? What makes some sounds pleasing, others discordant? How do composers expand small musical ideas into full-scale pieces. In What Makes Music Work, you will find answers to these and a host of other questions. Look what other readers ares "I always loved music; think you for helping me understand it." -- John Giunta, North Bellmore, New York "What Makes Music Work has proven to be a marvelous investment." William Frid, Warsaw Indiana "Your publication is absolutely excellent." -- Jennifer Linton, North Eastham, MA "Thorough and understandable" -- Valere Meyer, Toledo, Ohio "I've read What Makes Music Work and it was wonderful." -- David Odera Okumu, Naivasha, Kenya

Genres: Music

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1982

Reviews

[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny. Enjoyable. Well written. Informative. Learned a ton. Raised my level of musical knowledge. One note: I learned what a fugue was, and now enjoy them immensely.