Edly's Music Theory for Practical People | 
 enlarge | Author: Ed Roseman
Publisher: Musical Ed Ventures
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
Buy New: $15.68
You Save: $9.32 (37%)
New (19) Used (11) from $13.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 24801
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 145
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0966161602
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
EAN: 9780966161601
ASIN: 0966161602
Publication Date: July 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand New, Perfect Condition, Please allow 4-14 business days for delivery. 100% Money Back Guarantee, Over 1,000,000 customers served.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Great for Jammers, and those intimidated by Jazz! August 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like many a piano player, I learned to play by imitation, that is, imitating what my piano teacher taught me to do as a 9-year old. Ten years later, in my first `college band', I finally learned how to improvise and actually create music by taking a Jazz improvisation class. If you have time to take a class, do it...if not, buy this book. Perhaps this would be a bit complex for the complete novice, but if you're like me, (a person `classically trained' with little knowledge of how music is actually made) then this book is great.
If you're a pop composer and always wondering why you go from C to A-minor, to F, to G, then back to C, this ACTUALLY explains it! Even better, it explains what other chords you can play to make your progressions more interesting. Heck, you may even write a Jazz tune while you're at it.
A definite thumbs up.
Not 5 Star...
-A CD would be nice to accompany the various voicings of scales,etc
-Should have more variety of example songs besides `old susana'
-Could have gone deeper into music history, other than simply stating "most music is composed of the I, IV, and V chords."
 I must be a Practical Person... July 24, 2008
Studied music theory over the years and am finding this book very helpful in pulling it all together for me.
 Don't try This at Home April 29, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ed Roseman has written a charming book, but has provided the reader with an inadequate explanation of its subject matter. I had to ask my trumpet instructor more than once to explain what Mr. Roseman failed to provide in the way of information about the concepts presented here. The student either has to guess or find the information elsewhere in order to avoid getting lost. I definitely do not recommend this book for anyone new to the subject of music theory unless they have access to someone well versed on the subject, such as a music teacher.
A Great Buy ! March 18, 2008
This takes most of the information in the "much thicker and formal" Music Theory books and condenses to something manageable, easy to understand, easy to read AND easy to learn. A good book for any musician to own !
Painless Music Theory December 30, 2007
An interesting, logical, and understandable approach to Music Theory. Filled with enough examples, insights, and relationships to round out your unterstanding.
|
|
|
