Harmony & Voice Leading by Edward Aldwell & Carl Shachter
Again, it works really good alone because of the clear language (so important!). The book can be used in conjuction with Practica Musica (software for ear training and theory including writing counterpoint and fugues) or alone. The language is very clear and leaves little room for misunderstanding.
#Practica musica text book manual
You can order this as a full bound book or as an interactive html manual (all examples contain audio in that case). That said, I did find some good (and not so good) books.Ī good basic overview of everything (definetly recommended): The perfect textbook that you can work out on your own sadly doesn’t exist so I’d definetly advise you to get a good (and only a good and enthusiastic) teacher to help you out, to do things together. Hi there Kevin, I think I can help or atleast share some experience with you! For a while I’ve learned these subjects on my own at home aswell and I’ve tried many different books in the process. I find that there is no one single book that tells all, but I would like to know if there are any specific books that may be learner friendly for the at-home amateur musician/composer.Īny help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have several other books about music history as well as several Dover scores and other sheet music collections. I almost think I would learn better from this if I were in a classroom setting as it is very in depth and technical.Ģ - The Study of Counterpoint (by Johann Fux) - I like that it's written as a conversation between teacher and student, but since it was written in 1725 it doesn't help in understanding it in a modern way.ģ - Counterpoint, the Polyphonic Vocal Style of the 16th Century (by Knudd Jeppesen) - This teaches the same material as Fux, but is written by a modern musician/composer in 1939 who explains it in a much easier to understand way.Ĥ - Treatise On Harmony (by Rameau) - This is another book written centuries ago that is tough to follow and extremely detailed.ĥ - Modulation (by Max Reger) - Simple as this books look, I'm not at this level yet. Some of the books I'm using/learning from are:ġ - The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis (by Clendinning & Marvin) - This is a thick, heavy college level (I think) textbook with workbook and anthology included. I'm really drawn to Baroque era music at the moment though I like the complexity of Mahler as well as other Romantic composers. I learn mostly from books as well as what I pick up here and other online resources. I find that I understand little of the specific technical aspects that composers here talk about. I'm learning music theory and composition on my own at home. Posted by Kevin Keating on Novemat 11:12pm in The Art of Composition
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