The Music Theory Handbook by Marjorie Merryman
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Book Reviews of The Music Theory Handbook
Book Review: Prepararatory text for college theory
Summary: 5 Stars
I had been looking for a book like Marjorie Merryman's, The Music Theory
Handbook for my secondary piano students who want to prepare for college level theory beyond where most of the existing pedagogical books take them. In a one hour piano lesson, there isn't time to delve into a college text like Benward or Ottman. Ms. Merryman has packed the basics of Theory 101 into an informative text with helpful examples.
In addition to the fundamentals, harmony and counterpoint are presented along with analysis, phrase structure, form, compositional techniques and instrumentation. Exercises based on the concepts presented in each part are grouped in a separate section.
The clear format makes the text easily comprehensible. I highly recommend this book for high school students who plan to continue their musical studies in college.
Book Review: Excellent Resource!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a formally trained musician with a Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in music (and currently a candidate for a Doctoral Degree), I have had more than my fair share of Music Theory courses.
This text is a wonderfully crafted work. It is thorough and to the point. It was extremely easy to follow and understand. I wish it had been available to me when I started college those many years ago!
For the music student entering college, or even the serious high school student, this text would make a fine resource to add to your collection.
Book Review: Helpful Intro
Summary: 5 Stars
Ms Merryman gives a concise, clear, and yet broad intro to music theory of the common practice period (i.e. no atonal works, no Gregorian chant). Illustrated by examples and underscored with keyboard exercises that help to hear what she's writing about, this book explained many things I intuitively understood with a refreshing clarity. Then, for those who want to dig deeper, there are helpful references at the end of each chapter. I read it as a borrowed book from a library - now I'm buying it.Book Review: Music Nut
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a great review for music teachers and students. It was very concise and easy to understand.Book Review: Just what I needed
Summary: 4 Stars
I just needed this book to prepare for a theory test for an online Master of Music degree from Boston University. It is very concise, yet has all the details I need to review music theory. Since the last theory class I took was over 5 years ago, I needed to brush up. This book is nice because now I don't have to comb through all the books I used for my undergrad work.
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