The Basic Elements of Music, by Catherine Schmidt-Jones

This is a popular theory music book for beginners. The contents are:

+ Time Elements

• Rhythm
• Simple Rhythm Activities
• Meter in Music
• Musical Meter Activities
• Tempo
• A Tempo Activity
• Dynamics and Accents in Music
• A Musical Dynamics Activity
• A Musical Accent Activity

+ Pitch Elements

• Timbre
  • Timbre: The Color of Music
  • Timbre Activities

• Melody
  • Melody
  • A Melody Activity
  • The Shape of a Melody
  • Melodic Phrases
  • Theme and Motif in Music

• Harmony

+ Combining Time and Pitch

• The Textures of Music
• A Musical Textures Activity
• An Introduction to Counterpoint
• Counterpoint Activities
• Form in Music
• Music Form Activities

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* Author: Catherine Schmidt-Jones
* Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution License
* Found in: Connexions

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