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Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory Complete (Books 1-3) |  | Authors: Andrew Surmani, Karen Farnum Surmani, Morton Manus
Brand: Alfred
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Pages: 120
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Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 8.8 x 0.4
MPN: 00-17234
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ISBN: 0882848976
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Product Description
Additional InformationTeacher Answer KeyThere are five reproducible Activities in each of the six Units, which correlate specifically to the six Units in Book 1 of "Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory." The wide variety of Activities includes Music Crossword, Puzzles, Note Naming, Matching Games, Musical Math, Word Scrambles, and others for a total of 30 Activities in all. There is also one Test per Unit that covers all the theory concepts introduced in that Unit. Each reproducible page includes scoring boxes to help the instructor grade the page.
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 Excellent book for musical beginners July 22, 2003
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
My husband is 35 and beginning to learn the guitar. But in addition to learning the instrument, he is a total beginner reading music and counting beats, etc. This student book along with the related Teacher Activity Book has been very helpful taking things step by step in a fun way. I recommend it!
Alfred's Utterly Confusing Line of Music Theory Books September 26, 2009
Robert Felice (Silicon Valley Boy)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a good series if you are trying to learn music theory. The material is well organized, and clearly explained. Anyone can learn the essentials of music theory from these books.
Unfortunately, the material is available in so many formats, you can get lost trying to figure out which version to buy.
1st up, you can buy 3 separate books. Since each book is only about 40 pages long, this really doesn't make that much sense. Also, you are going to want the ear training CDs. There are only 2 CDs for the 3 books. and you have to buy them as a complete set.
So, you want to buy all the material at once. That brings us to this collection, which contains the text from all three books, but lacks the CDs.
As I mentioned, the CDs are available separately, but if you could buy the book plus the CDs as a single package, you could save a little bit over purchasing both items separately.
But, where is this all-in-one package? You might expect this to be called "Alfred's Essential of Music Theory Complete (Books 1 - 3 plus Ear Training CDs)."
Alas, it is not. It's called "Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: A Complete Self-Study Course for All Musicians (Book & 2 CDs)", and you can find it on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/Alfreds-Essentials-Music-Theory-Self-Study/dp/0739036351/ref=sip_rech_dp_10
This version also appears to have the Answer Key (which you would have to purchase separately, for even more money, if you wanted to check the answers to the quizzes). I say "appears" because I foolishly purchased this version of the product, along with the separate CDs. But glancing at the Table of Contents of the other edition has convinced me that it includes the Answer Key as well.
To summarize: this material is well worth buying, but there are too many ways to purchase it. Do yourself a favor, and buy the Complete Self-Study Course, not this edition.
Perfect for Beginngers and Review February 20, 2007
JoJo (Arlington, TX USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book as a review before starting theory one at the university level. Some of the info was easy everyday stuff but other portions of the book helped me not only in theory but in dictation as well. I would recommend this book for any musician that has never had formal theory training and would like to start. It is by no means complete but it is definitely a solid start.
Good value! March 8, 2007
Janine M. Sheckells (Fort Worth TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This workbook is very easy to use and a great value considering it is a 3 in 1 offering.
A great overview February 13, 2008
Karen A. Salemi (Framingham, mA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is well laid out and explains clearly all the musical notations I've missed by being largely self taught on the piano. It covers everything from terminology to how to write out notes to scales and arpeggios. You can also purchase a CD that helps with ear training. It has a spiral binding which makes it very easy to stay open if you're using it at the piano or on a music stand.
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