The Best Music Theory Book for Beginners 2: The Power of Tension, Resolution, and Inversion (The Best Music Theory Books for Beginners)

Dive deeper into the “why” and “how” of music with the tools of tension, resolution, and inversion! Complete book contents below:Rhythm 5: How to Understand, Write, and Perform Eighth Notes10. Eighth Notes10. Beat Divisions11. Downbeat & Upbeat12. How to Write Whole, Half, Quarter, and Eighth Notes17. How to Count and Clap Eighth Notes20. How to Write Music 325. Rhythm 6: Strong & Weak Beats: Eighth Notes26. Strong and Weak Beats28. Strong and Weak Beats: 28. Strong and Weak Beats:29. Time Signature:29. Strong and Weak Beats:31. Meter33. Rhythm 7: Eighth Rests & Single Eighth Notes34. Single Eighth Notes35. Eighth Rests37. How to Write Music 443. Composition Ideas45. Rhythm 8: Dotted & Double-Dotted Notes & Rests46. Dotted Quarter Note48. Double-Dotted Half Note49. Dotted Quarter Rest51. Rhythm 9: Anacrusis & Ties52. Anacrusis55. Review: Ties57. Rhythm 10: Repeat Signs, Marks, & Symbols58. Measure Repeat Signs60. Multiple Repeat Signs62. 1st and 2nd Endings64. Other Repeat Marks67. Tempo Marks69. Dynamic Marks 1 & Performance Marks 170. Dynamics 172. Performance Marks 175. Articulation Marks 176. Staccato77. Slurs & Legato81. Pitch and Notes 5: Bass Clef82. Notes on the Staff: Review84. Clef Connections85. Bass Clef: Level 1 Theory Review91. Pitch and Notes 6: More Theory92. The Grand Staff 193. Accidentals 295. Pitch and Notes 7: Simple Intervals 296. Simple Intervals: Review97. Interval Distance Shortcut 198. Augmented Seconds: A299. Simple Interval Inversions100. Interval Distance Shortcut 2101. Consonance & Dissonance 1102. Augmented Fifths: A5103. Pitch and Notes 8: Scales 2104. New Major Scales105. New Natural Minor Scales106. Major Pentatonic Scale107. Minor Pentatonic Scale109. Harmonic Minor Scale111. Real Melodic Minor Scale113. Classical Melodic Minor Scale115. All Minor Scales117. Harmony 2: Power Chords118. Power Chords120. Power Chord Inversions121. Harmony 3: Triads 2122. Triad Quality124. Arpeggios 1: Triads125. Alberti Bass 1: Triads125. Broken Chords 1: Triads126. Inversions 1: Triads127. Figured Bass 1: Triads129. Slash Chords 1: Triads130. Scales Harmonized to the Fifth 1132. Scales Harmonized to the Fifth: Inversions133. Harmony 4: Seventh Chords 1134. Seventh Chords135. Seventh Chord Quality 1136. Classical Seventh Chord Symbols137. Arpeggios 2: Seventh Chords137. Broken Chords 2: Seventh Chords138. Major Scales Harmonized to the Seventh140. Natural Minor Scales Harmonized to the Seventh143. Analysis 2: Lyrics in Modern Popular Music144. How to Identify Rhymes145. Rhyme Scheme and Analysis146. Analysis 3: Modern Popular Music Form147. Parts of Songs152. How to Perform a Form Analysis153. Analysis 4: Dominant to Tonic Tension154. Inversion Chords Analysis155. v or V?157. V or V7?159. Dominant Tonic Analysis161. Level 2 Analysis162. How To Write Music 2: Songs & Compositions163. How to Write Songs168. How to Write Compositions Read more