Berklee Contemporary Music Theory

Learn to read, understand, and create music with this approach that has been developed and refined at Berklee College of Music since the 1950s and is currently used as a textbook in Berklee's Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive program. Essential concepts and terminology of music are included along with hands-on exercises and many listening recommendations so that you "see what you hear and hear what you see." Online audio tracks illustrate every concept. Whether you are interested in rock, country, jazz, hip-hop, or any other contemporary musical style, this book will help you become a more capable, expressive musician.