Music Theory and Composition Books

This two book series includes a wealth of material used to teach harmony and theory in college level courses by George Heussenstamm, author of the "Norton Manual of Musical Notation."  Part 2

Perfect pitch – also called absolute pitch – has been a source of endless fascination for hundreds of years. The ability to recognize musical tones with no reference is often viewed as a kind of

A comprehensive approach to all aspects of music score reading and analysis providing a sequential system for efficient and complete score study. Central to this book are more than 300 pages of music scores

Rhythm is the most important thing in music.  Most methods for teaching rhythm to students present a concept, give it a couple of lines, and then move on to something new.  Most students learn