The_Complete_Idiot%27s_Guide_To_Music_Theory
The_Complete_Idiot%27s_Guide_To_Music_Theory
The_Complete_Idiot%27s_Guide_To_Music_Theory
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Complete</strong> Idiot’s <strong>Guide</strong> to <strong>Music</strong> <strong>The</strong>ory, Second Edition<br />
Making Harmony Parts More Melodic ..........................................192<br />
Voice Leading ................................................................................192<br />
Making a Point—with Counterpoint ............................................194<br />
Creating Your First Counterpoint ..................................................195<br />
What to Avoid ................................................................................198<br />
Avoid Extended Parallel Movement ..............................................198<br />
Avoid Big Leaps ............................................................................198<br />
Avoid Dissonant Intervals—Unless <strong>The</strong>y Resolve ............................199<br />
16 Chord Substitutions and Turnarounds 203<br />
Extending a Good Thing ..............................................................203<br />
Altering the Bass ............................................................................205<br />
Two Chords Are Better Than One ................................................205<br />
One Good Chord Can Replace Another ......................................206<br />
Diatonic Substitution ....................................................................206<br />
Major Chord Substitutions ............................................................207<br />
Minor Chord Substitutions ............................................................207<br />
Dominant Seventh Substitutions ....................................................208<br />
Functional Substitutions ................................................................209<br />
Turnarounds ....................................................................................210<br />
17 Special Notation 215<br />
Throwing a Curve ..........................................................................215<br />
Ties ..............................................................................................215<br />
Slurs ............................................................................................216<br />
Phrases ..........................................................................................216<br />
<strong>The</strong> Long and the Short of It ........................................................217<br />
Tenuto ..........................................................................................217<br />
Staccato ........................................................................................217<br />
When Is a Note More Than a Note? ............................................217<br />
Grace Notes ..................................................................................217<br />
Turns ............................................................................................218<br />
Trills ............................................................................................218<br />
Glissandos ....................................................................................219<br />
Arpeggiated Chords ......................................................................219<br />
Getting Into the Swing of Things ................................................219<br />
Getting the Word ..........................................................................220<br />
Part 6: Arranging 223<br />
18 Composing and Arranging for Voices and Instruments 225<br />
Vocal Arranging ..............................................................................225<br />
Voice Characteristics ......................................................................226<br />
Vocal Ranges ..................................................................................226<br />
Instrumental Arranging ..................................................................227<br />
Instrument Characteristics ............................................................227<br />
Transposition ................................................................................230