Music Theory in One Lesson: Discover How Easy Music Theory Can Be!

by Ross Trottier

Music Theory in One Lesson was developed to make music theory more approachable than ever before. This book is packed and carefully formatted with rich, easy to understand diagrams. The use of space and visual learning really sets this book apart from the rest. The ability to read music is not required at any point in this book, so anyone can learn! The book is short and sweet, giving you the tools necessary to explore music in any direction you please. Audio Examples are provided on the Music Theory in One Lesson website.“As a music major, I’ve had to complete four semesters of college music theory. I can honestly say that in those four semesters I did not learn, much less understand, a fraction of what I did reading Music Theory in One Lesson. Each topic is expertly condensed and explained in a refreshing and enlightening way. This text takes all the pain so typically associated with learning music theory and replaces it with one exciting ‘Eureka!’ after another. I highly recommend it.” — Therese Carmack

Genres: Music

52 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 10, 2015

About the author

Ross Trottier attended CU Boulder as a Classical Guitar Performance Major under the virtuoso Jonathan Leathewood, where he received the highest marks for theoretical studies. He currently resides in Colorado Springs, where he teaches and performs full time.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'd recommend this to beginner piano and guitar students (Ross Trottier is a guitarist himself).

[Trudy Nye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, clear explanation of basic music theory.

[Tiago F · Rating 2 out of 5]

It started off well, but I soon got lost. With a lot of effort sometimes I could make sense of something by re-reading it over and over, but eventually I just gave up. Although given how many good reviews this book has, perhaps I'm just a lost cause for music theory.

[Furqan Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

[Peter]

I found the book a good way to go deeper but I started with you tube videos from the same source. The purchase of the book was more to support the creator.

[Viktoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book, especially accompanied by the youtube video.

[Christina Monson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned a lot

And one of the things I learned is that I still have a lot to learn! Somewhere in the midst of chord inversions I got a bit confused, but I recovered in the circle of fifths and key signatures. Practice is definitely necessary in order to fully absorb this material but I feel the book was written well and provided a solid base for my curious mind!

[Steven Weinstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, short lesson. Starts from scratch. Builds methodically. Great use of visuals/charts/grids to show how it all relates.