A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals

by William Duckworth

This is the market-leading text, and the author, William Duckworth, is an internationally-known, modern composer. The most difficult part of teaching this course is the need to allow for students' differing abilities. Duckworth addresses this by covering the fundamentals in 11, concise, main chapters followed by 11 enrichment appendices that supplement this basic material for the teacher or student who wants extended coverage. Students best learn fundamentals by using fundamentals, especially in creating their own music. One step at a time, with a practical focus on developing skills, Duckworth presents clear examples of music basics. Students get immediate feedback from written and aural exercises and then creatively apply their knowledge to musical problems arising in real, musical situations.

Genres: Music, School, Textbooks, Nonfiction

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Janna Sevilla]

What I love in this book is that it makes you master everything in a creative way. It is a full package together with the complete sound materials, exercises, and comprehensive lessons. The revised edition makes it even more clearer, modernized, and easy to understand.

The appendixes at the back is a really helpful reference too. Whether you want to learn Fundamentals or review it, or dig deeper into (master) it, this is a great book to start with.

[Justine Thomas]

this textbook tells alot about how to read/write music.it explains things really well.

[Chris Lockhart]

A good introduction to music theory. Probably would've been better if I did the exercises.

[Ellie]

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