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Theory Essentials for Today’s Musician offers a review of music theory that speaks directly and engagingly to modern students. Rooted in the tested pedagogy of Theory for Today’s Musician, the authors have distilled and reorganized the concepts of their original textbook into modular chapters that move from the core elements of harmony to further topics in form and 20th-century music.

On this companion website, you will find streaming audio examples discussed in the book. In conjunction with the textbook and workbook, these audio examples fill out a comprehensive, flexible foundation for the vital concepts needed to analyze music.

Visit the companion website for Theory for Today’s Musician, Second Edition: http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9780415663335

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