Music Theory is Fun

• notes, rests, simple, compound and irregular time signatures
• beaming and grouping of notes and rests
• tones, semitones, keyboard, clefs and key signatures
• all major, relative harmonic and melodic minor keys
• scales - major, minor (ascending - descending) and chromatic
• major, minor, perfect, augmented and diminished intervals
• open and closed chords, root, 1st and 2nd inversions
• perfect, imperfect and plagal cadences
• ornaments - acciaccatura, appoggiatura, mordents turns and trills
• instruments of the orchestra, concert pitch and clef chart
• transposition - hints and rules
• short and open scores
• composing a melody and writing rhythms

Music Theory is Fun: A handy Reference by Maureen Cox is an essential reference for anyone learning to sing or to play an instrument, studying the theory of music or revising for examinations. It is a welcome companion to her Music Theory is Fun series.