Highlights
A Responsive Revision
Rewritten from page 1, the Second Edition of Harmonic Practice in Tonal Music responds to the needs of instructors and students with:
- stronger coverage of basic concepts, ensuring that all students, regardless of preparation, are well-equipped to encounter the more complex aspects of chord function
- clear writing and organization that bring the most important ideas and information to the foreground (All supplementary information and exceptions have been moved to the ends of chapters)
- shorter chapters that give instructors greater control over the order in which they introduce new material
- a richer, more diverse range of musical examples
- clarified graphic analysis and voice-leading reductions
Reorganized in Response to User Feedback
- The Subdominant chord is introduced along with I and V chords, making the predominant function available sooner, expanding students’ opportunities for more musical partwriting, as well as Professor Gauldin’s options for interesting examples.
- Diatonic sequences are introduced together in Chapter 20.
- Secondary Dominants are covered in a single chapter that precedes modulation.
- Form Excursions—sections that explore formal design in homophonic and contrapuntal music—have been moved to the end of Part II and reconceived as independent chapters.
- Harmony chapters have been completely reorganized: short chapter introductions relate new chords to those previously discussed; a section on chord type, spelling and terminology precedes practical part-writing considerations; a thoughtfully planned examples section demonstrates the chord’s typical functions (exceptions covered at the end of the chapter); and a concluding section shows students how to embellish model chord progressions and provides guidelines for melody harmonization, important terms, and a short quiz.
NEW Musical Examples and Exercises
Examples in Harmonic Practice are clear, musical, brief, and accessible, easily performed on the keyboard, and representative of a broad spectrum of styles and genres. New musical examples in the Second Edition reflect an even more diverse range of composers and songwriters, including Cecile Chaminade, Amy Beach, Bob Dylan, and the Beatles. New musical exercises are also included; unlike most textbook drills, Professor Gauldin’s creative exercises engage students in real music-making.
New Pedagogy
Students have access to brief, straightforward summaries of the more complex sections with the Second Edition’s new Summary Boxes; new Self-Quizzes have also been added to the end of each chapter for extra reinforcement. A one-volume workbook and Student Resource CD-ROM, featuring most of the music examples in the text and workbook, complete the package.
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