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Does anyone have a recommendation for a music theory book - modes, harmony, counterpoint, maybe progressing to beginning composition? I am a beginning player - I can read music (slowly), do the major scales, and most 7-chords, but not much else yet. What theory books are used at the conservatory level and what should I read first so I can understand them?
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Have you checked this out with your teacher? He/she would be familiar with your current skill level and be in a good poistion to make an appropriate recommendation.
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Basic Materials in Music Theory
by Harder, 9th edition
You may work in this as a self-study theory book. Answers included
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Ariette,
This certainly looks like a good book, have you used it?.
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$64.80 seems too much for it.
Is there something simpler that is lower priced?
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Good books have always been expensive. If it offers valuable input $80.00 will be money well spent.
Has anyone used this book with the CD?.
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The most widely used theory books at he university level have been:
Piston, Walter
Harmony
Fifth Edition (Revised and Expanded by Mark DeVoto)
0-393-95480-3 / cloth / 1987
Piston, Walter
Counterpoint
0-393-09728-5 / cloth / 1947
Piston, Walter
Orchestration
0-393-09740-4 / cloth / 1955
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"Te Jazz Theory Book" by Mark Levine is an excellant work. The Jazz Theory Book Also The Jazz Piano Book .
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In addition, the other commonly used university level texts are Kostka/Payne and Aldwell/Schachter.
For a less expensive text, check out Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory. It doesn't realy have any counterpoint and only covers really basic harmony, but it's good for the basics.
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How about the Max Cook books on technical excercises are really good. I don't know how these compare but i recommend them. 
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How about the Max Cook books on technical excercises are really good. I don't know how these compare but i recommend them.
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Petros - Thanks. I just ordered the books!
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Ariette, Petros,
Thanks for these recommendations.
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1st book to read:
Learn to Read Music
by Harry Baxter/Michael Baxter (Barns&Noble)
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