Basic Music Theory By Joe Procopio

The Only Award-Winning Music Theory Book Available Worldwide

Joe Procopio

• Publisher: JoeCopio Music LLC
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781483566962
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music Theory & Appreciation

BASIC MUSIC THEORY By Joe Procopio Basic Music Theory by Joe Procopio is the only music theory book to receive the coveted 5 Star Award from the respected International Book Review Company Reader’s Favorite. It is simply the best and easiest to read book about the basics in music. It teaches you how to quickly hear and understand everything essential in the art of sound. Basic Music Theory by Joe Procopio is designed for the non-musician and the musician alike. It is the first step to take for anyone who is not trained as a musician but who wants to become one. It is also a sure step for many musician’s to complete their understanding of the tools of music and the core vocabulary used in the craft. Now, for the first time, an inexpensive, easy to read, easy to understand text is available for everyone to know what chords, scales, keys, notes and intervals are. More importantly, Basic Music Theory by Joe Procopio will not only give you the necessary knowledge needed to know the art of music but it will also provide you with the critical skills required to create your own. In addition, the author has included his own unique 48 Chord System that allows anyone to learn all their chords in one easy enjoyable exercise. This exclusive piece can be played with one hand on the piano ( and on other instruments ) by anyone - as is shown in the book. This exercise alone is worth more than the value of many music textbooks. “Basic Music Theory eliminates all fear of music. It helps you become a musician with confidence; a master musician. It is specifically written to magnify your love of music and, in doing so, will greatly enhance and enrich your life.” “To be sure, I have had more than 50 years of successful teaching and performing for many of the nation’s top recording artists behind me using the techniques found in this book. Thousands of people, many of them successful students and artists from all over the world, have sent me personal testimonials to confirm their musical achievements and their joy.

BASIC MUSIC THEORY

By Joe Procopio

NOMENCLATURE:
SOME SIGNS AND SYMBOLS

Understanding the language of Music is based on learning a system of names ~ nomenclature.

The tone C shown here in the diagram below is the same tone in all 4 clefs:

Musical Notes or Tones

A Musical Tone is the sound of anything that vibrates with an even number or regular vibrations that can be measured. Noise, on the other hand, is generally defined as vibrations that are irregular and uneven.

A Sharp

raises the sound of a tone.

A Flat

lowers the sound of a tone.

A Natural

means the tone is neither sharp nor flat.

A Double Sharp

(also written as

) raises the sound of a tone twice.

A Double Flat

lowers the sound of a tone twice

NAMING MUSICAL TONES

Musical tones have names that use only 7 letters of the alphabet.

The Musical Alphabet: A B C D E F G

In the Treble Clef the names of the musical tones are:

In the Bass Clef the names of the musical tones are:

In the Treble Clef the note A is on the 2nd space:

In the Bass Clef the note A is on the 1st space:

Since A is on the 2nd space in the Treble Clef, notes written above A are in alphabetical order:

Notes that are below the 2nd space are still alphabetical but in order to find them you have to think the alphabet in reverse or backwards:

Going up, think:	A B C D E F G
Going down, think:	G F E D C B A

Finding and naming notes in the Bass Clef is similar to the method used for the Treble Clef. The important difference is that the note A is found on the 1st space of the Bass Clef.

To find the notes above A, think the alphabet:

To find the notes below A, think the alphabet backwards:

Remember the Musical Alphabet has only 7 letters: A B C D E F G

In the Treble Clef, A is on the 2nd space.

In the Bass Clef, A is on the 1st space.

To find and name the notes, first find and name the note A, then:

Going up, think:	A B C D E F G
Going down, think:	G F E D C B A

The fastest and easiest way to learn the names of all the notes is to take a page of music from a lesson book or something similar - such as the music on this page - and with a pencil write down the name of each note. At first you will go slowly but soon, as you near the end of the page, you will recognize the names of all notes instantly. Do this once and you will never have trouble naming a note again.

Use a pencil and write the names of the notes underneath each note:

The clef has changed:

* N.B. An accidental is a sharp, flat, or natural that is written in a measure that is NOT in the key signature. Also, an accidental is only good for the measure and the octave it is written in.

KNOWING KINDS OF NOTES

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Table of contents

• Cover 
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents 
• Some Signs And Symbols