Music fundamentals for musical theatre. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christine Riley.
• Authors: (Music director), Riley, Christine
• Contents: Chapter 1 – The staff, treble clef, pitches on the staff, solfege and sight-singingChapter 2 – Rhythm – whole notes, half notes, quarter notes and eighth notesChapter 3 – The piano keyboard, accidentals, whole and half steps, major scalesChapter 4 – The Circle of 5ths and major key signaturesReview of chapters 1-4 and Performance Tips (Tempo)Chapter 5 – Intervals – seconds and thirds and phrase shapesChapter 6 – Intervals – fourths, fifths, and octaves; Rhythm – sixteenth notesChapter 7 – Intervals – sixths and sevenths; Rhythm – restsChapter 8 – diminished and augmented intervals; Rhythm – syncopationReview of chapters 5-8 and Performance Tips (Musical Markings)Chapter 9 – Rhythm – ties, dotted notes, 2/4 and 3/4 time; Song AnalysisChapter 10 – Major triads; introduction to Bass Clef and the Grand StaffChapter 11 – I, IV, V progression; chord tones and non-chord tones; Song AnalysisChapter 12 – Transpositions; Rhythm - triplets Review of chapters 9-12 and Performance Tips (Repeats, Endings and Codas)Chapter 13 – Minor, Diminished and Augmented triads; Cut-time; chromatic solfegeChapter 14 – I, vi, ii, V, I progression; harmonizing a melodyChapter 15 – Inversions of triadsChapter 16 – Progressions with inversions; choral analysisReview of chapters 13 -16 and Performance Tips (The Music Department)Chapter 17 – Dominant 7th chords; V of V chords; Suspended chords; Song AnalysisChapter 18 – Minor Key signatures and natural minor scalesChapter 19 – Harmonic minor scales and melodic minor scales: Song AnalysisChapter 20 – Minor Chord progressions; Song AnalysisReview of chapters 17-20 and Performance Tips (Song Form)Chapter 21 – Major, Minor, Half-Diminished, and Diminished Seventh chordsChapter 22 – Compound timeChapter 23 – More compound time; Song AnalysisChapter 24 – Song Analysis; Orchestration.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 792.6028; Acting in musical theater; Musical theater -- Instruction and study; Singing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350001770; 9781350001763
• Related ISBNs: 9781350001794; 9781350001756
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.