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Copyright © 2009, 2003, 1997, 1993, 1989, 1985, 1981, 1977. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning.  \nThis book is printed on acid-free paper.  \n1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 QPD/QPD 0 9 8  \nISBN: 978-0-07-310187-3  \nMHID: 0-07-310187-7  \nEditor in Chief: Mike Ryan  \nPublisher: William Glass  \nSponsoring Editor: Christopher Freitag  \nMarketing Manager: Pamela Cooper  \nEditorial Coordinator: Marley Magaziner  \nProduction Editor: Holly Paulsen  \nManuscript Editor: Barbara Hacha  \nDesign Manager: Cassandra Chu  \nText Designer: Glenda King  \nCover Designer: Ashley Bedell  \nPhoto Research: Brian Pecko  \nMedia Project Manager: Jessalyn Clark  \nSupplements Producer: Louis Swaim  \nProduction Supervisor: Randy Hurst  \nComposition: 10/12 Times Roman by Thompson Type  \nPrinting: PMS 162, 45\\# New Era Matte Plus, Quebecor World  \nCover: Digital Vision/Getty Images  \nCredits: The credits section for this book begins on page 395 and is considered an extension of the copyright page.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nBenward, Bruce.  \nMusic in theory and practice / Bruce Benward, Marilyn Saker.—8th ed.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nISBN-13: 978-0-07-310187-3  \nISBN-10: 0-07-310187-7  \n1. Music theory. I. Saker, Marilyn Nadine. II. Title.  \nMT6 .B34 M9 2008 781—dc21  \n[www.mhhe.com](www.mhhe.com)  \nContents  \nPreface ix  \nIntroduction The Materials of Music: Sound and Time xiii  \nSound xiii Vibration xiii  \nCompression and Rarefaction xiii  \nFrequency xiv  \nThe Four Properties of Sound xiv Pitch xiv  \nIntensity xiv  \nDuration xiv  \nTimbre xv  \nSummary xvi  \nPA RT A  \nThe Fundamentals of Music 1  \nCHA PT ER 1  Notation 3  \nImportant Concepts 3  \nNotation of Pitch 3  \nThe Staff 3  \nLetter Names 3  \nThe Clefs 4  \nOctave Identification 6  \nAccidentals 7  \nInterval 7  \nEnharmonic Equivalents 8  \nHalf-Step Motion 8  \nNotation of Duration 8  \nThe Tie 9  \nThe Dot 9  \nIrregular Division of Notes 10  \nRhythm 10  \nMeter Signatures 10  \nDynamic Markings 14  \nHistory 15  \nApplications 16  \nSome Directions for Notation 16  \nAssignments 21  \nCHA PT ER 2  Scales, Tonality, Key, Modes 27  \nImportant Concepts 27  \nScale 27  \nPitch Class 27  \nDiatonic Scales 28  \nScale Degree Names 28  \nMajor Scale 29  \nTetrachord 29  \nTransposition 30  \nKey Signature 30  \nMinor Scale 32  \nScale Relationships 35  \nTonality 39  \nKey 40  \nOther Scales 40  \nHistory 44  \nApplications 46  \nPitch Inventory 47  \nAssignments 49  \nCHA PT ER 3  Intervals and Transposition 55  \nImportant Concepts 55  \nIntervals 55  \nPerfect, Major, and Minor Intervals 56  \nConsonance and Dissonance 58  \nAugmented and Diminished Intervals 58  \nEnharmonic Intervals 59  \nInversion of Intervals 59  \nCompound Intervals and Simple Intervals 61  \nHistory 61  \nApplications 62  \nFluency with Intervals 62  \nMelodic and Harmonic Intervals 63  \nTransposition 64  \nMethods of Transposition 64  \nAssignments 67  \nCHA PT ER 4   \nChords 73  \nImportant Concepts 73  \nHarmony 73  \nChord 73  \nTriad 73  \nTriad Root 73  \nMajor Triad 74  \nMinor Triad 74  \nDiminished Triad 74  \nAugmented Triad 74  \nTriad Stability 75  \nTriad Names 75  \nPrimary Triads 75  \nTriad Position 75  \nRoot Position 75  \nTriad Inversion 76  \nFirst Inversion 76  \nSecond Inversion 76  \nOther Tertian Chords 77  \nSeventh Chords 77  \nHistory 77  \nApplications 77  \nRoman Numeral Analysis 78  \nTriad Pos","cbCaihJbSWmyR9Wk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihJbSWmyR9Wk","pdf",10474094,434,"English","# Preface\n# Introduction The Materials of Music: Sound and Time\n# Part A The Fundamentals of Music\n## Chapter 1 Notation\n## Chapter 2 Scales, Tonality, Key, Modes\n## Chapter 3 Intervals and Transposition\n## Chapter 4 Chords\n# Part B The Structural Elements of Music\n## Chapter 5 Cadences and Nonharmonic Tones\n## Chapter 6 Melodic Organization\n## Chapter 7 Texture and Textural Reduction\n## Chapter 8 Species Counterpoint\n## Chapter 9 Voice Leading in Four-Part Chorale Writing","[{\"question\":\"What topics are covered first in Volume I?\",\"answer\":\"The book starts with the materials of music, focusing on sound and time, including vibration, frequency, and the four properties of sound.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book teach musical notation?\",\"answer\":\"It provides key concepts and practical notation tools such as letter names, clefs, accidentals, intervals, duration notation, the tie, the dot, rhythm, and meter signatures.\"},{\"question\":\"Does Volume I include counterpoint and voice leading?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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