The Best Music Theory Book for Beginners 2: The Power of Tension, Resolution, and Inversion

Dive deeper into the “why” and “how” of music with the tools of tension, resolution, and inversion! Complete book contents <br /><br />Rhythm 5: How to Understand, Write, and Perform Eighth Notes 10. Eighth Notes 10. Beat Divisions 11. Downbeat &amp; Upbeat 12. How to Write Whole, Half, Quarter, and Eighth Notes 17. How to Count and Clap Eighth Notes 20. How to Write Music 3 25. Rhythm 6: Strong &amp; Weak Eighth Notes 26. Strong and Weak Beats 28. Strong and Weak 28. Strong and Weak 29. Time 29. Strong and Weak 31. Meter<br />33. Rhythm 7: Eighth Rests &amp; Single Eighth Notes 34. Single Eighth Notes 35. Eighth Rests 37. How to Write Music 4 43. Composition Ideas 45. Rhythm 8: Dotted &amp; Double-Dotted Notes &amp; Rests 46. Dotted Quarter Note 48. Double-Dotted Half Note 49. Dotted Quarter Rest 51. Rhythm 9: Anacrusis &amp; Ties 52. Anacrusis 55. Ties 57. Rhythm 10: Repeat Signs, Marks, &amp; Symbols 58. Measure Repeat Signs 60. Multiple Repeat Signs 62. 1st and 2nd Endings 64. Other Repeat Marks 67. Tempo Marks 69. Dynamic Marks 1 &amp; Performance Marks 1 70. Dynamics 1 72. Performance Marks 1 75. Articulation Marks 1 76. Staccato 77. Slurs &amp; Legato 81. Pitch and Notes 5: Bass Clef 82. Notes on the Review 84. Clef Connections 85. Bass Level 1 Theory Review 91. Pitch and Notes 6: More Theory 92. The Grand Staff 1 93. Accidentals 2 95. Pitch and Notes 7: Simple Intervals 2 96. Simple Review 97. Interval Distance Shortcut 1 98. Augmented A2 99. Simple Interval Inversions 100. Interval Distance Shortcut 2 101. Consonance &amp; Dissonance 1 102. Augmented A5 103. Pitch and Notes 8: Scales 2 104. New Major Scales 105. New Natural Minor Scales 106. Major Pentatonic Scale 107. Minor Pentatonic Scale 109. Harmonic Minor Scale 111. Real Melodic Minor Scale 113. Classical Melodic Minor Scale 115. All Minor Scales 117. Harmony 2: Power Chords 118. Power Chords 120. Power Chord Inversions 121. Harmony 3: Triads 2 122. Triad Quality 124. Arpeggios 1: Triads 125. Alberti Bass 1: Triads 125. Broken Chords 1: Triads 126. Inversions 1: Triads 127. Figured Bass 1: Triads 129. Slash Chords 1: Triads 130. Scales Harmonized to the Fifth 1 132. Scales Harmonized to the Inversions 133. Harmony 4: Seventh Chords 1 134. Seventh Chords 135. Seventh Chord Quality 1 136. Classical Seventh Chord Symbols 137. Arpeggios 2: Seventh Chords 137. Broken Chords 2: Seventh Chords 138. Major Scales Harmonized to the Seventh 140. Natural Minor Scales Harmonized to the Seventh 143. Analysis 2: Lyrics in Modern Popular Music 144. How to Identify Rhymes 145. Rhyme Scheme and Analysis<br />146. Analysis 3: Modern Popular Music Form 147. Parts of Songs 152. How to Perform a Form Analysis<br />153. Analysis 4: Dominant to Tonic Tension 154. Inversion Chords Analysis 155. v or V? 157. V or V7? 159. Dominant Tonic Analysis 161. Level 2 Analysis<br /><br /><br />162. How To Write Music 2: Songs &amp; Compositions<br /><br />163. How to Write Songs<br /><br />168. How to Write Compositions