Music Theory*
Ebook edition of the musics.name guide to music theory
Ranked 5 of 9 in best music theory books
A short, lower-priced digital guide: a 78-page PDF from the musics.name project, sold on Gumroad. It is not a university textbook, covers intervals, keys, harmony and more, and ranks last on depth.
Best for Low-cost digital guide to core theory topics
About Music Theory
The book is a structured guide to how music is built and how it is written down. The Gumroad listing names intervals, keys, harmony, counterpoint, rhythm, form, tuning, orchestration and the history that produced those systems as its subjects. It is 78 pages in PDF.
The listing says the material is drawn from the musics.name library, with 28 articles and five browser tools, so much of its content overlaps with the free site. Tables, interval names, key signatures and historical claims follow the published articles, according to the listing.
Key features
- 78 pages
- Intervals, keys and harmony
- Counterpoint, rhythm and form
- Tuning and orchestration
- PDF format
Strengths
- Covers theory and history in one structured guide
- Written and published by the musics.name project itself
- Single purchase at $2.87 on Gumroad
Limits
- Only a PDF is listed, with no EPUB or print edition
- Much of the material is also free on musics.name
- No ratings are shown on the listing
Where Music Theory ranks
| List | Rank | Score | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Music theory books | 5 of 9 | 72.0 | Low-cost digital guide to core theory topics |
Alternatives to Music Theory
All 8 alternatives- Open Music TheoryHas a free option.
- The Complete MusicianUndergraduate theory text combining harmony, analysis and performance
- Tonal HarmonyStandard undergraduate text on common-practice tonal harmony
- Harmony and Voice LeadingAnalysis-oriented textbook on tonal harmony and voice leading
- The Jazz Theory BookBook on jazz harmony, scales and chord-scale theory
- A Geometry of MusicAdvanced book on voice leading and scales across styles
Questions about Music Theory
- Is Music Theory free?
- Music Theory is a paid product (paid). Listed at $2.87 on Gumroad as a PDF at time of check.
- Which formats is Music Theory available in?
- Music Theory is offered as PDF.
- What is Music Theory best for?
- Low-cost digital guide to core theory topics. In our ranking of music theory books it is number 5 of 9 with a score of 72.0.
- What are the best alternatives to Music Theory?
- The highest-ranked alternatives on listme.name are Open Music Theory, The Complete Musician, Tonal Harmony, Harmony and Voice Leading.
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