Volume I is a general introduction to music theory; Volume II offers a survey of the theoretical underpinnings of musical styles and forms.

Features:


Newly-encoded musical examples throughout the text include ample workspace and staff-size adjustments to facilitate student work. The music scores have been redone to refine and unify the notation appearing in the texts and workbooks.

Expanded assignment sections for both volumes of the Music in Theory and Practice textbook provide additional practice materials for students. The new course-tested assignments are appropriate for both in-class study and homework.

Additional musical selections have been added to the wide-ranging musical examples included throughout the two volumes, which features music from the Renaissance to the contemporary period. The text integrates a study of jazz and popular music, which is indigenous to American culture, into the traditional study of European art music.

The chapter on voice leading in two voices has been expanded to include all five species of modal counterpoint.

The chapter on secondary dominants and leading-tone chords now appears before, rather than after, the modulation. Nevertheless, the two chapters have been written so that either topic can be presented in the instructor's order of preference.

Macro analysis, which enhances student perception, has been integrated more fully into both volumes in this edition. The macro analysis descriptions have been enhanced throughout, and a large number of the musical examples include both Roman numeral and macro analysis. In addition, updated listings of macro analysis and popular music symbols appear in the appendix section.

Recordings accompany each of the textbooks for this edition of Music in Theory and Practice.