The Workbook: visual tools for musicians: Volume 1 - Early Steps

Ready to go beyond music theory and put knowledge to work? Discover visual techniques to help transform aural lessons into mastery.Afraid of jumping into the musical deep end? Struggling to apply written ideas from the textbook? Do the basics leave your brain the second you turn the page? With over twenty years' experience in the music field, author of the best-selling The Circle of Fifths: visual tools for musicians, Philip Jackson brings new approaches to blossoming with your instrument. Now he’s here to provide an easy-to-follow companion workbook to help you digest the fundamentals and break into a crescendo of confidence.The Workbook: Volume 1 – Early Steps is the second book in his Visual Tools for Musicians series and is an accessible and straightforward accompanying guide designed to solidify key concepts covered in chapters 1 through 7 of The Circle of Fifths. Paralleling the tone of the parent volume, Jackson encourages diving in and developing skills with exercises and additional tutelage. By following his practical solutions to common pitfalls, you’ll soon gain clarity and approach your new passion fearlessly.In The Workbook: Volume 1 - Early Steps, you’ll discover:Sixty-nine exercises to convert fledgling know-how into deeply understood notionsHands-on training to grasp aural training through a visual medium for maximum absorptionA pathway toward exhilarating improvisation, so you can expand your musicianshipAn exploration of major scale degrees, sharps and flats, and intervals for a well-rounded understanding of the science of compositionHow to avoid melodic dissonance by mastering the tritone, rehearsing relative minors, and much, much more!The Workbook: Volume 1 - Early Steps is the ideal interactive tool for hitting all the right notes. If you like concrete examples, learning through applying principles, and exciting alternative teaching methods, then you’ll love Philip Jackson’s finely tuned handbook.Buy The Workbook: Volume 1 - Early Steps to make sound progress today! Read more