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Imserba Webstore - Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory Complete (Books 1-3)
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List Price: $12.95
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Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
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Binding: Spiral-bound
Brand: Alfred
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
EAN: 9780882848976
Feature: ISBN13: 9780882848976
ISBN: 0882848976
Label: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 120
Publication Date: 1999-06
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
Studio: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The most complete music theory course ever! This all-in-one series includes concise lessons with short exercises, ear training activities and reviews. Available in three separate volumes or as a complete set, Essentials of Music Theory also includes Ear Training CDs (performed by acoustic instruments), a Teacher's Answer Key Book, reproducible Teacher's Activity Kits, Bingo Games, Flash Cards and Computer Software.
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Summary: Alfred's Utterly Confusing Line of Music Theory Books
Comment: This is a good series if you are trying to learn music theory. The material is well organized, and clearly explained. Anyone can learn the essentials of music theory from these books.
Unfortunately, the material is available in so many formats, you can get lost trying to figure out which version to buy.
1st up, you can buy 3 separate books. Since each book is only about 40 pages long, this really doesn't make that much sense. Also, you are going to want the ear training CDs. There are only 2 CDs for the 3 books. and you have to buy them as a complete set.
So, you want to buy all the material at once. That brings us to this collection, which contains the text from all three books, but lacks the CDs.
As I mentioned, the CDs are available separately, but if you could buy the book plus the CDs as a single package, you could save a little bit over purchasing both items separately.
But, where is this all-in-one package? You might expect this to be called "Alfred's Essential of Music Theory Complete (Books 1 - 3 plus Ear Training CDs)."
Alas, it is not. It's called "Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: A Complete Self-Study Course for All Musicians (Book & 2 CDs)", and you can find it on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/Alfreds-Essentials-Music-Theory-Self-Study/dp/0739036351/ref=sip_rech_dp_10
This version also appears to have the Answer Key (which you would have to purchase separately, for even more money, if you wanted to check the answers to the quizzes). I say "appears" because I foolishly purchased this version of the product, along with the separate CDs. But glancing at the Table of Contents of the other edition has convinced me that it includes the Answer Key as well.
To summarize: this material is well worth buying, but there are too many ways to purchase it. Do yourself a favor, and buy the Complete Self-Study Course, not this edition.
Customer Rating:
Summary: For self-study, get Alfred's other book.
Comment: As noted by other reviewers, this book does not contain the ear training CDs or the answers to the exercises. For those wishing to self-study, the following Alfred book includes all the material in this book plus the ear training CDs and the answers to the exercises: "Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: A Complete Self-Study Course for All Musicians."
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Summary: music book
Comment: book was in said condition however it came a little late. overall, great seller and things happen...thanks for the book
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Summary: Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory Complete
Comment: The book arrived in great condition but without the CD's. Got it for my daughter who is NOT a music major or minor but it is a core class at the college she is attending. She hates the class mostly because most of it is done online. Good luck to anyone else taking this class.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Transparency Needed
Comment: Music Lovers,
This book is not a stand alone book it say complete version but in reality it is not. You need to buy another book to find the answer, then.you need to buy again, their CD's to listen to ear training. Beware of this kind of business strategy that will end up, you buying their 3 products to learn little. You can buy one book with CD for half the price of these three books.
They should give WARNING telling the buyer that they need to buy another sets to complete their music education.
If there is zero star I will give this book zero rating
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