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    In Theory It's Easy!
    In Theory It's Easy!
    In Theory It's Easy!
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    In Theory It's Easy!

    By Naomi Phillips

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    This book is a good starting point for learning to read music. With out the complicated explanations and practice questions after each chapter, this is a book that is a valuable possession for music students from school right up to university level.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateOct 10, 2012
    ISBN9781477225806
    In Theory It's Easy!
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    Naomi Phillips

    I have a BA in Popular Music from the University of Glamorgan. I am an avid reader, and also enjoy spending time working in the nursing home. I live in Cardiff though my routes are in the West Midlands where most my family still live.

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      In Theory It's Easy! - Naomi Phillips

      In Theory

      It’s Easy!

      Naomi Phillips

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      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2012 by Naomi Phillips. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 08/13/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-2578-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-2580-6 (e)

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Chapter one - Where to Begin

      Chapter two - All about notes

      Chapter three - Time and major scales

      Chapter four - Minor Scales

      Chapter five - Building diatonic chords

      Bibliography

      A Big Thank you to my parents for all the support they have always shown me, to my partner

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