Third Edition

Philip Lambert

• Lesson-based organization breaks down the learning process into a series of digestible and progressive lessons, each of which shares a similar structure.
• A straight-forward, back-to-basics style helps students build a thorough understanding of key concepts such as musical notation of rhythm and pitch, major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals, triads, and seventh chords-providing the necessary background for more advanced study in music theory
• A keyboard-oriented approach provides foundational coverage of the relationship between the piano keyboard and music notation, making it flexible for use in schools that coordinate the teaching of fundamentals and basic keyboard skills.

New to this Edition:

• New online exercises help students develop skills in music fundamentals.
• Improved assignments give more practice for basic concepts.