The Best Music Theory Book for Beginners 2

Ready for the next level of how music works?

Book 2 picks up right where Book 1 ends and unlocks the power of tension, resolution, and inversion: the tools that make music feel like it is going somewhere. Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars by Amazon readers.

What you will learn

• Rhythm levels 5-10: sixteenth notes, syncopation, and rhythms you hear in real songs
• Bass clef, so you can read and write for the low end
• Simple and compound intervals, and how they shape melodies
• More scales and keys, and how to move between them
• Power chords, triads, and inversions, so your chords stop sounding stuck
• 7th chords and the tension and resolution that drive modern music
• Lyric, form, and dominant analysis, so you can see how your favorite songs are built
• How to write songs with everything you learn along the way

Is this book for you?

• You finished The Best Music Theory Book for Beginners 1, or you already know the basics
• You want your songs and beats to have direction, not just loops
• You want one clear path instead of scattered YouTube lessons

Pairs with The Best Music Theory Workbook for Beginners 2 for practice. 174 pages, full color. 8.5 x 11 inch paperback. Printed on demand and shipped to your door.

About the author. Dan Spencer is a composer, OST creator, author, and coach who teaches the practical path from idea, or no ideas, to finished music you can actually play, write, understand, and ship.