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Open Educational Resources - Music and Dance: Music Textbooks

Music Textbooks

Hearing Harmony: What is Harmony (A. Brandt)- A pre-harmony training course.

Music 101 - From Lumen. Covers a variety of genres, composers, eras. 

Music and the Child (N. Sarrazin) - Explores the developmental connections between children and learning. 

Music Fundamentals: Pitch and Major Scales and Keys (T. Ewell) - This book deals with the rudiments of music

Music Fundamentals 2: Rhythm and Meter (T. Ewell) - This book deals with the basics of rhythm and meter.

Understanding Basic Music Theory (C. Schmidt-Jones) - Basic skills and information.

Understanding Music Past and Present (A. Clark) - A music history textbook.