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Essential Dictionary of Music Theory: Book

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Essential Dictionary of Music Theory: Book

Essential Dictionary of Music Theory: Book

By L. C. Harnsberger

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This Essential Dictionary packs a wealth of information into our "user-friendly" Handy Guide format. Covering virtually every aspect of music theory, the volume includes everything from scales and modes to comprehensive ranges of woodwinds, brass, stringed instruments (with open-string pitches) and voices. Also includes tablature and guitar notation, and features written and sounding ranges for transposing instruments. A must-have for musicians of all levels!

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Series: Essential Dictionary Series
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 32
ISBN10: 0-88284-766-X
ISBN13: 978-0-88284-766-5
UPC: 038081148908
SKU: 00-16643

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About the Author: L. C. Harnsberger

L. C. Harnsberger

L. C. Harnsberger earned his Bachelor of Music in Composition from the University of Southern California, where he studied under acclaimed composers and arrangers Morton Lauridsen and William A. Schaefer. His career spans writing and arranging for wind ensembles, orchestras, chamber groups, and soloists, with published works for Alfred Music across band, orchestral, solo piano, and choral accompaniment contexts.

Harnsberger's most widely recognized contribution to music education is the Essential Dictionary of Music, a compact reference resource that has become standard for musicians across all experience levels seeking quick, reliable access to theoretical concepts, composer information, and instrumental specifications.

Why we love this

This compact reference belongs in every musician's bag, rehearsal folder, and studio. Rather than hunting through multiple sources for instrument ranges, transposition information, scale definitions, or notation specifics, you have everything in one handy format. Teachers and students return to it constantly because the information is organized for fast lookup, not leisurely reading.

Who it's for

Music teachers, band and orchestra directors, private instructors, and students of any age who need quick access to core music theory information and instrumental reference data. Whether you're verifying a transposing instrument's range, clarifying a mode, or confirming notation conventions, this pocket guide serves practitioners across instrumental, vocal, and compositional contexts.

Skills your students will build

  • Understanding transposing instruments and their written versus sounding ranges
  • Identifying scales, modes, and intervallic relationships
  • Reading tablature and guitar notation systems
  • Locating open-string pitches for stringed instruments
  • Referencing standard vocal ranges and woodwind, brass instrument capabilities

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