Foundations of Music Theory: An Interactive eBook

The NEW Third Edition of Foundations of Music Theory is a fully online, interactive course package that combines concise music theory instruction with built-in practice and assessment tools. Designed for both college courses and independent study, content is presented in short, manageable sections that help students master individual concepts before applying them to music analysis.

The interactive online course package features:

• Ten comprehensive chapters covering music theory fundamentals through advanced analysis
• Analysis using jazz/pop symbols, Nashville Numbers, Roman numerals, and figured bass
• Short, focused web-based lessons that make concepts easier to work through
• Built-in practice quizzes that allow students to drill newly introduced concepts
• Online tests for assessing student understanding
• Nearly 100 question pools with more than 4,000 multiple-choice and multiple-answer questions
• Question pools divided into segments, allowing instructors to select specific topics for drills, homework, and tests
• Easy integration of assessments with a school’s course management system
• Mobile-friendly access on computers, tablets, and phones
• Opportunities for repeated practice with skills such as note identification, key signatures, intervals, and chords
• Content that builds progressively to encourage mastery before moving to more advanced concepts
• A flexible format suitable for instructor-led courses or independent study
• No prior music theory knowledge required

The Third Edition has been extensively updated and streamlined, with web-based lessons replacing PowerPoint presentations, refreshed musical examples, revised assessments, and separate chapters devoted to the three approaches to musical analysis. The result is a flexible course package that brings the text, practice, and assessment experience together in one convenient online resource.