The Workbook: Volume 1 - Early Steps

Ready to go beyond music theory and put knowledge to work? Discover visual techniques to help transform aural lessons into mastery.

Afraid of jumping into the musical deep end? Struggling to apply written ideas from the textbook? Do the basics leave your brain the second you turn the page? With over twenty years' experience in the music field, author of the best-selling The Circle of Fifths: visual tools for musicians, Philip Jackson brings new approaches to blossoming with your instrument. Now he's here to provide an easy-to-follow companion series of workbooks to help you digest the fundamentals and break into a crescendo of confidence.

The Workbook: Volume 1 - Early Steps is the second book in his Visual Tools for Musicians series andis an accessible and straightforward accompanying guide designed to solidify key concepts covered in Chapters 1 through 7 of The Circle of Fifths. Paralleling the tone of the parent volume, Jackson encourages diving in and developing skills with exercises and additional tutelage. And by following his practical solutions to common pitfalls, you'll soon gain clarity and approach your new passion fearlessly.

In The Workbook: Volume 1 - Early Steps, you'll discover:

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Sixty-nine exercises to convert fledgling know-how into deeply understood notions

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Hands-on training to grasp aural ideas through a visual medium for maximum absorption

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A pathway toward exhilarating improvisation, so you can expand your musicianship

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An exploration of major scale degrees, sharps and flats, and intervals for a well-rounded understanding of the science of composition

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How to avoid melodic dissonance by mastering the tritone, rehearsing relative minors, and much, much more!

The Workbook: Volume 1 - Early Steps is an ideal interactive tool for hitting all the right notes. If you like concrete examples, learning through applying principles, and exciting alternative teaching methods, then you'll love Philip Jackson's finely tuned handbook.

Buy The Workbook: Volume 1 – Early Steps to make sound progress today!