Elements of Music Author:Joseph N. Straus For courses in Music Fundamentals. Immersed in musical literature, and written by a leader in the field of music theory, this text covers all of the basic topics: music notation; rhythm; scales; intervals; triads; and basic harmonic progressions. It engages students in the process of making music--emphasizing, at every stage, that music is to b... more »e heard and made--not merely seen and learned as theoretical concepts in the abstract.« less