Music Theory is Fun Book 1, is the first in the newly revised five-book series by Maureen Cox. Using an attractive layout with clear examples and illustrations together with activities to reinforce learning and understanding, this book covers in an easy step-by-step approach: Treble clef, bass clef, notes and letter names Time names and values Dotted notes, tied notes and rests Accidentals, tones and semitones Key signatures and scales Degrees of the scale, intervals and tonic triads Time signatures and bar lines Writing music and answering rhythms At the end of the book there is a dictionary of musical terms and signs. In response to popular demand, Maureen Cox has added a new feature: a collection of puzzles and quizzes and a set of ten one-page tests of questions typically encountered in exams. A book of answers to the quizzes and test questions is forthcoming.

Presents an introduction to music theory for young learners that includes colorful illustrations and exercises that teach such concepts as note types, names, and counts.

Improve Your Theory! Grades 1--5 are a fantastic addition to the best-selling Improve Your . . . series by Paul Harris. This theory workbook takes students through every aspect of music theory covered in the grade 1 ABRSM examination. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris's Simultaneous Learning approach, it will transform how music theory is taught and learned, improving every aspect of musicianship along the way. Never before has theory been so fun or seemed so natural!