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# Music Theory: From Beginner to Expert - The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding and Learning Music Theory Effortlessly: 1 (Essential Learning Tools for Musicians)

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Review: Probably as good an explanation of musical theory as I’ve come across - I tend to think of music theory like grammar — it’s either well explained or it isn’t. Both can be complex and both need clear explanations. Author Nicolas Carter falls into the former category and has made a sterling job of clearly and precisely explaining the rudiments and more of musical theory. I’ve tried reading a number of related books but this is by far the best. I haven't yet read everything, but what I have has been great. It's the first volume of a two-book set; the companion volume being how to read music. As an inexpensive purchase, it's been an excellent buy and I’ve greatly increased my knowledge and understanding because of it. My Kindle version works well, with good clear diagrams and charts, and is augmented by SoundCloud audio links to hear examples, which is useful. There’s a lot of theory here and Mr Carter explains it well, enabling readers to quickly progress beyond the basics. There’s fundamentals, intervals, scales, modes, chord construction, inversions, rhythm, timing, structure, progressions, harmony, syncopation, and much more. In fact, it’s quite a comprehensive work with a print length of 244 pages. From my limited understanding it seems to be accurate too. The book is nicely presented, easy on the eye, and comes with a clickable table of contents, which makes it a pleasure to read and refer back too. Most importantly is the superb clarity the author brings to his subject, which he does in a concise but thorough manner. No wonder it’s a bestseller, and is well-deserving of the rating I’ve given it.
Review: Very good, but not without a few irritations - I'm over three quarters of the way through this now and feel that's enough to post a review. I bought this as a Kindle purchase and feel the book is well worth the money. This would also apply to the slightly more expensive paperback format. However, there a few things about the book I found quite annoying, though I am glad I perservered with it. Firstly, I don't profess to be an expert on grammar, but I like text to read as though it were being said out loud in a plain manner. Throughout this book, the definite and indefinite article are frequently dropped, so I found myself constantly being tripped up by "the, an, a" being missing. The author write sentences, such as "Play A chord", rather than Play an A chord". Ironically, the rhythm of the text is broken by this. Secondly, the early section on "Music Theory Fundamentals" contains a discussion of the physics of sound and pitch which could have been more concisely and better written. In fairness the author points out the section can be skipped, though there are a couple of nuggets in there which make the inclusion of this section quite sensible. Though at this point in the book, I did wonder whether I should bother with the rest of it. I'm glad I did. Primarily I bought this book as a hobbyist guitarist trying to understand modes and make sense of ideas I've heard talked about online. The book has brought together a number of concepts that didn't quite make sense for me and it's given me confidence that I properly understand these. For me, it has also clarified terminology and explained differences in the way the language of music is used. At times the book is laboured, the structure could be improved and there are a couple of diagrams missing, but all-in-all I think this is a very useful book which will help a lot of people if they stick with it.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 16,298 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1 in Musical Theory & Composition Exercises 6 in Musical Theory 11 in Music Education & Teaching |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,350 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Probably as good an explanation of musical theory as I’ve come across
*by Z***D on 21 February 2021*

I tend to think of music theory like grammar — it’s either well explained or it isn’t. Both can be complex and both need clear explanations. Author Nicolas Carter falls into the former category and has made a sterling job of clearly and precisely explaining the rudiments and more of musical theory. I’ve tried reading a number of related books but this is by far the best. I haven't yet read everything, but what I have has been great. It's the first volume of a two-book set; the companion volume being how to read music. As an inexpensive purchase, it's been an excellent buy and I’ve greatly increased my knowledge and understanding because of it. My Kindle version works well, with good clear diagrams and charts, and is augmented by SoundCloud audio links to hear examples, which is useful. There’s a lot of theory here and Mr Carter explains it well, enabling readers to quickly progress beyond the basics. There’s fundamentals, intervals, scales, modes, chord construction, inversions, rhythm, timing, structure, progressions, harmony, syncopation, and much more. In fact, it’s quite a comprehensive work with a print length of 244 pages. From my limited understanding it seems to be accurate too. The book is nicely presented, easy on the eye, and comes with a clickable table of contents, which makes it a pleasure to read and refer back too. Most importantly is the superb clarity the author brings to his subject, which he does in a concise but thorough manner. No wonder it’s a bestseller, and is well-deserving of the rating I’ve given it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good, but not without a few irritations
*by M***Y on 14 August 2022*

I'm over three quarters of the way through this now and feel that's enough to post a review. I bought this as a Kindle purchase and feel the book is well worth the money. This would also apply to the slightly more expensive paperback format. However, there a few things about the book I found quite annoying, though I am glad I perservered with it. Firstly, I don't profess to be an expert on grammar, but I like text to read as though it were being said out loud in a plain manner. Throughout this book, the definite and indefinite article are frequently dropped, so I found myself constantly being tripped up by "the, an, a" being missing. The author write sentences, such as "Play A chord", rather than Play an A chord". Ironically, the rhythm of the text is broken by this. Secondly, the early section on "Music Theory Fundamentals" contains a discussion of the physics of sound and pitch which could have been more concisely and better written. In fairness the author points out the section can be skipped, though there are a couple of nuggets in there which make the inclusion of this section quite sensible. Though at this point in the book, I did wonder whether I should bother with the rest of it. I'm glad I did. Primarily I bought this book as a hobbyist guitarist trying to understand modes and make sense of ideas I've heard talked about online. The book has brought together a number of concepts that didn't quite make sense for me and it's given me confidence that I properly understand these. For me, it has also clarified terminology and explained differences in the way the language of music is used. At times the book is laboured, the structure could be improved and there are a couple of diagrams missing, but all-in-all I think this is a very useful book which will help a lot of people if they stick with it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well written and everything explained very clearly.
*by H***B on 19 August 2025*

An excellent book - explains music concepts and theory very well and is very well structured and in clear language. Highly recommended for anyone dipping their toes into music theory or has been baffled by other books on the subject. A very useful resource and reference with lots of good and practical advice.

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