Fundamentals of Music Theory
by Michael Edwards, et al.
Publisher: University of Edinburgh 2021
Number of pages: 135
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This book presents open licensed educational materials that deal with the building blocks of musical stave (sometimes known as staff) notation, a language designed to communicate about musical ideas which is in use around the world.
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