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MUSIC THEORY MADE SIMPLE: Essential Concepts for Budding Composers, Musicians and Music Lovers
by Adrian Valia

MUSIC THEORY MADE SIMPLE: Essential Concepts for Budding Composers, Musicians and Music Lovers by Adrian Valia

In this unique offering, multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Adrian Valia has compiled the most extensive guide to music theory—from rhythm and harmony to melody—for beginners who want to write, make and better understand music.

Using the same colorful graphics and illustrations made popular in his beloved “Music Visually Explained” series on TikTok, Adrian breaks down concepts like polyrhythm, scales, power chords and the puzzling Circle of Fifths into easily digestible forms. What’s more, tools that spin and move on the page demonstrate melody and rhythm in real-time for a fun, interactive flair, as do quizzes and QR codes that lead to video demonstrations. With this book in hand, readers will soon be on their way to making the songs they’ve always dreamed of.

Adrian Valia is an award-winning and multi-instrumentalist jazz theorist, composer and instructor who demystifies music theory for beginners. He is the creator of the “Music Visually Explained” series on TikTok, and his music can be found on YouTube and Spotify. Adrian lives in London, England.

To complement the written element of the lessons, this book has a heavy visual component in the form of custom graphics and videos that help illustrate and clarify these potentially tricky concepts. Music theory has proven to be increasingly in demand on social media as it is popularized by a new wave of instructors who are modernizing this intimidating and often gate-kept field. Adrian is leading the charge on this, and his approachable style and experience teaching to both adults and children show in the book.