Books on Music Theory
& Reading Music

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory
by Michael Miller
When people ask us to recommend a book on music theory, this is the one we recommend first. We even refer to the advanced sections ourselves on odd occasions! This book starts with the basics of music theory, but then takes the reader through to more complex topics using the same easy-to-read style throughout.

Highly recommended!
   

Basic Guide to How to Read Music
by Helen Cooper
This book provides a basic introduction to reading music, and then expands each topic with more advanced material. For that reason, it is probably best suited to those with some knowledge of reading music who want to consolidate what they know, and then be challenged by more detail.
   

Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music
by Jonathan Harnum
This book teaches basic music theory in a fun and humorous way, and includes interesting facts along the way. It also attempts to impart an understanding of "why" certain things are the way they are.
   
Score Reading: A Key to the Music Experience
by Michael Dickreiter and
Reinhard G Pauly
This book provides valuable insights into the musical structure of a score. This book is not only useful to the arranging student and aspiring conductors, but also to those listeners and amateurs derive great pleasure from following a performance with score in hand.
   




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