Timpani Tuning

Mervin Britton

General Info

Year: 1967
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Belwin/Mills
Cost: Book Cost - $0.00   |   Supplemental Books - $0.00

Table of Contents

-Mechanics of Tuning
-Fundamental Pitch
-Introduction of Major Scales
-Major Scales
-Major Key Signatures
-Major Scales - Stepwise Exercises
-Intervals - Definition and Explanation
-Interval Chart
-Interval Performance Exercises - Major and Minor Second
-Major Third
-Minor Third
-Perfect Fourth
-Augmented Fourth
-Perfect Fifth
-Minor Sixth
-Major Sixth
-Minor Seventh
-Perfect Octave with Major Seventh & Minor Second
-Triads And Chords
-Building Major Triads
-Major Triads Exercises for One Kettle
-Major Triads and Chords for Two Kettles
-Melodic Minor Scales, Ascending
-Building Melodic Scales, Ascending
-Melodic Minor Scales, Stepwise Exercise
-Minor Triads and Chords
-Minor Triads for One Kettle
-Minor Triads for Two Kettles
-Harmonic Minor Scales
-Building Harmonic Minor Scales
-Harmonic Minor Scales - Stepwise Exercises
-Building pure minor scales
-Building melodic minor scales - Complete Form
-Complete Melodic minor Scale Exercises
-Relative Minor Scales
-Notation of Relative Pure Minor Scales
-Notation of Relative Harmonic Minor Scales
-Notation of Relative Melodic Minor Scales
-Chromatic Scale
-Building Chromatic Scales
-Diminished Triads
-Diminished Triad Exercises for One Kettle
-Diminished Triad Exercise For two Kettles
-Whole Tone Scale
-Whole Tone Scales - Stepwise Exercise
-Augmented Triads
-Augmented Triad Exercises For One Kettle
-Augmented Triad Exercises For Two Kettles
-Supplementary Melodies
-Changing Pitch During Rests

Works for Percussion by this Author

Britton, Mervin. Timpani Tuning. Van Nuys, CA.: Belwin, 1967.