The Bases of Harmony - 4th Edition
Philippe Ganter

This is a real pedagogical approach, clear and thorough, abundantly illustrated by clear and accessible diagrams and musical examples from themes known in the three major styles discussed.

Les Bases de l'Harmonie is for musicians of all instruments who want a simple, complete and progressive approach to theory for today's styles: jazz, rock and variety.
This is a real pedagogical approach, clear and thorough, abundantly illustrated by clear and accessible diagrams and musical examples from themes known in the three major styles discussed.
In each chapter, many exercises allow the reader to measure their progress and put their knowledge into practice, learning to write, listen to and understand music.
The correction of the 119 exercises is at the end of the book, as well as a 10-page lexicon and a detailed index.

Presentation
The first part presents the intervals, the harmonization of ranges and melodies, the work of the ear and the construction of chords. It constitutes the indispensable opening to the world of composition and arrangement, without requiring particular knowledge in harmony.
The second part deals with the relation between acoustics and harmony, the real reasons that favor this or that interval or note in the construction of the pieces, the tones, the analysis and the sequences of chords.
The third part explains the role of chords in harmony, substitutions and reharmonization techniques, which allow to create or enrich a composition, the analysis of pieces in different styles and its representation.
This book is intended for musicians of all styles and instruments, who already possess the essential notions of music theory (solfège), who wish to develop their understanding of intervals, chords and their roles within grids, as well as systems that govern the harmonic balance of a piece.
It allows all the musicians, whatever the styles and the instruments practiced, to understand the why of the laws of the harmony and to be initiated to the analysis of the sequences of chords and pieces.
It prepares for further study of this or that musical genre, composition and arrangement.
The Bases of Harmony can be used as a course material by schools and music teachers, by self-taught musicians as a learning method, and by all musicians as a complete but simple and affordable book , reference on the subject.