SchenkerGUIDE

<p><em>SchenkerGUIDE</em> is an accessible overview of Heinrich Schenker's complex but fascinating approach to the analysis of tonal music. The book has emerged out of the widely used website, <strong>www.SchenkerGUIDE.com,</strong> which has been offering straightforward explanations of Schenkerian analysis to undergraduate students since 2001.</p><p>Divided into four parts, <em>SchenkerGUIDE </em>offers a step-by-step method to tackling this often difficult system of analysis. </p><ul> <li> <em>Part I</em> is an introduction to Schenkerian analysis, outlining the concepts that are involved in analysis</li> <li> <em>Part II</em> outlines a unique and detailed working method to help students to get started on the process of analysis</li> <li> <em>Part III</em> puts some of these ideas into practice by exploring the basics of a Schenkerian approach to form, register, motives and dramatic structure</li> <li> <em>Part IV</em> provides a series of exercises from the simple to the more sophisticated, along with hints and tips for their completion.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Part 1: An Overview of Schenkerian Analysis </strong>1. An Introduction to the Concepts of Schenkerian Analysis 2. An Overview of the Basics 3. Larger Scale Structures <strong>Part 2: Getting Started on an Analysis</strong> 4. A Four-stage Method 5. Presenting a Schenkerian Analysis <strong>Part 3: The Schenkerian Approach to Form, Register, Motives and Dramatic Structure</strong> 6. Schenkerian Analysis and Form 7. Playing with Register 8. Parallelisms and Dramatic Structure 9. Beyond Schenker: the Breakdown of Tonal Hierarchy <strong>Part 4: Exercises</strong> </p>