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Originally Posted by venjacques
What kind of theory level are you talking, balstingas10?
There are many kinds of books, so consider level, instrument, and purpose at least.
Level can be beginner, intermediate, advance, and then something like.. the 20th century stuff where composers are still making up rules and all.
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Sure, and then there is also modal theory and tonal theory. I'm assuming he means learning tonal theory. Working with modes is just a bitch sometimes
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Originally Posted by venjacques
Instrument can matter. For example, a guitar teacher teaching guitar theory will approach the subject differently than would a flute teacher teaching flute theory. If you're not learning a specific instrument (or many), then piano theory is a safe bet, since everything is based on the musical keyboard's layout, and it's easy to make chords, play scales, and all that.
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Piano theory is pretty standard, though, isn't it? When you are learning stuff like four part choral writing (SATB), chord progressions, mixture, diatonic modulation, applied chords, chord substitution, etc., piano theory is generally used.