Contemporary Chord Workbook - Book One is a fill-in-answer style workbook suitable for students of all instruments. It is designed to complement and follow on from Margaret Brandman's Contemporary Theory Workbook - Books One and Two, and can be used in conjunction with books 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B of Margaret Brandman's Contemporary Piano Method. The book presents the building blocks of all three and four-note chords found in both Classical and Modern Music. It not only develops a thorough knowledge of chords, but also demonstrates the relationship of chords to all types of Major and Minor Scales, Keys, and Modes, providing information on Modes and Scales that can be used to improvise melodies over the harmonies.
Each type of chord is thoroughly explained from several points of view and sufficient exercises are provided to enable the student to gain a thorough understanding of chords in all keys. Each section concludes with a piece of music for the student to apply their newly acquired chord understanding. An answer book is also available from the author's website.