Contributors wanted for public domain music theory textbook!
October 2nd, 2008
Musopen, a “library of copyright free music”, is soliciting for contributions to a public domain music theory textbook:
As any college student will tell you, textbooks are priced outrageously high. That’s not really news of course. Yet one of our volunteers was especially shocked recently to see how expensive a music theory textbook was for his class and suggested that Musopen find a way to print professionally bound theory books, equal or better to what exists, to solve this problem. We liked the idea so much we decided to do just that.
Today we are announcing the formation of the Musopen PD Music Theory text book project. I will be updating with more news and details as we get closer to a final product, but I can say we are already excited to have found several partners who will allow us to produce books equal to what exist currently as well as web integration better than any previous textbook has had in the past. All this for the cost of the ink and paper only.
If you or someone you know might be interested in writing, advising, or otherwise helping out, please sign up here!
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4 Comments Add your own
1. Dr. Steven Thompson | January 19th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Professor of Music at American River College in Sacramento, CA. Would be happy to help with this project.
2. Karen Heath | January 30th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
I would be interested in helping. I am a high school band director and a Kindergarten music teacher. I feel a bit like a fish out of water at the high school level and I wish there was a good book we could use to teach some concepts that they need to know. Anything I can do, I will.
3. Sean - Hôtels Lyon | March 7th, 2009 at 10:55 am
You are right textbooks are priced outrageously high! That’s why such sites as yours are very useful to us. Because here we can find the same information but absolutely free. Please continue your work. Thank you.
4. David Brown | May 4th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Assistant Professor, Music Director for Theatre Arts, Central Washignton University, Elensburg, WA.
Would be happy to help.
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