Music-Instruction & Study -Appreciation

From Bach fugues to Indonesian gamelan, from nursery rhymes to rock, music has cast its light into every corner of human culture. But why music excites such deep passions, and how we make sense of musical sound at all, are questions that have until...

From Bach fugues to Indonesian gamelan, from nursery rhymes to rock, music has cast its light into every corner of human culture. But why music excites such deep passions, and how we make sense of musical sound at all, are questions that have until...

The great saxophonist Charlie Parker once proclaimed "if you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn". This quote has often been used to explain the hedonistic lifestyle of many jazz greats; however, but it also signals the reciprocal and inextricable relationship...

Electronic music since 1980 has splintered into a dizzying assortment of genres and subgenres, communities and subcultures. Given the ideological differences among academic, popular, and avant-garde electronic musicians, is it possible to derive an aesthetic theory that accounts for this variety? And is there...

When the artist moves into the classroom or community to educate and inspire students and audience members, this is Teaching Artistry. It is a proven means for practicing professional musicians to create a successful career in music, providing not only necessary income but deep...

Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence is one of five paperback books derived from the foundational two-volume Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Designed for music teachers, students, and scholars of music education, as well as educational administrators and policy makers, the...

The "Beethoven Syndrome" is the inclination of listeners to hear music as the projection of a composer's inner self. This was a radically new way of listening that emerged only after Beethoven's death. Beethoven's music was a catalyst for this change, but only in...

Finally! A hip, fun and culturally relevant series of music appreciation books, perfect for modern music-loving families who want to take advantage of this era of exploding musical access! Get a personal guided tour through an amazing historical back-catalog of music that was previously...

The first teacher to bring Islamic mysticism to the West presents music's divine nature and its connection to our daily lives in this poetic classic of Sufi literature. Music, according to Sufi teaching, is really a small expression of the overwhelming and perfect harmony...

Music Saved Them, They Say: Social Impacts of Music-Making and Learning in Kinshasa (DR Congo) explores the role music-making has played in community projects run for young people in the poverty-stricken and often violent surroundings of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic...

Play in Perfect Harmony!Music Theory for Beginners is a thorough yet accessible guide.It's written without confusing terms or jargon, and you can use the concepts to play any instrument in any style or genre.Rather than telling you what to do, it trains your ears...

Play in Perfect Harmony!Music Theory for Beginners is a thorough yet accessible guide.It's written without confusing terms or jargon, and you can use the concepts to play any instrument in any style or genre.Rather than telling you what to do, it trains your ears...

Updated research into how children can benefit from learning music at an early age as well as an expanded, user-friendly format make this book a rich and inspiring resource for parents and teachers.Author: Cheri FullerISBN-10: 087788370XISBN-13: 9780877883708Publisher: Christian/ForumLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/18/2002Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 9.12h...

When your mind is not open to the goodness of music, there will be lots of dark spaces within you. Music is an enchanting science, but one cannot perfect this art without effort. In this book, "Piano Scales for Adults," we bring you the...

Author: Victor L. WootenISBN-10: 8200105326ISBN-13: 9798200105328Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/07/2010Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 6.70h x 5.30w x 0.60d

Author: Victor L. WootenISBN-10: 8200105318ISBN-13: 9798200105311Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/07/2010Format: CDWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 5.70h x 5.80w x 0.60d

Is music just matter of hearing and producing notes? And is it of interest just to musicians? By exploring different authors and philosophical trends of the Roman Empire, from Philo of Alexandria to Alexander of Aphrodisias, from the rebirth of Platonism with Plutarch to...

Interpreting Music Video introduces students to the musical, visual, and sociological aspects of music videos, enabling them to critically analyze a multimedia form with a central place in popular culture. With highly relevant examples drawn from recent music videos across many different genres, this...

Ranging widely over classical music, jazz, popular music, and film and television music, Musical Meaning uncovers the historical importance of asking about meaning in the lived experience of musical works, styles, and performances. Lawrence Kramer has been a pivotal figure in the development of...

The Educated Listener: A New Approach to Music Appreciation helps students develop the skills they need to creatively and intelligently discuss and listen to classical music. Readers will learn about the musical genres, forms, and techniques used by composers of classical music, which will...

Music, Memory and Memoirprovides a unique look at the contemporary cultural phenomenon of the music memoir and, leading from this, the way that music is used to construct memory. Via analyses of memoirs that consider punk and pop, indie and dance, this text examines...

In recent decades, the relationship between music, emotions, health and well-being has become a hot topic. Scientific research and new neuro-imaging technologies have provided extraordinary new insights into how music affects our brains and bodies, and researchers in fields ranging from psychology and music...

With the advent of modern cognitive neuroscience and new tools of studying the human brain live, music as a highly complex, temporally ordered and rule-based sensory language quickly became a fascinating topic of study. The question of how music moves us, stimulates our thoughts,...

What Makes A Song Great? It's a big question, and one that has been written about endlessly in an attempt to reveal the "formula" for creating a worldwide, smash hit record. First of all a good song speaks to you. You remember it, even...

WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF MUSIC THEORY'S 2019 CITATION OF SPECIAL MERIT FOR MULTI-AUTHORED VOLUMESThe Routledge Companion to Music Cognition addresses fundamental questions about the nature of music from a psychological perspective. Music cognition is presented as the field that investigates the psychological, physiological,...

Get your piano students listening to great classical music The Shades of Sound Listening and Coloring Books are a great way to encourage students to listen to great piano and orchestral repertoire. Students of all ages will love coloring the fun pictures while listening...

This book explores the atmospheric dimensions of music and sound. With multidisciplinary insights from music studies, sound studies, philosophy and media studies, chapters investigate music and sound as shared environmental feelings.This book probes into cutting edge conceptual issues at the forefront of contemporary discussions...

The Musician's Mind translates the latest cognitive and neuroscience research into clear, compelling concepts that enlighten the central pursuits of musicians' lives: teaching, learning, and performance. No matter your instrument or level of musical ability, this book will show you new ways to optimize...

Everything You Need To Know About Making Music In One Place Grab your chance to own this comprehensive guide by Tommy Swindali. Including Songwriting: Apply Proven Methods, Ideas and Exercises to Kickstart or Upgrade Your Songwriting Music Production: How to Produce Music, The Easy...

I outline what my book is about in the form of a brief homily. My text: 'Music must, somehow or other, reflect the manners and fancies of its birth-time and birth-place, --and also the conditions of executive art ... I believe that thoughtful science,...

"Year of Wonder is an absolute treat--the most enlightening way to be guided through the year." -- Eddie RedmayneA unique celebration of classical music that showcases one inspirational piece each day of the year, written by an award-winning violinist and BBC Radio personalityClassical music...

Introduction and Practical Guide to Music Education provides students with comprehensive yet foundational knowledge of the music education profession. The book contains researched best practices for teaching music and guides readers through practical exercises to help them discover their own unique teaching style and...

The Black Dog Opera Library is the best, easiest and most informative and budget-friendly way to enjoy four of the greatest operas of all time. Finally available again, and packaged with gorgeous new covers, each book in the library includes the complete opera on...

An enigma to those who knew him, the early-20th century French master Maurice Ravel composed some of the most popular and beloved music in the repertory. In Ravel: A Listener's Guide, Victor Lederer surveys and explores this master's refined and utterly distinctive oeuvre. Ravel...

The Opera Companion has established itself over the years as a classic reference book for opera lovers, whether devoted or casual. Synopses of 47 of the most frequently performed operas (18 composers) are given with key words to clue the listener in to the...

Whenever we create, expressing ourselves through music, art, writing, dance, drama, something nearly always happens that we did not intend. The unintentional, according to renowned process-oriented psychotherapist Lane Arye, appears at moments when some hidden part of ourselves, something that lies beyond our awareness,...

ROAR OF THE CANON: KOTT AND MAROWITZ ON SHAKESPEARE REVISED 5/02Author: Charles MarowitzISBN-10: 1557834741ISBN-13: 9781557834744Publisher: Applause BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2002Pages: 206Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 8.97h x 5.80w x 0.76d

Inspired by its use in literary theory, film criticism and the discourse of game design, Salomé Voegelin adapts and develops "possible world theory+? in relation to sound. David K Lewis' Possible World is juxtaposed with Maurice Merleau-Ponty's life-world, to produce a meeting of the...

This edition comes with no CD. You must purchase either the associated CD separately or digitally download the CD from an on-line vendor. Otherwise this book is exactly the same as the book/CD edition. KEY NOTE RECOGNITION is part of a series of ear...

This edition comes fully illustrated. It is a detailed text book of music notation and terminology, written in a way that all might understand, and it has several appendices covering such topics as musical instruments, the history of music notation, pronunciations and acoustics. It...

The Shades of Sound Listening & Coloring Books series is a music appreciation curriculum for piano students of all levels. Combining music history, listening and coloring, this curriculum is a fun and relaxing way for pianists of all ages to learn about music history...

Discourses on the transformative power of music, now brought to life for a new generation.Music has long been an important part of Sufi culture and practice, and Hazrat Inayat Khan's musical qualifications are well known. He became a professor of music at an early...

In 2014, Jaime Vendera appeared on a television show in Tokyo, Japan to perform his world-renowned, glass-shattering feat. During filming, a small sliver of glass exploded into the back of Jaime's throat resulting in severe vocal nerve damage. Opting against surgery, Jaime sought out...

Vladimir Feltsman presents insights drawn from a lifetime of devotion to music: as a student, a teacher, a performer, and a recording artist. Beginning with his early days studying the piano in the Special School for Music in Moscow, he writes compellingly about his...

Haskett examines the spread of steel band in US schools and universities. This phenomenon is examined within the context of the music education field.Author: Brandon L. HaskettISBN-10: 1498575692ISBN-13: 9781498575690Publisher: Lexington BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/05/2018Pages: 232Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d

Music is everywhere; it pumps through earbuds, elevators, commercials, arenas, and it's even beamed out to space. But - despite its rampant abundance in human experience, history, and culture - music has no clear adaptive function. This begs the question: What are the origins...

With Understanding Music and The Aesthetics of Music (1997) Roger Scruton set a new standard of rigour and seriousness in the philosophy of music. This collection of wide-ranging essays covers all aspects of the theory and practice of music, showing the significance of music...

This is a revised edition with minor corrections and textual additions.] Parsifal is Richard Wagner's final musical and philosophical treatise to the world. Since its introduction to opera houses beyond Bayreuth, many have shared their insights about what the spiritual and religious meanings were...

While the guitar has stood in the vanguard of musical experimentation, its many new techniques and notations remain a mystery for many composers and players. In The Contemporary Guitar, musician and scholar, John Schneider explains each class of technique and illustrates them with examples.Author:...

Sinister Resonance begins with the premise that sound is a haunting, a ghost, a presence whose location is ambiguous and whose existence is transitory. The intangibility of sound is uncanny - a phenomenal presence in the head, at its point of source and all...