Music-Instruction & Study -Appreciation

In Sensing Sound Nina Sun Eidsheim offers a vibrational theory of music that radically re-envisions how we think about sound, music, and listening. Eidsheim shows how sound, music, and listening are dynamic and contextually dependent, rather than being fixed, knowable, and constant. She uses...

Loss, Improvisation, Depression, and Personal Struggles - every day, musicians from around the world begin their journey of musical expression.● Discover WHY a lonely girl from the UK won the John Lennon Songwriting Award, and why an Israeli composer, impacted by the holocaust, became...

Physical Abuse, Confusion, Rehabilitation, and Personal Struggles - every day, musicians from around the world begin their journey of musical expression. Discover WHY a director from Australia went from head injury to coach and why a frustrated Hong Kong pianist inspired a music development...

Musical Scotland, Past and Present is a comprehensive dictionary of Scottish musicians from the year 1400 to the present day. Written by David Baptie and originally published in 1894, this book provides a thorough account of the musical history of Scotland, including biographical information...

A Musical Grammar, In Four Parts: Notation, Melody, Harmony, Rhythm is a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of music theory written by John Wall Callcott and published in 1817. The book is divided into four parts, each of which covers an essential aspect of...

Ragtime music has a character all its own. While it lends itself ideally to a variety of settings and moods, it always maintains its unique joyful feeling. The banjo is an instrument ideally suited for ragtime. The bright crisp banjo sound truly adds a...

This exhaustive chord reference shows chords from simple triads through myriad extensions of the dominant seventh chord, all in grid format only. All voicings and variants of chords are shown chromatically from the root tone beginning with C, Cm, C6, C7, C diminished, C...

Author: Roger KamienISBN-10: 1264029713ISBN-13: 9781264029716Publisher: McGraw-Hill CompaniesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/08/2021Pages: 992Format: Loose LeafWeight: 2.30lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.90w x 0.90d

"Mastering Fingerstyle Ukulele: A Comprehensive Guide to Ukulele Fingerpicking"Are you a passionate ukulele player eager to elevate your fingerpicking skills to new heights? Look no further than "Mastering Fingerstyle Ukulele," the ultimate guide for players of all levels. Within the pages of this comprehensive...

Concert Chronicles, the ultimate concert journal and memory book designed specifically for concert lovers and music enthusiasts. This concert diary serves as a perfect gift for music fans, allowing them to document and relive their cherished concert experiences as a form of passport or...

""Street Music in the Metropolis"" is a book written by Michael Thomas Bass in 1864 that explores the topic of street music in London. The book is a collection of letters and observations that Bass wrote while researching the existing laws and proposed amendments...

Musical understanding has evolved dramatically in recent years, principally through a heightened appreciation of musical meaning in its social, cultural, and philosophical dimensions. This collection of essays by leading scholars addresses an aspect of meaning that has not yet received its due: the relation...

A clearly written and organized text on the production, propagation, and perception of the sound we call music. Organized into six major parts (each with three chapters) treating the sources of sound and production of musical sound; the propagation of sound and those environmental...

""Five Thousand Musical Terms"" is a comprehensive dictionary of musical terms, compiled by John Stowell Adams and originally published in 1861. The book contains definitions and explanations of over 5,000 musical terms from various languages, including Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, French, German, Spanish, and...

Delve into the rich history of music with this comprehensive course of study. From the earliest forms of recorded music to the experimental sounds of the avant-garde, this book covers it all. With listening exercises, discussion topics, and suggested reading materials, it's the perfect...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This comprehensive book covers the entire spectrum of music learning, from the basics of music theory to playing multiple instruments, understanding tonality in Western and Eastern traditions, exploring the rich history of Italian and Greek music, and even delving into advanced topics and becoming...

This book is a comprehensive study of Bach's monumental work, The Well-Tempered Clavier. Through analysis of each of the forty-eight preludes and fugues, Gray provides insight into Bach's compositional techniques and the historical context in which the work was created. Musicians of all levels...

The greatest musical prodigy since Mozart (some would say he was even greater), Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) excelled in everything he did, musical or otherwise, and during his brief life became Europe's most respected and beloved composer. Yet no musician suffered more drastic swings in...

From the timpanist's first triplet to the last sforzando G-sharp, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is a percussionist's dream. Dueling timpani parts, scraped tam-tam, antique cymbals, and unique bass drum rhythms distinguish the score that changed classical music and percussion writing forever. In this...

The History of American Music by Louis C. Elson is a comprehensive guide to the development of music in the United States. The book details the evolution of American music from the colonial period to the early 20th century, covering a wide range of...

""Choctaw Music"" is a comprehensive exploration of the music and culture of the Choctaw people, written by renowned ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore. The book delves into the history and traditions of the Choctaw, including their migration to the southeastern United States and their interactions with...

Improve your musical skills with this comprehensive guide to harmony and ear-training. From chord progressions to melody writing, from tonal harmony to atonal techniques, this book covers all the essential aspects of modern music. With clear explanations, helpful exercises, and numerous examples, it is...

At last, a single volume that helps you find the right anthem for the specific worship day. Numerous publishers, many styles, all difficulty levels are included. Sure to become a favorite of every church musician.Author: Bradley EllingboeISBN-10: 0806646896ISBN-13: 9780806646893Publisher: Augsburg Fortress PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2004Pages:...

Techniques, tricks, and pro tips to make your sound the very best it can be!Do you want to make better music? How about achieving a professional sound? Or even being able to work in professional studios?If you're serious about improving your music production, songwriting,...

Great Players. How do they do it Great Playing. How is it done Have I got the Talent? This book offers a comprehensive guide to the techniques used by great brass players. Consider this Sports scientists can find no physical differences between athletes of...

Music Appreciation: For Little Children, In The Home, Kindergarten, And Primary Schools (1920) is a book written by Frances Elliott Clark that aims to introduce young children to the world of music. The book is designed to be used by parents and teachers in...

The Beggar's Opera is a classic literary work by John Gay, first published in 1728. The book is a satirical musical play that tells the story of a group of thieves and prostitutes in 18th-century London. The play is written in ballad form and...

Everyone loves to laugh, to wonder, and to be amazed. High Notes and Low presents interesting and unusual anecdotal information about classical music and musicians in a down-to-earth, easily readable form. Free of technical jargon, the book is appealing not only to the musician...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Irish Folk Music: A Fascinating Hobby is a book written by Francis O'Neill in 1910. The book is a comprehensive guide to traditional Irish music, covering everything from the history and origins of the music to the different instruments used in its performance. O'Neill...

This small book declares that life without music is inconceivable to the vast majority of humankind. It is about the author's learnings, and leanings to and from, his life as a composer, instrumentalist and improviser, with some account of other proclivities, attitudes and artistic...

A Legacy of Song heightens an awareness of singing as a significant form of expression, communication and creative art. Author Peggy Weston explores the origin, development and value of song, that brings therapeutic benefits individually and communally. What initiates the physical, mental and emotional...

Consider the status of music education as you read Music Education at a Crossroads, a collection of addresses from the Centennial Congress of MENC: The National Association for Music Education. Noted leaders in music education--including Paul Lehman, Bennett Reimer, Samuel Hope, and Michael Mark--joined...

Musical Acoustics: Or The Phenomena Of Sound As Connected With Music is a book written by John Broadhouse and originally published in 1881. The book explores the science of sound and its relationship to music. It covers topics such as the physics of sound...

""Igor Stravinsky: The Man And His Music"" is a biography of the famous composer written by Alexandre Tansman. The book delves into the life of Stravinsky, exploring his upbringing, education, and career as a composer. Tansman provides insight into Stravinsky's creative process and the...

Guide To Memorizing Music is a book written by Alfred John Goodrich and was first published in 1906. The book is designed to help musicians memorize music more effectively. It is a comprehensive guide that provides practical tips and techniques for memorizing music, including...

A Guide to the Ring of the Nibelung, The Trilogy of Richard Wagner: Its Origin, Story, and Music is a book written by Richard Aldrich in 1905. The book provides a comprehensive guide to Richard Wagner's famous opera cycle, The Ring of the Nibelung....

This book is, at its core, about music and the people who listen to it--your friends, your neighbors and you. A fresh approach toward our cultural and sensical relationship to sound, this melodic examination of the world of music explores two big questions: How...

United in their indebtedness to the scholarship of Raymond Monelle, an international group of contributors, including leading authorities on music and culture, come together in this state of the art volume to investigate different ways in which music signifies. Music semiotics asks what music...

This empirical and theoretical book should be of interest to anyone who dares to consider the contentious topic of measuring and justifying aesthetic value in music, as well as the issue of how experts compare to nonexperts in terms of aesthetic fluency, aesthetic sensitivity...

This book is, at its core, about music and the people who listen to it--your friends, your neighbors and you. A fresh approach toward our cultural and sensical relationship to sound, this melodic examination of the world of music explores two big questions: How...

What Music Can Do For You: A Guide For The Uninitiated is a book written by Harriet Ayer Seymour and published in 1920. This book serves as a guide for those who are new to the world of music and want to learn more...

Inclusive Music Histories: Leading Change through Research and Pedagogy models effective practices for researchers and instructors striving either to reform music history curricula at large or update individual topics within their classes to be more inclusive. Confronting racial and other imbalances of Western music...

Thematic Guide Through The Music Of Parsifal (1891) by Hans Von Wolzogen is a comprehensive guidebook that explores the music of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal. The book is divided into several sections, each focusing on a different aspect of the music. The first section...

First he discusses music as a language--how it conveys definite thoughts and feelings. Then he takes up in turn the various elements found in all music--tone, rhythm, melody, harmony; finally, he shows why music must have form and traces its development from the simplest...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

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...

In a narrative that extends from fin de si鐵le Paris to the 1960s, Edmund Mendelssohn examines modernist thinkers and composers who engaged with non-European and pre-modern cultures as they developed new conceptions of "pure sound." Pairing Erik Satie with Bergson, Edgard Var鑚e with Bataille,...

Guy L. Beck is Lecturer in Religious Studies at Tulane University. His previous books include Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Traditions and Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions.Author: Guy L. BeckISBN-10: 143849310XISBN-13: 9781438493107Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2023Pages:...