Music-Instruction & Study -Theory

'Bach Counterpoint - Two-part invention' is a textbook in two volumes. The aim of this book is to explain Bach's compositional methods in an accessible manner, using methods and tools specially developed for this purpose. The two-part Bach inventions are a natural starting point,...

Driving Identities examines long-standing connections between popular music and the automotive industry and how this relationship has helped to construct and reflect various socio-cultural identities. It also challenges common assumptions regarding the divergences between industry and art, and reveals how music and sound are...

Marguerite Long, the most important French female pianist of the 20th century, left her stamp on a whole epoch of musical life in Paris. The Pedagogical Writings of Marguerite Long presents English translations of the two major contributions of Marguerite Long to the literature...

Music education today requires an approach rooted in care and kindness that coexists alongside the dismantling of systems that fail to serve our communities in higher education. But, as the essayists in Sound Pedagogy show, the structural aspects of music study in higher education...

Covering titles ranging from Rocketship X-M (1950) to Wall-E (2008), these insightful essays measure the relationship between music and science fiction film from a variety of academic perspectives. Thematic sections survey specific compositions utilized in science fiction movies; Broadway's relationship with the genre; science...

Ernst Levy (1895-1981) was a Swiss music theorist, composer, and conductor.Author: Ernst LevyISBN-10: 1438496338ISBN-13: 9781438496337Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2024Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d

A catalog of all scale possibilities in the 12 tone music system, using circles with 12 dots to account for all singular possibilities and unwrapping all modes using keyboard diagrams.Author: Joanna M. HuffakerISBN-10: 1976271541ISBN-13: 9781976271540Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/17/2018Pages: 300Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.54lbsSize:...

The Colombian Tiple Chord Bible, with its 2,880 chords offers a complete solution for both beginner and experienced professional musician alike. The layout is uncomplicated and follows a logical musical progression from standard major chords up to the more esoteric thirteenths used by many...

Music has changed the way we think--and worship. Our pop-music culture has made worship a conflict area rather than a source of unity. Gordon uncovers the issues and points to solutions.Author: T. David GordonISBN-10: 1596381957ISBN-13: 9781596381957Publisher: P & R PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2010Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Listening, Belonging, and Memoryputs connected listening at the center of current debates around whose voices might be listened to, who by, and why. Arguing that listening has to be understood in relation to the self, nation, age, witnessing, and memory, it uses examples from...

This book presents analyses of pattern in music from different computational and mathematical perspectives. A central purpose of music analysis is to represent, discover, and evaluate repeated structures within single pieces or within larger corpora of related pieces. In the chapters of this book,...

In this seminal work, Goetschius offers detailed insights into the evolution of musical forms in Western classical music. He examines various types of musical forms, including binary and ternary forms, minuets, and fugues, and provides detailed musical examples to illustrate his points. The book...

" . . . intriguing collection . . . a recommended study for anyone interested in the habits and personalities of great minds." --ForeWordThis compilation of reminiscences about Tchaikovsky the man is unprecedented in English. The memoirs, diary entries, and interviews written and conducted...

A long-needed and up-to-date overview of the syntax and principles that make Verdi's operas so effective and so beloved today. Verdi's art emerged from a rich array of dramatic and musical practices operative in the Italy of his day. Drawing the reader into his...

Learn the treble self notes on the Violin with these fun note naming and fingering worksheets from veteran violin teacher #ViolinJudy! Learn the real letter names of each note, then decode the fingerings. Start with easy options of A or B then progress to...

An in-depth study of the use of harmony and the tempered scale in modern music, with analysis and examples from a variety of genres.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as...

(Music Sales America). Whether you're a singer, an instrumentalist or just someone who loves to listen to music, this little book is for you The Little Book of Music Theory provides an essential introduction to the language of music, covering staves, clefs, accidentals, rhythm,...

(Vocal Collection). 15 essential standards have been given new arrangements tailor-made for singers, with alternative jazz chord changes, complete verses, introductions and singer-flattering endings. This book is in a traditional jazz format designed for improvising accompaniments, with melody line, lyrics and chords in a...

Pragmatic and poetic... a rational, eminently workable program of personal exploration and discovery to be embraced along with the nuts and bolts of musical study... advice that a healthy attitude toward performance is a skill which can be learned and will be handsomely rewarded....

Are you trying to improve your music theory and harmonic ability? As you may have experienced, things can get really complicated as we try to get an in-depth understanding of this subject. Not being very confident about what we learn and how to put...