{"product_id":"the-literate-musician-andy-mullen-9798670215787","title":"The Literate Musician: How to Hear, Speak, Think, Read and Write the Language of Music","description":"***REVISED 2ND EDITION*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought is to language as audiation is to music.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMusician, educator, and creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Improving Musician\u003c\/i\u003e Andy Mullen has created a guide for self-starting musicians to learn to hear, think, speak read and write \u003cb\u003ethe language of music.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the pedagogy of Dr. Edwin E. Gordon's Music Learning Theory, this long overdue book contains: \u003cbr\u003e *A concise overview and sequential guide for how to learn to audiate \u003cbr\u003e *Tonal patterns and rhythm patterns which form the basis of a musician's musical vocabulary \u003cbr\u003e *An overview of all tonalities and meters \u003cbr\u003e *Explanations of how to improvise within a tonal or rhythmic context \u003cbr\u003e *How to read all of the musical patterns one has already learned to think and speak \u003cbr\u003e *10 Reading Sequences and over 25 Reading Benchmarks which combine tonal and rhythm patterns into \"real\" music \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Literate Musician\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal workbook for music students aged 10 to 100. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe revised second edition contains additional rhythm functions (division\/elongations, rests, ties, upbeats), a unit on subdominant, instrumental connections, music theory connections, an updated order, and guidance on navigating the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Mullen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8670215780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798670215787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.66d","brand":"Andy Mullen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043413356799,"sku":"9798670215787","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d61ffdd-6b08-4527-8f31-9b126223e338.jpg?v=1684967003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-literate-musician-andy-mullen-9798670215787","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}