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Books > Music > Techniques of music
The state of contemporary music is dizzyingly diverse in terms of
style, media, traditions, and techniques. How have trends in music
developed over the past decades? Music Composition in the 21st
Century is a guide for composers and students that helps them
navigate the often daunting complexity and abundance of resources
and influences that confront them as they work to achieve a
personal expression. From pop to classical, the book speaks to the
creative ways that new composers mix and synthesize music, creating
a music that exists along a more continuous spectrum rather than in
a series of siloed practices. It pays special attention to a series
of critical issues that have surfaced in recent years, including
harmony, the influence of minimalism, the impact of technology,
strategies of "openness," sound art, collaboration, and
improvisation. Robert Carl identifies an emerging common practice
that allows creators to make more informed aesthetic and technical
decisions and also fosters an inherently positive approach to new
methods.
Manual for Ear Training and Sight Singing provides instruction and
exercises for every type of activity students complete in aural
skills, while the Anthology offers sight-singing materials for the
entire curriculum.
Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with an
instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete
piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic
Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, technic, and
additional repertoire in a convenient, "all-in-one" format. This
comprehensive course features written assignments that reinforce
each lesson's concepts, a smooth, logical progression between each
lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles,
and outstanding extra songs, including folk, classical, and
contemporary selections. At the completion of this course, the
student will have learned to play some of the most popular music
ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic
musical concepts and styles. The comb binding creates a lay-flat
book that is perfect for study and performance.
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