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Firmly rooted in Paul Harris' Simultaneous Learning approach, this
new edition of Improve your sight-singing! Grades 1-3 is designed
to help overcome all the stumbling blocks to successful
sight-singing. Step by step you will build up a complete picture of
each piece, firstly through rhythmic, melodic and technical
exercises, then by making connections to your wider music-making,
studying prepared pieces and finally 'going solo' with a series of
meticulously graded sight-singing pieces. These editions of the
best-selling Improve your sight-singing! series have been
simplified into two (midrange) volumes, making them suitable for
instrumentalists who wish to improve their singing as well as for
singers preparing for sight-singing in vocal exams. The books
feature over 100 completely new practice exercises throughout and
have been brought up to date to match the latest ABRSM
sight-singing criteria.
Jazz, Rags & Blues, Books 1 through 5 contain original solos
for late elementary to early advanced-level pianists that reflect
the various styles of the jazz idiom. An excellent way to introduce
your students to this distinctive American contribution to 20th
century music. Available separately (item #18115), the CD includes
dynamic recordings of each song in Books 1-3 of this series.
Why teach music? Who deserves a music education? Can making and
learning about music contribute to the common good? In Humane Music
Education for the Common Good, scholars and educators from around
the world offer unique responses to the recent UNESCO report titled
Rethinking Education: Toward the Common Good. This report suggests
how, through purpose, policy, and pedagogy, education can and must
respond to the challenges of our day in ways that respect and
nurture all members of the human family. The contributors to this
volume use this report as a framework to explore the implications
and complexities that it raises. The book begins with analytical
reflections on the report and then explores pedagogical case
studies and practical models of music education that address social
justice, inclusion, individual nurturance, and active involvement
in the greater public welfare. The collection concludes by looking
to the future, asking what more should be considered, and exploring
how these ideals can be even more fully realized. The contributors
to this volume boldly expand the boundaries of the UNESCO report to
reveal new ways to think about, be invested in, and use music
education as a center for social change both today and going
forward.
The book that started the Essential Elements Band Method features
music history right in the book, band arrangements, Dr. Tim parent
letter, quizzes, and a rhythm-based sequence. Effective pedagogy, a
logical sequence of skills, innovative parental communication
tools, multicultural songs, duets and full band arrangements, and
much more, create a method designed to help kids succeed.
Improve your sight-reading! Piano Grade 7 (Early Advanced) is part
of the best-selling series by Paul Harris, guaranteed to improve
your sight-reading! This workbook helps the player overcome
problems by building up a complete picture of each piece, through
rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical
issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions,
and finally by 'going solo' with a series of meticulously graded
sight-reading pieces. This edition now includes supporting audio
available online for students to check their performances against.
The Improve your sight-reading! series will help you improve your
reading ability, and with numerous practice tests included, will
ensure sight-reading success in graded exams.
Improve your sight-reading! Piano Grade 6 (Late Intermediate) is
part of the best-selling series by Paul Harris, guaranteed to
improve your sight-reading! This workbook helps the player overcome
problems by building up a complete picture of each piece, through
rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical
issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions,
and finally by `going solo' with a series of meticulously graded
sight-reading pieces. This edition now includes supporting audio
available online for students to check their performances against.
The Improve your sight-reading! series will help you improve your
reading ability, and with numerous practice tests included, will
ensure sight-reading success in graded exams.
(Transcribed). 20 studies for the classical guitar written by
Beethoven's contemporary, Fernando Sor. Revised, edited and
fingered by the great classical guitarist Andres Segovia. These
essential repertoire pieces continue to be used by teachers and
students to build solid classical technique.
This volume contains valuable practice material for candidates
preparing for the ABRSM Grade 6 Piano exams. The book is written in
attractive and approachable styles and representative of the
technical level expected in the exam.
Useful work has been done in recent years in the areas of music
psychology, philosophy and education, yet this is the first book to
provide a wide assessment of what practical benefits this research
can bring to the music practitioner. With 25 chapters by writers
representing a broad range of perspectives, this volume is able to
highlight many of the potential links between music research and
practice. The chapters are divided into five main sections. Section
one examines practitioners' use of research to assist their
practice and the ways in which they might train to become
systematic researchers. Section two explores research centred on
perception and cognition, while section three looks at how
practitioners have explored their everyday work and what this
reveals about the creative process. Section four focuses on how
being a musician affects an individual's sense of self and the how
others perceive him or her. The essays in section five outline the
new types of data that creative researchers can provide for
analysis and interpretation. The concluding chapter discusses that
key question - what makes music affect us in the way it does? The
research findings in each chapter provide useful sources of data
and raise questions that are applicable across the spectrum of
music-related disciplines. Moreover, the research methodologies
applied to a specific question may have broader application for
readers wishing to take on research themselves.
Learn to play the fiddle? Easy.
Tackling a new instrument can be intimidating, but with this
easy-to-use guide, you'll have no trouble at all From selecting,
tuning, and caring for your fiddle to mastering various music
styles, "Fiddle For Dummies" walks you step-by-step through
everything you need to start playing the fiddle like a pro. You'll
discover how to hold a fiddle, master fundamental techniques, and
take your skills to the next level. This title also features
companion audio tracks and instructional video clips hosted online
at Dummies.com to help further enhance your skills.
The fiddle is a popular instrument across many continents, and
is a favorite for many because it is small and portable. Playing
the fiddle can expose you to a range of musical styles from all
over the world, such as Irish, Scottish, Celtic/Cape Breton,
country, folk, bluegrass, and more. Plus, if you're already a
violin player, you'll impress yourself and fellow musicians as you
unlock your instrument to open up a whole new world of sounds.Learn
fiddle techniques and fundamentalsSelect, tune, and care for your
fiddleJoin the folk instrument movement and master the fiddlePlay
fiddle music from all over the world
Whether you're a complete beginner or a violin player looking to
branch out and try something new, "Fiddle For Dummies" will have
you fit as a fiddle in no time.
Improve your sight-reading! Piano Grade 5 (Intermediate) is part of
the best-selling series by Paul Harris, guaranteed to improve your
sight-reading! This workbook helps the player overcome problems by
building up a complete picture of each piece, through rhythmic and
melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by
studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally by
'going solo' with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading
pieces. This edition now includes supporting audio available online
for students to check their performances against. The Improve your
sight-reading! series will help you improve your reading ability,
and with numerous practice tests included, will ensure
sight-reading success in graded exams.
How did "voice" become a metaphor for selfhood in the Western
imagination? The Lyric Myth of Voice situates the emergence of an
ideological connection between voice and subjectivity in late
eighteenth-century Italy, where long-standing political anxieties
and new notions of cultural enlightenment collided in the mythical
figure of the lyric poet-singer. Ultimately, music and literature
together shaped the singing voice into a tool for civilizing modern
Italian subjects. Drawing on a range of approaches and frameworks
from historical musicology to gender studies, disability studies,
anthropology, and literary theory, Jessica Gabriel Peritz shows how
this ancient yet modern myth of voice attained interpretable form,
flesh, and sound. The publisher gratefully acknowledges the
generous support of the AMS 75 PAYS Fund of the American
Musicological Society, supported in part by the National Endowment
for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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