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Never has there been such an exciting time to be a music teacher.
Band, choir, and orchestra are ubiquitous in schools and have come
to be known as the primary mode that students experience music at
the secondary level. Similarly, elementary school classrooms
feature approaches by Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze, and Music Learning
Theory, among a host of others. But, what is next? In this
enlightening guide, author Clint A. Randles provides music
educators with the practical tools to turn their classrooms into
student production studios. Addressing everything from a new
conceptualization of the physical classroom space to the cables and
other audio equipment no music educator should be without, Randles
puts creativity, technology, recording arts, songwriting, music
production, and live performance at the center of music classrooms.
By exploring the many different types and forms of contemporary
musical instruments, this book contributes to a better
understanding of the conditions of instrumentality in the 21st
century. Providing insights from science, humanities and the arts,
authors from a wide range of disciplines discuss the following
questions: * What are the conditions under which an object is
recognized as a musical instrument? * What are the actions and
procedures typically associated with musical instruments? * What
kind of (mental and physical) knowledge do we access in order to
recognize or use something as a musical instrument? * How is this
knowledge being shaped by cultural conventions and temporal
conditions? * How do algorithmic processes 'change the game' of
musical performance, and as a result, how do they affect notions of
instrumentality? * How do we address the question of instrumental
identity within an instrument's design process? * What properties
can be used to differentiate successful and unsuccessful
instruments? Do these properties also contribute to the
instrumentality of an object in general? What does success mean
within an artistic, commercial, technological, or scientific
context?
Spike, Party Cat and friends guide the student through fun and
creative assignments that introduce the language of music and its
symbols for sound, silence, and rhythm. Ear training and basic
theory exercises help students learn to write and play the music
they are learning as well as the music they create themselves.
Correlates to Piano Lessons Book 1.
Written especially for the older beginner, Pianoworks 1 explains
all you need to know to get you started on the piano. It focuses on
the traditional concept of learning to play from music but also
includes hints on improvisation and playing by ear. At every stage
there is an appealing and accessible range of pieces to play, from
classical to modern in style, including a number of new pieces by
the authors. New ideas are introduced at a steady pace, and
examples and exercises reinforce learning and build confidence.
There are useful notes on how to approach each piece, and a CD
contains performances of all the pieces, accompaniments to play
along with, demonstrations, and additional exercises. Pianoworks 1
can be used with a teacher or as a stand-alone resource.
(Music Sales America). The fundamentals of mandolin technique are
taught through familiar tunes with this book which works great for
group or individual use. It includes standard notation, mandolin
tablature, chord names and diagrams, photos and more! Topics
covered include: playing in rhythm, playing melodies, using down-up
strokes, 3/4 or waltz time, the slide, double-string melodies,
mixed single and double strings, and more.
(Faber Piano Adventures ). The style and rhythmic appeal of these
rock and roll favorites make it the perfect motivational material
for students. Written with the teacher in mind, the book provides
instruction and drill in basic chord patterns in the keys of C, G,
and F. Songs include: Chantilly Lace * Come Sail Away * Crazy
Little Thing Called Love * Rock Around the Clock * Surfin' Safari *
Witch Doctor ( Alvin and the Chipmunks ) * Yesterday * and more.
The influential music theorist and composer Adolf Bernhard Marx
(1795-1866) spent much of his career as a professor of music in
Berlin and was a friend and mentor of Mendelssohn. He believed
music should be part of everyone's general education and lobbied
the Prussian government for a comprehensive national scheme for
musical education. His compositions included many songs and choral
works now largely forgotten, with the exception of the 1841
oratorio Mose. Among his publications is Gluck und die Oper (1863)
which is reissued in this series in both the German original and
English translation. His most famous and influential work, Die
Lehre von der musikalischen Komposition, was intended for the
students of the University of Berlin, setting out in simple terms
the principles of music theory and composition for the untrained.
This English translation, of only the first volume of the fourth
edition, was published in 1852.
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This convenient chord chart lists all the basic ukulele chords in
every key
Edward Joseph Dent (1876 1957) was a music critic who was Professor
of Music at Cambridge University from 1926 to 1941. Originally
published in 1958, this book presents a concise guide to the
structural elements of the fugue aimed at the beginner. This book
will be of value to anyone with an interest in music criticism, the
history of education and the writings of Dent."
George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic,
often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer
magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In
the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving
"control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy,
power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular
coordination," with extra attention given to the development of the
weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types
includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through
categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll
combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short
roll progressions.
(Woodwind Solo). For unaccompanied clarinet.
John Curwen (1816 80), minister and music educationist, is
remembered for his promotion in Britain of the tonic sol-fa system
of teaching singing. He had an innate understanding of the social
value of music in education, and it was in response to being asked
in 1841 to recommend the best way of teaching music in Sunday
schools that he developed Norwich schoolteacher Sarah Glover's
system from her Scheme for Rendering Psalmody Congregational
(1835). He would spend the rest of his life refining it. Not to be
confused with John Hullah's 'fixed doh' system, Curwen's method
spread rapidly and by the 1860s over 180,000 people in Britain were
learning tonic sol-fa. First published in 1843 and reissued here in
its revised and expanded edition of 1848, this thorough textbook
sets out Curwen's method, complete with a wide range of exercises
for class practice.
A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website
where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble
them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas,
the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the
prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S"
words that reveal a "spectacular story!" With creative characters,
humorous dialogue and great music, The "S" Files is a children's
Christmas musical your kids will love performing.
Practicing Music by Design: Historic Virtuosi on Peak Performance
explores pedagogical practices for achieving expert skill in
performance. It is an account of the relationship between historic
practices and modern research, examining the defining
characteristics and applications of eight common components of
practice from the perspectives of performing artists, master
teachers, and scientists. The author presents research past and
present designed to help musicians understand the abstract
principles behind the concepts. After studying Practicing Music by
Design, students and performers will be able to identify areas in
their practice that prevent them from developing. The tenets
articulated here are universal, not instrument-specific, borne of
modern research and the methods of legendary virtuosi and teachers.
Those figures discussed include: Luminaries Franz Liszt and
Frederic Chopin Renowned performers Anton Rubinstein, Mark
Hambourg, Ignace Paderewski, and Sergei Rachmaninoff Extraordinary
teachers Theodor Leschetizky, Rafael Joseffy, Leopold Auer, Carl
Flesch, and Ivan Galamian Lesser-known musicians who wrote
perceptively on the subject, such as violinists Frank Thistleton,
Rowsby Woof, Achille Rivarde, and Sydney Robjohns Practicing Music
by Design forges old with new connections between research and
practice, outlining the practice practices of some of the most
virtuosic concert performers in history while ultimately addressing
the question: How does all this work to make for better musicians
and artists?
A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website
where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble
them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas,
the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the
prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S"
words that reveal a "spectacular story!" With creative characters,
humorous dialogue and great music, The "S" Files is a children's
Christmas musical your kids will love performing.
An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's acclaimed compendium of jazz
standards, featuring 15 additional selections, hundreds of
additional recommended tracks, and enhancements and additions on
almost every page. Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards
was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost
non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global
community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial
additions and corrections to the book. In this second edition,
Gioia expands the scope of the book to include more songs, and
features new recordings by rising contemporary artists. The Jazz
Standards is an essential comprehensive guide to some of the most
important jazz compositions, telling the story of more than 250 key
jazz songs and providing a listening guide to more than 2,000
recordings. The fan who wants to know more about a tune heard at
the club or on the radio will find this book indispensable.
Musicians who play these songs night after night will find it to be
a handy guide, as it outlines the standards' history and
significance and tells how they have been performed by different
generations of jazz artists. Students learning about jazz standards
will find it to be a go-to reference work for these cornerstones of
the repertoire. This book is a unique resource, a browser's
companion, and an invaluable introduction to the art form.
(Stylistic Method). REH Book/ Audio Pack Improve your speed and
fluidity through increased pick efficiency. Gambale explains and
demonstrates sweep arpeggios, speed picking licks, harmonic
superimpositions, sequence licks, and more
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