Theory of music and musicology Books
Silver Press Quantum Listening
Book SynopsisIn response to the anti-war movements of the 1960s, pioneering musician and composer Pauline Oliveros began to experiment with meditation, movement and activism in her compositions. Quantum Listening is her manifesto for listening as activism.
£7.59
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 5
Book SynopsisDiscovering Music Theory is a suite of workbooks and corresponding answer books that offers all-round preparation for the updated ABRSM Music Theory exams from 2020, including the new online papers. This full-colour workbook will equip students of all ages with the skills, knowledge and understanding required for the ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory exam. Written to make theory engaging and relevant to developing musicians of all ages, it offers: - straightforward explanations of all new concepts - progressive exercises to build skills and understanding, step by step - challenge questions to extend learning and develop music-writing skills - helpful tips for how to approach specific exercises - ideas for linking theory to music listening, performing and instrumental/singing lessons - clear signposting and progress reviews throughout - a sample practice exam paper showing you what to expect in the new style of exams from 2020 As well as fully supporting the ABRSM theory syllabus, Discovering Music Theory provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop their music literacy skills, including GCSE and A-Level candidates, and adult learners.
£13.19
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 3
Book SynopsisDiscovering Music Theory is a suite of workbooks and corresponding answer books that offers all-round preparation for the updated ABRSM Music Theory exams from 2020, including the new online papers. This full-colour workbook will equip students of all ages with the skills, knowledge and understanding required for the ABRSM Grade 3 Music Theory exam. Written to make theory engaging and relevant to developing musicians of all ages, it offers: - straightforward explanations of all new concepts - progressive exercises to build skills and understanding, step by step - challenge questions to extend learning and develop music-writing skills - helpful tips for how to approach specific exercises - ideas for linking theory to music listening, performing and instrumental/singing lessons - clear signposting and progress reviews throughout - a sample practice exam paper showing you what to expect in the new style of exams from 2020 As well as fully supporting the ABRSM theory syllabus, Discovering Music Theory provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop their music literacy skills, including GCSE and A-Level candidates, and adult learners.
£12.41
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 1
Book SynopsisDiscovering Music Theory is a suite of workbooks and corresponding answer books that offers all-round preparation for the updated ABRSM Music Theory exams from 2020, including the new online papers. This full-colour workbook will equip students of all ages with the skills, knowledge and understanding required for the ABRSM Grade 1 Music Theory exam. Written to make theory engaging and relevant to developing musicians of all ages, it offers: - straightforward explanations of all new concepts - progressive exercises to build skills and understanding, step by step - challenge questions to extend learning and develop music-writing skills - helpful tips for how to approach specific exercises - ideas for linking theory to music listening, performing and instrumental/singing lessons - clear signposting and progress reviews throughout - a sample practice exam paper showing you what to expect in the new style of exams from 2020 As well as fully supporting the ABRSM theory syllabus, Discovering Music Theory provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop their music literacy skills, including GCSE and A-Level candidates, and adult learners.
£11.64
Rhythm MP Theory of Music Made Easy Grade 2
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£6.78
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 4
Book SynopsisDiscovering Music Theory is a suite of workbooks and corresponding answer books that offers all-round preparation for the updated ABRSM Music Theory exams from 2020, including the new online papers. This full-colour workbook will equip students of all ages with the skills, knowledge and understanding required for the ABRSM Grade 4 Music Theory exam. Written to make theory engaging and relevant to developing musicians of all ages, it offers: - straightforward explanations of all new concepts - progressive exercises to build skills and understanding, step by step - challenge questions to extend learning and develop music-writing skills - helpful tips for how to approach specific exercises - ideas for linking theory to music listening, performing and instrumental/singing lessons - clear signposting and progress reviews throughout - a sample practice exam paper showing you what to expect in the new style of exams from 2020 As well as fully supporting the ABRSM theory syllabus, Discovering Music Theory provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop their music literacy skills, including GCSE and A-Level candidates, and adult learners.
£12.41
Orion Publishing Co The Womens Orchestra of Auschwitz
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£10.44
Random House Every Valley
Book SynopsisCharles King is Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University, Washington DC. His numerous books include the New York Times bestseller The Reinvention of Humanity (published in the US as Gods of the Upper Air), which was winner of The Francis Parkman Prize and shortlisted for the British Academy Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul; and Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams, which was winner of a National Jewish Book Award. His writing has appeared in the TLS, New York Times, Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, The New Republic and other publications.
£11.69
Faber & Faber Fundamentals of Musical Composition
Book SynopsisFundamentals of Musical Composition represents the culmination of more than forty years in Schoenberg''s life devoted to the teaching of musical principles to students and composers in Europe and America. For his classes he developed a manner of presentation in which ''every technical matter is discussed in a very fundamental way, so that at the same time it is both simple and thorough''.This book can be used for analysis as well as for composition. On the one hand, it has the practical objective of introducing students to the process of composing in a systematic way, from the smallest to the largest forms; on the other hand, the author analyses in thorough detail and with numerous illustrations those particular sections in the works of the masters which relate to the compositional problem under discussion.
£15.29
Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Theory of Music Workbook Grade 5 2nd edition
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£12.30
Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Theory of Music Workbook Grade 4 2nd edition
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£10.40
Manchester University Press This Man and Music: By Anthony Burgess
Book SynopsisThis man and music asks two central questions: what can literature contribute to the art of composition, and how can music influence the writer? Anthony Burgess, famed novelist, journalist, and composer, answers these questions and many more. As a person uniquely qualified to look at the interconnectivity of music and literature from both sides, Burgess provides fascinating insights, drawing on his deep knowledge of both disciplines. The book contains eleven interconnected essays that touch on philosophical conundrums of art and adaptation, questions of meaning, and the author’s own personal experience. It is a must-read for fans of Burgess who want to understand how music influenced the author’s craft of writing. Part autobiography and part literary and musical analysis, This man and music is a unique artefact in the stunning output of a prolific artist.Trade Review'There is a lot in this book to recommend it to Burgess readers. There is even more, I would say, to recommend it to scholars of music. For those interested in the meeting points of music and literature, it is essential reading. It is a deeply personal book, but one that any reader will come away from filled with interesting factoids, and a much better and braver sense of how the written and the heard can come together.'Manchester review of books -- .Table of ContentsIntroductionThis man and music1 Biographia musicalis2 A matter of time and space3 Let’s write a symphony4 Music and meaning5 Meaning means language6 Under the bam7 Nothing is so beautiful as sprung8 Re Joyce9 Contrary tugs10 Oedipus wrecks11 Bonaparte in E flatAppendices1 Comparison of ‘Blest Pair of Sirens’ and ‘Disharmonious Sisters’ to This man and music 2 Original Prefatory Note from ‘Blest Pair of Sirens’3 Reviews4 Excerpt from ‘The Novel as Music’5 Similar passages in This Man and Music [1982], The Pianoplayers [1986], and Little Wilson and Big God [1986]6 Correspondence between Hans Keller and Anthony BurgessNotes
£63.75
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 5
Book SynopsisDiscovering Music Theory is a suite of workbooks and corresponding answer books that offers all-round preparation for the updated ABRSM Music Theory exams from 2020, including the new online papers. This full-colour workbook will equip students of all ages with the skills, knowledge and understanding required for the ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory exam. Written to make theory engaging and relevant to developing musicians of all ages, it offers: - straightforward explanations of all new concepts - progressive exercises to build skills and understanding, step by step - challenge questions to extend learning and develop music-writing skills - helpful tips for how to approach specific exercises - ideas for linking theory to music listening, performing and instrumental/singing lessons - clear signposting and progress reviews throughout - a sample practice exam paper showing you what to expect in the new style of exams from 2020 As well as fully supporting the ABRSM theory syllabus, Discovering Music Theory provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop their music literacy skills, including GCSE and A-Level candidates, and adult learners.
£11.30
Penguin Books Ltd This is Your Brain on Music
Book SynopsisFrom the author of The Changing Mind and The Organized Mind comes The New York Times bestseller which unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with music*****''What do the music of Bach, Depeche Mode and John Cage fundamentally have in common?'' Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language. From Mozart to the Beatles, neuroscientist, psychologist and internationally-bestselling author Daniel Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience.In This Is Your Brain On Music Levitin offers nothing less than a new way to understand music, and what it can teach us about ourselves. *****''Music seems to have an almost wilful, evasive quality, defying simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is to know . . . Daniel Levitin''s book is an eloquent and poetic exploration of this paradox'' Sting''You''ll never hear music in the same way again'' Classic FM magazine''Music, Levitin argues, is not a decadent modern diversion but something of fundamental importance to the history of human development'' Literary ReviewTrade ReviewFluent and readable... [Levitin] rightly insists that we are all better equipped to perform and appreciate music than we think... We are, he says, hard-wired for music. * Observer *Consistently interesting... Music, Levitin argues, is not a decadent modern diversion but something of fundamental importance to the history of human development * Literary Review *Endlessly stimulating -- Oliver SacksMusic seems to have an almost willful, evasive quality, defying simple explanation, so that the more we find out, the more there is to know... Daniel Levitin's book is an eloquent and poetic exploration of this paradox -- StingYou'll never hear music in the same way again * Classic FM magazine *
£10.44
Omnibus Press The Songwriting Secrets of The Beatles
Book SynopsisThis work examines the actual songwriting techniques of John, Paul, George and, occasionally, Ringo. Packed with examples of The Beatles' music, it explains the chord sequences, structures and harmonies that created one of the most influential sounds of the 20th century.
£27.96
Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Theory of Music Workbook Grade 7 2nd edition
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£15.15
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 2
Book SynopsisDiscovering Music Theory is a suite of workbooks and corresponding answer books that offers all-round preparation for the updated ABRSM Music Theory exams from 2020, including the new online papers. This full-colour workbook will equip students of all ages with the skills, knowledge and understanding required for the ABRSM Grade 2 Music Theory exam. Written to make theory engaging and relevant to developing musicians of all ages, it offers: - straightforward explanations of all new concepts - progressive exercises to build skills and understanding, step by step - challenge questions to extend learning and develop music-writing skills - helpful tips for how to approach specific exercises - ideas for linking theory to music listening, performing and instrumental/singing lessons - clear signposting and progress reviews throughout - a sample practice exam paper showing you what to expect in the new style of exams from 2020 As well as fully supporting the ABRSM theory syllabus, Discovering Music Theory provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop their music literacy skills, including GCSE and A-Level candidates, and adult learners.
£10.10
Profile Books Ltd Ocean of Sound: Ambient sound and radical
Book SynopsisDavid Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson. Beginning in 1889 at the Paris exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed, Ocean of Sound channels the competing instincts of 20th century music into an exhilarating, path-breaking account of ambient sound. 'A meditation on the development of modern music, there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras' Pitchfork's '60 Favourite Music Books'Trade ReviewThis history of ambient music, starting with Debussy, is a minor masterpiece * Observer '50 greatest music books ever' *An encyclopaedic work, uncommonly knowledgeable and wide in its scope ... a rare and subversive read * DJ Magazine *A masterfully innovative and radical work * Melody Maker *A scintillating and illuminating read * Mojo *Buy it, read it and let it remix your head * i-D *A ground-breaking history of ambient music * Independent *Partly a mediation on the development of modern music, but there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras, using listening as a tool in a search for a deeper understanding * Pitchfork's '60 Favourite Music Books' *An erudite and entertaining chauffeur, Toop shows us a way of listening differently ... Ocean of Sound puts Toop up there with Eno as a theorist of ambient music * Wired *Ocean of Sound's parallels aren't music books at all, but rather Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, William Gibson's Neuromancer ... Ocean of Sound is as alien as the 20th century, as utterly now as the 21st * Wire *Ocean of Sound has gained a fervent cult audience ... the best music-related book of the 90s * Chicago Reader *Ocean of Sound brilliantly elaborates [trends in music], like sonic fact for our sci-fi present, a martian chronicle from this planet earth * Face *A heroic endeavour brought off with elegance and charm * NME *David Toop is the brilliant voyager of our sonic century, for whom music is a map of our dreams -- Steve Erickson
£10.44
Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Theory of Music Workbook Grade 6 2nd edition
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£14.20
Rhythm Learning Theory is Fun Practice Papers Grade 4
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£7.49
Rhythm Learning Theory is Fun Practice Papers Grade 2
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Rhythm Learning Theory is Fun Practice Papers Grade 5
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Rhythm Learning Theory is Fun Practice Papers Grade 3
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Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Theory of Music Workbook Grade 8 2nd edition
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£16.10
Rhythm MP Theory of Music Made Easy Grade 1
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£6.78
Rhythm Learning Theory is Fun Practice Papers Grade 1
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£7.49
Faber Music Ltd Behind Bars The Definitive Guide To Music
Book SynopsisBehind Bars is the indispensable reference book for composers, arrangers, teachers and students of composition, editors, and music processors. Supported by 1,500 music examples of published scores from Bach to Xenakis, this seminal and all-encompassing guide encourages new standards of excellence and accuracy.Trade ReviewIf books, like hotels, had a star-rating system then this book would be off the top of the scale! Among the technical reference books it’s colossus. It’s a book for composers, arrangers, copyists, typesetters, and anyone who interacts in any way with music notation. If you want to know how to write it clearly and unambiguously, this book will tell you. With this book by your side any chance of inaccurate, lazy or impractical notation becomes quite impossible. But it’s not only a useful book, it’s also a fascinating one, and it’s going to become my bedside reading for many months to come. I couldn’t begin to list the areas that it covers: there are far too many of them. As a clarinettist I headed straight for the woodwind techniques section and learned lots on multiphonics, harmonics and how to note unusual modern performance practice ideas. Each area is accompanied by appropriate and generous musical examples from the widest of repertoires – there are evidently over 1,500 examples. Simon Rattle, in his munificient introduction, rightly calls this a reference for musicians for decades to come. He also describes the book as part of the living texture of music itself rather than a book of dry rules. He’s right. Music Teacher Magazine, April 2011Table of ContentsSection I - General Conventions: Ground Rules; Chords – Dotted notes – Ties; Accidentals and Key Signatures; Dynamics and Articulation; Grace Notes, Arpeggiated Chords, Trills, Glissandos and Vibrato; Metre; Tuplets; Repeat Signs; Section II - Idiomatic Notation: Woodwind and Brass; Percussion; Keyboard; Harp; Classical Guitar; Strings; Vocal Music; Section III - Layout and Presentation: Preparing Materials; Score Layout; Part Preparation; Electroacoustic Music; Freedom and Choice
£68.00
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Music and How it Works
Book SynopsisTake a visual journey through the world of music and learn the science behind it, too.Budding music fans will love discovering musical geniuses of every era, from Mozart and classical music to Bowie and pop, as well as finding out how music is created and what links it all together.The book looks at music throughout history, beginning with the first known melody from the Fertile Crescent and covering modern music phenomena, from K Pop to hip-hop. Instruments and genres from across the world are featured, with playlists of key pieces encouraging kids to look up pieces to hear for themselves. STEAM spreads delve into the psychology and math behind music, from how it affects our mood to how it can improve our minds.Covering India''s Ragas, Indonesia''s Gamelan, Japan''s city pop, and more, this book will help children discover a love of music.
£999.99
Panegyric Publishing The Guitar Circle
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£40.50
Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Theory of Music Workbook Grade 2 2nd edition
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£999.99
Canongate Books Listen
Book SynopsisA curious book that will change your relationship with the heard world In Listen, Michel Faber''s lifelong passion for music culminates in an intriguing exploration of two big questions: how we listen to music and why we listen to music. He muses on the notion of ''cool'', delves into the rich lodes of commercial and aesthetic worth and interviews a panoply of people who experience music in different ways, unlocking some surprising answers.
£10.44
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Music Theory in Practice, Grade 5
Book SynopsisThe Music Theory in Practice series has helped more than one million musicians worldwide to learn about the notation and theory of music. Now fully revised, this workbook remains the best way to prepare for ABRSM's Grade 5 Theory of Music Exam. Features a clear explanation of music notation, many worked examples and practice exercises, definitions of important words and concepts, specimen exam questions and helpful tips for students. As well as supporting the ABRSM Theory syllabus, this workbook also provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop general music literacy skills.Table of Contents(Allegretto amabile) (Ab) [Cesar Franck]
£11.30
Wooden Books Acoustics: The Art of Sound
Book SynopsisWhat is the difference between an echo and a reverberation? How do you calculate the best note to whistle in a toilet?Where do you best place microphones for that perfect recording? In this fascinating little book, musician Steve Marshall explores the subject of acoustics. From decibels to dolphins, stereo to surround, this book will appeal to singers, musicians, architects, biologists, and anyone who ever wanted to know more about the wonderful world of sound.Trade ReviewWooden Books are: "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.
£8.18
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 3
Book SynopsisDiscovering Music Theory is a suite of workbooks and corresponding answer books that offers all-round preparation for the updated ABRSM Music Theory exams from 2020, including the new online papers. This full-colour workbook will equip students of all ages with the skills, knowledge and understanding required for the ABRSM Grade 3 Music Theory exam. Written to make theory engaging and relevant to developing musicians of all ages, it offers: - straightforward explanations of all new concepts - progressive exercises to build skills and understanding, step by step - challenge questions to extend learning and develop music-writing skills - helpful tips for how to approach specific exercises - ideas for linking theory to music listening, performing and instrumental/singing lessons - clear signposting and progress reviews throughout - a sample practice exam paper showing you what to expect in the new style of exams from 2020 As well as fully supporting the ABRSM theory syllabus, Discovering Music Theory provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop their music literacy skills, including GCSE and A-Level candidates, and adult learners.
£10.53
Canongate Books Hark
Book SynopsisAs the world grows ever noisier, Alice Vincent - twice Wainwright Prize-longlisted author of Why Women Grow - returns with a journey into sound that will ring true for many women
£17.09
Poco Studio Music Theory for Young Musicians Grade 1 4th Ed.
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£9.89
Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Theory of Music Workbook Grade 3 2nd edition
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£10.40
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Music Theory in Practice, Grade 3
Book SynopsisThe Music Theory in Practice series has helped more than one million musicians worldwide to learn about the notation and theory of music. Now fully revised, this workbook remains the best way to prepare for ABRSM's Grade 3 Theory of Music Exam. Features a clear explanation of music notation, many worked examples and practice exercises, definitions of important words and concepts, specimen exam questions and helpful tips for students. As well as supporting the ABRSM Theory syllabus, this workbook also provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop general music literacy skills.
£10.53
Penguin Books Ltd Wagners Parsifal
Book SynopsisA superbly insightful and moving exploration of Wagner''s last opera, by one of Britain''s leading intellectuals Wagner''s last music-drama tells the story of Parsifal, the ''pure fool, knowing through compassion'', who has been called to rescue the Kingdom of the Grail from the sins that have polluted it. The Grail is a symbol of purity in a world of lust and power, but although Parsifal is the culmination of Wagner''s life-long obsession with the religious frame of mind, the redemption sought by his characters is far from the Christian archetype. For Wagner, redemption occurs inthis life, when compassion prevails over enslavement, and purity replaces spiritual pollution. His music here ties together suffering and contrition, sin and forgiveness, downfall and redemption in an inextricable knot, healing the fractures and uniting the warring elements in human life in a way that is clear, convincing and uncanny. More than any other of his works, ParsifaTrade ReviewIn his weaving of philosophy and musicology into an explication of redemption via the vehicle of compassion, this is an unparalleled, sadly posthumously published offering. It is at once required reading and a launch pad for an infinitude of musings. It is also, it should be clearly stated, magisterial. -- Colin Clarke * Opera Now *This is Roger Scruton's final book. Parsifal was Wagner's final opera. Both works are intended to be taken as Last Words: testaments of belief at the end of a long spiritual journey... you [will] find enormous satisfaction in following the journey of one of our great philosophers making sense of his own life though another's sublime work of art. -- Sue Prideaux * Spectator *
£10.44
Oxford University Press Inc The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance Volume 1
Book SynopsisThe two-volume Oxford Handbook of Music Performance provides the most comprehensive and authoritative resource for musicians, educators and scholars currently available. It is aimed primarily for practicing musicians, particularly those who are preparing for a professional career as performers and are interested in practical implications of psychological and scientific research for their own music performance development; educators with a specific interestor expertise in music psychology, who will wish to apply the concepts and techniques surveyed in their own teaching; undergraduate and postgraduate students who understand the potential of music psychology for informing music education; and researchers in the area of music performance who consider it importantfor the results of their research to be practically useful for musicians and music educators.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Gary E. McPherson Section 1: Development and Learning - Section Editor Gary E. McPherson 1. The origins of musical expertise: Alexander P. Burgoyne, David Z. Hambrick & Lauren Julius Harris 2. Musical potential, giftedness and talent development: Gary E. McPherson, Jennifer Blackwell & Sue Hallam 3. Readiness for learning to perform: Jennifer Blackwell (& Gary E. McPherson 4. Talent development in music: Daniel Müllensiefen; Aaron Kozbelt; Paula M. Olszewski-Kubilius; Rena Subotnik; Frank Worrell; & Franzis Preckel 5. Self-directed learning strategies: Self-directed learning strategies: Kelly A. Parkes 6. High impact teaching mindframes: Gary E. McPherson & John Hattie Section 2: Proficiencies - Section Editor Peter Miksza 7. Practice: Peter Miksza 8. Playing by ear: Warren Haston & Gary E. McPherson 9. Sight-reading: Katie Zhukov & Gary E. McPherson 10. Improvisation: Raymond MacDonald 11. Memorization: Jane Ginsborg 12. Conducting: Steven Morrison & Brian A. Silvey 13. Musical expression: Emery Schubert 14. Body movement: Jane Davidson Section 3: Performance Practices - Section Editor Jane Davidson 15. Performance practices for Baroque and Classical repertoire: Dorottya Fabian 16. Performance practices for Romantic and Modern repertoire: Neal Peres Da Costa ( 17. New music: Performance institutions and practices: Ian Pace 18. Emotion and performance practices: Stephanie Rocke, Jane Davidson & Frederic Kiernan 19. Musical creativity in performance: Dylan van der Schyff & Andrea Schiavio 20. Performing in the studio: Mark Slater 21. Diversity, inclusion and empowerment: Tawnya Smith & Karin Hendricks Section 4: Psychology - Section Editor Paul Evans 22. Self-regulated learning music microanalysis: Gary E. McPherson 23. Self-determination theory: Paul Evans & Richard Ryan 24. Personality and individual differences: Emese Hruska & Arielle Bonneville-Roussy 25. Buoyancy, resilience, and adaptability: Andrew Martin & Paul Evans 26. Identity and the performing musician: Jane Oakland & Raymond MacDonald 27. Synesthesia and music performance: Solange Glasser Index
£154.74
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 4
Book SynopsisDiscovering Music Theory is a suite of workbooks and corresponding answer books that offers all-round preparation for the updated ABRSM Music Theory exams from 2020, including the new online papers. This full-colour workbook will equip students of all ages with the skills, knowledge and understanding required for the ABRSM Grade 4 Music Theory exam. Written to make theory engaging and relevant to developing musicians of all ages, it offers: - straightforward explanations of all new concepts - progressive exercises to build skills and understanding, step by step - challenge questions to extend learning and develop music-writing skills - helpful tips for how to approach specific exercises - ideas for linking theory to music listening, performing and instrumental/singing lessons - clear signposting and progress reviews throughout - a sample practice exam paper showing you what to expect in the new style of exams from 2020 As well as fully supporting the ABRSM theory syllabus, Discovering Music Theory provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop their music literacy skills, including GCSE and A-Level candidates, and adult learners.
£10.88
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music The AB Guide to Music Theory, Part I
Book SynopsisProvides an introduction to the basic elements in harmony and musical structure. Covers the basics of rhythm and tempo, an introduction to pitch, intervals and transposition, articulation, ornaments, and reiterations.Trade ReviewThis Guide is not only an excellent support to a good syllabus but also a fine reference work in its own right. * MMA Journal *[This] should really be on everyone's shelf as a matter of course. * Classical Guitar *
£9.76
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Music Theory in Practice, Grade 2
Book SynopsisThe Music Theory in Practice series has helped more than one million musicians worldwide to learn about the notation and theory of music. Now fully revised, this workbook remains the best way to prepare for ABRSM's Grade 2 Theory of Music Exam. Features a clear explanation of music notation, many worked examples and practice exercises, definitions of important words and concepts, specimen exam questions and helpful tips for students. As well as supporting the ABRSM Theory syllabus, this workbook also provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop general music literacy skills.
£10.10
Yale University Press Why Sound Matters
£18.04
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM Grade 1
Book SynopsisDiscovering Music Theory is a suite of workbooks and corresponding answer books that offers all-round preparation for the updated ABRSM Music Theory exams from 2020, including the new online papers. This full-colour workbook will equip students of all ages with the skills, knowledge and understanding required for the ABRSM Grade 1 Music Theory exam. Written to make theory engaging and relevant to developing musicians of all ages, it offers: *Trade Reviewprogressive exercises to build skills and understanding, step by step *
£10.10
Oxford University Press Inc Reminded by the Instruments David Tudors Music
Book SynopsisReminded by the Instruments offers an in-depth look at the work of post-war avant-garde pianist and composer David Tudor. Examining not only Tudor's pioneering work as a composer-performer but also his homemade modular instruments that radically altered electronic music, author You Nakai illuminates our understanding of the means of sound production in experimental music.Trade ReviewIt is not unusual to have scholarly books written about the output of one composer, but it is rare to find one of such length written with such passion and with such complete and extensive information ... . One is presented with a creative thinker who is not just a pianist/organist, not just a composer, but also an electronics genius and an experimenter with sounds that had not previously been used in the context of classical music ... this book will convince the reader that Tudor's life was rich indeed. * D. L. Patterson, CHOICE *Nakai comes across in this book as earnest, humble, and eager to learn. His attention to detail is unflagging. In several lengthy passages, he meticulously goes through Tudor's old clippings from hobbyist magazines and matches them to electronic instruments that Tudor constructed. * Geeta Dayal, Experimental Music *There is no doubt this will be the authoritative text on David Tudor than any future publication on the subject will be held up against. It performs a great service in humanising his legacy, and by extension, that of the other great avant artists of the 20th century. * Leah Kardos, The Wire *A groundbreaking book that not only provides unique insight into the work of one of America's most influential if enigmatic electronic pioneers, but shifts the very paradigm of musical analysis in the aftermath of the transistor. * Nicolas Collins, Professor, Department of Sound, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago *You Nakai's book is a remarkable achievement that illuminates the breadth and depth of David Tudor's life and work as a composer-performer. Based on extensive analytical research and interviews with Tudor's surviving creative associates, it charts his evolution from organist and virtuoso pianist to his innovative live-electronic music, ending with his final explorations of soundand space. Engagingly written and eminently readable, this extraordinary study offers fresh insights into Tudor's reclusive personal life and elusive creative complexities. * Gordon Mumma, composer, Professor Emeritus, University of California *Table of ContentsInput: The Other Side Chapter 1: Piano Chapter 2: Amplified Piano Chapter 3: Sound Systems Chapter 4: Bandoneon! Chapter 5: Pepsi Pavilion Chapter 6: Island Eye Island Ear Chapter 7: Natural Objects Chapter 8: (Likeness to) Voices Chapter 9: Reflections Chapter 10: Neural Syntheses Output: Maps & Fragments Acknowledgments Appendix A: Notable Realizations Appendix B: Rainforest Amplifiers Appendix C: Redrawn Matrix Maps Bibliography Index
£999.99
Hal Leonard Europe Limited OCR GCSE Music Revision Guide
£13.29
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music First Steps in Music Theory: Grades 1-5
Book SynopsisThis introduction to the essential elements of music is ideal for students preparing for examinations, as well as an excellent resource for everyone learning to read music.Trade ReviewThis book is not only a mustfor all keen music students and examination candidates but will also help to enhance the enthusiastic concert goer's better understanding of what he listens to. * EPTA Piano Journal *As a primary resource for both student and teacher taking or teaching these exams it is first class and will become a standard text * Music Teacher *
£9.76
