{"product_id":"from-sight-to-sound-9780253220646","title":"From Sight to Sound","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers practical and creative techniques for classical improvisation for musicians of all levels and instruments, solo or in ensembles. This title features exercises that are designed for players working in pairs or small groups to encourage performers to communicate with one another and build an atmosphere of trust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrockmann. . . has added an important work to the literature on improvisation. . . . For musicians who want to improve by trying the activities Brockmann suggests, I highly recommend this work. August 2011\u003c\/p\u003e * American String Teacher *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. Improvise? What For?\u003cbr\u003e2. Building Listening Skills\u003cbr\u003e Pitch Switch\u003cbr\u003e Intervals\u003cbr\u003e Pitch Chains\u003cbr\u003e Sing and Play\u003cbr\u003e More Sing and Play\u003cbr\u003e Advanced Sing and Play\u003cbr\u003e One Third Plus One Third Equals One Fifth\u003cbr\u003e Getting to the Root of the Problem\u003cbr\u003e Sound Effects\u003cbr\u003e Rhythmic Scales\u003cbr\u003e3. Simple Melodic Improvisations\u003cbr\u003e Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice (That's What Melodies Are Made of)\u003cbr\u003e Fast-Forward\u003cbr\u003e He Says, She Says\u003cbr\u003e Rhythm in an Alternate Universe\u003cbr\u003e Music Plus One\u003cbr\u003e Mosaic\u003cbr\u003e Keep Away\u003cbr\u003e Fill in the Blank\u003cbr\u003e Non-Tonal Improvisations\u003cbr\u003e Strings Alone\u003cbr\u003e Drone\u003cbr\u003e Snake\u003cbr\u003e4. Melody and Harmony: Improvisations for Ensembles\u003cbr\u003e Round-Robin Ostinati\u003cbr\u003e The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts\u003cbr\u003e Means, Motive, and Opportunity\u003cbr\u003e Monkey Hear, Monkey Do\u003cbr\u003e Chorale\u003cbr\u003e Musical Volleyball\u003cbr\u003e Switch and Signal\u003cbr\u003e Dialogue (Melody\/Countermelody Echo)\u003cbr\u003e Pas de Deux\u003cbr\u003e Pedal to the Metal\u003cbr\u003e Son of Sing and Play\u003cbr\u003e Freeze Frame\u003cbr\u003e Dummy Up\u003cbr\u003e Bartók Had a Little Lamb\u003cbr\u003e5. From Sight to Sound: Getting off the Page\u003cbr\u003e Wait Your Ternary\u003cbr\u003e Home Away from Home\u003cbr\u003e You Can't Get There from Here\u003cbr\u003e Circular Reasoning\u003cbr\u003e Name That Tune\u003cbr\u003e Being Diana Ross\u003cbr\u003e Dinner at a Chinese Restaurant\u003cbr\u003e It's So Nice, You Can Do It Twice\u003cbr\u003e Swing Your Partner Round and Round\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Music Theory Review\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Additional Harmonic Progressions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400659378519,"sku":"9780253220646","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-sight-to-sound-9780253220646","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}