Appreciation 4

Former students often thank their music teachers for what they were taught about music and about life. Play it from the Heart uses stories and concepts from music education as models for success. Ma……続きを見る

In Experiencing Jazz: A Listener’s Companion, writer, teacher, and renowned jazz drummer Michael Stephans offers a much-needed survey in the art of listening to and enjoying this dynamic, ever-chang……続きを見る

Immerse students in the music traditions of the Irish, one of North America's largest ethnic populations. Across the Water: Teaching Irish Music and Dance at Home and Abroad gives general music teac……続きを見る

In The Late Victorian Folksong Revival: The Persistence of English Melody, 1878-1903, E. David Gregory provides a reliable and comprehensive history of the birth and early development of the first E……続きを見る

Like most ground-breaking art forms, contemporary creative music is rarely understood or accepted in its own time, and for those reasons, can largely go unheard. Music and the Creative Spirit: Innov……続きを見る

Musikvermittlung hat sich zu einem festen Bestandteil unserer Musikkultur entwickelt. In den Aufsätzen dieses Buches werden Umrisse und Aufgaben der künstlerischen Disziplin beschrieben, Arbeitsfeld……続きを見る

Quem são na verdade Madalena, Espanhola, Amélia, Anna Julia e Katia Flávia? Livro apresenta as amadas e amantes que marcaram o cancioneiro nacional.続きを見る

In Experiencing David Bowie: A Listener's Companion, musicologist, writer, and musician Ian Chapman unravels the extraordinary marriage of sound and visual effect that lies at the heart of the work ……続きを見る

Does music make kids smarter? At what age should a child begin music lessons? Where should you purchase an instrument? What should parents expect from a child's teachers and lessons? How can you get……続きを見る

THE EASYWAY TO READ MUSIC Bass Clef by Joe Procopio The Easiest-Best-Fastest Way To Read Music - In One Day For All Musical Instruments In Bass Clef Imagine yourself unable to read English. Think of……続きを見る

DESCRIPTION: BASIC KEYS, SCALES & CHORDS by Joe Procopio is an easy to understand book of all the basic keys, scales and chords used in music today. It includes the notes, charts and examples of eve……続きを見る

Experts in child psychology and pedagogy concur that how children are schooled today seriously conflicts with how they learn and develop. Children are being left behind and the promises and possibil……続きを見る

The Contemporary Guitar traces the extraordinary rise of the instrument in concert music over the past century. Though recognized worldwide as a popular music icon, the all-to-recent time when the g……続きを見る

Die Beatles sind kein nostalgisches Phänomen vergangener Zeiten, sie sind ein moderner Klassiker, aufregend, entrückt und doch immer wieder berührend - in ihrer Musik, aber auch als Menschen und Per……続きを見る

William Basinski [drone/ambient musician]: Musician Snapshots The next title in the “Music You Should Hear Series” is a profile of William Basinski. His work as a musician, composer, remixer, and pr……続きを見る

This handy, compact text provides the music student with a wealth of information in an easily understood and usable format. A concise dictionary of music terms is provided, as well as a comprehensiv……続きを見る

Melodic dictation plays an important role in music theory classes, but instruction is often based on tradition rather than research. Dictation teachers and students do not just need more exercises a……続きを見る

Gary Marcus challenges the widely held belief that innate talent is necessary to become a skilled musician Just about every human being knows how to listen to music, but what does it take to make mu……続きを見る

Carl Schachter is the world's leading practitioner of Schenkerian theory and analysis. His articles and books have been broadly influential, and are seen by many as models of musical insight and luc……続きを見る

During the 70s, rock music represented one of Canada’s fastest growing industries. Her artists, composers and producers were establishing  themselves at the top of the pop music world.  Ho……続きを見る

The Definitive Biography by Ritchie Yorke This is the first biography of Van Morrison, the man whose stunningly beautiful lyrics and virtuoso performances have won him a respect and admiration gran……続きを見る

The Chopin Etudes are without doubt one of the highlights of piano literature - they are essential in achieving a masterful technique and full of musical ideas. The present e-book edition illustrate……続きを見る

Looking back at one of the most historical eras in America and American music. Throughout the history of the United States, music has always been a big part of the fabric that was woven to create th……続きを見る

General music is informed by a variety of teaching approaches and methods. These pedagogical frameworks guide teachers in planning and implementing instruction. Established approaches to teaching ge……続きを見る

Across the US, school budgets are tightening and music programs, often the first asked to compromise in the name of a balanced budget, face a seemingly grim future. Monetary restrictions combined wi……続きを見る

The world of Sub-Saharan African music is immensely rich and diverse, containing a plethora of repertoires and traditions. In The African Imagination in Music, renowned music scholar Kofi Agawu offe……続きを見る

Winding it Back: Teaching to Individual Differences in Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings is a collaborative effort written by practicing music educators, teacher educators, pedagogy experts, res……続きを見る

"My object in writing this book is to encourage and help those students of the violin who are sufficiently intelligent to wish to advance with the times and who realise that in order to free violin ……続きを見る

During the last few decades, most cultural critics have come to agree that the division between "high" and "low" art is an artificial one, that Beethoven's Ninth and "Blue Suede Shoes" are equally v……続きを見る

A world-renowned conductor and composer who has lead most of the major orchestras in North America and Europe, a talented musician who has played under the batons of such luminaries as Toscanini and……続きを見る