Musical Service
Musical Service

Author: Peter Greene

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1425706673

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Once upon a time, every town in America, large and small, boasted a band of its own. In one small Northwest Pennsylvania town, those days still live on. This is the story of the Franklin Silver Cornet Band, the men and women who have filled its ranks, and the town that has been its home for 150 years. Painstakingly researched and filled with hundreds of colorful characters, this book unfolds a tale to delight fans of band music and small town American history. Join in celebration of Venango County's oldest musical tradition. Includes 25 photos, some never before published.

YEAR OF ENLISTMENT, THE MUSICAL
YEAR OF ENLISTMENT, THE MUSICAL

Author: Jeanne Gossett Halsey

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-10-24

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0359183638

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"The scenario is a year in the lives of four New Soldiers in the Army of God. It is a metaphor for Christian life today." The analogy that Christians are supposed to be warriors for the Kingdom of God is not new. I do not believe our local churches are supposed to be luxurious day-camps for pampering self-indulgent babies; rather, I believe new believers should hit the ground running, learning about spiritual warfare from the outset ... and even with our own mistakes, hurts, frequent breakdowns, we are destined to win others who are caught in the darkness of sin and point them to the light and salvation offered by Jesus Christ. The "militant church" is a favorite theme of mine.

Bitter Music
Bitter Music

Author: Harry Partch

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780252069130

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Now in paper for the first time, Bitter Music is a generous volume of writings by one of the twentieth century's great musical iconoclasts. Rejecting the equal temperament and concert traditions that have dominated western music, Harry Partch adopted the pure intervals of just intonation and devised a 43-tone-to-the-octave scale, which in turn forced him into inventing numerous musical instruments. His compositions realize his ideal of a corporeal music that unites music, dance, and theater. Winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, Bitter Music includes two journals kept by Partch, one while wandering the West Coast during the Depression and the other while hiking the rugged northern California coastline. It also includes essays and discussions by Partch of his own compositions, as well as librettos and scenarios for six major narrative/dramatic compositions.

Visions for Intercultural Music Teacher Education
Visions for Intercultural Music Teacher Education

Author: Heidi Westerlund

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-10-08

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 3030210294

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This open access book highlights the importance of visions of alternative futures in music teacher education in a time of increasing societal complexity due to increased diversity. There are policies at every level to counter prejudice, increase opportunities, reduce inequalities, stimulate change in educational systems, and prevent and counter polarization. Foregrounding the intimate connections between music, society and education, this book suggests ways that music teacher education might be an arena for the reflexive contestation of traditions, hierarchies, practices and structures. The visions for intercultural music teacher education offered in this book arise from a variety of practical projects, intercultural collaborations, and cross-national work conducted in music teacher education. The chapters open up new horizons for understanding the tension-fields and possible discomfort that music teacher educators face when becoming change agents. They highlight the importance of collaborations, resilience and perseverance when enacting visions on the program level of higher education institutions, and the need for change in re-imagining music teacher education programs.