This outstanding collection of Susan McClary's work exemplifies her contribution to a bridging of the gap between historical context, culture and musical practice. The selection includes essays which have had a major impact on the field and others which are less known and reproduced here from hard-to-find sources. The volume is divided into four parts: Interpretation and Polemics, Gender and Sexuality, Popular Music, and Early Music. Each of the essays treats music as cultural text and has a strong interdisciplinary appeal. Together with the autobiographical introduction they will prove essential reading for anyone interested in the life and times of a renegade musicologist.
One of Europe's biggest selling music authors offers an oversize, boldly designed tutorial with CD that teaches how to read music for any instrument. 1,000 illustrations.
The Basic Guide to How to Read Music will teach you the principles of reading music in staff notation quickly and painlessly. If you could once read music but have forgotten how, it will refresh your memory. It contains all the terms and symbols you are likely to come across when studying music and explains them fully. Helen Cooper explains the written language of music in greater detail than you might get from your teacher. This book is ideal for the classroom, private lessons, and the home.
Introduction to reading music in all clefs. It has exercises to learn all four clefs, treble, alto, tenor and bass clefs. This resource includes a lesson plan, rubric and activities to improve reading music in all clefs.
THE EASYWAY TO READ MUSIC Treble Clef by Joe Procopio The Easiest-Best-Fastest Way To Read Music - In One Day For All Musical Instruments In Treble Clef Imagine yourself unable to read English. Think of how tiny your world would be. Reading has opened up the entire universe to you. The same can be said for reading music. Learning to read music will open a whole new world for you with all its magic, beauty and wonder. Many of us have always wanted to be able to read music but either we had too little time or too much fear. In any case, THE EASYWAY TO READ MUSIC by Joe Procopio will have you reading music in one day. This master teacher has shown many thousands of people from all walks of life how to read music quickly and easily. He has been teaching music for over 50 years and has streamlined his system to make it the most efficient and effective music reading book available worldwide. In addition to all the basic proven techniques for reading music, there are methods the very best professional musicians use to read any music on sight sounding and playing it perfectly. These “secret” techniques are presented in this book for anyone to use. To be sure, having the ability to read music will greatly enrich, enhance and magnify your joy in life ~ and THE EASYWAY TO READ MUSIC by Joe Procopio is the proven quickest, least difficult and perfect way to do so.
Have you ever heard a song on the radio and thought, “Hey, it’d be really cool to know how to play that?” Do you have friends who play musical instruments, and you want to get in on the fun? Do you just want to expand your general artistic knowledge? Well, learning the basics of how to read sheet music can help you achieve all of these, and in a shorter amount of time than you might have thought! This book “how to read music for beginners” is the exact package you need to become a music guru and read sheet music with great ease. It’s possible that you are a novice with no prior knowledge about music or maybe you have tried lots of different music guides that end up confusing you the more. This book is broken down into an easy to digest and step-by-step manner so anyone could understand it. All you need is your commitment and dedication to make this work and in 10 DAYS you will be able to read sheet music. From reading this book you will learn some of the following; You will be able to read music for all musical instruments You will understand everything about rhythm and melody and become an expert I have exposed the secrets of scales, musical notes, chords and keys Detailed explanation of basic and advanced music concepts. ORDER YOUR COPY NOW
If you want to learn how to read and write music, this is the book you have been waiting for! Written in plain English and using a minimum of jargon, it’s supplemented by audio material and other extras all available at hybridpublications.com This means that you get lots of examples of how things should sound plus many online bonuses, all clearly flagged on the relevant page in the book. Regular worksheets at the chapter ends make sure you have understood the key points before moving on, and again auxiliary material is available online. Learning to read and write music is not some abstract theory, it is a practical skill that can be learnt. For the first time there is a book plus a website dedicated to teaching you how! If you’ve failed before, it’s probably because you never had a unique product like How to Read Music!
This work offers students a complete overview of key writings on music education, from the ancient Greeks to contemporary American thought, with emphasis on writings from the last 100 years. Designed to complement the standard music pedagogy course, the selections range from Plato's Republic through William Billing's writings on Colonial American Music Education through the 2001 advocacy for music education. In five sections, each part of the book is introduced by a brief essay giving an overview of the material covered and information placing it within the critical context of its day. Individual articles are also prefaced with informative headnotes.
The field of Music Psychology has grown dramatically in the past 20 years, to emerge from being just a minor topic to one of mainstream interest within the brain sciences. However, until now, there has been no comprehensive reference text in the field. The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology is a landmark text providing, for the first time ever, a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in this fast-growing area of research. With contributions from over fifty experts in the field, the range and depth of coverage is unequalled. All the chapters combine a solid review of the relevant literature with well-reasoned arguments and robust discussions of the major findings, as well as original insights and suggestions for future work. Written by leading experts, the 52 chapters are divided into 11 sections covering both experimental and theoretical perspectives, each edited by an internationally recognised authority Ten sections each present chapters that focus on specific areas of music psychology: - the origins and functions of music - music perception - responses to music - music and the brain - musical development - learning musical skills - musical performance - composition and improvisation - the role of music in our everyday lives - music therapy and conceptual frameworks In each section, expert authors critically review the literature, highlight current issues, and explore possibilities for the future. The final section examines how in recent years the study of music psychology has broadened to include a range of other scientific disciplines. It considers the way that the research has developed in relation to technological advances, fostering links across the field and providing an overview of the areas where the field needs further development in the future. The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology will be the essential reference text for students and researchers across psychology and neuroscience.
