The Educated Listener
The Educated Listener

Author: Jaren Hinckley

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-05

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9781793513571

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Educated Listener: A New Approach to Music Appreciation helps students develop the skills they need to creatively and intelligently discuss and listen to classical music. Readers will learn about the musical genres, forms, and techniques used by composers of classical music, which will help them become educated listeners. Section One of the text presents readers with basic information regarding the basic elements of music, including rhythm, tempo, and dynamics; the instruments and voice types used in music; and the most common ensembles of music, such as choirs, bands, and orchestras. The remaining sections focus on specific time periods and delve into the compositional and performance techniques, musical forms and genres, and composers that were important and influential. These sections explore the music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque Era, Classical Era, Romantic Era, Twentieth Century, and Contemporary Era. The third edition features tables highlighting historical context, a much-expanded index, new images, and fresh material regarding contemporary music. With an accessible approach, The Educated Listener is an ideal textbook for courses in music appreciation or music history.

The Educated Listener
The Educated Listener

Author: Jaren S. Hinckley

Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing

Published: 2020-08-05

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781793516541

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Educated Listener: A New Approach to Music Appreciation helps students develop the skills they need to creatively and intelligently discuss and listen to classical music. Readers will learn about the musical genres, forms, and techniques used by composers of classical music, which will help them become educated listeners. Section One of the text presents readers with basic information regarding the basic elements of music, including rhythm, tempo, and dynamics; the instruments and voice types used in music; and the most common ensembles of music, such as choirs, bands, and orchestras. The remaining sections focus on specific time periods and delve into the compositional and performance techniques, musical forms and genres, and composers that were important and influential. These sections explore the music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque Era, Classical Era, Romantic Era, Twentieth Century, and Contemporary Era. The third edition features tables highlighting historical context, a much-expanded index, new images, and fresh material regarding contemporary music. With an accessible approach, The Educated Listener is an ideal textbook for courses in music appreciation or music history.

The Educated Listener
The Educated Listener

Author: Jaren Hinckley

Publisher:

Published: 2015-12-31

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781516504626

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Educated Listener: A New Approach to Music Appreciation gives professors the freedom to customize the material based on what is most relevant to their courses and allows students to engage deeply with classical music from the Middle Ages right up to the present day. Students will become conversant with music terminology, enabling them to talk intelligently about music with colleagues, family members, and friends. Well organized and comprehensive in scope, students will absorb and internalize this knowledge and use it to enrich their lives. Section One of the text serves as a prelude, educating readers about music vocabulary, the instruments and ensembles of classical music, and the concert-going experience. Subsequent sections discuss the history of music from the Middle Ages to the present. Each time period features one chapter on forms, styles, and performance and compositional techniques; one chapter on various music genres; and one chapter on composers of that time period. Professors are free to select the topics most important for their students, and then pair the written material with musical selections from the vast amount of online options, thus creating their own playlists. Now featuring updated composer biographies, an expanded bibliography, and added images, The Educated Listener is an ideal textbook for courses in music appreciation or music history. Jaren S. Hinckley is the professor of clarinet at Brigham Young University and has performed with orchestras, chamber ensembles, and as a soloist at music festivals, conservatories, and conventions in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He earned his D.M. from the Florida State University and his M.M. from Indiana University. As a performer and composer, he has developed a deep love for music history and literature. Dr. Hinckley has taught introduction to music and music history courses for over twenty years at BYU and other schools. Most importantly, he loves music and wants to share that love of music with the entire world.

THE INDIAN LISTENER
THE INDIAN LISTENER

Author: All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi

Publisher: All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi

Published: 1949-11-27

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service,Bombay ,started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in english, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it was published by All India Radio,New Delhi.From July 3 ,1949,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later,The Indian listener became "Akashvani" in January 5, 1958. It was made a fortnightly again on July 1,1983. It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes,who writes them,take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: The Indian Listener LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE,MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 27-11-1949 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 68 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XIV, No. 34 BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED(PAGE NOS): 19-30, 32-43, 45-56, 58-64 ARTICLE: 1. Listening Conditions In December 2. What Life Meant To Me 3. Education Through Art 4. The Beau 5. Cereals 6. The Railways 7. Integration Of States 8. Avoidable accidents in storage 9. The All-Rounder In Sports AUTHOR: 1. R. B. L. Srivastava 2. Acharya Narendra Deva 3. G. Venkatachalam 4. Mr. Justice S.K. Das 5. Dr M.V. Radhakrishna Rao 6. N. C. Ghosh 7. B. L. Miller 8. P.V.A. Raman 9.C. Ramaswami KEYWORDS: 1. Transmission wavelengths of All India Radio, National Home Service, Services for Overseas Listeners 2. Moral life, Artistic life, Individualism and humanity 3. Analysis and psychology of art education, Art in Indian life 4. Art and creativity, Literature and creativity 5. Balanced diet, Staple food in Asia 6. Railway construction in India, Famine Commission and railway construction 7. Formation of Sourashtra, Formation of Madhya Bharat, Formation of Vindhya Pradesh 8. Careless handling of inflammable substances, Careless storage of inflammable substance 9. Specialization in sports, All rounder in cricket Document ID: INL-1949 (N-D) Vol-III (04)

Radio's New Wave
Radio's New Wave

Author: Jason Loviglio

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-06-19

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1136446303

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Radio’s New Wave explores the evolution of audio media and sound scholarship in the digital age. Extending and updating the focus of their widely acclaimed 2001 book The Radio Reader, Hilmes and Loviglio gather together innovative work by both established and rising scholars to explore the ways that radio has transformed in the digital environment. Contributors explore what sound looks like on screens, how digital listening moves us, new forms of sonic expression, radio’s convergence with mobile media, and the creative activities of old and new audiences. Even radio’s history has been altered by research made possible by digital and global convergence. Together, these twelve concise chapters chart the dissolution of radio’s boundaries and its expansion to include a wide-ranging universe of sound, visuals, tactile interfaces, and cultural roles, as radio rides the digital wave into its second century.

Rock And Roll
Rock And Roll

Author: Paul Friedlander

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-04

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0429974337

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Now updated with two new chapters and an extraordinary collection of photographs, this second edition of Paul Friedlander's Rock and Roll: A Social History is a smash hit. The social force of rock and roll music leaps off the page as Paul Friedlander provides impressive insights based on hits from Johnny B. Goode to Smells Like Teen Spirit and beyond. In this musical journey, Friedlander offers the melodious strains and hard-edged riffs of Elvis, the Beatles, The Who, Dylan, Clapton, Hendrix, Motown, the San Francisco Beat, Punk, New Wave, rap, metal, 90s grunge, plus file sharing, and much more. The book is written in a refreshing, captivating style that pulls the reader in, offering no less than a complete social and cultural history of rock and roll for students and general audiences alike. Friedlander writes, 'This book chronicles the first forty years of rock/pop music history. Picture the various musical styles as locations on a giant unfolding road map. As you open the map, you travel from place to place, stopping at each chapter to sample the artistry. Don't forget to dress your imagination appropriately for this trip, because each genre is affected by the societal topography and climate that surround it. Enjoy your trip. We promise it will be a good one!'

Talks to Freshman Girls
Talks to Freshman Girls

Author: Helen Dawes Brown

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-11-21

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book consists of a collection of lectures delivered to first year students at Vassar college in New England. In those days not many girls were privileged to receive a college education, and Vassar, a girls-only college, was among the finest. The lectures describe the high standards expected of these young women.