Listening to Music
Title | Listening to Music PDF eBook |
Author | Craig Wright |
Publisher | Schirmer Books |
Pages | 510 |
Release | 2007-01-25 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN |
Compact disc contains 25 tracks of music by different performers as listed in the text.
The Listening Book
Title | The Listening Book PDF eBook |
Author | W. A. Mathieu |
Publisher | Shambhala Publications |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 1991-03-27 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0834827670 |
The Listening Book is about rediscovering the power of listening as an instrument of self-discovery and personal transformation. By exploring our capacity for listening to sounds and for making music, we can awaken and release our full creative powers. Mathieu offers suggestions and encouragement on many aspects of music-making, and provides playful exercises to help readers appreciate the connection between sound, music, and everyday life.
Music, Ways of Listening
Title | Music, Ways of Listening PDF eBook |
Author | Elliott Schwartz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 570 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN |
"Music: Ways of Listening" is intended for use in introductory college courses for students with little or no prior background in music, and is focused upon the development of perceptive listening skills and a broad survey of the Western concert literature. -- From preface.
Strong Experiences with Music
Title | Strong Experiences with Music PDF eBook |
Author | Alf Gabrielsson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 511 |
Release | 2011-09-29 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0199695229 |
Strong Experiences in Music is a ground-breaking new book, developed from a long-running study into the effects of music. It draws on over two decades of research, and almost 1,000 participants, who describe, in their own words, their own unique and personal experiences of music.
Take Note
Title | Take Note PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Wallace |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Music appreciation |
ISBN | 9780195314335 |
This innovative music appreciation text is designed to help students become active and attentive listeners through in-depth examination of a recurring repertory of core musical works. By exploring each element of music through the lens of these core works - which were carefully selected torepresent a variety of styles and genres - students deepen their understanding of how music works and develop strong listening skills that will enhance their enjoyment of music.
The Essential Listening to Music
Title | The Essential Listening to Music PDF eBook |
Author | Craig Wright |
Publisher | Cengage Learning |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2015-01-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781285856797 |
Offering outstanding listening pedagogy, THE ESSENTIAL LISTENING TO MUSIC 2e delivers a streamlined and succinct presentation of classical music that inspires a lifelong appreciation of music. Scholar and master-teacher Craig Wright focuses on the key concepts and works presented within a typical Music Appreciation course. Organized chronologically, the text discusses musical examples from each historical period within its social context--giving students a sense of a piece's construction as well as its historical and cultural meaning. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
On Repeat
Title | On Repeat PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 0199990824 |
On Repeat offers an in-depth inquiry into music's repetitive nature. Drawing on a diverse array of fields, it sheds light on a range of issues from repetition's use as a compositional tool to its role in characterizing our behavior as listeners, and considers related implications for repetition in language, learning, and communication.