In this book, teachers working enthusiastically and successfully in "non-traditional" settings from all levels share what they have learned in working with students, parents, administrators, and their communities. This is a valuable resource, not only for string teachers but also for any music teacher beginning an assignment in an urban area. 106 pages. ASTA. UPC: 038081410708. ISBN 10: 0739076396. ISBN 13: 9780739076392
Category: String Textbooks Item: 086115 Grade: Price: $22.99 Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
If you're lucky, somewhere in your past is that one person who changed your life forever. The one who pushed you to dream bigger and to reach higher, and who set you straight on what matters in life. For Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky, that person was a public-school music teacher, Jerry Kupchynsky, known as Mr. K – a Ukrainian-born taskmaster who yelled and stomped and screamed, and who drove his students harder than anyone had ever driven them before. Through sheer force of will, he made ...
This enlightening handbook is designed to provide choir members clear and concise information about their breathing so that they may sing with optimal enjoyment and beauty. Featuring dozens of detailed illustrations and explanations, this book is a crucial tool to anyone on a quest for phenomenal sound. Crucial to this quest is understanding how our own bodies work to produce sound through a technique known as Body Mapping. This handbook is perfect for use during choir warm-ups and rehearsals....
Looking for a resource to engage ensemble students in stronger and more meaningful performances? Wendy Barden's Student Music Journal is a 32-page book perfectly sized for easy storage in music folders. Based on best practices in the Maximizing Student Performance series, it holds a year's worth of prompts for students to analyze, interpret, evaluate, connect, and reflect on music they are rehearsing, connecting their formal learning to music around them. Multiple opportunities in each task help ...
The second book in the highly acclaimed Student's Series, and a must for any person studying the basic fundamentals of music. The handy-sized volume includes easily understood examples, exercises and an excellent section of harmony. A highlight is the brief section on transposition in a most usable, descriptive format. Perfect for individual or classroom use. 48 pages. - the publisher (table of contents)
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The third book in the Student's Series is unique because it provides concise, easily understood information normally found only in large, expensive volumes. This handy-sized text includes background material on the major periods of music history, as wellas interesting facts on well-known composers from each period. Excellent drawings of most composers are also included. Works well for both individual and classroom use. 74 paes. - the publisher (table of contents)
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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 comprehensive section of charts with an additional information on the rudiments of music. An astonishing amount of information is included. Ideal for individual and classroom use. (sample page)
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Learn the studio building secrets that only the pros know with The Studio Builder's Handbook. You might think it takes thousands of dollars and the services of an acoustic designer to improve your studio, but this book strips away the mystery of what makes a great-sounding studio and shows how you can make a huge difference even on a budget. Featuring interviews with contractors, studio designers, producers, and engineers, this book and DVD kit will give you an insider look at studio building. Th...
Chris Leuba formerly was the Principal Hornist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. This paper will first address the physical and acoustic phenomena relating to the problems of intonation and tuning. In the second part will be some methods and suggestions concerning the use of mechanical aids in training the musician's perception, and some practical applications. -the author. (sample pages)
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The book that set the standard for orchestration texts. Written by a renowned composer whose works have been performed by major orchestras around the world, The Study of Orchestration is the only text that explores the characteristics of orchestral instruments and shows students how a master composer approaches orchestration. The Fourth Edition invites students to experience the instruments through online audio and video recordings and now offers more coverage of writing for band. - the publisher...
Covers all styles of comping, from basic and fundamental approaches to modern! A complete collection of II/V7/I voicings for jazz keyboard, starting with simple diatonic voicings and prhttp://jazzbooksmm5.com/mm5/#IMAGogressing into more harmonically rich and diverse voicings with intricate passing tones and complex harmonies. No longer will you be stuck using the same kinds of voicings over and over, even in different styles. Now you can have a variety of II/V7 voicings available at your fingert...
Succeed as a String Player! can inform, inspire, and entertain. This unique anthology from the publisher of the popular magazine for teen string players - violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists - offers tips on making better use of your practice time, overcoming stage fright, breezing through a music school audition, finding the perfect summer music camp, and much more. There even are helpful hints from some of the violin world's biggest names, including Itzhak Perlman, Hilary Hahn, Joshua ...
Succeed as a String Player! can inform, inspire, and entertain. This unique anthology from the publisher of the popular magazine for teen string players - violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists - offers tips on making better use of your practice time, overcoming stage fright, breezing through a music school audition, finding the perfect summer music camp, and much more. There even are helpful hints from some of the violin world's biggest names, including Itzhak Perlman, Hilary Hahn, Joshua ...
Two books in one binding, 106 pages. Six Suites for Violoncello solo BWV 1007-10 Transcribed for Marimba by Leigh Howard Stevens. Introduction and musical text edited by Dominik Sackmann.
Category: Percussion Textbooks Item: 097777 Grade: Price: $39.00 Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
Supplement book of exercises for use with Aural Skills classes at Ithaca College. This is the 4th (2020 red cover) edition (former title Supplement - Sight Singing I & II). Revised summer 2021 edition.
Category: Textbooks - Ear Training & Sight Singing Item: 132327 Grade: Price: $16.95 Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
A comprehensive guide to the Suzuki violin literature containing many illustrations. Widely used internationally by both teachers and parents, this newly revised edition contains musical examples which have been inserted for all of the suggested exercises for ease of reference. In addition, an entirely new chapter has been added called "Practice Can Be Fun" which includes material from speeches the author has given at institutes to children, parents and teachers. There are stories on practicing w...
A comprehensive guide to the Suzuki violin literature containing many illustrations. Widely used internationally by both teachers and parents, this newly revised edition contains musical examples which have been inserted for all of the suggested exercises for ease of reference. In addition, an entirely new chapter has been added called "Practice Can Be Fun" which includes material from speeches the author has given at institutes to children, parents and teachers. There are stories on practicing w...
A comprehensive guide to the Suzuki violin literature containing many illustrations. Widely used internationally by both teachers and parents, this newly revised edition contains musical examples which have been inserted for all of the suggested exercises for ease of reference. In addition, an entirely new chapter has been added called "Practice Can Be Fun" which includes material from speeches the author has given at institutes to children, parents and teachers. There are stories on practicing w...
Although writers on film music frequently allude to specific parts of scores, comprehensive examinations of entire scores are rare. In addition, most analyses of scores composed for the screen are discussed outside their cinematic context. To best understand the role music plays in the production of a motion picture, however, it benefits the viewer to consider all of the elements that comprise the film experience. In The Synergy of Film and Music: Sight and Sound in Five Hollywood Films, Peter Ro...
This book and DVD combo will show you everything you need to know to get started with GarageBand today! Whether you're a beginner with no training, or you have some knowledge of GarageBand and are in need of a refresher course, Alfred's Teach Yourself GarageBand is the perfect resource. You'll learn how to optimize your Mac, work with MIDI, choose an audio/MIDI interface, select microphones, use loops, edit audio, and create a great sounding final mix. When you're finished with this course, you'l...
This book will teach you everything you need to know to get started using Logic Pro/Express today! Whether you're a beginner with no prior training, or you have some knowledge of Logic Pro/Express and are in need of a refresher course, Alfred's Teach Yourself Logic Pro/Express is the perfect resource. You will learn how to optimize your Mac; work with MIDI; choose an audio/MIDI interface; select microphones; use loops, plugins, and effects; edit audio; and create a stunning final mix. When you're...
This book explains multi-track mixing in simple terms and covers everything a beginner needs to know. Topics include signal processing, compressors and limiters, EQ, effects, and mix-down techniques for professional-sounding results.
Category: Textbooks - Electronic Music Item: 081999 Grade: Price: $14.99 Availability: Ships in 10 to 15 Days
Teach Yourself Music Theory was created specifically for the beginner student who may have experience with playing an instrument, but who may also seek to build up their knowledge of rhythm, melody, harmony, and form. Beginning with learning how to read music, Teach Yourself Music Theory offers the beginning music student not only a comprehensive introduction to music theory fundamentals, but a quick, effective, uncomplicated, and practical way to prepare the student for the option of further exp...
This book and DVD kit will teach you everything you need to know to get started using Sonar today! Whether you're a beginner with no prior training, or you have some knowledge of Sonar and are in need of a refresher course, Alfred's Teach Yourself Sonar is the perfect resource. You will learn how to optimize your PC; work with MIDI; choose an audio/MIDI interface; select microphones; use loops, software synths, and plugins; edit audio; and create a stunning final mix. When you're finished reading...
Introduce students to jazz through great literature combined with learn by doing! The first of ten volumes, Jazz for Young People includes step-by-step lessons that combine content and audio/video recordings of Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center artists with interactive student learning, including classroom instruments that every music teacher already owns or can easily afford. This easy-to-present resource is designed for a teacher who may or may not be trained in America's art form - br...
Jazz for Young People brings the language of jazz to you and your students through great literature combined with learning by doing! This second volume features the life and music of LOUIS ARMSTRONG. It includes step-by-step lessons that combine content and audio video recordings of Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center artists with interactive student learning, including classroom instruments that every music teacher already owns or can easily afford. Perfect for the general music classroom...
In this era of unprecedented access to information, teachers have a wealth of resources readily available for lesson planning - but determining what legally can and can't be used in the classroom is a difficult task. The Teacher's Guide to Music, Media, and Copyright Law helps explain in plain English just how information, images, video, and music can be incorporated into any kind of lesson plan without running afoul of copyright laws. You'll learn: • What you can legally use without ...
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Teaching Band and Orchestra: Methods and Materials is destined to become a classic in the field of instrumental music education"the perfect text for college instrumental students and an invaluable reference for practicing teachers. This book covers every critical area in the professional life of band and orchestra teachers at the beginning and secondary levels. Author Lynn G. Cooper shares the experience and knowledge he has gained from almost 40 years of teaching instrumental music. Topics inc...
Originally written for the Ithaca College brass minors class and now used in a variety of colleges and universities around North America. Teaching Brass to Beginners is designed to be an overview of each of the brass instruments, as well as the family as a whole. It contains essential pedagogical concerns, as well as a discussion of each instrument's unique role and traditional use, plus has discussion on playing and instructional techniques. The appendices contain scales, simple warmups and seve...
Teaching Brass: A Guide for Students and Teachers is an innovative multimedia tutorial designed to teach you how to teach the brass instruments. It embeds playing activites within the text so the explanations are meaningful to you. It uses videos, PDF downloads, sound files, large color images and PowerPoint slides to help you learn. This book comes with a printed book and an access code printed inside the front cover for use on the Teaching Brass web site. There you will find videos, sound files...
This book is a unique resource for both novice and experienced band directors, gathering effective teaching tools from the best in the field. Includes more than 40 chapters on: curriculum, "then and now" of North American wind bands, the anatomy of musicmaking, motivation, program organization and administrative leadership, and much more.
Category: Textbooks - Music Education Item: 106185 Grade: Price: $39.95 Availability: Ships in 6 to 9 Days
Visit a virtual rehearsal on your PC or Mac where each video clip illustrates a different rehearsal concept, including: warm-up, style, intonation, balance and blend, rhythm, and musicianship. Featured music educators include the late Frederick Fennell, Colonel Timothy Foley, Jerry Junklin, H. Robert Reynolds, Mellory Thompson, William Wakefield, and Garwood Whaley. Bonus items include: course activity forms, letter templates, and resources as referenced in the book Teaching Instrumental Music; l...
Compiled and Edited by James Mick, David Pope, and Soo Han. Chapter authors: Brenda Brenner, Robert Gillespie, Soo Han, Mark Laycock, James Mick, Christopher Selby, and James Woomert. This much-anticipated fourth volume in the indispensable Teaching Music through Performance in Orchestra series arrives 13 years after the publication of the previous volume, with a new team of authors and editors, each at the top of the string educationprofession. But while the team is new, the book remains an ess...
By Larry Blocher, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Ray Cramer, Tim Lautzenheiser, Edward S. Lisk and Richard Miles. Compiled and edited by Richard Miles. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band is a series of books and matching CDs that have broken new ground in providing theoretical, practical, and analytical information for band and orchestra directors seeking to help their students. Each book is divided into two sections. The first section contains articles written by some of the true leaders in t...