Described as "an unusual experience of communication between a composer and a singer," the choral experience is thoroughly explored in this detailed and readable text. Designed specifically for the practicing choral conductor and the student training fora career in choral music, fundamentals of the choral experience such as vocal production, choral diction, and basic musicianship are included to help the singer extend his or her musical experience beyond the immediate rehearsals and performances ...
Unusually comprehensive coverage! This highly regarded volume covers the many facets of vocal music education. It is a practical tool for those preparing to be choral conductors and vocal music educators. It is abundant in constructive and insightful information and will remain an important source of many useful ideas and solutions. Special features include: addresses nuts and bolts administrative concerns such as budgets, music, supplies, and equipment; offers particular insight to the challenge...
This core text provides choral music educators with a well-organized and concise introduction to directing choirs and managing choral programs at the junior-high through high-school level. Contents: Philosophical Foundations; Recruitment and Retention of Singers; Auditions and Placement of Singers; Development and Evaluation of a Choral Curriculum; Repertoire; Programming Music; Music Analysis and Score Preparation; The Rehearsal; Behavior Management in Rehearsal; Vocal Techniques and Musiciansh...
This core text provides choral music educators with a well-organized and concise introduction to directing choirs and managing choral programs at the junior-high through high-school level. Contents: Philosophical Foundations; Recruitment and Retention of Singers; Auditions and Placement of Singers; Development and Evaluation of a Choral Curriculum; Repertoire; Programming Music; Music Analysis and Score Preparation; The Rehearsal; Behavior Management in Rehearsal; Vocal Techniques and Musiciansh...
Insights from American Choral Conductor-Teachers. Choral Reflections offers inspiration, ideas, and insights for conductor-teachers at any stage. The goal for Choral Reflections is to provide a platform for a new and more representative cross-section of American choral conductor-teachers to share their reflections, beliefs, values, and visions for the choral art. The thirty contributors are: Hilary Apfelstadt, Anton Armstrong, Geoffrey Boers, Edith A. Copley, Rollo A. Dilworth, Jason Max Ferdin...
As taught at the Berklee College of Music, jazz harmony is based on the Chord Scale Theory. Based on that method, this comprehensive text provides the theoretical knowledge that's necessary for improvisation, composing and arranging.
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The circle of fifths is a familiar tool known by many musicians. Although this device usually receives nothing more than a brief explanation in most music theory books, the circle illustrates the foundation that organizes much of Western tonal music and is therefore essential to grasp. With the novice musician in mind, author Dan Maske expounds on the nature, nuances and applications of the circle of fifths throughout this book, exploring topics such as: intervals, keys and key signatures, scales...
Ernest Ferron has drawn on his great experience as a master instrument maker and from his contact with leading instrumentalists to produce a synthesis of his knowledge. The pages of this book reveal what are considered important (and often jealously guarded) professional secrets; the fine parameters which determine an instrument's quality, the effects of various materials, mouthpieces and problems related to the bore. A sizeable chapter deals with tools and methods of repairing the clarinet. 109 ...
Paul Harris: The Clarinet is the seminal guide to every facet of clarinet playing. In this comprehensive companion, acclaimed author Paul Harris shares his unique insights towards gaining mastery of the instrument, inspiring both students (from intermediate level) and professionals alike to develop an individual clarinet personality. In-depth, clear, and universally relevant, The Clarinet is Paul Harris's complete philosophy of playing, equipping clarinettists with innovative ways to overcome th...
Reissued after being out of print for more than a decade, this book was once (and still is) a cornerstone volume for all clarinetists and woodwind repair technicians. Bob Schmidt apprenticed with the legendary Hans Moenig in Philadelphia. Schmidt's legendary volume is a testament to his time in Philly, containing hundreds of illustrations and photos describing the maintenance and servicing of the clarinet. 152 pages, coil-bound. .
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Reissued after being out of print for more than a decade, this book was once (and still is) a cornerstone volume for all clarinetists and woodwind repair technicians. Bob Schmidt apprenticed with the legendary Hans Moenig in Philadelphia. Schmidt's legendary volume is a testament to his time in Philly, containing hundreds of illustrations and photos describing the maintenance and servicing of the clarinet. 152 pages, coil-bound. .
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Entitled "The Value of Fundamentals." Includes chapters Clarinet Minor Outline; The First Lesson; Problems Commonly Encountered; Outlines for Discussion (with subsections on Articulation, Patterns for a Perfect Staccato, Sequence of Staccato Studies, Sources, Intonation, Use of Resultant Tones); Repertoire Lists; Books; Periodicals; Recordings; Publishers; Orchestral Excerpt Lists; How to Practice the Albert Scales; Symetrical Scale & Chord Patterns. 203 pages.
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Subtitled "Concepts of Rhythm." Continuing in Bob's style of texts written for "self instruction," the text is designed to help the reader develop a sense of tempo with both rhythmic accuracy and vitality. Among the topics discussed are: the learning process, developing concepts of musical pace, innate metronomic ability, ways of practicing with and without a metronome, choosing tempos, musical styles, phrasing implications of rhythm and performance tips.
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Subtitled "Toward a More Perfect Tone," this is the 4th in the series of A Clarinetist's Notebook. In an intimate style, Bob explores the mental, physical, and emotional aspects of playing the clarinet and how it effects your tone, confidence, andskill. Topics include Tone, Intonation, Articulation, Altissimo, Relaxation, Phrasing, Practice and Performance Pitfalls and a guide to surviving college. Also included is a proposed rating scale, checklist for performance, and listings of study and sol...
David Newell's new text book, Classroom Management in the Music Room: "Pin-Drop Quiet" Classes and Rehearsals, is a resource vital to any productive music classroom. Designed with simplicity in mind - simple to teach, simple to learn, and simple to administer - this book promotes student-centered self-discipline and turns classroom management into creating music. This management program is the Epitome of Simplicity: Simple to Teach, Simple to Learn, and Simple to Administer. Instead of TEACHER...
A unique and complete system for exploring endless musical possibilities in any style. This book is a must for the contemporary musician. Despite being a guitar-friendly book with a complete mapping of the fretboard, the book is also useful for improvisers, arrangers, composers, theorists and students interested in the combinatorial approach to music. About 1,000 different voicings in all positions and drops are presented, including complete 3-note and 4-note voicings with specially designed guit...
The Best Resource for Scales, Cadences, and Arpeggios is back, freshly engraved and newly updated to the Industry Standard 9 x 12 format. This definitive choice of educators and students covers the fundamentals of scales, cadences, and arpeggios with studies and exercises in every major and minor key, presented in a clear and easy to follow logical manner. This complete resource will benefit beginners and advanced students alike and also includes bonus sections on transposition, sight reading, ea...
Dover reprint. An unabridged republication of the 1922 classic, Traite theorique et pratique du Violoncelle, this volume represents one of the most thorough explorations of cello playing and technique in the literature. In the course of his distinguished career, author Diran Alexanian played chamber music with Brahms, performed concertos with Mahler, and taught alongside Casals in Paris. A superb compendium of instruction, this reprint of the original dual-language edition features French and En...
Essential for anyone interested in the business, process and procedures of writing music for film or television, this book teaches the Berklee approach to the art, covering topics such as: preparing and recording a score, contracts and fees, publishing, royalties, copyrights and much more. Features interviews with 21 top film-scoring professionals, including Michael Kamen, Alf Clausen, Alan Silvestri, Marc Shaiman, Mark Snow, Harry Gregson-Williams and Elmer Bernstein. Now updated with info on to...
A step-by-step guide to writing music, this book shows musicians how to compose simple chord progressions and melodies, and leads them through more advanced compositional techniques and musical forms. Designed for composers of all types of music, it includes instruction on composing stand-alone melodies, using different scales and modes, themes and variations, orchestration, and composing for film, theater, and videogames.
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Music history is a required course for all music students. Unfortunately, the typical music history book is dry and academic, focusing on rote memorization of important composers and works. This leads many to think that the topic is boring, but best selling author Michael Miller proves that isn't so. This guide makes music history interesting and fun, for both music students and older music lovers. * Covers more than Western "classical" music-also includes non-Western music and uniquely American...
This updated and expanded edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory breaks down a difficult subject in a simple way-even for those who think they have no rhythm or consider themselves tone deaf. With clear, concise language, it explains everything from bass-clef basics to confusing codas. This new edition includes a brand-new CD; a comprehensive ear-training section; musical examples of intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms; aural exercises so readers can test their ear training and ...
The most thorough guide to songwriting for the amateur musician. Written by an Oscar-winning and Grammy and Tony award nominated author, this is the most comprehensive book for today's amateur musician who is interested in creating and writing his or herown songs. It reveals everything the reader needs to know, including coming up with ideas, rhyming schemes, hooks, melodies, and lyrics; selling songs; working in the industry; and even coming up with titles. -the publisher
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There are few books on arranging and orchestration, fewer yet that are recent, and none that explain the process easily in a fun-to-read fashion. This book demonstrates how to take a simple composition and arrange it for different types of instrumental and vocal ensembles. The same song is used as an example throughout the entire book, and a variety of different types of arranging are covered. -For musicians playing in any type of band, songwriters and composers, and students learning the art of ...
Here at last - and in one publication - is all of the information you need to answer the myriad of questions that arise in rehearsal! Spiral bound and laminated for convenience and durability. The Complete Instrument Reference Guide for Band Directors includes extended fingering charts for all wind instruments, alternate fingerings, trill charts and key diagrams for all diagrams for all woodwind instruments, ranges for all keyboard instruments and much, much more! 60 pages. - the publisher ...
The Complete Pianist: from healthy technique to natural artistry offers a new and unique approach to piano playing, in which Penelope Roskell shares a lifetime's experience of teaching, performing and groundbreaking research into healthy piano playing. Containing more than 500 pages of text, 300 videos and 250 exercises newly devised by the author, this is the most comprehensive book ever written on piano playing. The book has something new to offer to all pianists and keyboard players - student ...
Potent and empowering voice exercises by the master teachers who devised them! One of the constants that any actor, director or theatre teacher needs is a strong vocal warmup. This valuable, first-of-its-kind resource contains 75 exercises for both solo and group work, contributed by some of the best professionals in the world. There is a brief description of the history and purpose of each exercise followed by the exercise itself. The Voice & Speech Workout comes with a training CD that will be ...
Yolanda Kondonassis draws upon her vast experience working with composers to create new works for harp in her new book, A Composer's Guide to Writing Well for the Modern Harp. Through detailed and thorough writing, Kondonassis demystifies the vagaries ofcomposing idiomatically for the harp with clear examples and invaluable practical charts that composers can reference again and again as they write for the harp. A must-have for the composer looking for the expert touch in their harp parts. 128 pa...
With a foreword by Norman Dello Joio, this book is the second in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this volume are rare, "behind-the-notes" perspectives acquired from personal interviews with each composer. An excellent resource for conductor, composer or enthusiast interested in acquiring a richer musical understanding of the composers' training, compositional approach, musical influences and interpretive style. Features the music of ...
A Composer's Insight, Volume 3 - Thoughts, Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band - with a foreword by John Corigliano - is the third in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this initial volume are rare, "behind-the-notes" perspectives acquired from personal interviews with each composer. An excellent resource for conductors, composers or enthusiasts interested in acquiring a richer musical understanding of the...
A Composer's Insight, Volume 4 is the fourth in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this initial volume are rare, "behind-the-notes" perspectives acquired from personal interviews with each composer. An excellent resource for conductors, composers or enthusiasts interested in acquiring a richer musical understanding of the composers' training, compositional approach, musical influences and interpretative ideas. Features the music of: Sam...
This text is the fifth in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this volume are rare, 'behind-the-notes' perspectives acquired from personal interviews with composers William Bolcom, Andrew Boysen, Jr., Steven Bryant, David Dzubay, Chen Qian, Adam Gorb, Jennifer Higdon, John Mackey, Jonathan Newman, Carter Pann, Christopher Rouse, and Rolf Rudin. An excellent resource for conductor, composer or enthusiast interested in acquiring a richer m...
Published in association with Classic FM, the book of the radio series of the same name, this book takes 27 composers from Bach and Haydn to Rachmaninov and Gershwin, and looks at their financial success (or lack thereof) in a biographical context. It includes a "rich list" of all 27 composers, from the most solvent (Gershwin) to the least (Mussorgsky). 190 pages. Hard cover. 1843670267. 9781843670261.
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When words fail, music speaks...so the saying goes. Expressing yourself through music by putting words to notes and notes to words can be easy; yes, easier than you may think. This book is a treasure chest of ideas for anyone interested in composing. Simple ways to spark the creative process are included, such as taking the musical letters in your name to form a melody. Step by step, you will see how to actually process the notes into music. Norse Song by Robert Schumann shows how he used the fou...