Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Unlimited access to eBooks
  
  Unlimited access to audiobooks
  
  No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  . No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Get 1 credit every month for the audiobook of your choice

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Unlimited access to eBooks

Unlimited access to audiobooks

No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
. No commitment, cancel anytime at kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

How to Listen to Jazz

by Ted Gioia ...

An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.**“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―**EconomistIn How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premie... ... Read more

10,99 €

An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.**“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―**EconomistIn How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premie...
... Read more
This is Your Brain on Music

Understanding a Human Obsession

by Daniel Levitin ...

From the author of The Changing Mind and The Organized Mind comes a New York Times bestseller that unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with music*****'What do the music of Bach, Depeche Mode and John Cage fundamentally have in common?'Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language.From Mozart to the Beatles, neuroscientist, psyc ... Read more

9,49 €

From the author of The Changing Mind and The Organized Mind comes a New York Times bestseller that unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with music*****'What do the music of Bach, Depeche Mode and John Cage fundamentally have in common?'Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language.From Mozart to the Beatles, neuroscientist, psyc
... Read more
Moving to Higher Ground

How Jazz Can Change Your Life

by Wynton Marsalis, Geoffrey Ward ...

“In this book I hope to reach a new audience with the positive message of America’s greatest music, to show how great musicians demonstrate on the bandstand a mutual respect and trust that can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your life–from individual creativity and personal relationships to conducting business and understanding what it means to be American in the most ... Read more

7,30 €

“In this book I hope to reach a new audience with the positive message of America’s greatest music, to show how great musicians demonstrate on the bandstand a mutual respect and trust that can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your life–from individual creativity and personal relationships to conducting business and understanding what it means to be American in the most
... Read more
The Way of Music

Aural Training for the Internet Generation

by Robin Maconie ...

Here at last is a listener's guide to the hidden meanings of western classical music, expressed in accessible, jargon-free language and drawing on universal listening experiences and skills. The Way of Music is six booklets in one volume; it is a study guide in attention training, listening skills, and music appreciation for students, teachers, and the general reader. Each book is complete in ... Read more

Was 55,11 € Now 47,80 €

Here at last is a listener's guide to the hidden meanings of western classical music, expressed in accessible, jargon-free language and drawing on universal listening experiences and skills. The Way of Music is six booklets in one volume; it is a study guide in attention training, listening skills, and music appreciation for students, teachers, and the general reader. Each book is complete in
... Read more
樂讀普希金（輯錄樂界名家演繹12首經典曲目，超過72分鐘的聆音盛宴）【電子書加值：內嵌MP3音檔，作者群數位簽名＋專屬私密小語】

Pushkin in Music

by 焦元溥, 林慈音、羅俊穎、李宜錦、許惠品 ...

Series series 焦點
【電子書加值版】內嵌MP3音檔，作者群數位簽名＋專屬私密小語◆ 內嵌MP3音檔﹕電子書內嵌12首經典曲目mp3音檔，同步欣賞作品解析與聆聽曲子。（電子書MP3音檔版與紙本書CD版音質不同）◆ 作者群數位簽名：五位台灣頂尖音樂人焦元溥、林慈音、羅俊穎、李宜錦、許惠品數位簽名。◆ 電子書讀者專屬私密小語：作者焦元溥老師親筆寫給電子書讀者的一句專屬私密小語。我們的一切都是由普希金開始！──杜斯妥也夫斯基有了普希金，俄國文學才光芒萬丈，音樂才靈思飛揚12首經典樂曲、4位台灣名家頂尖演繹、72+分鐘音樂饗宴重磅作品、獨家編曲、細膩解析，宛如現場演出的精巧鋪排，帶你前往普希金的文學殿堂！三... ... Read more

13,59 €

【電子書加值版】內嵌MP3音檔，作者群數位簽名＋專屬私密小語◆ 內嵌MP3音檔﹕電子書內嵌12首經典曲目mp3音檔，同步欣賞作品解析與聆聽曲子。（電子書MP3音檔版與紙本書CD版音質不同）◆ 作者群數位簽名：五位台灣頂尖音樂人焦元溥、林慈音、羅俊穎、李宜錦、許惠品數位簽名。◆ 電子書讀者專屬私密小語：作者焦元溥老師親筆寫給電子書讀者的一句專屬私密小語。我們的一切都是由普希金開始！──杜斯妥也夫斯基有了普希金，俄國文學才光芒萬丈，音樂才靈思飛揚12首經典樂曲、4位台灣名家頂尖演繹、72+分鐘音樂饗宴重磅作品、獨家編曲、細膩解析，宛如現場演出的精巧鋪排，帶你前往普希金的文學殿堂！三...
... Read more
Método Prince 5 - EB

Leitura e Percepção - Som - Sistema Relativo Diatônico

by Adamo Prince ...

Series Book 5 - Método Prince
Neste método de leitura e percepção de som diatônico, Adamo Prince explora a escala de sete sons que é a base de toda a harmonia funcional, expandindo assim, de forma progressiva, as ideias do método anterior (o pentatônico), organizando e ampliando as etapas de aprendizado, os tipos de exercícios, e a dificuldade dos mesmos. A totalidade do método visa o desenvolver da percepção, do canto, da ... Read more

11,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

Neste método de leitura e percepção de som diatônico, Adamo Prince explora a escala de sete sons que é a base de toda a harmonia funcional, expandindo assim, de forma progressiva, as ideias do método anterior (o pentatônico), organizando e ampliando as etapas de aprendizado, os tipos de exercícios, e a dificuldade dos mesmos. A totalidade do método visa o desenvolver da percepção, do canto, da
... Read more
El cerebro y la música

Emoción, creación e interpretación

by Osvaldo Fustinoni ...

La música, cualquiera sea su género, ha tenido una presencia fundamental en todas las épocas y las culturas a través de los siglos, desde los comienzos de la humanidad. En la época actual, las investigaciones cerebrales han despertado un creciente interés, porque nos ayudan a comprender mejor el comportamiento humano y su relación con el mundo que lo rodea. Las ciencias médicas reconocen hoy ... Read more

7,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

La música, cualquiera sea su género, ha tenido una presencia fundamental en todas las épocas y las culturas a través de los siglos, desde los comienzos de la humanidad. En la época actual, las investigaciones cerebrales han despertado un creciente interés, porque nos ayudan a comprender mejor el comportamiento humano y su relación con el mundo que lo rodea. Las ciencias médicas reconocen hoy
... Read more
Seeking the Significance of Music Education

Essays and Reflections

by Bennett Reimer ...

Noted music educator Bennett Reimer has selected 24 of his previously published articles from a variety of professional journals spanning the past 50 years. During that time, he's tackled:-generating core values for the field of music education;-the core in larger societal and educational contexts;-what to teach and how to teach it effectively;-how we need to educate our teachers;-the role of ... Read more

56,38 €

Noted music educator Bennett Reimer has selected 24 of his previously published articles from a variety of professional journals spanning the past 50 years. During that time, he's tackled:-generating core values for the field of music education;-the core in larger societal and educational contexts;-what to teach and how to teach it effectively;-how we need to educate our teachers;-the role of
... Read more
100 Unhip Albums

That We Should Learn to Love

by Ian Keith Moss ...

Musical snobbery has been around since Mozart was appalling audiences in the 18th century but now, with most music available to listen to for free on Spotify or YouTube, there really is no excuse to not give an artist another listen, even if you have foresworn them for most of your adult life or never even heard of them.100 Unhip albums contains mini-essays on a selection of the uncoolest (but ... Read more

3,99 €

Musical snobbery has been around since Mozart was appalling audiences in the 18th century but now, with most music available to listen to for free on Spotify or YouTube, there really is no excuse to not give an artist another listen, even if you have foresworn them for most of your adult life or never even heard of them.100 Unhip albums contains mini-essays on a selection of the uncoolest (but
... Read more
Music: A Social Experience

by Steven Cornelius ...

By taking a thematic approach to the study of music appreciation, Music: A Social Experience, Third Edition demonstrates how music reflects and deepens both individual and cultural understandings. Musical examples are presented within universally experienced social frameworks (ethnicity, gender, spirituality, love, and more) to help students understand how music reflects and advances human ... Read more

128,24 €

By taking a thematic approach to the study of music appreciation, Music: A Social Experience, Third Edition demonstrates how music reflects and deepens both individual and cultural understandings. Musical examples are presented within universally experienced social frameworks (ethnicity, gender, spirituality, love, and more) to help students understand how music reflects and advances human
... Read more
The Classical Revolution

Thoughts on New Music in the 21st Century

by John Borstlap ...

Series series Modern Traditionalist Classical Music
The Classical Revolution studies the recent emergence of a new brand of classical music, one rooted in “pre-modern” tonal traditions. Through polemical essays on the conflict between re-emergent tradition and the usual, bland “modern music” in which academic atonalism, process music and attempts to borrow some life from pop and world music form a rather isolated territory, Borstlap examines both ... Read more

67,41 €

The Classical Revolution studies the recent emergence of a new brand of classical music, one rooted in “pre-modern” tonal traditions. Through polemical essays on the conflict between re-emergent tradition and the usual, bland “modern music” in which academic atonalism, process music and attempts to borrow some life from pop and world music form a rather isolated territory, Borstlap examines both
... Read more
Quick Reference for Band Directors

by Ronald E. Kearns ...

Quick Reference for Band Directors is a go-to guide for new and experienced band directors. With tips on recruiting and retaining members, preparing lesson plans and program objectives, developing a booster group, budgeting, classroom management, using technology, and making emergency repairs, this book will soon number among your closest advisors. Learn how to build, maintain, and improve your ... Read more

48,54 €

Quick Reference for Band Directors is a go-to guide for new and experienced band directors. With tips on recruiting and retaining members, preparing lesson plans and program objectives, developing a booster group, budgeting, classroom management, using technology, and making emergency repairs, this book will soon number among your closest advisors. Learn how to build, maintain, and improve your
... Read more
Jethro Tull - Stand Up, Benefit, Aqualung

(Dischi da leggere Vol.12)

by Carlo Pasceri ...

Series Book 12 - Dischi da leggere
I Jethro Tull prima della svolta progressive. Per questo volume abbiamo scelto di analizzare tre dischi che formano un corpus unico (la trilogia celtico-sassone) in un susseguirsi di incrementi di durezza ed elettricità che sfoceranno nel capolavoro Aqualung.I Jethro Tull sono uno dei pochissimi gruppi rock le cui sorti sono indissolubilmente legate a quelle del proprio capo, Ian Anderson, che nel ... Read more

6,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

I Jethro Tull prima della svolta progressive. Per questo volume abbiamo scelto di analizzare tre dischi che formano un corpus unico (la trilogia celtico-sassone) in un susseguirsi di incrementi di durezza ed elettricità che sfoceranno nel capolavoro Aqualung.I Jethro Tull sono uno dei pochissimi gruppi rock le cui sorti sono indissolubilmente legate a quelle del proprio capo, Ian Anderson, che nel
... Read more
The Late Victorian Folksong Revival

The Persistence of English Melody, 1878-1903

by E. David Gregory ...

In The Late Victorian Folksong Revival: The Persistence of English Melody, 1878-1903, E. David Gregory provides a reliable and comprehensive history of the birth and early development of the first English folksong revival. Continuing where Victorian Songhunters, his first book, left off, Gregory systematically explores what the Late Victorian folksong collectors discovered in the field and what ... Read more

106,52 €

In The Late Victorian Folksong Revival: The Persistence of English Melody, 1878-1903, E. David Gregory provides a reliable and comprehensive history of the birth and early development of the first English folksong revival. Continuing where Victorian Songhunters, his first book, left off, Gregory systematically explores what the Late Victorian folksong collectors discovered in the field and what
... Read more
Joaninha E A Poça D'água

by Liana Albuquerque Zeni ...

Joaninha e a Poça D água é um livro para os pais lerem para crianças de 2 a 5 anos. Ele aborda temas como amizade, solidariedade e encantamento. Um livro com imagens belíssimas que chamarão a atenção das crianças, proporcionando-lhes momentos de divertimento e aprendizado. ... Read more

3,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

Joaninha e a Poça D água é um livro para os pais lerem para crianças de 2 a 5 anos. Ele aborda temas como amizade, solidariedade e encantamento. Um livro com imagens belíssimas que chamarão a atenção das crianças, proporcionando-lhes momentos de divertimento e aprendizado.
... Read more
Experiencing Broadway Music

A Listener's Companion

by Kat Sherrell ...

Series series Listener's Companion
Experiencing Broadway Music: A Listener’s Companion explores approximately the last century of American musical theater, beginning with the early–twentieth-century shift from European influenced operettas and bawdy variety shows to sophisticated works of seamlessly integrated song and dance that became uniquely American. It concludes with an examination of current musical trends and practices on ... Read more

48,54 €

Experiencing Broadway Music: A Listener’s Companion explores approximately the last century of American musical theater, beginning with the early–twentieth-century shift from European influenced operettas and bawdy variety shows to sophisticated works of seamlessly integrated song and dance that became uniquely American. It concludes with an examination of current musical trends and practices on
... Read more
The Violin and Its Technique - As a Means to the Interpretation of Music

by Achille Rivarde ...

"My object in writing this book is to encourage and help those students of the violin who are sufficiently intelligent to wish to advance with the times and who realise that in order to free violin playing from the rut of tradition in which it has complacently remained for so long, it is necessary to bring greater insistence to bear on the imaginative and poetical side of violin playing than has ... Read more

6,35 € or Free with Kobo Plus

"My object in writing this book is to encourage and help those students of the violin who are sufficiently intelligent to wish to advance with the times and who realise that in order to free violin playing from the rut of tradition in which it has complacently remained for so long, it is necessary to bring greater insistence to bear on the imaginative and poetical side of violin playing than has
... Read more
Experiencing Beethoven

A Listener's Companion

by Geoffrey Block ...

Series series Listener's Companion
The life and music of Beethoven still fascinate classical music lovers, new and old. His many symphonies, sonatas, concertos, string quartets, and his one opera enchant audiences, challenge performers, engage students, and support scholars in their work. In Experiencing Beethoven, music historian Geoffrey Block explores in layman’s terms a highly representative body of about two dozen Beethoven ... Read more

55,96 €

The life and music of Beethoven still fascinate classical music lovers, new and old. His many symphonies, sonatas, concertos, string quartets, and his one opera enchant audiences, challenge performers, engage students, and support scholars in their work. In Experiencing Beethoven, music historian Geoffrey Block explores in layman’s terms a highly representative body of about two dozen Beethoven
... Read more
Engaging Musical Practices

A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music

Edited by Suzanne L. Burton ...

Inspire and involve your adolescent students in active music-making with this second edition of Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music. A practical and accessible resource, fourteen chapters lay out pedagogically sound practices for preservice and inservice music teachers. Beginning with adolescent development, authors outline clear, pedagogical steps for the ... Read more

Was 32,53 € Now 28,19 €

Inspire and involve your adolescent students in active music-making with this second edition of Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music. A practical and accessible resource, fourteen chapters lay out pedagogically sound practices for preservice and inservice music teachers. Beginning with adolescent development, authors outline clear, pedagogical steps for the
... Read more
Beatle Musings: Why The Beatles Are Relevant

by Joel Benjamin ...

Series series Beatle Musings
Why The Beatles Are Relevant is the second volume of essays of the research study BeatleMusings- an anthology of scholarship that examines the historical and musical legacy of The Beatles.The Beatles sculpted the thinking of the late 20th century society. They were not just a musical landmark – but a general landmark in all western civilization. They essentially wrote a “requiem for the Modern Age ... Read more

9,09 €

Why The Beatles Are Relevant is the second volume of essays of the research study BeatleMusings- an anthology of scholarship that examines the historical and musical legacy of The Beatles.The Beatles sculpted the thinking of the late 20th century society. They were not just a musical landmark – but a general landmark in all western civilization. They essentially wrote a “requiem for the Modern Age
... Read more
Escuchame una cosa

Herramientas para disfrutar y entender la música

by Ariel Sánchez ...

La música nos acompaña a diario. Se ha convertido en una parte importante de nuestra vida. Este libro recorre los fundamentos de ese lenguaje y cómo los compositores hacen uso intencional de ellos. Priorizan elementos e ignoran otros, con el objetivo de crear una experiencia estético-emocional. Estas páginas proponen reflexiones y desafíos musicales para resolver y aprender. Dividido en dos ... Read more

5,99 €

La música nos acompaña a diario. Se ha convertido en una parte importante de nuestra vida. Este libro recorre los fundamentos de ese lenguaje y cómo los compositores hacen uso intencional de ellos. Priorizan elementos e ignoran otros, con el objetivo de crear una experiencia estético-emocional. Estas páginas proponen reflexiones y desafíos musicales para resolver y aprender. Dividido en dos
... Read more
Student's Musical Dictionary

by L. Dean Bye ...

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 additional information on the rudiments of music. An astonishing amount of information is included. Ideal for individual and classroom use. ... Read more

13,64 €

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 additional information on the rudiments of music. An astonishing amount of information is included. Ideal for individual and classroom use.
... Read more
La música de las ideas

El secreto escondido en las melodías para vivr y trabajar mejor

by Sergio Feferovich ...

Series series Ciencia que Ladra…
En este libro fascinante, Sergio Feferovich –pianista, director de orquesta y coro, brillante divulgador– descorre un velo y nos muestra cómo la música se parece muchísimo a nuestra manera de pensar, de crear y de vivir.Todos solemos interrogarnos por la forma en la que estamos llevando adelante nuestra vida (o nuestro trabajo). "Fefe" nos propone un acercamiento absolutamente original, el de la ... Read more

9,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

En este libro fascinante, Sergio Feferovich –pianista, director de orquesta y coro, brillante divulgador– descorre un velo y nos muestra cómo la música se parece muchísimo a nuestra manera de pensar, de crear y de vivir.Todos solemos interrogarnos por la forma en la que estamos llevando adelante nuestra vida (o nuestro trabajo). "Fefe" nos propone un acercamiento absolutamente original, el de la
... Read more
La storia dell'Hip Hop

Volume 1

by Eric Reese ...

Series Book 1 - La storia dell'Hip Hop
L'Hip-Hop non ha segreti per te?Sei sicuro?Questo libro è il beat che ti mancava.Dalle strade roventi del Bronx anni '70 all'impero globale di oggi, senti l'energia pura che ha cambiato tutto.Non è solo storia, è il DNA della cultura:MCing, DJing, B-boying, Graffiti.Scava a fondo nelle rivalità iconiche, nelle tracce che hanno fatto la storia, nel flow che non si ferma mai.Dai pionieri alle ... Read more

9,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

L'Hip-Hop non ha segreti per te?Sei sicuro?Questo libro è il beat che ti mancava.Dalle strade roventi del Bronx anni '70 all'impero globale di oggi, senti l'energia pura che ha cambiato tutto.Non è solo storia, è il DNA della cultura:MCing, DJing, B-boying, Graffiti.Scava a fondo nelle rivalità iconiche, nelle tracce che hanno fatto la storia, nel flow che non si ferma mai.Dai pionieri alle
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Appreciation eBooks

How to Listen to Jazz

This is Your Brain on Music

Moving to Higher Ground

The Way of Music

樂讀普希金（輯錄樂界名家演繹12首經典曲目，超過72分鐘的聆音盛宴）【電子書加值：內嵌MP3音檔，作者群數位簽名＋專屬私密小語】

Método Prince 5 - EB

El cerebro y la música

Seeking the Significance of Music Education

100 Unhip Albums

Music: A Social Experience

The Classical Revolution

Quick Reference for Band Directors

Jethro Tull - Stand Up, Benefit, Aqualung

The Late Victorian Folksong Revival

Joaninha E A Poça D'água

Experiencing Broadway Music

The Violin and Its Technique - As a Means to the Interpretation of Music

Experiencing Beethoven

Engaging Musical Practices

Beatle Musings: Why The Beatles Are Relevant

Escuchame una cosa

Student's Musical Dictionary

La música de las ideas

La storia dell'Hip Hop