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  • Moving to Higher Ground

    How Jazz Can Change Your Life

    “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

    10,27 €

  • This is Your Brain on Music

    Understanding a Human Obsession

    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 €

  • 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.” ―Economist**In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • The Piano

    A History in 100 Pieces

    by Susan Tomes ...
    A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UK’s most renowned concert pianistsAn astonishingly versatile instrument, the piano allows just two hands to play music of great complexity and subtlety. For more than two hundred years, it has brought solo and collaborative music into homes and concert halls and has inspired composers in every musical genre—from ... Read more

    18,33 €

  • Music and the Reconstruction of Spanish Modernism

    The Broken Mosaic

    Series series Routledge Research in Music
    This book provides new critical insights into Spanish musical, artistic, and literary works produced between the concluding years of the nineteenth century and the initial decades of the twentieth century. Fernández-Escárzaga creates a conceptual map to assist in comprehending the multifarious aesthetic particularities of Spain at the turn of the century. The argument proceeds from two main ... Read more

    56,00 €

  • Applying Model Cornerstone Assessments in K–12 Music

    A Research-Supported Approach

    Model Cornerstone Assessments (MCAs), that were developed for the National Core Arts Standards in Music, are curriculum-embedded measures designed for music students to apply relevant knowledge and skills while demonstrating learning in the standards that define the artistic processes. They are meant to engage students in tasks authentic to a school’s curriculum and honor the intent of the Music ... Read more

    29,78 €

  • José Serebrier

    Portraits of the Maestro

    by Michel Faure ...
    With more than three hundred recordings to his name and multiple GRAMMY nominations, José Serebrier is one of the busiest and most successful conductors around. Admired across the globe, he has proven for several decades that he is not only one of the most original composers, but that he is also a major conductor for our times, one which the legendary Leopold Stokowski has called "the greatest ... Read more

    32,96 €

  • Hausmusik Regiert!

    Die wahre Geschichte von EDM & House Musik

    by Eric Reese ...
    Das Erbe des House: Von Chicagos Untergrund zur globalen MusikbewegungIn den 1980ern erblickte in Chicago das heute weltweit populärste Musikgenre das Licht der Welt: House Music.Für viele, die mit elektronischer Musik und Rave-Kultur vertraut sind, ist House ein Name, der für tiefe Leidenschaft steht. 1977 entwickelte es sich als eigenständiger Ableger der Dancehall-Musikszene der späten 1960er ... Read more

    10,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ways of Hearing

    Reflections on Music in 26 Pieces

    An outstanding anthology in which notable musicians, artists, scientists, thinkers, poets, and more**—from Gustavo Dudamel and Carrie Mae Weems to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Paul Muldoon—explore the influence of music on their lives and workContributors include: Laurie Anderson ● Jamie Barton ● Daphne A. Brooks ● Edgar Choueiri ● Jeff Dolven ● Gustavo Dudamel ● Edward Dusinberre ● Corinna da Fonseca ... Read more

    13,03 €

  • Never Work With Your Idols

    35 commandments for a successful career in the music industry

    Translated by Antoinette Fawcett ...
    Gideon Karting has been a stalwart of the music industry for more than twenty years. He started this career as a concert billposter and in the years that followed developed into one of the Netherlands' top concert promoters. In his work for Mojo Concerts and LiveNation he promoted all the Dutch shows of a wide range of leading artists, including Lady Gaga, Adele, One Direction, Arctic Monkeys, ... Read more

    10,06 €

  • The Beatles and Vocal Expression

    Series series Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series
    The Beatles and Vocal Expression examines popular song through the topic of paralanguage – a sub-category of nonverbal communication that addresses characteristics of speech that modify meaning and convey emotion. It responds to the general consensus regarding the limitations of Western art music notation to analyse popular song, assesses paralinguistic voice qualities giving rise to expressive ... Read more

    56,00 €

  • Queering Vocal Pedagogy

    A Handbook for Teaching Trans and Genderqueer Singers and Fostering Gender-Affirming Spaces

    Queering Vocal Pedagogy presents a new vision of gender-affirming vocal music education and richly explores the experiences, perspectives, and vocal training of trans(gender) and genderqueer singers.This groundbreaking text weaves together singers’ narratives with the practices and pedagogies of their teachers to provide a model for training gender expansive vocalists. William Sauerland promotes a ... Read more

    Was 33,38 € Now 29,03 €

  • English, Scottish and Irish Violin Makers - A Selection of Classic Articles on the History of the Violin (Violin Series)

    First published in 1890, this volume contains a detailed account of the history of the violin, exploring its fascinating history and evolution with reference to notable designers and makers from England, Ireland, and Scotland. This interesting volume was originally written for those who love the violin and those who desire to learn about its history, and it is not to be missed by modern ... Read more

    9,11 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New Directions in Musical Collaborative Creativity

    The Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra and the Theater of Home

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, creative communities were faced with unprecedented challenges and forced to embark upon a re-evaluation of traditional approaches to artistic collaboration. In the wake of these discussions and experiments, New Directions in Musical Collaborative Creativity asks how new technology can be used to enhance creativity and how this creativity increases our knowledge in ... Read more

    24,90 €

  • The Music Teaching Artist's Bible

    Becoming a Virtuoso Educator

    by Eric Booth ...
    When the artist moves into the classroom or community to educate and inspire students and audience members, this is Teaching Artistry. It is a proven means for practicing professional musicians to create a successful career in music, providing not only necessary income but deep and lasting satisfaction through engaging people in learning experiences about the arts. Filled with practical advice on ... Read more

    30,52 €

  • The Pianolist

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Emotional Tapestry of Classic Piano Compositions

    In "The Pianolist," Gustav Kobbé presents an intricate exploration of the art of piano playing, designed not just for pianists but also for music-lovers and enthusiasts alike. This work, characterized by its engaging prose and insightful analysis, demystifies the techniques and emotional depth behind some of the world's most beloved piano compositions. Kobbé artfully intertwines musical theory ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modeling Musical Analysis

    Edited by Kim Loeffert, John Peterson ...
    Music theory has recently seen burgeoning efforts to make the field more inclusive and diverse. One prominent response involves a concerted effort to collect musical examples by historically marginalized composers for use in the classroom. Less has been done, however, on behalf of the scholars whose work is taught in our classrooms. This collection addresses this concern: scholarship taught in the ... Read more

    31,37 €

  • Meter as Rhythm

    20th Anniversary Edition

    Drawing on insights from the modern "process" philosophy of Bergson, William James, and A. N. Whitehead, Christopher Hasty's Meter as Rhythm releases meter from its mechanistic connotations and recognizes it as a concrete, visceral agent of musical expression. Hasty reinterprets oppositions of law and freedom, structure and process, determinacy and indeterminacy to form a theory that engages ... Read more

    32,11 €

  • Seeking the Significance of Music Education

    Essays and Reflections

    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 €

  • NEW APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING ART AND BEAUTY

    With uncommon and surprising information, this book reveals art as never before. It demonstrates, in each chapter, that the aesthetic emotion or sensation of beauty is our unconcious or concious admiration for the intelligence of a formal organization. Referring to many different kinds of art, with special emphasis on music, it effectively suggests a closer relation between aesthetics and ... Read more

    5,35 €

  • Music and the Creative Spirit

    Innovators in Jazz, Improvisation, and the Avant Garde

    Series series Studies in Jazz
    Like most ground-breaking art forms, contemporary creative music is rarely understood or accepted in its own time, and for those reasons, can largely go unheard. Music and the Creative Spirit: Innovators in Jazz, Improvisation, and the Avant Garde aims to give today's brightest music innovators due recognition and respect, celebrating their work and creativity. Through personal interviews, artists ... Read more

    73,13 €

  • Fundamentos de educación musical

    Cinco propuestas en clave de pedagogía

    Series series Rescates
    El presente estudio implicó concretar los fundamentos teóricos, conceptuales, prácticos y didácticos que están en la base del pensamiento de cinco pedagogos musicales representativos del siglo XX: Edgar Willems, Carl Orff, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Zoltán Kodály y Maurice Martenot; ellos interesan porque sus métodos abarcan todos los aspectos de la educación musical y recogen el pensamiento en ... Read more

    4,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Live Stress Free and Musically

    by janet reyes ...
    A short, humorous how-to guide on music and life. Music is a universal language and can ease the mind. Read about how to discover new music through emerging technology and how to keep music relevant in your daily life in order to be a happier person. ... Read more

    1,99 €

  • Rayonnement - Tome 2

    Comme le cèdre du Liban

    by Pierre Loiret ...
    Series Book 2 - Ad Caelum
    Parler du chant grégorien, c’est parler de plus dix siècles de musique, même si le « vieux fonds » a été fixé dans les grandes lignes à la fin du VIIIe siècle dans la région de Metz (voir volume 1). Certains grands chefs-d’oeuvre gallicans demeureront, tel le répons Tenebrae factae sunt du Vendredi-Saint, interprété ici par le Deller Consort.Le rayonnement du chant grégorien se mesure par la ... Read more

    9,99 €