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  • Music and Sentiment

    by Charles Rosen ...

    S$ 16.99 SGD

  • Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

    An Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 2

    Edited by Gary McPherson, Graham Welch ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence is one of five paperback books derived from the foundational two-volume Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Designed for music teachers, students, and scholars of music education, as well as educational administrators and policy makers, the second book in this set explores a broad array of key issues, concepts, and debates related ... Read more

    S$ 32.69 SGD

  • This Is What It Sounds Like

    A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music

    by Susan Rogers, Ogi Ogas ...
    **One of the Next Big Idea Club's Favorite Nonfiction BooksA Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2022A legendary record producer–turned–brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music.**This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you. But it’s also a story of a musical trailblazer who began as a ... Read more

    S$ 16.88 SGD

  • Achieving Peak Performance in Music

    Psychological Strategies for Optimal Flow

    by Sarah Sinnamon ...
    Achieving Peak Performance in Music: Psychological Strategies for Optimal Flow isa unique and comprehensive exploration of flow in music performance. It describes the optimal performance experiences of great musicians and outlines ten psychological steps that can be implemented to facilitate and enhance optimal experience.Achieving Peak Performance in Music reveals strategies used by experts to ... Read more

    S$ 67.38 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 48.28 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 16.49 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ways of Hearing

    Reflections on Music in 26 Pieces

    Edited by Scott Burnham, Marna Seltzer, Dorothea von Moltke ...
    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

    S$ 17.97 SGD

  • Never Work With Your Idols

    35 commandments for a successful career in the music industry

    by Gideon Karting ...
    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

    S$ 13.74 SGD

  • The Beatles and Vocal Expression

    by Bláithín Duggan ...
    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

    S$ 85.26 SGD

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

    by James M. Fleming ...
    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

    S$ 14.49 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New Directions in Musical Collaborative Creativity

    The Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra and the Theater of Home

    by Raymond MacDonald, Maria Sappho, Tia DeNora, Robert Burke, Ross Birrell ...
    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

    S$ 38.36 SGD

  • The Pianolist

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Emotional Tapestry of Classic Piano Compositions

    by Gustav Kobbé, Clayton Kimball ...
    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

    S$ 2.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Meter as Rhythm

    20th Anniversary Edition

    by Christopher Hasty ...
    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

    S$ 49.58 SGD

  • NEW APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING ART AND BEAUTY

    by Cláudio Richerme ...
    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

    S$ 8.25 SGD

  • Music and the Creative Spirit

    Innovators in Jazz, Improvisation, and the Avant Garde

    by Lloyd Peterson ...
    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

    S$ 83.81 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 2.51 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 17.21 SGD

  • THE MUSIC INDUSTRY BIBLE

    by CHRIS REESE ...
    The music industry is a broad category that includes a variety of businesses and organizations involved in the production, distribution, and promotion of music. The industry includes record labels, music publishers, music venues, artist development and artists management companies, concert promoters and many more. The music industry is constantly evolving, and new technologies and business models ... Read more

    S$ 26.15 SGD

  • Organized Time

    Rhythm, Tonality, and Form

    by Jason Yust ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Music Theory
    Organized Time is the first attempt to unite theories of harmony, rhythm and meter, and form under a common idea of structured time. Building off of recent advances in music theory in essential subfields-rhythmic theory, tonal structure, and the theory of musical form--author Jason Yust demonstrates that tonal music exhibits similar hierarchical organization in each of these dimensions. Yust ... Read more

    S$ 60.70 SGD

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    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

    S$ 20.12 SGD

  • Humane Music Education for the Common Good

    Edited by Iris M. Yob, Estelle R. Jorgensen ...
    Series series Counterpoints: Music and Education
    Why teach music? Who deserves a music education? Can making and learning about music serve the common good? A collection of essays considers the answers.In Humane Music Education for the Common Good, scholars and educators from around the world offer unique responses to the recent UNESCO report titled Rethinking Education: Toward the Common Good. This report suggests how, through purpose, policy, ... Read more

    S$ 17.76 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Experiencing Debussy

    A Listener's Companion

    by Teresa Davidian ...
    Series series Listener's Companion
    Claude Debussy holds a place as a one of the most recognizable and influential composers in the classical music. Debussy forged a new and influential sound for the twentieth century with his remarkable harmonies, fluid rhythms, airy textures, and an instinct for mystery and beauty.In Experiencing Debussy: A Listener’s Companion, Teresa Davidian welcomes readers into the infectious appeal of ... Read more

    S$ 42.39 SGD

  • The Hindi Music Jukebox

    Exploring Unforgettable Songs

    by Manek Premchand ...
    This Indian film music book is a collection of eighty essays about the people who made remarkable music in Bollywood cinema, especially during the great era, and the ideas such people brought to the recording studios. When songs had to go without rhythms or when melodies had plenty of Q n A in them. In this music book, we flirt with Rock n Roll and scan songs that speed up at the end, we peep ... Read more

    S$ 2.73 SGD

  • Miles, Ornette, Cecil

    Jazz Beyond Jazz

    by Howard Mandel ...
    Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, and Cecil Taylor revolutionized music from the end of the twentieth century into the twenty-first, expanding on jazz traditions with distinctly new concepts of composition, improvisation, instrumentation, and performance. They remain figures of controversy due to their border-crossing processes. Miles, Ornette, Cecil is the first book to connect these three icons of ... Read more

    S$ 110.02 SGD