Appreciation category: 175 books
Music and Embodied Cognition
Listening, Moving, Feeling, and Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Taking a cognitive approach to musical meaning, Arnie Cox explores embodied experiences of hearing music as those that move us both consciously and unconsciously. In this pioneering study that draws on neuroscience and music theory, phenomenology and cognitive science, Cox advances his theory of the...
Sonic Virtuality
Sound as Emergent Perception
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
In Sonic Virtuality: Sound as Emergent Perception, authors Mark Grimshaw and Tom Garner introduce a novel theory that positions sound within a framework of virtuality. Arguing against the acoustic or standard definition of sound as a sound wave, the book builds a case for a sonic aggregate as the...
Advocate for Music!
A Guide to User-Friendly Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
Across the US, school budgets are tightening and music programs, often the first asked to compromise in the name of a balanced budget, face a seemingly grim future. Monetary restrictions combined with an increasing focus on test scores have led to heavy cuts in school music programs. In many cases,...
Music for Life
Music Participation and Quality of Life of Senior Citizens
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Music for Life: Music Participation and Quality of Life of Senior Citizens presents a fresh, new exploration of the impact of musical experiences on the quality of life of senior citizens, and charts a new direction in the facilitation of the musical lives of people of all ages. Authors Fung and Lehmberg...
Music, Sound and Sensation
A Modern Exposition
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
Related closely to the field of physical acoustics is that of psychoacoustics, which deals with the phenomena of musical hearing from a psychological and aesthetic point of view. One of the major contributors to our understanding of the subject is Fritz Winckel. When this book first appeared in German...
Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
An Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2018
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,...
When Music Goes to School
Perspectives on Learning and Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Experts in child psychology and pedagogy concur that how children are schooled today seriously conflicts with how they learn and develop. Children are being left behind and the promises and possibilities of childhood are slipping away. This book aims to disclose a deeper understanding of music’s...
88 Keys
The Making of a Steinway Piano
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2006
More than 500 people are involved in the creation of just one of the world's greatest pianos, the Steinway. From the selection and aging of wood to the delicate voicing of the finished instrument, this special reissue of 88 Keys – The Making of a Steinway Piano relates the story behind the instrument's...
by Patrick Schmidt, Richard Colwell
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Policy and the Political Life of Music Education is the first book of its kind in the field of Music Education. It offers a far-reaching and innovative outlook, bringing together expert voices who provide a multifaceted and global set of insights into a critical arena for action today: policy. On...
Organized Time
Rhythm, Tonality, and Form
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
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...
DVD Empire
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Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
With this five-star quality guide on dvd empire you'll be amazed what you will learn about hd dvd, dvd player, dvd movies, dvd storage, dvd documentaries.
Experiencing the Violin Concerto
A Listener's Companion
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Since the eighteenth century, violin concertos have provided a showcase for dramatic interplay between a soloist’s virtuosity and the blended sonority of an orchestra’s many instruments. Using this genre to showcase skill and ingenuity, composers cemented the violin concerto as a key genre of...
Verdi
The Operas and Choral Works
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Giuseppe Verdi's career forms one of the loveliest arcs in musical history. The passion of his works resonates universally, while the sophistication of his middle and late operas satisfies demanding ears and tastes. In Verdi: The Operas and Choral Works, Victor Lederer surveys every one of the master's...
by janet reyes
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
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.