Techniques

A bold, new book by William Westney, author of the bestselling The Perfect Wrong Note,takes a fresh and creative look at the human dimension of classical music-making and why it matters more than ever in the contemporary world.Eros at the Piano takes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944213404Author Juan Antonio RiveraFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Violet Anamnesis PublicationsPublisher Violet Anamnesis...

The Second Edition of Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs offers updated accounts of music educators' experiences, featured as vignettes throughout the book. An accompanying Practical Resource includes lesson plans, worksheets, and games for...

This easy-to-understand beginner's guide provides an introduction to playing the harmonica and includes helpful information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge.Learn to play the harmonica with this step-by-step guide perfect for beginners...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781562242091Author Miles DavisPage Count 40Imprint Jamey Aebersold JazzPublisher Jamey Aebersold Jazz

Paul Harris's brilliant series of workbooks contains finger fitness exercises, scale and arpeggio studies, key pieces, simple improvisations and composition to help you play scales and arpeggios with real confidence. An invaluable resource for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692399187Author Eddie LandsbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint 7 SecretsPublisher 7 SecretsWeight(grams) 225gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 6mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495059773Author Steve SmithPage Count 107Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936098071Author John W SchaumFormat PaperbackImprint Schaum PublicationsPublisher Schaum PublicationsWeight(grams) 130g

Traditional music education centered around the ensemble classroom has often privileged reading music and instrumental technique over creative skills such as composition, improvisation, and learning by ear. As the technological landscape of students'...

Featuring 56 lessons by 49 music technology experts from around the world, The Music Technology Cookbook is an all-in-one guide to the world of music technology, covering topics like: composition (with digital audio workstations such as Ableton,...

A practical guide & reference manual, Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs addresses special needs in the broadest possible sense to equip teachers with proven, research-based curricular strategies that are grounded in both best practice and...

You are an artist, living the artist's life. But you also want to make a difference in the world as a teaching artist. You know how to pursue excellence in your art form; how can you pursue excellence in teaching artistry? A Teaching Artist's Companion:...

Improvisation - the creation of a unique combination of musical content within a musical context - is core to musicianship. As authors Suzanne L. Burton and Alden H. Snell II demonstrate, students already build skills that drive improvisation when they...

Assessment is central to ensemble music. Yet, teachers do not always have the expertise to harness its potential to improve rehearsals and performances, and promote and document student learning. Written specifically for band, choir, and orchestra...

Achieving Musical Success in the String Classroom describes a fully pragmatic pedagogical approach toward developing complete musicianship in beginning through advanced level string players by incorporating the ideas of Mimi Zweig, Paul Rolland, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780793511990Author Peter MadaginePage Count 48Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936098415Author Wesley SchaumPage Count 24Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Choral Sight Reading provides a practical and organic approach to teaching choral singing and sight-reading. The text is grounded in current research from the fields of choral pedagogy, music theory, music perception and cognition. Topics include framing...

Written by veteran music educator Peter J. Perry, Technology Tips for Ensemble Teachers presents a collection of practical tips to help today's school music ensemble director incorporate and implement technology in all aspects of large ensemble...

The Second Edition of Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs offers updated accounts of music educators' experiences, featured as vignettes throughout the book. An accompanying Practical Resource includes lesson plans, worksheets, and games for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190078119Author Chair Department of Music Gena R GreherFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University...

Why is it that well-prepared, talented, hardworking, and intelligent performers find their performance and self-esteem undermined by the fear of memory slips, technique failures, and public humiliation? In Managing Stage Fright: A Guide for Musicians and...

Are you a former music-maker who yearns to return to music, but aren't sure where to begin? You're not alone. Many adults who used to play an instrument haven't touched it in years because either they can't find the time to practice, are afraid their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780190868796Author Paola SavvidouFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA

Never has there been such an exciting time to be a music teacher. Band, choir, and orchestra are ubiquitous in schools and have come to be known as the primary mode that students experience music at the secondary level. Similarly, elementary school...

What do the world's most prominent oboists have to say about their musical ideas, performance techniques, and teaching strategies? Michele L. Fiala and Martin Schuring, themselves skilled oboists, undertook the project of asking twenty-six of them about...

New music teachers often struggle to find a way to connect the content learned in college classes with the content that will be taught in the classroom, since the nature of their work demands a high level of both musical and educational ability, while...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486782065Author ,Dr.,"Bugs" BowerFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197546789Author General Music Teacher Shawna LongoFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197558706Author Thomas RegelskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA

Students are drawn to mobile technologies such as iPads and smartphones because of the sheer endless possibilities of the digital worlds they hold. But how can their potential for stimulating the imagination be effectively used in the music classroom to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781562243173Author Andy LaVerneFormat PaperbackPage Count 157Imprint Jamey Aebersold JazzPublisher Jamey Aebersold Jazz

Music performance anxiety has long frustrated the artistic community and, while tricks and folk remedies abound, a comprehensive plan to solve this problem has remained elusive. Accomplished violinist Casey McGrath combines her experiences with the...

In Violin Secrets: 101 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Violinist, author and violinist Jo Nardolillo surveys the cutting edge of current violin technique, combining tradition and innovation in one volume. Blending traditional strategies that have...

At a time of unprecedented interest in improvisation across the arts, The Art of Becoming boldly asserts that everyone can and should improvise. Drawing on emerging psychological literature as well as their own research with musicians, authors Raymond...

Music educators and practicing musicians have failed to benefit as much as they could from the past two decades of music psychology research. In this volume, Parncutt and McPherson propose to improve the situation by describing new approaches, informed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781562240394Author Barry GalbraithPage Count 40Imprint Jamey Aebersold JazzPublisher Jamey Aebersold Jazz

"Cross-Training in the Voice Studio: A Balancing Act'' is an innovative resource for teachers and students of singing in today's evolving professional landscape. Saunders-Barton and Spivey offer an inside view of their applied studios and the results of...

Part history, part explanation of early music, this book also plays devil's advocate, criticizing current practices and urging experimentation. Haynes, a veteran of the movement, describes a vision of the future that involves improvisation, rhetorical...