Theory

W. A. Mathieu, an accomplished author and recording artist, presents a way of learning music that reconnects modern-day musicians with the source from which music was originally generated. As the author states, ""The rules of music--including...

This important and controversial book has come to be regarded as a modern classic. Originally published in 1959, it has exerted a profound influence on all subsequent discussion in the field of musical aesthetics. The author's thesis is that the main...

ABRSM's official Music Theory Sample Papers are essential resources for candidates preparing for our Music Theory exams. They provide authentic practice material and are a reliable guide as to what to expect in the exam. * Essential practice material for...

From its use in literary theory, film criticism and the discourse of games design, Salome Voegelin expands 'possible world theory' to think the worlding of sound in music, in art and in the everyday. The modal logic of possible worlds, articulated...

In Together, Somehow, Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta examines how people find ways to get along and share a dancefloor, a vibe, and a sound. Drawing on time spent in the minimal techno and house music subscenes in Chicago, Paris, and Berlin as the first...

'Anna Butterworth's new book is designed to provide a businesslike and efficient presentation of all the harmonic and musical styles which are needed for A-level and university entrance ... illustrative material is copious and the exercises equally so.'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857360038Author Trinity College LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262516563Author Gareth LoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 584Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 907gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 24mm

With hundreds of interviews conducted over a 35-year span, this book is the most comprehensive history of television scoring to date. Music composed for television had, until recently, never been taken seriously by scholars or critics. Catchy TV...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785581564Author Mark WilderspinPage Count 152Imprint Rhinegold EducationPublisher Hal Leonard Europe Limited

Firmly rooted in Paul Harris's Simultaneous Learning approach, this new edition of Improve your sight-reading! Flute Grades 4-5 is designed to help overcome all the stumbling blocks to successful sight-reading. Step by step you will build up a complete...

***Winner of Best Print Resource 2016 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence*** Improve your theory! Grades 1-5 are the latest additions to the bestselling 'Improve your ...' series by Paul Harris. This theory workbook takes students through every...

Whether you want to learn how to play an instrument, or just refresh your existing capability, whether you sing in a choir, or would simply like to follow scores while listening, this book will help you achieve your aim. It leads you carefully through...

Music Theory and Composition: A Practical Approach presents a pragmatic, accessible approach to music theory through an emphasis on melody and counterpoint. This focus explains the "why" of musical construction more clearly than the traditional approach...

'Anna Butterworth's new book is designed to provide a businesslike and efficient presentation of all the harmonic and musical styles which are needed for A-level and university entrance ... illustrative material is copious and the exercises equally so.'...

Model answers for More Sample Papers for ABRSM's Theory exams Grade 5 - Updated for the new format ABRSM Theory exams - Clear and concise presentationBook InformationISBN 9781786014429Author ABRSMPage Count 24Imprint Associated Board of the Royal Schools...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857361158Author Trinity GuildhallPage Count 64Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 231g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857360052Author Trinity College LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London...

Model answers for practice papers for ABRSM's Grade 4 Theory examsBook InformationISBN 9781786016034Author ABRSMPage Count 28Imprint Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicPublisher Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

Four separate papers from ABRSM's 2023 Music Theory exams for Grade 8 *Essential practice material for all ABRSM Music Theory exam candidates *Model answers also availableBook InformationISBN 9781786015914Author ABRSMPage Count 36Imprint Associated Board...

Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise is a classic textbook which has been used as a guide to orchestration and as a source book for the understanding both of Berlioz's music and of orchestral practice in the nineteenth century. This was the first English...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998130200Author Ed BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Song FoundryPublisher Song FoundryWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm

Model answers for practice papers for ABRSM's Grade 6 Theory examsBook InformationISBN 9781786015273Author ABRSMPage Count 16Imprint Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicPublisher Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicWeight(grams)...

ABRSM's official Music Theory Practice Papers are essential resources for candidates preparing for ABRSM Music Theory exams. They provide authentic practice materials and are a reliable guide to what to expect in the exam. These Grade 3 Practice Papers...

A curious book that will change your relationship with the heard world In Listen, Michel Faber's lifelong passion for music culminates in an intriguing exploration of two big questions: how we listen to music and why we listen to music. He muses on the...

Among the few truly experimental composers in our cultural history, Harry Partch's life (1901-1974) and music embody most completely the quintessential American rootlessness, isolation, pre-civilized cult of experience, and dichotomy of practical...

Music in Words is both a guide and an invaluable reference tool for researching and writing about music. Fully updated and revised, the book aims to address all the issues that anyone, from students to professional musicians, may encounter when...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857361141Author Trinity GuildhallPage Count 48Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 183g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857360045Author Trinity College LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London...

In recent years, many psychologists and cognitive scientists have published their views on the psychology of music. Unfortunately, this scientific literature has remained inaccessible to musicologists and musicians, and has neglected their insights on...

In Great Songwriting Techniques, veteran composer and teacher Jack Perricone shares years of experience in the art, science, and pedagogy of songwriting to teach readers the craft. Whether they write for a small group of friends or in the hopes of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914453250Author James ShipwayPage Count 92Imprint Headstock BooksPublisher Headstock Books

Model answers for four practice papers from ABRSM's 2023 Music Theory exams for Grade 8 Key features: *Reviewsa selection of likely options where the answer can be expressed in a variety of ways *a single exemplar where a composition-style answer is...

Model answers for sample papers for ABRSM's Theory exams Grade 4 Key features: * updated for the new format ABRSM Theory exams * clear and concise presentationBook InformationISBN 9781786013637Author ABRSMPage Count 28Imprint Associated Board of the...

***Winner of Best Print Resource 2016 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence*** Improve your theory! Grades 1-5 are the latest additions to the bestselling 'Improve your ...' series by Paul Harris. This theory workbook takes students through every...

In Sensing Sound Nina Sun Eidsheim offers a vibrational theory of music that radically re-envisions how we think about sound, music, and listening. Eidsheim shows how sound, music, and listening are dynamic and contextually dependent, rather than being...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857361127Author Trinity GuildhallPage Count 56Imprint Trinity College London PressPublisher Trinity College London PressWeight(grams) 208g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781987926118Author Maureen CoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Mimast IncPublisher Mimast IncWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 4mm

An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's universally acclaimed history of jazz, with a wealth of new insight on this music's past, present, and future. Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz has been universally hailed as the most comprehensive and accessible...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781562241803Author Jamey AebersoldPage Count 80Imprint Jamey Aebersold JazzPublisher Jamey Aebersold Jazz