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Analytical Studies in World Music
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 34.99Assembles eleven distinguished writers on music to discuss the ingenuity with which sound is organized in musical traditions all over the world. This work contains an introductory chapter which proposes ways to think about musical structures cross-culturally. It also contains recordings, notations, diagrams, and imaginative descriptions. more...
The Blue in the Air
John Hunt Publishing 2011; US$ 9.99A retrieved man tells how music, from Patrick Cargill to Jay-Z, retained the power to change the world in 2008. more...
Building Choral Excellence
Oxford University Press 2000; US$ 39.99This is a compact and comprehensive overview of the many teaching methods, strategies, materials, and assessments available for choral sight-singing instruction. It takes the mystery out of teaching music reading. Topics covered include practical strategies for teaching and assessment. more...
Building Choral Excellence
Oxford University Press, USA 2001; US$ 39.99Designed for both the practicing choral director and the choral methods student, this is a compact and comprehensive overview of the many teaching methods, strategies, materials, and assessments available for choral sight-singing instruction. Sight-singing is an important, if sometimes neglected, facet of choral music education that often inspires... more...
Choral Conducting
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95Choral Conducting is a resource for singers, teachers, and choral conductors, and a college-level text for students of choral conducting. It also includes an overview of what is involved in leading a choral group and examines theories of learning and human behaviour and the history of choral music together with conductor's role. The book also discusses... more...
The Compleat Conductor
Oxford University Press, USA 1997; US$ 26.99A world-renowned conductor and composer who has lead most of the major orchestras in North America and Europe, a talented musician who has played under the batons of such luminaries as Toscanini and Walter, and an esteemed arranger, scholar, author, and educator, Gunther Schuller is without doubt a major figure in the music world. Now, in The Compleat... more...
Developing Aural Skills
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 80.95Developing Musicianship Through Aural Skills is a comprehensive method for learning to hear, sing, understand, and use the foundations of music as a part of an integrated and holistic curriculum for training professional musicians. Each chapter is organized to take advantage of how our minds and instincts naturally hear and understand music... more...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Music
Hardie Grant Books 2012; US$ 12.99Darren Henley and Sam Jackson have set out to make the world of classical music accessible to all. Three sections steer you through the terminology and etiquette of classical music, open the fascinating history of the genre and its key figures over the last 1,000 years, and provide a detailed reference guide. From Bach to Brahms, Dubussy to Dvorak,... more...
Exploring Twentieth Century Vocal Music
Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 69.99A people-centred book designed to aid singers and voice teachers to discover and decipher the innovative repertoire of the 20th century, this title familiarizes the reader with new notation systems employed by some contemporary composers and suggests rehearsal techniques and vocal exercises that should help singers prepare to tackle the repertoire. more...
Face to Face with Orchestra and Chorus, Second, Expanded Edition
Indiana University Press 2004; US$ 18.35Face to Face with Orchestra and Chorus is a crucial guide for choral conductors who are presented with the daunting task of conducting a full-size orchestra. This book provides a survival kit for both novice and experienced choral conductors, with an overview of the orchestral instruments and their particular ... more...









