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Improvise This!by Scott Houston
HarperCollins 2002; US$ 9.95Businesses are sending their top managers to improvisational classes to learn how to give presentations, how to talk to clients, and how to finesse difficult situations. But those same skills can be mastered with the help of the simple and fun exercises found in this book. The authors explain how improvisation comes into play in our daily lives, and the rewards of taking risks in those situations. Improvise This! is filled with true-to-life business scenarios and offers methods for not only surviving but triumphing in those situations, making this a valuable and entertaining resource. more...
Practicing Perfectionby Roger Chaffin
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2002; US$ 115.00This work makes a contribution to research on human memory and music cognition. It should be of interest to psychologists interested in memory and music cognition, musicians, researchers, educators, and professional pianists. more...
Etudes for Piano Teachersby Stewart Gordon
Oxford University Press 1995; US$ 30.00Just as musical etudes focus on the development of skills and address the technical problems encountered in keyboard literature, the "etudes" in Stewart Gordon's new book also focus on ideas which prepare piano teachers for meeting the problems encountered in piano performing and teaching. This major new collection on the piano teacher's art opens with an assessment of the role of the piano teacher, and goes on to explore various types of students and the challenge each presents: the moderately talented, but ambitious, student; the late beginner; the unusually gifted. Drawing on thirty years of teaching and performing, Gordon then bring fresh ideas to bear on the often-discussed areas of inner-hearing, pulse regulation, improvisation, sight-reading,... more...
The Simple Fluteby Michel Debost
Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 60.00Drawing from his highly praised French work, Une simple flute, distinguished flutist and teacher Michel Debost has compiled a useful and imaginative introduction to playing the flute. This alphabetically arranged compendium of advice and insight covers essential topics such as breathing, articulation, and tone, but also explores "jawboning," "finger phrasing," "the little devils," and other quirky and vexing aspects of flute playing. Full of practical advice on technique and axioms that lend moral support during tough practice sessions, The Simple Flute will be a welcome addition to any serious or novice flutist's library. In addition, the book includes original exercises such as "Debost's Scale Game," making it an excellent resource for flute... more...
How Popular Musicians Learnby Lucy Green
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 29.95Popular musicians acquire some or all of their skills and knowledge informally, outside school or university, and with little help from trained instrumental teachers. How do they go about this process? Despite the fact that popular music has recently entered formal music education, we have as yet a limited understanding of the learning practices adopted by its musicians. Nor do we know why so many popular musicians in the past turned away from music education, or how young popular musicians today are responding to it.Drawing on a series of interviews with musicians aged between fifteen and fifty, Lucy Green explores the nature of pop musicians' informal learning practices, attitudes and values, the extent to which these altered over the... more...
Male Voicesby Scott Harrison
Australian Council for Educational Research 2009; US$ 39.95Male Voices describes a diverse group of Australian boys and men actively engaging in making music. The book discusses how these males may need to overcome societal resistance and stereotypical images to pursue music but, when they achieve this, music makes a powerful, joyful difference to their lives. more...
Music Education in Your Handsby Michael L. Mark; Patrice Madura
Taylor & Francis 2009; US$ 47.95Designed for Introduction to Music Education courses, this textbook presents an overview of the profession and illuminates the many changes that music educators need to know about - technology, teaching methods, curricular evolution, legislation - and a range of societal needs from cultural diversity to evolving tastes in music. more...
Music Education at a Crossroadsby Janet Barrett
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2009; US$ 23.99This is a collection of addresses from the Centennial Congress of MENC: The National Association of Music Education. Noted leaders in music education_including Paul Lehman, Bennett Reimer, Samuel Hope, and Michael Mark_joined Brenda Welburn and Anne Bryant in addressing the challenges and opportunities faced by music educators today. more...
A Concise History of American Music Educationby Michael Mark
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2008; US$ 24.99Co-published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education. A History of American Music Education covers the history of American music education, from its roots in Biblical times through recent historical events and trends. It describes the educational, philosophical, and sociological aspects of the subject, always putting it in the context of the history of the United States. It offers complete information on professional organizations, materials, techniques, and personalities in music education. more...
Learn To Play: Fluteby Frank Cappelli
Eldorado Ink 2009; US$ 14.99In this day and age, children and young adults need every advantage they can get from their education. At Eldorado Ink , we strive to establish our company as an exciting resource for nonfiction reference materials for sixth grade and beyond. more...









