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The Score, the Orchestra, and the Conductor
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 26.99Known internationally for his work as a teacher of conducting, Gustav Meier's influence in the field cannot be overstated. In The Score, the Orchestra and the Conductor, Meier demystifies the conductor's craft with explanations and illustrations of what the conductor must know to attain podium success. He provides useful information from the... more...
On the Art of Singing
Oxford University Press, USA 1996; US$ 22.99This engaging and long influential collection of essays looks at the art of singing in its totality. Written in a lively, non-technical style, On the Art of Singing is a comprehensive manual that deals with all aspects of singing, from the physiology and acoustics of the singing voice to career-building. Divided into four main sections -- vocal technique,... 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...
Ukulele For Dummies
Wiley 2011; US$ 24.99Learn everything ukulele—from chord progressions to playing pop, folk, and holiday favorites—and, yes, even Hawaiian music! The ukulele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukulele. The recent hit song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention the runaway success of the Ukulele Orchestra... more...
Piano For Dummies
Wiley 2009; US$ 24.99The long-awaited update to the bestselling Piano For Dummies -featuring a new audio CD Have you always wanted to play piano? This revised edition of the popular Piano for Dummies makes it easier and more fun than ever. If you don't know how to read music, this book explains in friendly, uncomplicated language all the basics of music theory and... more...
Poetry into Song
Oxford University Press, USA 1995; US$ 45.00Focusing on the music of the great song composers--Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, and Strauss--Poetry Into Song offers a systematic introduction to the performance and analysis of Lieder . Part I, "The Language of Poetry," provides chapters on the themes and imagery of German Romanticism and the methods of analysis for German Romantic... 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...
The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You'll Ever Need
F+W Media 2012; US$ 12.95Lots of piano books offer either in-depth analysis or quick gimmicks that don't really teach music theory. But The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You'll Ever Need is different. For students who want to learn the basics and dive right into playing, this book skips all the unnecessary trivia on the history of pianos and avoids lengthy digressions... more...
Die Musikalische Grundschule
Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung 2011; US$ 10.77Hauptbeschreibung Musik und eigenes Musizieren bieten viele Chancen: die Verbindung von Kreativität und konzentrierter Übung, die Möglichkeit, Empfindungen über Musik Ausdruck zu verleihen oder sie mitzuerleben, die Gelegenheit, gemeinsam an einem größeren Musikprojekt zu arbeiten und dabei sich und die anderen ganz neu zu erleben - diese und viele... more...
Voice in Progress
Tectum Verlag 2011; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung In der sängerischen Ausbildung ist der Griff zur richtigen Arie, zum passenden Repertoire mindestens so entscheidend wie gesangstechnische Perfektion. Dennoch scheint die Auswahl der Gesangsliteratur eine bisher wenig besprochene Thematik zu sein. Die Gesangspädagogin Lis Malina beleuchtet die Auswahlkriterien und gibt eine grundlegende... more...









