Learning In A Musical Key

Author : Lisa M. Hess
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608996971

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Learning in a Musical Key by Lisa M. Hess Pdf

Learning in a Musical Key examines the multidimensional problem of the relationship between music and theological education. Lisa Hess argues that, in a delightful and baffling way, musical learning has the potential to significantly alter and inform our conception of the nature and process of theological learning. In exploring this exciting intersection of musical learning and theological training, Hess asks two probing questions. First, What does learning from music in a performative mode require? Classical modes of theological education often founder on a dichotomy between theologically musical and educational discourses. It is extremely difficult for many to see how the perceivedly nonmusical learn from music. Is musicality a universally human potential? In exploring this question Hess turns to the music-learning theory of Edwin Gordon, which explores music's unique mode of teaching/learning, its primarily aural-oral mode. This challenge leads to the study's second question: How does a theologian, in the disciplinary sense, integrate a performative mode into critical discourse? Tracking the critical movements of this problem, Hess provides an inherited, transformational logic as a feasible path for integrating a performative mode into multidimensional learning. This approach emerges as a distinctly relational, embodied, multidimensional, and non-correlational performative-mode theology that breaks new ground in the contemporary theological landscape. As an implicitly trinitarian method, rooted in the relationality of God, this non-correlational method offers a practical theological contribution to the discipline of Christian spirituality, newly claimed here as a discipline of transformative teaching/learning through the highly contextualized and self-implicated scholar into relationally formed communities, and ultimately into the world.

Author : Brian Boone,Marc Schonbrun
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
ISBN : 9781507203668

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Music Theory 101 by Brian Boone,Marc Schonbrun Pdf

Covers everything novice musicians and lifelong learners need to know. Full of music trivia, music history, comprehensive instruction and visual aids, music symbols, and chords throughout. This is a crash course in music theory that even professionals will enjoy.

Author : Victor L. Wooten
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0425220931

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The Music Lesson by Victor L. Wooten Pdf

From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes an inspiring parable of music, life, and the difference between playing all the right notes…and feeling them. The Music Lesson is the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. Then, from nowhere it seemed, a teacher arrived. Part musical genius, part philosopher, part eccentric wise man, the teacher would guide the young musician on a spiritual journey, and teach him that the gifts we get from music mirror those from life, and every movement, phrase, and chord has its own meaning...All you have to do is find the song inside. “The best book on music (and its connection to the mystic laws of life) that I've ever read. I learned so much on every level.”—Multiple Grammy Award–winning saxophonist Michael Brecker

Author : David Reed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0984686363

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Improvise for Real by David Reed Pdf

Improvise for Real is a step-by-step method that teaches you to improvise your own music through progressive exercises that anyone can do. You'll learn to understand the sounds in the music all around you. And you'll learn to express your own musical ideas exactly as you hear them in your mind. The method starts with very simple creative exercises that you can begin right away. As you progress, the method leads you on a guided tour through the entire world of modern harmony. You will be improvising your own original melodies from the very first day, and your knowledge will expand with each practice session as you explore and discover our musical system for yourself. Improvise for Real brings together creativity, ear training, music theory and physical technique into a single creative daily practice that will show you the entire path to improvisation mastery. You will learn to understand the sounds in the music all around you and to improvise with confidence over jazz standards, blues songs, pop music or any other style you would like to play. And you'll be jamming, enjoying yourself and creating your own music every step of the way. The method is open to all instruments and ability levels. The exercises are easy to understand and fun to practice. There is no sight reading required, and you don't need to know anything about music theory to begin. Already being used by both students and teachers in more than 20 countries, Improvise for Real is now considered by many people to be the definitive system for learning to improvise. If you have always dreamed of truly understanding music and being able to improvise with complete freedom on your instrument, this is the book for you

Author : Nancy Faber,Randall Faber
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781616777340

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Piano Adventures Scale and Chord Book 1 by Nancy Faber,Randall Faber Pdf

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Playing 5-finger scales has significant value for early-level pianists. This innovative book helps students chart progress through all major and minor 5-finger scales, cross-hand arpeggios, and primary chords. Engaging teacher duets for each key are used for scale exercises. Students also enjoy improvisation activities for each key with creative prompts to inspire imagery, character, and tempo.

Author : Peter Nickol
Publisher : How To Books
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781848034945

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Learning To Read Music 3rd Edition by Peter Nickol Pdf

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 the basics of pitch, rhythm, keys, scales, chords, and much more, building your knowledge chapter by chapter until you are able to read music with ease. The visual index of musical symbols laid out at the start will make clear the task at hand.Reference to common instruments and familiar tunes will help bring your learning to life, while self-testing and chapter summaries ensure that you develop and retain this new skill. By the end of the book, you will have come a long way. Your knowledge of music notation will be a pleasure to you, and a useful tool. As well as its practical applications for any performer, this book will give you insights into how music is put together. You will have the feeling of knowing the music from the inside out.

Author : Ed Roseman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Music theory
ISBN : 0966161661

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Edly's Music Theory for Practical People by Ed Roseman Pdf

(Music Instruction). Unique, conversational and sometimes humorous, this is a theory book people will actually want to read! Presented in a full-color format with illustrations, charts, diagrams and workbook exercises, Edly's Music Theory for Practical People applies to all instrumentalists and singers, from teens to adults. Topics include: notation, natural & chromatic alphabets, scales, keys & key signatures, intervals, chords, ear-training, and much more. This third edition also features new advanced topics, such as: voicings, chord extensions & alterations, voice leading, reharmonization, melodic harmonization, and harmonic analysis. This book transforms the topic that music students love to hate into something they can't help but enjoy!

Author : Michael Pilhofer,Holly Day
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781119575528

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Music Theory For Dummies by Michael Pilhofer,Holly Day Pdf

Tune in to how music really works Whether you’re a student, a performer, or simply a fan, this book makes music theory easy, providing you with a friendly guide to the concepts, artistry, and technical mastery that underlie the production of great music. You’ll quickly become fluent in the fundamentals of knocking out beats, reading scores, and anticipating where a piece should go, giving you a deeper perspective on the works of others — and bringing an extra dimension to your own. Tracking to a typical college-level course, Music Theory For Dummies breaks difficult concepts down to manageable chunks and takes into account every aspect of musical production and appreciation — from the fundamentals of notes and scales to the complexities of expression and instrument tone color. It also examines the latest teaching techniques — all the more important as the study of music, now shown to provide cognitive and learning benefits for both children and adults, becomes more prevalent at all levels. Master major and minor scales, intervals, pitches, and clefs Understand basic notation, time signals, tempo, dynamics, and navigation Employ melodies, chords, progressions, and phrases to form music Compose harmonies and accompanying melodies for voice and instruments Wherever you want to go musically — as a writer or performer, or just as someone who wants to enjoy music to its fullest — this approachable guide gives you everything you need to hear!

Author : Jonathan Harnum
Publisher : Questions Ink. Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 0970751281

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Basic Music Theory by Jonathan Harnum Pdf

Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music with a clear, concise style that is at times funny and always friendly. The book is written by an experienced teacher using methods refined over more than ten years in his private teaching studio and in schools. --from publisher description.

Author : Eric Bluestine
Publisher : GIA Publications
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 1579991084

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The Ways Children Learn Music by Eric Bluestine Pdf

How do children learn music? And how can music teachers help children to become independent and self-sufficient musical thinkers? Author Eric Bluestine sheds light on these issues in music education.

Author : Ross Trottier
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Music theory
ISBN : 1516861841

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Music Theory in One Lesson by Ross Trottier Pdf

This powerful little 52 page music theory book is a great place to start for any music lover wanting to understand how music works. Also a YouTube sensation with over a quarter million students, this method shines a fresh light on music theory. The most basic and necessary topics in music theory are covered in depth here, using easy to understand visual aids and straight-forward English. This book applies to anyone who plays any instrument. The Musical Alphabet - Begin to associate pitch with letters. Scales - Use those letters to build scales, the most basic building block in music. Intervals and Musical Distance - Use scales to build intervals and create beautiful harmony. Melody - Use scales to create beautiful melodies. Harmony - Create chord progressions that make your melodies sing. Inverting Intervals and Chords - Learn to manipulate your intervals and chords for more interesting sounds. The Tritone - Use this spicy interval to create tension and resolution in your audience. Other Types of Chords and Their Functions - More chord flavors so you can begin mixing unique sounds together. The Circle of Fifths - This secret ingredient for knowing all chords and scales instantly is covered in depth. Borrowing Across Keys - Learn to borrow from other scales to create a mixture of feeling. Modes - Learn modes to create even more melodies!

Author : Murat Yakin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1534975918

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Starter's Guide to Music Theory and Analysis by Murat Yakin Pdf

This is a step by step guide for music theory and analysis for the beginners. From basics of musical notation to the principles of tonality, all of the difficult subjects of music theory are explained in detail, with demonstrations. The student is prepared for analysis studies step by step. The exercises provided at the end of each chapter (and sometimes extra exercises in the middle of a chapter) are designed for the student to develop what she/he learned by reading and prepare herself/himself for the next challenge.Music theory is generally a scary subject for musicians. This is not true for a person who is capable of developing connections between different aspects of music theory and is able to practice them in a fluid way. That is because the practice holds the analytical secrets inside and the person who opens it is awarded. For most of the students, practicing scales or practicing chords of a scale is something just very very low profile work. The fingers memorize which key on the piano to be pressed in which order when the piano is chosen as the instrument for assistive training, but the brain does not want to develop connections between different aspects of the same theoretical practice such as playing a major scale first, let's say G major, and then playing a different one, let's say A-flat major. The result is a temporary learning of scale practicing, but a possible failure in music theory, since the rules which are just there to see are not exercised at the same time. We observed that a long-term learning is possible by practicing and examining what is practiced to make connections. We searched a way to show these connections in this book. Analysis is another problem in academic education of music. Students from different majors are excepted to make a standard level analysis of musical works from literature. The most difficult thing for those whose major is not composition or theory, who have a strong focus on the matter, is to recognize the chords in a given texture, to eliminate the unnecessary tones, and by this way, to identify the way chord progressions are held in the piece to explain the functionality of the elements used in music. That is the main goal of musical analysis and any level of failure, which also includes composition and theory majors sometimes, becomes a huge headache for both student and the teacher. This book suggests a path to quickly train the lower level students in a class in basics and then to train the medium level and upper level students (along with the trained lower levels) in a different manner than the conventional music theory training does so that even the higher levels will re-consider their knowledge on the facts which will allow them go in the details deeper, and even inspire the way think music and musical analysis. Analysis is expected to be a quiet easy skill that student uses in a fluent way.The book provides exercises at the end of every chapter. The study of these exercises should be sufficient for a basic level learning. The exercises usually cover more than one aspect of a goal in separate questions.Among the other powerful features of this book, we can mention the chapters on musical design. The music student usually learns only one dimension of identification of chords in music which lacks of concerning the textural differences. We find it essential to mention main textural differences and demonstrate how to approach them in order to make a good analysis at the beginner level. We think the basic music theory training should include such an unpronounced aspect of analysis. We also explain the effect of instrumental choice in the work and what to expect to see as well as how to approach different setups for analysis by demonstrations, including orchestral writing.

Author : Barbara Wharram,Kathleen Wood
Publisher : Mississauga, Ont. : Frederick Harris Music
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Music theory
ISBN : 1554400112

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Elementary Rudiments of Music by Barbara Wharram,Kathleen Wood Pdf

Author : Fenia Kanellopoulou
Publisher : Fenia Kanellopoulou
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Magic G Key by Fenia Kanellopoulou Pdf

Our book was created with boundless love for children of preschool age. Our goal is to enable them to understand and gradually learn the basic elements of music through an experiential and creative approach. We have created a musical tale where the little music notes and the Magic G Key are the main characters, operating within a small group. We gradually introduce, through the immediacy of the story, specific music theory elements. In our first chapter, children discover the music notes through their short stories. Each note is a hero with its own unique personality. Children also observe that notes sit on the stave and on the small piano keyboard. In the second chapter, the notes acquire a more exact and collective existence. Notes participate together in music creation through short musical exercises. Basic music theory elements are presented, such as space and line notes, ascending and descending note scales, dynamics expression (pp, mp, ff), a basic understanding of the quarter-half and whole notes and beat clapping. Let us always embrace our children with love and offer them knowledge and love for music.

Author : Scott Houston
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 1401307663

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Play Piano in a Flash by Scott Houston Pdf

As seen on public television stations nationwide, a revolutionary new approach to playing non-classical music on the piano. Have you ever wished you could play the piano Well, now you can! Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston teaches you to play the way the pros play, in a style enormously simpler than traditional classical piano and with an absolute minimum of note-reading. By focusing on playing the melody with the right hand (one note at a time) and simple chords with the left hand, Houston gives you the tools you need for a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Best of all, your tour guide to this adventure forces you to have fun along the way!