Modal Etudes

Author : Ed Sarath
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135215279

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Music Theory Through Improvisation by Ed Sarath Pdf

Designed for Music Theory courses, Music Theory Through Improvisation presents a unique approach to basic theory and musicianship training that examines the study of traditional theory through the art of improvisation. The book follows the same general progression of diatonic to non-diatonic harmony in conventional approaches, but integrates improvisation, composition, keyboard harmony, analysis, and rhythm. Conventional approaches to basic musicianship have largely been oriented toward study of common practice harmony from the Euroclassical tradition, with a heavy emphasis in four-part chorale writing. The author’s entirely new pathway places the study of harmony within improvisation and composition in stylistically diverse format, with jazz and popular music serving as important stylistic sources. Supplemental materials include a play-along audio in the downloadable resources for improvisation and a companion website with resources for students and instructors.

Author : Noel Johnston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1660882079

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Modal Etudes by Noel Johnston Pdf

(Note this has standard notation only. There is a version with standard notation and TAB available, also)From the Foreword: Guitarists around the world are faced with a common set of obstacles when learning their instrument. When distilled, the essence of these obstacles becomes knowledge of technique vs musical knowledge. While both are important, the balance of the two disciplines is the key to being able to freely express one's musical ideas and operate at their creative peak. Whether composing or improvising, it is necessary to cultivate a broad musical vocabulary with depth and variety. In theory, once accomplished, one can use their technical ability to decorate the spaces in time with all of the colors of their musical knowledge.Noel Johnston, a brilliant guitarist in his own right and the author of this book you are now reading, was clever enough to identify and organize some of the most useful strategies for learning the "colors" of the modes. He has pulled back the curtain on the often confusing topic of modes by systematically exposing their personalities with fresh sounding etude exercises and a game of rolling the "modal dice." He devised a sportive way to explore their sounds during practice while intuitively ingraining them into your playing and writing. When you roll the modal dice you enter a world not dissimilar to muscle confusion in physical training. To make gains in physical exercise one must vary their training methods in a way that promotes new experience for each muscle group. By rolling the modal dice you also train yourself to adapt to a new creative environment which leads to being better prepared in any improvisational situation. The combined elements of this modal practice approach also improves one's ear training and pitch recognition.Noel Johnston's modal dice method reveals all guitarists' strengths and weaknesses while simultaneously providing fun ways to improve their overall musicality. This is by no means an insipid "Life Hack" guitar book nor is it a judgmental "Theory Wizard" treatise. This is a comprehensive way to enhance your understanding and appreciation of the modes and what they offer you as a guitarist/musician. If you have ever found yourself saying, "I wish there was a way that I could identify and understand why I like the sounds I hear in music" then this book is for you. Use it to your advantage and make the best music you can make. Thank Noel when you see him!(Dweezil Zappa - 2019

Author : Russell Haight
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781619119468

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Odd-Meter Etudes for Alto Sax by Russell Haight Pdf

This collection of ten jazz etudes with accompanying audio provides intermediate to advanced alto sax students with a fun and effective way to learn to play in the specific odd meters: 3/4, 5/4, 7/4, and 9/4. Each etude is based on the chord progression of a different jazz standard, and includes an in-depth analysis of the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic devices used. The addition of the odd-time ingredient, along with completely original melodies and improv lines, converts what would be mere academic etudes to a delightful jazz listening and playing experience. If you want to improve your fluency in reading, performing, and improvising in odd time signatures, this is the book for you! A generous number of preparatory exercises gradually introduce the student to not only reading music, but also “hearing how phrases land within a measure” of odd time. Play-along audio tracks featuring a professional rhythm section (piano, bass, and drums) minus the sax track allow you to play as the soloist. Includes access to online audio.

Author : Mimi S. Daitz,Veljo Tormis
Publisher : Pendragon Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1576470091

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Ancient Song Recovered by Mimi S. Daitz,Veljo Tormis Pdf

Known for over thirty years in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the music of Estonian composer Veljo Tormis (born 1930) was not heard in the West until the 1990s. Tormis has written more than 200 choral works, an opera, a ballet/cantata, thirty film scores, vocal and instrumental chamber music, solo songs, and several orchestral pieces. Educated at the Tallinn and Moscow Conservatories, Tormis has integrated the techniques of 20th-century art music with the melodies of the regilaul or ancient Estonian folksong.Ancient Song Recovered: The Life and Music of Veljo Tormis is the first book in a Western language about a master of 20th-century choral music. The book includes chapters on Estonian history (Tormis's music helped inspire the national independence movement), the regilaul, and the Estonian choral tradition, followed by the biography and discussion of major works. Also included ia an article by a leading Estonian scholar as well as an article by and an interview with Tormis, all of which appear for the first time in English. A works list, CD discography, glossary of names, and CD of sound examples conclude this volume by musicologist and choral conductor Mimi S. Daitz. It will interest scholars of contemporary music, the general music public, and persons concerned with Soviet cultural history

Author : Gilberte Piéraut-Le Bonniec
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UOM:39015001544801

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The Development of Modal Reasoning by Gilberte Piéraut-Le Bonniec Pdf

Author : Miranda Wilson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781442246782

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Cello Practice, Cello Performance by Miranda Wilson Pdf

What does it mean to perform expressively on the cello? In Cello Practice, Cello Performance, professor Miranda Wilson teaches that effectiveness on the concert stage or in an audition reflects the intensity, efficiency, and organization of your practice. Far from being a mysterious gift randomly bestowed on a lucky few, successful cello performance is, in fact, a learnable skill that any player can master. Most other instructional works for cellists address techniques for each hand individually, as if their movements were independent. In Cello Practice, Cello Performance, Wilson demonstrates that the movements of the hands are vitally interdependent, supporting and empowering one another in any technical action. Original exercises in the fundamentals of cello playing include cross-lateral exercises, mindful breathing, and one of the most detailed discussions of intonation in the cello literature. Wilson translates this practice-room success to the concert hall through chapters on performance-focused practice, performance anxiety, and common interpretive challenges of cello playing. This book is a resource for all advanced cellists—college-bound high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, educators, and professional performers—and teaches them how to be their own best teachers.

Author : Robert Sholl,Sander Van Maas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317160656

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Contemporary Music and Spirituality by Robert Sholl,Sander Van Maas Pdf

The flourishing of religious or spiritually-inspired music in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries remains largely unexplored. The engagement and tensions between modernism and tradition, and institutionalized religion and spirituality are inherent issues for many composers who have sought to invoke spirituality and Otherness through contemporary music. Contemporary Music and Spirituality provides a detailed exploration of the recent and current state of contemporary spiritual music in its religious, musical, cultural and conceptual-philosophical aspects. At the heart of the book are issues that consider the role of secularization, the claims of modernity concerning the status of art, and subjective responses such as faith and experience. The contributors provide a new critical lens through which it is possible to see the music and thought of Cage, Ligeti, Messiaen, Stockhausen as spiritual music. The book surrounds these composers with studies of and by other composers directly associated with the idea of spiritual music (Harvey, Gubaidulina, MacMillan, Pärt, Pott, and Tavener), and others (Adams, Birtwistle, Ton de Leeuw, Ferneyhough, Ustvolskaya, and Vivier) who have created original engagements with the idea of spirituality. Contemporary Music and Spirituality is essential reading for humanities scholars and students working in the areas of musicology, music theory, theology, religious studies, philosophy of culture, and the history of twentieth-century culture.

Author : Dr William Alexander Eddie
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781409493648

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Charles Valentin Alkan by Dr William Alexander Eddie Pdf

A 'conservative radical' is William Alexander Eddie's description of the French virtuoso composer-pianist Charles Valentin Alkan (1813-1888). Judaic culture, the French baroque and German classicism were the main influences on Alkan's musical style, with more radical musical tendencies found in many of the Esquisses op 63. This comprehensive survey takes as its focus a stylistic analysis of Alkan's compositions from the apprentice works to the later 'massed style' etudes; the latter are of considerable length and pianistic difficulty. There is also consideration of Alkan's achievements as pianist and teacher, and the sections on performance practice in Alkan will be of interest to pianists today. A full investigation of Alkan's reception history is also included and useful appendices provide a guide to further archival research. A list of works and basic discography complete this new study of an important French composer.

Author : Marc Schonbrun
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781440511820

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The Everything Music Theory Book with CD by Marc Schonbrun Pdf

Perfect for everyone from the intermediate musician to the collegiate music major, this book is a complete guide to mastering musical understanding! It's a total educational package, with a helpful audio CD, hundreds of illustrations, and challenging practice exercises. You'll learn: How chords and scales are constructed How rhythm works and how to understand complex time signatures How composers and musicians think about songwriting Each clear, easy-to-understand chapter includes several Etudes. These focused practice exercises test and reinforce your newfound understanding of music theory. With this hands-on practice, you'll become a true musician in no time!

Author : Claude Debussy,Stewart Gordon
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781470628567

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Douze Études by Claude Debussy,Stewart Gordon Pdf

Claude Debussy's Douze Études (Twelve Studies) for piano were written during the summer of 1915, a period in the composer's life filled with intense creativity. This scholarly edition, edited by Dr. Stewart Gordon, has been carefully researched from autographs and first editions. Discrepancies between sources are mentioned in footnotes. In prefatory matter, Dr. Gordon discusses Debussy's playing, pedaling considerations, and articulation issues. Also provided are detailed analyses of each study's structure, a chart of metronome marks corresponding with recorded performances of the Études by famous pianists, and a glossary of the French terms used throughout the Études. Additionally, valuable performance recommendations, helpful fingering, and pedaling suggestions are offered in this comprehensive edition. Titles: * I (pour les "cinq doigts" d'après Monsieur Czerny) * II (pour les tierces) * III (pour les quartes) * IV (pour les sixtes) * V (pour les octaves) * VI (pour les huit doigts) * VII (pour les degrés chromatiques * VIII (pour les agréments) * IX (pour les notes répétées) * X (pour les sonorités opposées) * XI (pour les arpèges composés) * XII (pour les accords)

Author : Wayne Wilkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Music
ISBN : UCSC:32106001356986

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The Index of Oboe Music by Wayne Wilkins Pdf

Author : Russell Haight
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781619119475

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Odd-Meter Etudes for Tenor Sax by Russell Haight Pdf

This collection of ten jazz etudes with accompanying audio provides intermediate to advanced tenor sax students with a fun and effective way to learn to play in the specific odd meters: 3/4, 5/4, 7/4, and 9/4. Each etude is based on the chord progression of a different jazz standard, and includes an in-depth analysis of the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic devices used. The addition of the odd-time ingredient, along with completely original melodies and improv lines, converts what would be mere academic etudes to a delightful jazz listening and playing experience. If you want to improve your fluency in reading, performing, and improvising in odd time signatures, this is the book for you! A generous number of preparatory exercises gradually introduce the student to not only reading music, but also “hearing how phrases land within a measure” of odd time. Play-along audio tracks featuring a professional rhythm section (piano, bass, and drums) minus the sax track allow you to play as the soloist. Includes access to online audio.

Author : Everett Gates
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781457465291

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Odd Meter Etudes for All Instruments in Treble Clef by Everett Gates Pdf

Intermediate level etudes for the study of time, meter, and rhythm challenges in modern music. Includes 15 articulation studies and 21 "odd meter etudes." Three excerpts from Handel, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven, which have odd and changing meters, are included.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476875729

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Jazz Etude Inspirations (Songbook) by Anonim Pdf

(Educational Piano Solo). Jazz Etude Inspirations is a collection of eight original piano etudes inspired by some of the most important jazz pianists in history. Etudes in the style of legendary greats Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Jelly Roll Morton, Chick Corea, Brad Mehldau, Count Basie and Herbie Hancock will help students master some technical challenges posed by each artist's individual style. The performance notes include a biography, practice tips and a list of significant recordings. Tunes include: Count on Me * Hand Battle * Jelly Roll Me Home * Minor Tyner * Oscar's Bounce * Pineapple Woman * Repeat After Me * Tears Falling on Still Water. Intermediate to Late Intermediate level.

Author : Wayne Wilkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Bassoon music
ISBN : UCAL:B4338095

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The Index of Oboe Music Including the Index of Baroque Trio Sonatas by Wayne Wilkins Pdf