Mastering the Fundamentals of Music - Softcover

Rebecca, Herrold

 
9780131218727: Mastering the Fundamentals of Music

Inhaltsangabe

This text-and-workbook-in-one is intended for students in pre-theory music classes or courses for non-music majors in community colleges and universities. The book has also been used successfully in advanced placement classes in secondary schools.

The Author's approach to teaching the basics of music provides an active role for students as they learn fundamentals through reading, singing, listening, notating, and creating music. Using a global perspective in choosing musical examples, the author uses a mix of multicultural folk materials and Western “classical” music to illustrate the musical concepts to be learned. There are many assignments for students to complete, working individually or in groups. Each chapter concludes with a list of terms for review, a chapter review worksheet, and suggestions for several creative projects.

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Reseña del editor

This text-and-workbook-in-one is intended for students in pre-theory music classes or courses for non-music majors in community colleges and universities. The book has also been used successfully in advanced placement classes in secondary schools. The Author's approach to teaching the basics of music provides an active role for students as they learn fundamentals through reading, singing, listening, notating, and creating music. Using a global perspective in choosing musical examples, the author uses a mix of multicultural folk materials and Western "classical" music to illustrate the musical concepts to be learned. There are many assignments for students to complete, working individually or in groups. Each chapter concludes with a list of terms for review, a chapter review worksheet, and suggestions for several creative projects.

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Mastering the Fundamentals of Music presents a hands-on approach to learning the basics of the subject. The book is intended for classes of students with little or no background in the pre-theory level of study. Important features of the book include division of the text into chapters on each of the basic topics for flexible use; a curriculum that reinforces each concept through singing, reading and notating music, and listening to musical examples; an active role for students throughout the text; expressive terms and symbols applied from the beginning level; keyboard diagrams and exercises to enhance understanding; student assignments in composition and conducting; and musical examples chosen from a global perspective.

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