Dora Digital Music Player Book is an 11x11-inch case bound board book with five spreads of full-bleed art and a detachable music player module that resembles a real MP3 player. Each spread features the lyrics of four fun songs, each with its own icon. The Digital Music Player module features three key-top buttons: Play, Shuffle, and Stop. In addition, the Player will include a rotating Song Selector. On the Player s LCD screen, a simple animated icon one for each of the 20 songs will be displayed. The chip used allows for particularly good music sound quality and complexity of arrangements. Dora, a 7-year-old Latina girl, stars in the popular Dora the Explorer series on Nickelodeon. As children explorer Dora s world with her, they learn how to solve problems and how to say basic Spanish... Less

Free Worldwide Delivery : Listening to Music Elements Age 5+ : Mixed media product : A & C Black Publishers Ltd : 9780713682953 : 0713682957 : 25 Jul 2007 : Listening to Music is a series which actively engages children in listening to music so that they can perform it and compose it themselves. Each pack comprises a visually exciting book, a CD of all the recordings, and a CD-ROM of interactive whiteboard activities and printouts.

Features:(Grade 7 & 8 CD's) Authentic recordings of original compositions and contemporary music are used to illustrate lesson concepts. The music, songs, and sounds of each lesson are provided in the order they occur, and are cross-referenced in the Teacher Edition. Vocal and instrumental versions are included as well as some language and practice tracks. Track and CD numbers are color-coded to indicate which songs are for listening, sing-along, or practice/language purposes. Table of Contents: Publisher: Alfred Composer: Catalog Number: EMC78006CD Pages:  

This book is about the most critical learning period in every individual's musical life: birth to age five.

The sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries - the so-called Golden Age of Polyphony - represent a time of great change and development in European music, with the flourishing of Orlando di Lasso, Palestrina, Byrd, Victoria, Monteverdi and Schütz among others. The thirty chapters of this book, contributed by established scholars on subjects within their fields of expertise, deal with polyphonic music - sacred and secular, vocal and instrumental - during this period. The volume offers chronological surveys of national musical cultures (in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, and Spain); genre studies (Mass, motet, madrigal, chanson, instrumental music, opera); and is completed with essays on intellectual and cultural developments and concepts relevant to music (music theory,... Less

Free Worldwide Delivery : World Music : Paperback : Taylor & Francis Ltd : 9780415988780 : 0415988780 : 22 Sep 2008 : Introduces students to the diversity of musical expression around the world. This title takes the reader across the globe to experience cultural traditions that challenge the ear, the mind, and the spirit. It presents a systematic study of varied traditions in a non-technical language accessible to various enthusiasts of world music and culture.

The attempt to play music with the styles and instruments of its era--commonly referred to as the early music movement--has become immensely popular in recent years. For instance, Billboard's "Top Classical Albums" of 1993 and 1994 featured Anonymous 4, who sing medieval music, and the best-selling Beethoven recording of 1995 was a period- instruments symphony cycle led by John Eliot Gardiner, who is Deutsche Grammophon's top-selling living conductor. But the movement has generated as much controversy as it has best-selling records, not only about the merits of its results, but also about the validity of its approach. To what degree can we recreate long-lost performing styles? How important are historical period instruments for the performance of a piece? Why should musicians bother with... Less

Features:(Grade 5 CD's) Authentic recordings of original compositions and contemporary music are used to illustrate lesson concepts. The music, songs, and sounds of each lesson are provided in the order they occur, and are cross-referenced in the Teacher Edition. Vocal and instrumental versions are included as well as some language and practice tracks. Track and CD numbers are color-coded to indicate which songs are for listening, sing-along, or practice/language purposes. Table of Contents: Publisher: Alfred Composer: Catalog Number: EMC5006CD Pages:  

Most musicians focus on learning technique (learning how to play an instrument), rather than on developing an individual, unique voice. Creative Music Making focuses on the creative development of musicians from all levels of experience and in all styles of music. Based on the author's experience leading workshops for performers around the world, the easy-to-follow exercises in this text will enable any musician--from beginner to professional--to improve creativity and self-expression. Creative Music Making will open the ears of all musicians, vocalists or instrumentalists, in classical, popular, or jazz styles, to a world of new possibilities.

What is music? How is it constructed? How is it consumed? Why do you enjoy it at all? In Music: A Very Short plays Introduction, Nicholas Cook invites us to really think about music and the role it plays in our lives and our ears. Drawing on a number of accessible examples, the author prompts us to call on our own musical experiences in order to think more critically about the roles of the performers and the listener, about music as a commodity and an experience, what it means to understand music, and the values we ascribe to it. This very short introduction, written with both humor and flair, begins with a sampling of music as human activity and then goes on to consider the slippery phenomenon of how music has become an object of thought. Covering not only Western and classical... Less

Author John Bird invites us to discover how music touches us throughout our lives, from the pulsing rhythms we experience in the womb, to the music that will escort us out of life. In between, Bird shows how music connects us with family and friends and the world of the spirit; how it can express our authentic voice, both as individuals and as members of particular cultural traditions; how it strengthens and unites us during times of protest, and comforts us during times of loss. He shows how music and word combine to integrate mind and spirit, and how music and movement combine to integrate spirit and body. As with all titles in this series, The Spirituality of Music is beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs throughout. The simple singing of Happy Birthday renews our sense... Less

Features:(Grade 2 CD's) Authentic recordings of original compositions and contemporary music are used to illustrate lesson concepts. The music, songs, and sounds of each lesson are provided in the order they occur, and are cross-referenced in the Teacher Edition. Vocal and instrumental versions are included as well as some language and practice tracks. Track and CD numbers are color-coded to indicate which songs are for listening, sing-along, or practice/language purposes. Table of Contents: Publisher: Alfred Composer: Catalog Number: EMC2006CD Pages:  

Free Worldwide Delivery : Listening to Music Elements Age 7+ : Mixed media product : A & C Black Publishers Ltd : 9780713682960 : 0713682965 : 19 Oct 2007 : Listening to Music is a series which actively engages children in listening to music so that they can perform it and compose it themselves. Each pack comprises a visually exciting book, a CD of all the recordings, and a CD-ROM of interactive whiteboard activities and printouts.

This book is about a truly remarkable transformation: how the simplest of materials clay or mud can be used to make tools for producing one of the most complex human expressions music.With a history reaching back to ancient times, creating ceramic musical instruments is a vibrant pursuit for many innovative artists today. From Mud to Music explores the vast array of ceramic musical instruments, from their historical traditions in world cultures to modern variations and innovations.All instrument families are represented: percussion, winds, strings, and even unique hybrids. For each type of instrument, special construction techniques specific to clay are explained. In addition, there's a chapter providing detailed, step-by-step instructions showing how to build several ceramic instruments... Less

Free Worldwide Delivery : Nurturing Natures : Paperback : Taylor & Francis Ltd : 9781848720572 : 1848720572 : 10 Sep 2010 : Presents an account of the understandings of children's emotional development. This book integrates the research findings from areas such as attachment theory, neuroscience and developmental psychology. It looks at key developmental stages, from life in the womb to the pre-school years and right up until adolescence.

Features:(Grade 1 CD's) Authentic recordings of original compositions and contemporary music are used to illustrate lesson concepts. The music, songs, and sounds of each lesson are provided in the order they occur, and are cross-referenced in the Teacher Edition. Vocal and instrumental versions are included as well as some language and practice tracks. Track and CD numbers are color-coded to indicate which songs are for listening, sing-along, or practice/language purposes. Table of Contents: Publisher: Alfred Composer: Catalog Number: EMC1006CD Pages:  

Free Worldwide Delivery : Music for the People : Hardback : HarperCollins Publishers : 9780007383054 : 0007383053 : 28 Apr 2011 : Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might make us cry, but the idea of finding out more about classical music can often be intimidating. In this funny, evocative, personal book, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure.

In A Style and Usage Guide to Writing About Music, Thomas Donahue presents a collection of guidelines to help express through the written word the special notations, terms, and concepts found in the discipline of music. It concentrates on questions of style and format in the interest of good formal writing within the context of United-States English, so that writers may communicate their ideas clearly and effectively. While compiling the guidelines, Donahue reviewed content from many other music and general guides. He documented the most common formats in order to assist the writer in selecting an appropriate format for the given circumstance when more than one may apply. The book draws on profuse musically- oriented examples and is arranged by topics both musical and typographic, such as... Less

This superbly varied collection offers more than 400 pieces of music from the Baroque period to the present. Selected by Thomas Benjamin, Michael Horvit, and Robert Nelson--three nationally respected composers and music theory teachers--the selections enable students to analyze a wide variety of genres, styles, textures, and composers that illustrate standard usage and idiomatic procedures. Featuring both excerpts and many complete pieces, Music for Analysis, Sixth Edition, is the perfect vehicle for analysis of style, musical idiom, small forms, tonal harmony, and contemporary techniques. "Questions for Analysis" in each unit provide pointed, perceptive guidance throughout the book. A detailed checklist and model analysis in Appendix A provide a useful summary for students who are... Less

Features:(Grade 3 CD's) Authentic recordings of original compositions and contemporary music are used to illustrate lesson concepts. The music, songs, and sounds of each lesson are provided in the order they occur, and are cross-referenced in the Teacher Edition. Vocal and instrumental versions are included as well as some language and practice tracks. Track and CD numbers are color-coded to indicate which songs are for listening, sing-along, or practice/language purposes. Table of Contents: Publisher: Alfred Composer: Catalog Number: EMC3006CD Pages:  

Features:(Grade 6 CD's) Authentic recordings of original compositions and contemporary music are used to illustrate lesson concepts. The music, songs, and sounds of each lesson are provided in the order they occur, and are cross-referenced in the Teacher Edition. Vocal and instrumental versions are included as well as some language and practice tracks. Track and CD numbers are color-coded to indicate which songs are for listening, sing-along, or practice/language purposes. Table of Contents: Publisher: Alfred Composer: Catalog Number: EMC6006CD Pages:  

Music Ministry: A Guidebook is an introduction to church music administration that provides insight into the responsibilities and demands placed on the person who heads the music program of a church. The chapters are written by various experts in their fields and address the topics of weekly worship planning, choir rehearsal preparation, recruitment, church staff relationships, financial management, working with children and youth choirs, and leading orchestras and handbell choirs. This addition to the Smyth & Helwys Help! series is a must-have for those just beginning a church music ministry or for seasoned professionals looking to improve the administration of their music programs.

Bruce Arnold, the New York-based guitarist- composer, educator, and author, has achieved a strikingly original sound by applying jazz improvisational techniques to late 20th century 12-tone compositional methods. His live performances and recordings with The Bruce Arnold Trio consist of adventurous explorations of this unexpectedly combustible sonic combination. This book takes an in depth look at the techniques he uses to derive his signature sound. Full scores of all compositions are included in the book. The Paperback edition contains an audio CD with all relevant compositions. The ebook edition supplies links to an on-line archive of fully downloadable audio examples in mp3 format. Bruce Arnold s music has been warmly received by the press: Jazziz Magazine wrote Finding an original... Less

Volume: 2 Publisher: London J. Nourse Publication date: 1748 Subjects: Art -- Early works to 1800 Poetry -- History and criticism Painting Music -- History and criticism Theater -- History Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

In Music and Probability, David Temperley explores issues in music perception and cognition from a probabilistic perspective. The application of probabilistic ideas to music has been pursued only sporadically over the past four decades, but the time is ripe, Temperley argues, for a reconsideration of how probabilities shape music perception and even music itself. Recent advances in the application of probability theory to other domains of cognitive modeling, coupled with new evidence and theoretical insights about the working of the musical mind, have laid the groundwork for more fruitful investigations. Temperley proposes computational models for... Less

Free Worldwide Delivery : Supporting Children's Creativity Through Music, Dance, Drama and Art : Paperback : David Fulton Publishers Ltd : 9780415489669 : 0415489660 : 30 Nov 2009 : Brings together contributions from a range of creative professionals and early years practitioners, to help readers implement the themes of Early Years Foundation Stage framework in a creative way.

"The Dawn of Indian Music in the West," by Peter Lavezzoli. Foreword by Ravi Shankar. In the 1960s, the wonders of Indian music, and its unique message of peace, were spread in the West by Ravi Shankar, George Harrison and the Beatles, John Coltrane, Yehudi Menuhin, and others. In 1971, Harrison and Shankar organized the Concert for Bangladesh, the first superstar charity event, in hopes of stopping a war and feeding the hungry. But Indian music also had a profound impact on the work of Mickey Hart and the Grateful Dead, Philip Glass, John McLaughlin, and many others. At the dawn of the 21st century, Indian music's spiritual message is more timely than ever before. Here is the story of the musical merging of East and West, from the Beatles and John Coltrane to the Asian Underground. Peter... Less