Music
Music
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Summary
Provides a tool for students wanting to learn more about music. This book introduces students to perceptive listening and provides an introduction to musical elements, forms, and stylistic periods. It is organized chronologically, but individual sections can be addressed in any order, for a variety of teaching approaches.
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Music by Roger Kamien
Whether from a concert stage or at the front of a classroom, Roger Kamien knows how to reach an audience - blending intelligence and passion to lift music from the page and bring it to life. His unique combination of artistic and teaching skills makes "Music: An Appreciation, Brief Edition" an invaluable tool for students wanting to learn more about music. This best-selling textbook introduces students to perceptive listening and provides an engaging introduction to musical elements, forms, and stylistic periods. It is organized chronologically, but individual sections can be addressed in any order, for a variety of teaching approaches. Musical notation is included but is not required to understand the popular listening guides featured in the text, which focus students' attention on musical events as they unfold. Every new copy of the fifth edition is packaged free with the outstanding Multimedia Companion CD-ROM Version 5.0, which makes the study of music easier, more rewarding, and more fun. In addition, the fifth brief edition introduces "Performance Perspectives" boxes and includes revised sections on Jazz and Rock, a new section on music in film, and more!
Roger Kamien received his B.A. in Musicology from Columbia and his M.A. and PhD. from Princeton. Kamien taught for 2 years at Hunter College and for 20 years at Queens College, where he coordinated the music appreciation courses. In 1983, he was appointed to his current position. In addition to Music: An Appreciation, Prof. Kamien has written numerous articles and reviews, co-wrote A New Approach to Keyboard Harmony, and edited the Norton Scores. He is an accomplished pianist and, in recent years, has formed a two-piano team with his wife, Anita.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780073043883 |
| ISBN 10 | 0073043885 |
| Title | Music |
| Author | Roger Kamien |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mcgraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages |
| Year published | 2005-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |