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How to Listen to Great Music: A Guide to Its History, Culture, and Heart

by Robert Greenberg

From one of the most trusted names in continuing education-the knowledge you need to unlock "the most abstract and sublime of all the arts."

Whether you're listening in a concert hall or on your iPod, concert...


All You Have to Do is Listen: Music from the Inside Out

by Rob Kapilow

Rob Kapilow has been helping audiences hear more in great music for almost twenty years with his What Makes It Great? series on NPR, at Lincoln Center, and in concert halls throughout the US and Canada. In this...


Comediennes: Laugh Be a Lady

by Darryl J. Littleton & Tuezdae Littleton

(Applause Books). It wasn't until the 10th century that women were allowed to perform, and then only in rare incidences. Like many art forms, female comedy got its start in the church and expanded to stage,...


Jazz Greats Speak: Interviews with Master Musicians

by Roland Baggenæs

In this collection of interviews originally published in CODA magazine, Jazz artists such as Lee Konitz, Mary Lou Williams, Dexter Gordon, and John Tchicai talk about their dedication to the music and about...


Crowd Control: Classroom Management and Effective Teaching for Chorus, Band, and Orchestra

by Susan L. Haugland

Crowd Control 2nd edition is a nuts-and-bolts manual for teachers of middle and high school performance-based classes such as band, orchestra, and chorus. This practical 'how-to' guide shows teachers, pre-service...


Bad Music: The Music We Love to Hate

by Christopher J. Washburne & Maiken Derno

Why are some popular musical forms and performers universally reviled by critics and ignored by scholars-despite enjoying large-scale popularity?  How has the notion of what makes "good" or "bad" music changed...


The Indispensable Harp: Historical Development, Modern Roes, Configurations, and Performance Practices in Ecuador and Latin America

by John M. Schechter

A musical instrument that has played a vital role in Latin American music cultures "the harp" is the subject of this new work, the first study of its kind to be published in English. John Schechter presents...


High Notes and Low: 300 and a Few More Whimsical Anecdotes Concerning Music and Musicians

by Ray W. Moore

(Amadeus). Everyone loves to laugh, to wonder, and to be amazed. High Notes and Low presents interesting and unusual anecdotal information about classical music and musicians in a down-to-earth, easily readable...


The Late Victorian Folksong Revival: The Persistence of English Melody, 1878-1903

by E. David Gregory

This book traces the early history of the first English folksong revival during the late Victorian era, focusing on the work of three prominent song collectors, Sabine Baring-Gould, Frank Kidson and Lucy Broadwood....


Practicing: A Musician's Return to Music

by Glenn Kurtz

In a remarkable memoir written with insight and humor, Glenn Kurtz takes us from his first lessons at the age of eight to his acceptance at the elite New England Conservatory of Music. After graduation, he attempts...


Organ Literature: Historical Survey

by Corliss Richard Arnold

Now in paperback. Cloth edition 0-8108-2964-9 originally published in 1995.


The Jazz Ear

by Ben Ratliff

An intimate exploration into the musical genius of fifteen living jazz legends, from the longtime New York Times jazz critic

Jazz is conducted almost wordlessly: John Coltrane rarely told his quartet what to...


Seeking the Significance of Music Education: Essays and Reflections

by Bennett Reimer

Noted music educator Bennett Reimer has selected 24 of his previously published articles from a variety of professional journals spanning the past 50 years. During that time, he's tackled generating core values...


Guitar Zero: The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age

by Gary Marcus

Just about every human being knows how to listen to music, but what does it take to make music? Is musicality something we are born with? Or a skill that anyone can develop at any time? If you don't start piano...