From sound to symbol : fundamentals of music /

Designed for a one-semester musical fundamentals course, From Sound to Symbol: Fundamentals of Music, Second edition, clearly covers all essential topics, but with a unique, sound-to-symbol approach that explores concepts through the sound of music before explaining how symbols are used. Students ac...

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Main Author: Houlahan, Mícheál
Other Authors: Tacka, Philip
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Summary:Designed for a one-semester musical fundamentals course, From Sound to Symbol: Fundamentals of Music, Second edition, clearly covers all essential topics, but with a unique, sound-to-symbol approach that explores concepts through the sound of music before explaining how symbols are used. Students actively and methodically explore music by listening, performing, thinking critically, and composing, learning the rudiments of music theory in the process. -- from back cover.
Item Description:Includes folded sheet with piano keyboard layout.
Physical Description:xix, 508 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199751914
0199751919