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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsLearn to Read Musicby Howard Shanet
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This book Will
1 teach the notation of music to those who have never known it before 2 serve as a systematic reminder for those who once knew how to read music but have forgotten most of it 3 serve as a practical classroom text book in the rudiments of music 4 serve as a helpful reference book for the student in music appreciation and related courses This book Will Not 1 teach you to sing like Tebaldi 2 make you a wizard at the piano or any other instrument 3 turn you into an Irving Berlin or a Beethoven But it will teach Anyone — even the tone-deaf — to read melodies and pick them out on the piano Synopsis:In two hours, absolute novices can read through this book and understand the principles involved in reading music. In two evenings, they can learn to read practically any melody and pick it out on the piano by doing the clear and simple exercises provided. Howard Shanet has taught thousands of people to read music in four hours of classwork with his proven method and exercises! A practical classroom text and a helpful reference for music enthusiasts. 5-1/4 inch. x 8 inch.
About the AuthorHoward Shanet is Associate Professor of Music at Columbia University and Conductor of the University Orchestra, which, under his guidance, has gained a reputation for the daring and unconventional programs it offers the public. He has been guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic in its Young People's series, the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, the CBS Symphony, and orchestras in Holland, Israel and elsewhere. Before that, he was assistant conductor to Leonard Bernstein and to the late Serge Koussevitzky.
As a writer on musical subjects, he has been Program Annotator for the New York Philharmonic and the New York City Symphony. Subscribers to Music-Appreciation Records are familiar with the long series of recorded lectures and printed essays he prepared for that organization. He is also the author of a history of the New York Philharmonic. Mr. Shanet received his training in conducting from such masters as Serge Koussevitzky, Fritz Stiedry and Rudolph Thomas; in composition from Arthur Honegger, Bohuslav Martinu and Nikolai Lopatnikoff; in musicology from Paul Henry Lang. He holds two degrees from Columbia University. As Mr. Shanet explains in his Introduction, he taught the contents of this book to more than a thousand students when he was conductor of the symphony orchestra at Huntington, West Virginia. Since then, tens of thousands of others have taught themselves from this book, and untold numbers have learned from Mr. Shanet's television series, also called "Learn to Read Music." Table of ContentsCONTENTS
PREFACE WHAT THIS BOOK WILL DO HOW THIS BOOK CAME TO BE WRITTEN HOW TO USE THIS BOOK PART ONE Notation of Rhythm SECTIONS First Steps Note Symbols Combinations of Note Symbols Additional Symbols Rests Combinations of Notes and Rests Tempo Short Table of Tempo Indications Meter Rhythm Patterns Some Characteristic Rhythms in 2/4 Meter Some Characteristic Rhythms in 3/4 Meter Some Characteristic Rhythms in 4/4 Meter Other Meters Compound Meters Exercises: Reading Rhythms PART TWO Notation of Pitch SECTIONS Pitch of a Vibrating String Early Notation Methods The Staff Clefs Exercises: Identifying Notes Leger Lines Accidentals The Piano Keyboard Table of Visual Patterns to Aid in Identifying Notes at the Keyboard Exercises: The Keyboard The Key Signature PART THREE Combination of Rhythmic and Pitch Notations SECTIONS "Au Clair de la Lune" "America" The Doxology ("Old Hundred") "Jingle Bells" PART FOUR Supplementary Symbols and Devices SECTIONS Repetitions Ornaments Symbols for Dynamics Symbols for Articulation, Style, etc. PART FIVE Tonality SECTIONS APPENDIX ONE Scales and Key Signatures SECTIONS Scales The Major Scale Constructing Major Scales Key Signatures, Major Scales The Minor Scale Key Signatures, Major and Minor Scales APPENDIX TWO Vocabulary of Some Important Foreign Terms Used in Music SECTIONS Terms Used to Indicate Tempo Terms Used to Indicate Change of Tempo Terms Used to Indicate Volume of Sound Terms Used to Indicate Change of Volume Terms Used to Indicate Simultaneous Reduction of Tempo and Volume Qualifying Terms Used to Indicate Mood, Degree, Intensity, or Style APPENDIX THREE The C-Clefs SECTIONS The Alto Clef The Tenor Clef Hybrid Clefs Comparison of Clefs Names of Octaves INDEX What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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