Composition and Music Theory

Takes a hybrid approach to help students quickly improve listening and ear training skills. Includes high-quality recordings of various instruments playing each exercise, and dictation repertoire includes basic rudiments (intervals, chords, and scales), melodies, four-part harmonic settings, and varied textures from musical literature.

A listener's guide to western classical music, expressed in accessible, jargon-free language and drawing on universal listening experiences and skills. This is a study guide in attention training, listening skills, and music appreciation for students, teachers, and the general reader. Takes the discussion of classical music out of music departments and returning it to a broader public and educational arena.

An investigation of the stages musicians go through as they learn to hear, read, and perform music, drawing on research in music perception and cognition, music theory, and pedagogy. Presents these skills in their musical contexts and emphasizes their roles in the general development of musicality.

Stimulates the musical imagination, inspires creativity, and provides detailed exercises aimed at improving the ability to read and imagine music in silence, in the mind's ear. Includes games and exercises that can increase musical understanding and engagement with music in a variety of ways. Request accompanying CD online or at the service desk.