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Music and the Soul: A Listener's Guide to Achieving Transcendent Musical Experiences: A Listener?s Guide to ...

2 reviews
Kurt Leland

Hampton Roads Publishing, 2004

Truly Revolutionary book for musicians, listeners!
WOW! A breakthrough book that lifts the music experience to another level. Kurt Leland shows us that music can be a journey of human consciousness, through finding the source of inspiration, energetic diagnosis of the music that surrounds us- - from classical, jazz to pop. By making us aware of how the music affects us, we can make a "conscious" journey of enlightenment and healing through ...

The Compleat Violinist: Thoughts, Exercises, Reflections of an Itinerant Violinist

1 review
Yehudi Menuhin

Summit Books, 1986

An interesting book, without a doubt!
Actually, when I bought this book, I was looking for thorough guidance on violin exercices for the daily practice, and therefore "The Compleat Violinist" could not fully satisfy me, but, nevertheless, it is certainly a superb and enriching piece of literature.

Musical Dialogue, The: Thoughts on Monteverdi, Bach and Mozart

1 review
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Hal Leonard Corporation, 2003

Musical linguist decodes the old masters
This is a very educational read for lovers of the music of Monteverdi, Bach, and Mozart who are interested in 'how' they are performed and what is 'period-consistent' ... according to the legendary conductor. It is not an easy read... quite technical and require that you can at least read music score and have at least some understanding of classical composition. Herr Harnoncourt discusses ...

Collected Thoughts on Teaching and Learning, Creativity and Horn Performance

1 review
Douglas Hill

Alfred Publishing Company, 2001

A master teacher shares his thoughts
Douglas Hill is one of my mentors--a great player, a master teacher, a kind person, and a strong analytical mind. He is a terrific diagnostician and a healer of horn problems, and I have grown by both his example and his teaching. In this book, he shares his thoughts about several different subjects relating to playing the horn, and gives the possibility of moving through those nasty "stuck" ...

The Forgotten Power of Rhythm : Taketina

1 review
Reinhard Flatischler

Life Rhythm, 1992

The philosophy of Rhythm.
This is a great book, Flatischler focuses on the philosophical and spiritual aspect of rhythm and it's basic principles, he writes about how rhythm affects the body and spirit and how it can heal. He explains all the basic principles of pulse and rhythm and how this can be found in rhythms all over the world. This is one of the best books to start with if you want to study rhythm but I also ...

The Harmonium Handbook

1 review
Satyaki Kraig Brockschmidt

Crystal Clarity Publishers, 2003

Got Harmoniums?
This is an excellent and profusely illustrated introduction to an unusual instrument (unusual at least here in South Texas) - - written in a lighthearted and thoroughly approachable style. I'll bet you don't have a harmonium (heck, you may not even know what one is) but for those of us who do it's a very handy guide should you decide to investigate its very interesting history, or its guts. Yep ...

The Way of Song: A Guide to Freeing the Voice and Sounding the Spirit

5 reviews
Shawna Carol

St. Martin's Griffin, 2003

Engaging and very powerful
The book gave me a new and deeper understanding of the role of sound and song in health and healing. It is an easy and engaging book to read with very simple and powerful exercises that I have enjoyed using.

Blackfoot Musical Thought: Comparative Perspectives

1 review
Bruno Nettl

Kent State Univ Pr, 1989

There should be a book like this about all cultures.
Blackfoot music is the most recorded and discussed North American Indian music. This book discusses Blackfoot music and musical thought in relation to Blackfoot culture, less so to the larger Plains Indian musical culture, and, still less to musical thought in general. This book is more than the opposite of useless books which inform you of the music of another culture without telling you ...

Music, Thought, and Feeling Understanding the Psychology of Music

1 review
William Forde Thompson

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

The textbook we have been waiting for
In the words of my esteemed professor, `This is the textbook we have been waiting for, and used alongside the `Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology' one would be set up for years.' The best thing about this book is that it reviews everything in the field whilst managing to be layman-friendly as well. Isn't this what one wants? When an essay is due, and you just want to know what is going on in a ...

Companion to Contemporary Musical Thought (Routledge Companion Encyclopaedias)

1 review
John Paynter

Routledge, 1992

companion to contemporary musical thought
The Routledge reference book "Companion To Contemporary Musical Thought" is a must for anyone who takes music seriously wether they be a performer, composer, musicologist or simply a lover of art and sound. Brought together by an editorial team consisting of John Payntor and other members of York University, the Companion is perhaps the first reference book which aims to present, in a clear and ...

Musical Thoughts and Afterthoughts

1 review
Alfred. Brendel

Princeton Univ Pr, 1977

A classic of its kind from a great musician.
A must read for classical pianists, both amateur and professional. Brendel's writing is often quite funny, always sincere, and often enlightening on subjects as diverse as the worth of Lizst, making recordings, and his understanding of Beethoven's compositional procedures. And best of all, the reader gets a glimpse into how one of the great musical minds of our time works. While not a ...

Self-portrait of a jazz artist: Musical thoughts and realities

1 review
Dave Liebman

Advance Music, 1988

Incredible insight, culture, history and humor in one book.
Dave Liebman is not only one of the greatest soprano saxophonists in the world. He is also a fantastic teacher and an artist in the true meaning of the word. If you have been so fortunate to participate to one of his master-classes, you know that you have to find this book. If you have not been that fortunate, you MUST get this book. No matter what is your background and interests, you will find ...

Zen Guitar

59 reviews
Philip Toshio Sudo

Simon & Schuster, 1998

Zen Guitar
A book that actually has some depth and meaning - - for a guitar player and for life. I bought another copy for my 21 year old son I thought so highly of it.

Dream Theater Train of Thought

8 reviews
Dream Theater

Warner Bros. Publications, 2004

Excelente
Excelente Libro Excelente Transcripcion Excelente Album Se los Recomiendo MaRtYn MTY-MEX

Dimensions of Musical Thinking

1 review
Eunice Boardman

Rowman & Littlefield Education, 1989

Moderate help on topic
I bought this book to help with my Master's thesis in music education. It provided a very basic content and reference studies that served as little help in guiding my research, and its siginificance was nothing more than another addiction to my bibliography. There are many more valuable books to use, I suggest thoroughly perusing your college's library and reference section, and if you want to ...

The Heart of the Circle: A Guide to Drumming

3 reviews
Holly Blue Hawkins

Crossing Press, 1999

Drum for yourself
This book primarily deals with those of you who are interested in drumming for personal reasons rather than for an audience. Personally I drum in a band and also I drum to myself for relaxation. Holly Blue Hawkins explains her reasons for drumming and teaches how one goes about solving lifes problems and answering questions over a drum session. No matter how long you have had a drum or how ...

A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship ...

1 review
Calvin R. Stapert

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006

New Insights Into an Old Controversy
Calvin Stapert's book is a must-read for every church musician and for anyone interested in the roots of Christian culture. Not only does it offer a survey of key early Christian teaching on music, it includes descriptions of the pagan, Greek and Roman cultic practices confronting the church in its first four centuries, a period of explosive growth in the face of intense persecution. Stapert has ...

Harmonic Overtones: Magical Vibrations in Voice and Music

2 reviews
Dick De Ruiter, Vincent Vrolijk

Binkey Kok, Holland, 2003

The power of sound
. It may seem too good to be true, that sound healing is real, overtones and other forms... and that we may experience spiritual centering and increased creativity through music and the expressive tones of our own voice. But it's wise not to dismiss the possibilities without giving it a good, practical try for oneself. Sound healing is an ancient method in many traditions, both Eastern and ...

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