Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 286 pages
- Published by: Schirmer
- Edition: 7th Edition February 1, 2008
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0495565938
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0495565932
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 1.1 pounds
Product Description
This versatile text provides a detailed introduction to fundamental musical concepts while remaining clear, concise, and accessible, even for non-majors. FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC, Seventh Edition, combines a well-written, engaging text with an outstanding interactive CD-ROM that includes 168 different drills, exercises, demonstrations, and explorations. The same disc contains audio tracks of many of the examples from the text, from a symphony orchestra to a jazz combo. This innovative package provides exceptional flexibility, helping students succeed in the classroom while fully supporting self-paced learning. With FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC, Seventh Edition, musical training can be truly enjoyable and effective for students of all backgrounds.
About The Author
Robert Nelson teaches music theory and composition at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston. A composer in residence and music director of the Houston Shakespeare Festival for 17 seasons, he has also received numerous commissions for compositions and arrangements for the Houston Symphony Orchestra.
Carl J. Christensen holds B.M., M.M., and D.M.A. degrees from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. He teaches instrumental music and music theory at Hartnell College in Salinas, California. Prior to accepting the position at Hartnell he was Principal Trombonist of the Mexico City Philharmonic. He is conductor of the Monterey Bay Symphony and Monterey Opera and is a frequent guest conductor of orchestras in Guatemala and Argentina.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Foundations of Music: A Computer-Assisted Introduction/Macintosh Version (Paperback)
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