Integrated Practice Coordination, Rhythm and Sound

Name: Integrated Practice Coordination, Rhythm and Sound
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ISBN: 9780195317084

ISBN-10: 0195317084

ISBN-13: 9780195317084

Edition: 2011

Authors: Pedro de Alcantara

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To be a musician is to "speak music." When you have something to say and you know how to say it, your gestures and sounds become both expressive and free. Offering an innovative, comprehensive approach to musicians' health and wellbeing, INTEGRATED PRACTICE gives you the tools to combine total-body awareness with a deep and practical understanding of the rhythmic structure of the musical language, so that you can "speak music" fluently, healthfully, and effectively. The key to mastering the language of music is rhythm. INTEGRATED PRACTICE contains an in-depth study of rhythm in music and in coordination, with dozens of exercises to help you infuse your gestures and musical phrases with…

Book details

List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/8/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 9.88" wide x 6.89" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English

Pedro de Alcantara is a Brazilian musician who lives in Paris and travels the world teaching the Alexander Technique, a method that improves habits of movement and thought in everyday activities. His first novel for young readers,Befiddled, is available from Yearling. From the Hardcover edition.



A Companion Website


Introduction



Rhythm



Words, Sounds, Gestures



Prosody, or the Secrets of Rhythm



The Grid: A Life Principle



The Metric Grid



Coincidence: Intention and Gesture



Rhythmic Solfï¿½ge



The Metronome and the Rubato



Superbar Structures



Opposing the Grid



Patterning and Sequencing



Coordination



Connection and Flow: First Principles



The Juggler: A Cello Lesson



Object Wisdom: An Oboe Lesson



Body, Breath, Vibration, Text: A Voice Lesson



The Quadrupedal Prosodist: A Piano Lesson



Sound



The Harmonic Series



The Harmonic Series and the Voice



The Messa di Voce: Virtuosity of Contact



Practicing the Messa di Voce



Improvisation: A Lifestyle


Conclusion


Appendix: An Overview of the Exercises


Notes


Bibliography


Index