The Listener's Guide to Music (Yesterday's Classics)

by Percy Alfred Scholes

Book Overview

An engaging introduction to the art of listening, starting with folk music familiar to all, and proceeding to the ways musical pieces are constructed from parts. Using a conversational style, the author draws out from the reader the points he wants to make, illustrating them with short musical pieces that appeal to a broad audience. Along the way he gives tips of what to listen for, strengthening his reader's listening skills by such games as 'Camouflaged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633341275
• ISBN13: 9781633341272
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Yesterday's Classics
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary