{"product_id":"the-sounds-of-music-perception-and-notation","title":"The Sounds of Music: Perception and Notation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe premise of this book is that  like spoken language  music should be experienced as sound before it is learned in its symbolic form  and that when presented this way  a learner is better prepared to navigate the tangles and perplexities of music notation. Drawing on his extensive background as performer  teacher  composer and lecturer  the author cuts through the traditional  sometimes irrational  language of music teaching and reduces terminology to simple and basic ideas. He begins with a discussion of sound itself  and from there proceeds to demonstrate how we hear and organize the specific perceptual structures we call music. Discussions of perception and conception are not clinical in content or style; they are simply based on common experiences and logical conclusions. Plentiful aural and graphic illustrations are provided  enabling the reader to actually hear and see how combinations of pitches and rhythms become meaningful musical expressions. The focus then turns to music notation  showing how music can be captured on paper and later re-created in performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985129566261,"sku":"ByrdShop_1886209138","price":56.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781886209138.jpg?v=1770848098","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-sounds-of-music-perception-and-notation","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}