Aural Awareness Principles and Practice

by Pratt, George; Henson, Michael; Cargill, Simon

• ISBN13: 9780198790228
• ISBN10: 0198790228
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-07-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Traditional aural training is heavily biased toward the perception and identification of pitch and rhythm. The authors of this book argue that, in the current age of CDs and cassette recorders, much of this area of the subject can be best worked on alone. They demonstrate how, by tailoringtasks to individual needs, every student can make some encouraging progress in these aspects of the study of music.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	1	(5)
How to use this book	6	(3)
1 Hearing and listening: what is available	9	(3)
2 The elements of musical expression	12	(19)
3 Aural synthesis	31	(15)
4 Metre and rhythm	46	(13)
5 Pitch	59	(12)
6 Timbre	71	(13)
7 Criticism	84	(9)
8 Structure	93	(14)
9 Imaging	107	(16)
10 Playing by ear	123	(7)
11 Improvisation	130	(8)
12 Playing from memory	138	(10)
Postscript Towards a deeper awareness...	148	(2)
Appendix 1 Assessment	150	(3)
Appendix 2 Resources	153