Contemporary Musicianship: Analysis and the Artist [Paperback]

Contemporary Musicianship,Second Edition, presents traditional music theory and analysis in an innovative manner, combining music history, popular culture, and composition in order to reach a broader audience: the non-music major and the music business/industry student. The text teaches students the basic principles of music theory while incorporating the great works of classical performers and popular artists. It includes real-life scenarios that show students how to think like industry musicians.PrefaceCHAPTER 1. THE BASICS OF PITCH AND RHYTHMIC NOTATIONARTIST IN RESIDENCE: THE MUSIC OF THE MOVIESChapter ObjectivesPitches and ClefsThe Grand Staff and Octave IdentificationLedger LinesThe KeyboardAccidentalsRhythm and MeterSimple MeterCompound MeterThe Final SceneReviewing Chapter ObjectivesExercisesAnalysisChopin, Ballade No. 1 in G MinorJohann Strauss, The Blue Danube from2001: A Space OdysseyAural Skills Conditioning 1Introduction to Reading RhythmMore Practice with TakadimiRhythmic Dictation--The Final Note: Real-World Perspective: Sharon Corbitt-House, Studio Manager of Grand Victor Sound andCo-Manager of Ben FoldsCHAPTER 2. MAJOR SCALES AND KEY SIGNATURESARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: FAMOUS COLLABORATIONSChapter ObjectivesThe Major ScaleNotating Major Scales Using the WWHWWWH MethodMajor Key SignaturesIdentification of Major Key SignaturesNotating Major Key SignaturesArtists in Residence: Collaboration 1: Kid Rock and Sheryl CrowArtists in Residence: Collaboration 2: Appalachia Waltz TrioThe Circle of FifthsArtists in Residence: Collaboration 3: We Are the World, Various Artists (1985)Artists in Residence: Collaboration 4: The Three TenorsBackstage Pass: When Collaborations Go Wrong--Very Very WrongReviewing Chapter ObjectivesExercisesAural Skills Conditioning 2Introduction to Solf?geSight Singing: Melodies That