Música y sociedad

El Manual Oxford de Filosofía en educación musical, editado en inglés por los prestigiosos Wayne D. Bowman y Ana Lucía Frega, del cual esta obra presenta un compendio en español, intenta mostrar cómo una Filosofía en la educación musical parte desde las prácticas mismas y permite tomar conciencia de las ideas estéticas, culturales, antropológicas, éticas y políticas que allí operan consciente o inconscientemente. Este recorrido propone “poner en cuestión” las prácticas, los objetivos de enseñanza y las convicciones en la enseñanza musical. A través de la reflexión de...

There is a woman who appears and disappears in the life of this almost 60-year-old musician, like an angel or demon, and removes everything. So much so that this confessional story begins that has the intensity with which a stranger is spoken to a stranger in a bar. Deeply traversed by music, history covers the character's relationship with alcohol, with women, with children, with the passage of time, but also with his artistic decisions and the role of his generation in culture and society. The songs are entangled in the discourse as in life, that echo in the wood that becomes lyrics and...

You Can Teach Yourself Piano is a revolutionary concept in piano instruction. No other method comes close to matching this book's scope in teaching not only basic music reading skills, but also the essential technique and theory for playing in all contemporary keyboard styles. Central to the philosophy of the You Can Teach Yourself series, this beginner's book is written to give the serious adult student a solid foundation while studying on their own without the advantage of having a private teacher; it will show you all you need to know to get an authoritative start on the instrument,...

This collection of rounds and canons develops sight reading and ensemble skills. Every teacher and student will find benefit in this clever mix of original material, folk songs and classical pieces, including works by Mozart, Beethoven, Purcell, Schumann, Tallis, and Haydn. Two-part to six-part, with the majority being four-part, most of these rounds and canons are not technically difficult, and may be performed by players of different skill levels. This volume can be used by several students at one, two or more pianos, or in combination with violin, viola and/or cello, since a cross...