In Teaching Music Theory: New Voices and Approaches author Jennifer Snodgrass draws upon real-world observations of teachers in seventeen states to highlight the most effective teaching practices and trends in music theory pedagogy.

Learn the nuances of music notation and create professional looking scores. This reference presents a comprehensive look at contemporary music notation. You will learn the meaning and stylistic practices for many types of notation that are currently in common use from traditional staffs to lead sheets to guitar tablature. It discusses hundreds of notation symbols as well as general guidelines for writing music.Berklee College of Music brings together teachers and students from all over the world and we use notation in a great variety of ways. This book presents our perspectives on notation: what we have found to be the most commonly used practices in today'smusic industry and what seems to be serving our community best. It includes a foreword by Matthew Nicholl who was a long-time chair of Berklee's Contemporary Writing and Production Department.Whether you find yourself in a Nashville recording studio Hollywood sound stage grand concert hall worship choir loft or elementary school auditorium this book will help you to create readable professional publication-quality notation. Beyond understanding the standard rules and definitions you will learn to make appropriate choices for your own work and generally how to achieve clarity and consistency in your notation so that it best serves your music.

Applications of Dalcroze Eurhythmics-The late Emile Jacques-Dalcroze is known the world over as the musician who developed a method of rhythmic education called Eurhythmics. The principles of this system have influenced most forms of music and dance education both in Europe and in the United States.