Sound in Motion: A Performer's Guide to Greater Musical Expression

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Indiana University Press, 2007 - Music - 374 pages
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David McGill has assembled an exhaustive study that uses the musical concepts of the legendary Marcel Tabuteau as a starting point from which to develop musical thought. McGill methodically explains the frequently misunderstood "Tabuteau number system" and its relationship to note grouping-the lifeblood of music. The controversial issue of baroque performance practice is also addressed. Instrumentalists and vocalists alike will find that many of the ideas presented in this book will help develop their musicianship as well as their understanding of what makes a performance "musical."

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This book will change your musical life. It is a fabulous guide for any instrumental performer or singer. McGill will challenge you to think of music not as something defined by talent, or magically ... Read full review

Contents

A Style Is Born
1
What Is Music?
9
Magic? 14 Feeling? 16 Talent?
18
Copyright

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About the author (2007)

Grammy winning bassoonist, David McGill, has served as principal bassoon of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1997. He has also served as principal of the Cleveland Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony, and the Tulsa Philharmonic. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia (1985), he has taught at DePaul and Roosevelt Universities in Chicago, Indiana University, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the University of Toronto. He has given master classes in Finland, Hungary, and across the United States and Canada.

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TitleSound in Motion: A Performer's Guide to Greater Musical Expression
AuthorDavid McGill (Bassoonist)
Editionillustrated
PublisherIndiana University Press, 2007
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedJan 26, 2010
ISBN0253219264, 9780253219268
Length374 pages
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Music / Instruction & Study / Appreciation
Music / Musical Instruments / General
  
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