Collected Thoughts on Teaching and Learning, Creativity, and Horn Performance

Collected Thoughts on Teaching and Learning, Creativity, and Horn Performance
Author: Douglas Hill
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2001
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780757906855

Douglas Hill is professor of music and horn at the University of Wisconsin at Madison as well as a past President of the International Horn Society, and a respected teacher and clinician. The 27 chapters of Collected Thoughts cover topics ranging from getting started to preparing for college and professional auditions, and include other subjects such as composing and improvising. There are seven chapters on repertoire that include reviews of music and texts that are the most comprehensive of any horn (or other instrumental) text to date. The process of learning and teaching is extremely insightful for everyone, from the serious student to the most experienced instructor. This book is a must for anyone interested in the horn. It is invaluable!!

Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation (Revised 2002)

Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation (Revised 2002)
Author: Gayle Giese
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 92
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457459443

A 64-page concise handbook for professional and student writers, arrangers, copyists, editors or proofreaders -- anyone working with music manuscripts. Included are sections on general music notation, shorthand notation, proofreading, terms and type, choral/vocal music, instrumental scores and parts, pop and keyboard music, plus a special section with specifics for engravers.

The Teaching of Instrumental Music

The Teaching of Instrumental Music
Author: Richard Colwell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 965
Release: 2015-08-20
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1317350839

This book introduces music education majors to basic instrumental pedagogy for the instruments and ensembles most commonly found in the elementary and secondary curricula. This text focuses on the core competencies required for teacher certification in instrumental music. The first section of the book focuses on essential issues for a successful instrumental program: objectives, assessment and evaluation, motivation, administrative tasks, and recruiting and scheduling (including block scheduling). The second section devotes a chapter to each wind instrument plus percussion and strings, and includes troubleshooting checklists for each instrument. The third section focuses on rehearsal techniques from the first day through high school.

Mastery of the French Horn

Mastery of the French Horn
Author: Michael Höltzel
Publisher: Schott Music
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2020-11-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 3795786894

The well-known standard for all questions concerning the technique and playing of the horn - now in English translation. The work is relevant to professionals as well as students. Apart from issues of daily practice and playing, it also deals with topics that haven't been covered within horn literature until recently: playing the high F-horn or the Wagner-tuba, the arrangement of the cadenza in the solo concertos (including cadenzas of all established concertos), personal management as a performer, and other subjects. The German edition has received the German award "Best Edition" 2000.

Programs

Programs
Author: University of Michigan. School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Publisher:
Total Pages: 654
Release: 2007
Genre: Concert programs
ISBN:

Guide to the Solo Horn Repertoire

Guide to the Solo Horn Repertoire
Author: Richard Seraphinoff
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2016-04-18
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0253019354

This comprehensive, annotated resource of solo repertoire for the horn documents in detail the rich catalogue of original solo compositions for the instrument. Intended as a guide for practical use and easy reference, it is organized into three large sections: works for unaccompanied horn, works for horn and keyboard, and works for horn and ensemble. Each entry includes publisher information, a brief description of the form and character of a work, technical details of the horn writing, and information on dedication and premiere. The authors also include commentary on the various techniques required and the performance challenges of each piece. Representing over ten years of careful compilation and notation by an expert in horn performance and pedagogy, and by a seasoned music librarian and natural horn performer, Guide to the Solo Horn Repertoire will be an invaluable resource for performers, educators, and composers.

Teaching Brass: A Resource Manual

Teaching Brass: A Resource Manual
Author: Wayne Bailey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2008
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Teaching Brass helps music education students learn to play and teach brass instruments. It is unique in combining exercises, instruction, and reference material that students can use after they move into their teaching career. Written by five brass players, it addresses the problems of learning and teaching each instrument from the view of an expert teacher on each instrument. - Back cover.

The Jongleur

The Jongleur
Author: University of Wisconsin--Madison. Libraries. Mills Music Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1994
Genre:
ISBN:

Bibliography of Twentieth- and Twenty-first Century Works for Voice, Horn, and Piano

Bibliography of Twentieth- and Twenty-first Century Works for Voice, Horn, and Piano
Author: Marissa L. Ulmer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN:

This book provides a current listing of chamber works written during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries for voice, horn and piano. It will be a resource for those musicians searching for such works to serve both performance and research-related purposes. Selected annotations provide background information about the works, as well as valuable performance-related information, such as timings, range, and difficulty levels.