The Seven Deadly Sins of Music Making
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Music Making

  1. 190 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Seven Deadly Sins of Music Making

About this book

What are our musical sins? Are they obvious or subtle? When do we unwittingly commit such transgressions? And above all, how can we avoid them?

Richard Floyd identifies The Seven Deadly Sins of Music Making as the following:

Articulation Dynamics Rhythms Tempo Line Silence Proportion

Using dozens of excerpts from the wind band repertoire to illustrate his points, Floyd guides readers through the thorny landscape of our musical wrongdoings, offering wisdom and actionable solutions that lead to, in the words of the author, "a world of artistic, expressive music making that goes beyond the printed page." Though the book addresses the wind band medium specifically, its observations and lessons about music making are universal. Musicians and educators in all disciplines are certain to profit from the nearly six decades of experience Richard Floyd expertly brings to the page.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. INTRODUCTION | What Are Our Sins?
  6. CHAPTER 1 | Sin #1: Generic Articulation
  7. CHAPTER 2 | Sin #2: Unconvincing Dynamics
  8. CHAPTER 3 | Sin #3: Perceiving All Rhythms Literally
  9. CHAPTER 4 | Sin #4: Being Obsessed with Tempo Markings
  10. INTERLUDE | Thoughts on Our More Subtle Sins
  11. CHAPTER 5 | Sin #5: Absence of Line
  12. CHAPTER 6 | Sin #6: Ignoring the Function of Silence in Music
  13. CHAPTER 7 | Sin #7: Failure to Consider the Role of Proportion
  14. CONCLUSION | The Artist Teacher
  15. Endnotes
  16. Bibliography
  17. About the Author