The Ultimate Guide to Music: A Fascinating Introduction to Music and the Instruments of the Orchestra

by Joe Fullman

Overview

To understand music, you can’t just read about it—you have to hear it. 

Not only does this comprehensive guide cover everything about the subject, from what music is and how it’s made to instruments, composers, and recordings, it comes with a free downloadable app. Thanks to this AR feature, you can interact with the orchestra and listen to Benjamin Britten’s music, performed by the Royal Northern College of Music Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Mark Elder. Each spread includes striking photographs and bite-sized chunks of information, and  “Did you know?” and “Suggested listening” sidebars appear throughout.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783120918
Publisher:	Welbeck Publishing Group Limited
Publication date:	07/05/2016
Series:	Y
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	11.10(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1080L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Joe Fullman is an experienced children's author and has written many non-fiction reference titles for DK and Quarto. He has a personal interest in music, plays several instruments and performs with a folk band.

Table of Contents

How to Use Your Free App: Learn how to get the most from the Ultimate Guide To Music and your app 4

Introduction to Music: This section looks at what music is, how it is made and how we hear it 6

Types of Music: These pages explain the different types of music from jazz and popular music to world music and soundtracks for TV and film 14

Recording Music: This section covers musical notation, early recording and mechanical as well as digital reproduction 28

The History of Classical Music: In this section we learn about the history of classical music from ancient times to the 20^th century, as well as looking at famous composers 38

The Orchestra and Its Instruments: These pages explore the different parts of an orchestra - the strings, wind, brass, percussion and keyboard instruments. We also profile key instruments and the conductor 58

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Use your free app with these pages for an interactive audio experience! 92

Glossary and Index 94