The author is psychologist who specialises in helping performers to overcome and manage performance anxiety. A must for anyone, professional or amateur, who has to face an audience. A Manual for Listening, Composing and Improvising Musical Environments introduces an exciting approach to musical listening, perception and playing demonstrating to the reader the exciting world of sound and texture. The author, Richard Vella, discusses musical structures as if they are three dimensional spaces which you can walk through. Each chapter is accompanied with listening examples, improvisation and composition exercises.
Users simply apply the manual to their own context and needs.
A must for classroom education, tertiary music courses or the individual wishing to understand musical structures more deeply. An Owner's Manual A funny, intelligent, concise, helpful and eminently readable book that will show you how to keep your voice in trim.