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Title: Music Notation and Terminology
Credits: E-text prepared by David Newman, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Music Notation and Terminology" by Karl W. Gehrkens is an educational treatise written in the early 20th century. The work serves as a textbook aimed at music educators and students, focusing on the systems of music notation and the definitions of musical terms. It is designed to provide comprehensive, accurate, and systematic knowledge that is essential for effective music teaching. The opening of the text presents a preface outlining the necessity for a structured approach to teaching music notation and terminology in conservatories and music departments. Gehrkens discusses the lack of available resources on the topic and emphasizes the growing demand for organized courses that can equip music teachers with concise definitions and a more profound understanding of music terms. The author expresses his intent to not only clarify the meanings of various musical terms but also to highlight their etymological roots, thereby fostering a clearer comprehension of music notation for future educators and students. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Gehrkens, Karl Wilson, 1882-1975
EBook No.: 19499
Published: Oct 8, 2006
Downloads: 485
Language: English
Subject: Musical notation
Subject: Music -- Terminology
LoCC: Music: Musical instruction and study, Composition
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Music Notation and Terminology
Credits: E-text prepared by David Newman, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Music Notation and Terminology" by Karl W. Gehrkens is an educational treatise written in the early 20th century. The work serves as a textbook aimed at music educators and students, focusing on the systems of music notation and the definitions of musical terms. It is designed to provide comprehensive, accurate, and systematic knowledge that is essential for effective music teaching. The opening of the text presents a preface outlining the necessity for a structured approach to teaching music notation and terminology in conservatories and music departments. Gehrkens discusses the lack of available resources on the topic and emphasizes the growing demand for organized courses that can equip music teachers with concise definitions and a more profound understanding of music terms. The author expresses his intent to not only clarify the meanings of various musical terms but also to highlight their etymological roots, thereby fostering a clearer comprehension of music notation for future educators and students. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Gehrkens, Karl Wilson, 1882-1975
EBook No.: 19499
Published: Oct 8, 2006
Downloads: 485
Language: English
Subject: Musical notation
Subject: Music -- Terminology
LoCC: Music: Musical instruction and study, Composition
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.