Full Description
The Mind's Ear offers a unique approach to stimulating the musical imagination and inspiring creativity, as well as providing detailed exercises aimed at improving the ability to read and imagine music in silence, in the "mind's ear." Modeling his exercises on those used in theater games and acting classes, and drawing upon years of experience with improvisation and composition, Bruce Adolphe has written a compelling, valuable, and practical guide to musicalcreativity that can benefit music students at all levels and help music teachers be more effective and inspiring. The book also provides provocative ideas and useful tools for professional performers and composers, as well as offering games and exercises to serious listeners that can increase their musicalunderstanding and level of engagement with music in a variety of ways.
Contents
Preface ; A Note to Teachers (and Students, too) ; How to Use This Book ; Introduction ; Performers and the Imagination ; Something to Say ; On Interpretation ; On Performing New Music ; Hearing in Silence ; I. Exercises in Silence (Hearing in Your Mind's Ear) ; II. Exercises Involving Groups (No Instruments Needed) ; III. Exercises Using Musical Instruments ; IV. The Feeling of An Idea: Musical Dreaming and Thinking ; Improvising and Composing ; V. Exercises in Composing ; Index ; About the Author
