Description
David McGill has assembled an exhaustive study that uses the musical concepts of the legendary Marcel Tabuteau as a starting point from which to develop musical thought. McGill methodically explains the frequently misunderstood "Tabuteau number system" and its relationship to note grouping-the lifeblood of music. The controversial issue of baroque performance practice is also addressed. Instrumentalists and vocalists alike will find that many of the ideas presented in this book will help develop their musicianship as well as their understanding of what makes a performance "musical."
Table of Contents
- Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1. A Style Is Born
Part 2. What Is Music?
Fun?
Magic?
Feeling?
Talent?
Selflessness?
Professionalism
Motion
Part 3. Note Grouping
Sound Writing (?)
What Is Note Grouping?
Basic Grouping
Harmonic Grouping
Rhythmic Grouping
Motivic Grouping
Range and Scaling
The Tabuteau Number System
Why Does Grouping Sound Natural?
Part 4. The Larger Picture
Sound Connection
Type and Function
Skeletal Structure
What Is Phrasing?
Repetition
What Is Line?
The Four Elements of Music
Part 5. Wind Techniques
Breathing
The Long Tone
The Singing Interval
The Fingers
Scales
Using the Wind
Articulation
Part 6. Controversy
Tone
Intonation
Vibrato
Ornaments
Was There a Baroque Style of Playing?
Music Speaks
Portato: Herald of a New Romanticism
"Technique" vs. "Musicality"
Part 7. The Profession
Practicing
Auditioning
Orchestral Protocol
Performing
Accompanying
Teaching
Part 8. The Search
Postscript
Appendix 1. Recommended Recordings
Appendix 2. Further Study
Appendix 3. To Clip or Not to Clip
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Details
- Published March 2009
- 392 Pages
- 17 black & white illustrations
- 446 music examples
- 6.14" x 0.81" x 9.21"
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