RHINEGOLD EDUCATION MUSIC RESOURCE CATALOGUE 2014/2015 11 General Music
Understanding Popular Music Author: David Ventura
Fire your passion for pop! This book tells the story of popular music through a study of the key themes of style, performers and instruments. These themes are woven into an integrated account of the history of pop, rock, soul, electronic and dance forms from 1950 right up to the present day, with practical examples from the hit songs of each decade.
This book is an accessible and invaluable reference resource for students and teachers of any course that includes popular music, and will aid understanding of the numerous elements that characterise popular music styles.
To bring the book to life, YouTube and Spotify playlists have been collated to make it easy for readers to fi nd the songs discussed in the book, and track timings help the reader follow the analysis.
Audio demonstrations of many of the techniques and sounds discussed are available on the book’s companion website. Access the website with a code printed inside the book.
Understanding Popular Music
£14.95 CODE RHG401
ISBN: 9781780382494
Photos, text boxes and graphics break down the content into easy-to-understand sections
“ This is the best overview of popular music styles that I have seen. I wish I could feed it to my A level Music Tech students intravenously... as an introduction to popular music styles from 1950 onwards,
it should go to the top of your list.” Jane Werry, Music Teacher Magazine, May 2012
Analysis of hit songs helps explain points of theory more clearly
Accompanied by original audio fi les as well as YouTube and Spotify playlists
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