His book goes through the piano’s popularity in a variety of genres, from classical to ragtime to jazz and beyond. As such, Kamien knows the variety of uses the piano has had throughout history, and the way it applies to music appreciation. He has played the piano for 20 years, as well as a wide variety of other instruments.
Since 1983, he has been the Zubin Mehta chair at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Roger Kamien holds a PhD in musicology from Princeton.
The focus is on music from around the globe, and aims to instruct students on how to look out for differences and similarities in each musical genre.
Music Appreciation focuses on musical styles throughout the ages, from primitive pre-music to the styles popular today. Roger Kamien and his wife Anita are part of the former group, but their textbook teaches students the latter. While knowing the difference between picazzo and staccato may help to give a violin concerto, music appreciation simply requires guidance. It doesn’t take a background in music theory to understand music appreciation. Roger and Anita Kamien’s Music Appreciation textbook gives students an introductory look at the why and how of musical formation throughout the ages. With all the different styles and genres available today, it can be difficult to understand the appeal of certain flavors of music. While every person the world over enjoys some type of music, appreciating the art is a much different task. Anyone can pick up Music Theory For Beginners and instantly start learning about-and understanding-music theory. Whether your goal is to gain a cursory understanding of music, become fluent in reading music, or start composing your own music, this text will provide everything you need for a solid foundation in music theory. It provides the necessary scholarly muscle to entice and inform the reader, yet it does not require any prior knowledge of music or force the reader to wade through hundreds of pages of jargon and details. This book, however, will allay any fears and set you on the path to learning what all those dots, lines, and symbols actually mean.
Music Theory For Beginners was developed for anyone interested in learning to read and write music, a task that can be quite daunting for novices. Music theory is the study of the fundamental elements of music and how it is written. Learning to read and write music is very similar to learning a new language. A rich assortment of positive and negative case studies illustrates the method, motivating believers to apply the Scriptures for themselves. Building on this foundation, the book sets forth a sensible approach for arriving at legitimate applications of Scripture. The heart of the study then synthesizes key Old and New Testament passages relative to the process of application. It begins by sketching the broad theological context of Bible application, relating it to the gospel generally and to sanctification specifically. The book is substantive but accessible, relevant for believers generally as well as preachers. Responding to such challenges, Beyond Chapter and Verse provides a biblically based rationale for the practice of application and then proposes a biblically consistent method for application. Indeed, biblical application has suffered in various ways in the church-everything from neglect to abuse to contempt.
Do you struggle to connect the dots between the Bible and your life? While Christians instinctively want to apply Scripture, we encounter difficulties that can discourage us and diminish our engagement with God’s Word.