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Basic gestures for music theory, performance, and pedagogy Guerino Mazzola, Ryan Dornfeld, Ruochen Xi, Ran Xu, Junze Gong, Yuwen Sun, Qiu Qiu, Micah Winter, Jasmin Bryan-Moreira
Springer Nature - Springer Computer Science eBooks 2026 English International Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mazzola, G. (Guerino), author.
- Dornfeld, Ryan, author.
- Xi, Ruochen, author.
- Xu, Ran, author.
- Gong, Junze, author.
- Sun, Yuwen, author.
- Qiu, Qiu, author.
- Winter, Micah, author.
- Bryan-Moreira, Jasmin, author.
- Series:
- Computational music science 1868-0313
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music theory--Study and teaching.
- Music theory.
- Music--Performance--Study and teaching.
- Music.
- Music--Instruction and study.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cham Springer 2026
- Summary:
- This book offers a groundbreaking introduction to the role of gestures in music, tailored for educators working with young students before university level. Written in clear, intuitive language and free from mathematical or musical prerequisites, this book makes complex ideas accessible. Drawing from Guerino Mazzola's influential work The Topos of Music, this volume presents gesture theory in a uniquely approachable way, richly illustrated with high-quality figures. It introduces the revolutionary concept of hypergestures -- gestures within spaces of gestures -- opening new possibilities for understanding and teaching complex musical interactions
- Contents:
- Part I. What Are Gestures
- Chapter 1. Life Gestures
- Chapter 2. Musical Gestures
- Chapter 3. Gestures And Content
- Part II. Teaching Music Theory
- Chapter 4. Fundamental Realities
- Chapter 5. Elementary Concepts
- Chapter 6. Melodies, Harmonies, Modulation, Counterpoint
- Chapter 7. Gestures In Theory And Scores
- Part III. Performance
- Chapter 8. Definition of Performance
- Chapter 9. Elements Of Performance
- Chapter 10. Creating Musical Time
- Part IV. Contents
- Chapter 11. Contents In Music
- Part V. Pedagogy
- Chapter 12. Pedagogy
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 29, 2026)
- ISBN:
- 9783032106810
- 3032106818
- OCLC:
- 1593307657
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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