Aural Skills Acquisition: The Development of Listening, Reading, and Performing Skills in College-Level Musicians 1st Edition

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"An excellent book that makes many contributions, the most groundbreaking of which is a synthesis of cognitive research, pedagogical and other more qualitative studies..."―Music Perception

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Gary S. Karpinski is Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Theory at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has served as President of the Association for Technology in Music Instruction, President of the New England Conference of Music Theorists, Board Member for Music Theory for the
College Music Society, and as Reviews Editor for the Journal of Music Pedagogy. His research interests include the relationships between cognition studies and music theory pedagogy, Schenkerian analysis, musical memory, and the interval cycles in twentieth century music.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (November 16, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195117859
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195117851
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.12 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.8 x 5.9 inches
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Gary S. Karpinski (b. 1957) is Professor of Music and Coordinator of the Music Theory program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has also served on the faculties of the University of Oregon, Brooklyn College, and Temple University.

Karpinski is the author of two textbooks published by W. W. Norton: "Manual for Ear Training and Sight Singing" and "Anthology for Sight Singing," which also include an extensive Instructor’s Dictation Manual, Student Recordings CD-ROM, and an Instructor’s Anthology Search Disc. His seminal monograph "Aural Skills Acquisition" was published by Oxford University Press, and he was the editor of the "Festschrift for George Perle." Karpinski has published articles on aural skills, music theory pedagogy, early twentieth-century music, and computer-assisted instruction in various journals, including "Music Theory Spectrum," "Music Theory Online," "The International Journal of Musicology," and "The Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy."

Karpinski was born in suburban Philadelphia. He earned bachelors and masters degrees from Temple University, also studied at Peabody Conservatory and the Interlochen Center for the Arts, and earned a Ph.D. in music theory from the City University of New York Graduate Center. His research interests include music theory pedagogy, aural skills acquisition, music cognition and perception, early twentieth-century music, and Schenkerian analysis.

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