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Article: A Young Person's Guide to Music
- Article from:
- American Music Teacher
- Article date:
- December 1, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Music Teachers National Association Dec 1996/Jan 1997. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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A Young Person's Guide to Music, by Neil Ardley, with music by Poul Ruders, in association with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis. (Dorling Kindersley, London 1995. $235.
One of the most interesting social phenomena of the last twenty years has been the proliferation of books designed for self-learning. Shelves at bookstores are loaded with texts offering ten-step programs for every situation imaginable: healing one's inner child, organizing closets, building life-threatening weapons ... the list goes on. Music has not gone unrepresented in this trend, and some of the best books on the subject have been aimed at young people. Full of succinct explanations that do not ...