The author draws upon his classroom experiences and observations in discussing ear training, the acoustic environment, and music's relation to other arts. Bibliogs

Product Description: Here was a very special ritual – completely without a sense of striving, and promising no rewards. You wandered about amused and amazed, never sure whether you were there to be entertained or entertaining – for the moment you won a balloon or lost your money while upside down on a sky ride, you became an actor, watched by others and excited by their watching...read more

Entertaining recreations of soundscapes of past times and places precede a survey of methods for analyzing present-day soundscapes, distinguishing types of sound, and developing an understanding of the effects of sounds on us all.