books by Charles R. Hoffer (listening education textbook)

books by Charles R. Hoffer

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Charles R. Hoffer, Mary Ray, Ph.D. Johnson

Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1999

The world of music at your fingertips, with 2 CDs
This is a beautiful book. Anyone who wants to learn more about music -- its notation, its instrumentation, its history, how and why it moves us -- will enjoy this book immensely. It discusses music theory in understandable terms, covering rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, timbre, and organization. The instruments of the classical orchestra are all explained, as are folk instruments. In fact, ...

Music Listening Today - Textbook Only
Charles R. Hoffer

Schirmer, 2003

Now in its Second Edition, Charles Hoffer's best-selling MUSIC LISTENING TODAY teaches students to enjoy all types of music--taking them beyond superficial listening while developing their knowledge of musical styles, forms, and genres. This affordable, brief, chronological survey of music begins with a chapter that emphasizes the reasons for learning about music. The chapter also offers suggestions for improving listening skills and using the ...

Music Listening Today
Charles R. Hoffer

Cengage Learning, 2006

Introduction to Music Education
Charles R. Hoffer

Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1983

Charles R. Hoffers experience and leadership in music education makes this introductory text invaluable to prospective teachers. Hoffer gives students a working repertoire of concepts and general methodologies that anchors the more specialized applications they will encounter in future courses. Addressing both theoretical and practical issues, Hoffer discusses the nature of teaching and teachers, then goes into the specifics of the music ...

Music for Elementary Classroom Teachers
Charles R. Hoffer

Waveland Press, 2004

A music textbook created just for future classroom teachers! There is no question that music makes a significant contribution to the quality of human life and that music can play a valuable role in the learning of virtually all subjects taught in the elementary schools. Music for Elementary School Teachers is a concise, easy-to-understand book that covers the essentials of what future elementary classroom teachers need to know in the area of ...