The definitive textbook for music performance analysis.
Decoding Sound: Music Analysis for the Secondary School is a brand new book and a simplified and engaging approach to music performance analysis by Deborah Smith.
- Available as DIGITAL VERSION or PRINT + DIGITAL BUNDLE
- Interactive PDF with audio links to all music examples
- Access to online sample answers for all questions in the book
- Structured in a clear, logical, progressive and simplified way
- Includes FREE access to Decoding Sound Digital Resource Library
Both versions of Decoding Sound include chapters on:
- The Elements of Music
- Expressive Outcomes
- The Elements in Depth
- Question Answering Techniques
- Focus on Comparison
- Practice Questions
- Word lists for the elements
- Words for describing the expressive outcome
Each chapter builds on the skills and knowledge learned in previous chapters and includes:
- Definitions of terms
- Discussion of concepts and their application in music performance
- Detailed analysis examples and fully written out sample answers
- ‘Your Turn’ activities after every example to build confidence and question answering skills
- All music examples are embedded in the PDF as live audio links
- Write answers directly into the print book or PDF