- Title : Ancient Traditions Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali and India
- Author : Matthew C. Montfort
- Rating : 4.90 (357 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-12-4
- Format : Plastic Comb
- Pages : 144 Pages
- Asin : 0937879002
- Language : English
The book takes the student on a musical voyage through these great ancient rhythmic traditions with a series of exercises that require no instruments to perform. Interesting, imaginative and fun, these rhythm exercises will be of immense help to all musicians, useful for both home study and in the classroom.The author, Matthew Montfort, holds an M.A. in World Music from Antioch Uni
The book takes the student on a musical voyage through these great ancient rhythmic traditions with a series of exercises that require no instruments to perform. Interesting, imaginative and fun, these rhythm exercises will be of immense help to all musicians, useful for both home study and in the classroom.The author, Matthew Montfort, holds an M.A. in World Music from Antioch University. He has drawn on his years of study with the master musicians of Africa, Bali and India to create this world rhythm training manual. * A must for all music students, teachers, and professional musicians * Not just for percussionists* Develops refined rhythmic skills * Excellent reference work* Enables home study of non-Western rhythms, eliminating costly trips around the globe* Stimulates new ideas for composers* Enough exercises for years of study * Perfect textbook for multi-cultural musicianship courses* Convenient spiral binding. Ancient Traditions--Future Possibilities is the "world beat bible" by the leader of the popular world fusion music ensemble, Ancient Future
--Electronic Musician . --Guitar Player MagazineIf you're tired of programming your drum machine with the same old 4/4 back-beat, or you want to sharpen your rhythmic chops, this book is highly recommended. Wherever possible, Montfort has provided beat counts alongside the standard musical notation so even if you can't read music, you can still learn the rhythms.The last section of the book mixes patterns from different cultures, demonstrating the powerful music these simple exercises can generate. If you've never investigated the beautiful clash of African polyrhythm, the incredible interlocking textures of Balinese music, or the complex metric structure of Indian classical music, check ouin Arts and Media Technology from Antioch University. Matthew Montfort is the leader of the world fusion music ensemble Ancient Future. Montfort spent three months in intensive study with vina master K.S. Wasitodipuro. in World Music and Composition and an M.A. He has studied with the master musicians of many world music traditions, including sarangi master Ram Narayan, sarod master Ali Akbar Khan, mridangam master Guruvayoor Dorai, and gamelan director K.R.T. Matthew Montfort is on the facultyThe curriculum taught in these books is straight from the source and untainted by pop culture. Their home was nothing more than a pile of bricks.Hurricane Katrina is one that devastated New Orleans in 2005. I wish the other review had been posted when I ordered this to save me the trouble of buying and then returning it. It presents concisely the best research on Trauma and its healing around and is positively encyclopaedic in its treatment of this important subject. She stumbles into and out of trouble and gets info not thru her own intelligence, but by doing something stupidI kept waiting for her to live up to the book description, to be a female Sherlock. Just when you might think "Acacia 1" is going to turn into a typical revenge fantasy, it begins to surprise. I read the book with an open mind, beginning to follow the exercises immediately upon reading the first chapter.I instantly began to feel uplifted. The writing is breathtaking. This book was published in 1974 and it is still the best theoric reference in the field.Need to say anything else?.
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