Performing popular music : the art of creating memorable and successful performances /
David Cashman, Waldo Garrido.
- 216 pages : illustrations (black and white)
This volume explores the fundamentals of popular music performance for students in contemporary music institutions. Drawing on the insights of performance practice research, it discusses the unwritten rules of performances in popular music, what it takes to create a memorable performance, and live popular music as a creative industry. The authors offer a practical overview of topics ranging from rehearsals to stagecraft to what to do when things go wrong. Chapters on promotion, recordings, and the music industry place performance in the context of building a career.
Specialized.
9781138585065 (pbk.) : £32.99
Popular music--Vocational guidance. Popular music--Instruction and study. Music--Performance. Music. Music.