In the Course of Performance is the first book in decades to illustrate and explain the practices and processes of musical improvisation. Improvisation, by its very nature, seems to resist interpretation or elucidation. This difficulty may account for the very few attempts scholars have made to provide a general guide to this elusive subject. With contributions by seventeen scholars and improvisers, In the Course of Performance offers a history of research on improvisation and an overview of the different approaches to the topic that can be used, ranging from cognitive study to...
In the Course of Performance is the first book in decades to illustrate and explain the practices and processes of musical improvisation. Impro...
Iraq, fall 2007. The surge was in full swing. The tours were increased to 15 months. IED's had become a daily occurrence. But she was a chaplain in an Aviation Brigade, going to a large, safe COB. There wouldn't be dangerous convoys. There wouldn't be mortars shaking everyone from their beds in the middle of the night. Except for the long time away from family and home, it would be an easy tour. Until June 2, 2008, when the Chaplain's world was turned upside down. You know the pain of military suicides through statistics. Now, share that pain through the eyes of a Chaplain who lost her...
Iraq, fall 2007. The surge was in full swing. The tours were increased to 15 months. IED's had become a daily occurrence. But she was a chaplain in an...
