This book 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, and what to do when things go wrong. Chapters on promotion, recordings, and the music industry place performance in the context of building a career. Performing Popular Music introduces aspiring musicians to the elements of crafting compelling performances and succeeding in the world of today’s popular music.
ISBN: | 9781138585058 |
Publication date: | 2nd December 2019 |
Author: | David (Central Queensland University, Cairns, Australia) Cashman, Waldo Garrido |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 198 pages |
Genres: |
Popular music Music industry Cognition and cognitive psychology Theatre studies Media studies Media, entertainment, information and communication industries |