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I should get the soundtrack too to get the most our of it.
What I thought/hoped Ted Gioia's jazz book would be.
If you don't know much about music except that you like it and want to learn a little bit more, see if you can find this original book with the CD... Or perhaps an online version. The book is colorfully illustrated and goes through all the basics of music itself in such an appealing way you'll wonder why you never learned it before.
Good intro to music, especially for children
A nice introduction for children and adults who do not know much about musical form.
I started to flip through this over the weekend, to see how I could use it for school, and which of my kids it would work for. And guess what? I ended up reading the whole thing, cover to cover. It is fantastic! What's more, it taught me a whole lot of things. Marsalis explains in kid-friendly ways the concepts of rhythm and form, the history of band music in America, and tips and tricks to make practicing really work for you. He also has biographies of notable composers whose music he describes...