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Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...Le Trio Joubran playing an ‘ūd, a short-necked lute (guitar-like instrument) whose strings are plucked Comparing Example 11 with Example 10 reveals that the ‘ūd player is using notes from Set 2, the group of notes containing B half flat. However, several of these notes are in a lower octave than in Example 10. You will need to count down several ledger lines to...
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...circuit for a really long time, talking to people and that meant that you were away from the office. And now you can do that kind of peer networking while you’re having breakfast in the morning. I think that’s really valuable and I think one of the key things we can do is become good networkers and a good member of the community – that means contributing to that...
Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...BB). Moreover, it is not uncommon to perform the entire four-part pattern two or more times (AABB, AABB and so on). Musical form often incorporates nested structures – repetitions within repetitions. ‘Fiddle Blast’, a set of tunes performed by Aly Bain, Jenna Reid, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Stuart Duncan for the BBC/RTÉ Transatlantic Sessions programme, starts off...
Estimating the cost of equity
Money & Business

Estimating the cost of equity

...BB+ compared to AAA for a US bond. Can you think why the ratings are different? Add your notes here Feedback In 2010, Greece had a higher default risk than the United States. Standard & Poor’s website provides more information on credit rating and definitions. Point to note… Credit ratings are indicative of default probabilities. So, a corporate bond rated ‘AA’ is...
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...Le Tentation de Saint Antoine, which he read twice and declared to be ‘splendid’ (UK RED: 17758), Théophile Gautier’s Le Capitaine Fracasse - read in the evening in front of the dining room fire (UK RED: 17784) - and Alexandre Dumas’ Le Vicomte de Bragelonne (UK RED: 13546). He also read non-fictional French prose such as Michel de Montaigne’s Essais, which he...
Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael
History & The Arts

Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael

...circuit that unites sitters and spectator...Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael: 2.10 The intersubjectivity of Raphael and Castiglione - One of Raphael’s most important social contacts at the papal court was Baldassare Castiglione, a nobleman, diplomat and writer, who served as a courtier in Raphael’s home town of Urbino before joining Raphael in Rome. At the...
Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga
History & The Arts

Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga

...Les Ruines de Dougga, Tunis, Ministere des Affaires Culturelles, Institut National d'Archeologie et d'Arts) (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Please click to view Plate 1b: Plan of Thugga continued. (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Exploring Thugga (part 1, 8 minutes) PHIL PERKINS: This is the city of Thugga, in the ancient kingdom and Roman Province of Numidia. It lies on the slopes of the valley of...
Discovering music through listening
History & The Arts

Discovering music through listening

...Circuit Records; Record Label: World Circuit Records http://worldcircuit.co.uk/ Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining...