The definitive textbook for music performance analysis.

Decoding Sound: Music Analysis for the Secondary School is a brand new book and a simplified and engaging approach to music performance analysis by Deborah Smith.

• Available as DIGITAL VERSION or PRINT DIGITAL BUNDLE
• Interactive PDF with audio links to all music examples
• Access to online sample answers for all questions in the book
• Structured in a clear, logical, progressive and simplified way
• Includes FREE access to Decoding Sound Digital Resource Library

Both versions of Decoding Sound include chapters on:

• The Elements of Music
• Expressive Outcomes
• The Elements in Depth
• Question Answering Techniques
• Focus on Comparison
• Practice Questions
• Word lists for the elements
• Words for describing the expressive outcome

Each chapter builds on the skills and knowledge learned in previous chapters and includes:

• Definitions of terms
• Discussion of concepts and their application in music performance
• Detailed analysis examples and fully written out sample answers
• ‘Your Turn’ activities after every example to build confidence and question answering skills
• All music examples are embedded in the PDF as live audio links
• Write answers directly into the print book or PDF