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Review of John Franceschina, Music Theory through Musical Theatre (Oxford University Press, 2015)
Music Theory Online Pub Date : 2017-09-01 , DOI: 10.30535/mto.23.3.8
Brian D. Hoffman 1
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[1] In today’s saturated market, creating a music theory textbook with a truly novel perspective is both rare and difficult. For this reason, John Franceschina’s Music Theory through Musical Theatre (MTMT) is a true achievement: it is the first music theory textbook aimed at college-level musical theatre students and suitable for a four-semester sequence.(1) Furthermore, MTMT’s singular focus on the application of music theory to a life on stage makes this an unprecedented tool for its target students and instructors. Franceschina establishes the book’s raison d’être in his introduction for teachers: “Not simply a traditional music theory text using musical theatre examples, this book tackles the theoretical foundations of musical theatre and musical theatre literature with an emphasis on what students will need to know in preparation for a professional career” (3). While MTMT achieves its overall goals, it is pedagogically hindered by problematic definitions and a lack of creative exercises. After introducing the book’s features, I will highlight three issues: Franceschina’s commitment to linking music-theoretical concepts with stage drama, differences between MTMT and traditional textbooks in terms of topics covered, and problems with the book’s treatment of core concepts.(2)

中文翻译:

John Franceschina 回顾,音乐理论通过音乐剧(牛津大学出版社,2015 年)

[1] 在当今市场饱和的情况下,创作一本具有真正新颖视角的乐理教科书,既难得又难。正因如此,约翰·弗朗西斯奇纳的《音乐剧音乐理论》(MTMT)是一个真正的成就:它是第一本针对大学音乐剧学生的音乐理论教材,适合四学期的序列。(1)此外,MTMT的单曲专注于音乐理论在舞台生活中的应用,使其成为目标学生和教师前所未有的工具。Franceschina 在他的教师介绍中确立了这本书存在的理由:“不仅仅是使用音乐剧例子的传统音乐理论文本,本书探讨了音乐剧和音乐剧文学的理论基础,并强调了学生为职业生涯做准备所需的知识”(3)。虽然 MTMT 实现了其总体目标,但它在教学上受到有问题的定义和缺乏创造性练习的阻碍。介绍完本书的特点后,我将重点介绍三个问题:Franceschina致力于将音乐理论概念与舞台剧联系起来,MTMT与传统教科书在主题方面的差异,以及本书对核心概念的处理问题。(2)
更新日期:2017-09-01
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