Further reading
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Here we deal with published writing on music and games.

Two sections are under construction!

Check them out!

More games!

In the first section we separate titles, that are freely available online and contain more games, game-like performances or activities.

For shorter texts, visit journals: Synzine magazine and Improvised Music - Open Scores.

On the wiki so far

Both reviews and sources are available on our wiki.

Special areas:

  • reading peripheries — about writing with only some relation to music/game intersection,
  • dissertations — a gathering place and notes (usually short) on early-academic works,
  • interviews — the newest section, interviews from practitioners.

Reviews by covers:

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Wanted!

Here's a list of books, we'd like to have reviewed on the site:

  • Richard Addison, Children Make Music
  • Bruce Adolphe, The Mind's Ear: Exercises For Improving The Musical Imagination For Performers, Composers, And Listeners
  • Jeffrey Agrell, Improvised Chamber Music
  • Jeffrey Agrell, Vocal Improvisation Games for Singers and Choral Groups
  • Artie Almeida, Mallet Madness
  • Anthony Bateman and John Bale (eds.), Sporting Sounds: Relationships between Sport and Music
  • John Blacking, How Musical Is Man?
  • Eric Branscome, Music Board Game Workshop
  • Nicole Brockmann, From Sight to Sound: Improvisational Games for Classical Musicians
  • Gloria Burnett-Scott, Musical Games and Activities
  • Marla Butke, David Frego, Meaningful Movement
  • Christoph Cox, Daniel Warren (eds.), Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music
  • Jon Damian, Fresh Music
  • Dennis DeSantis, Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers
  • John M. Feierabend, Conversational Solfege
  • Elsa Findlay, Rhythm and Movement
  • David Getsy (ed.), From Diversion to Subversion: Games, Play, and Twentieth-Century Art
  • Mick Goodrick, The Advancing Guitarist
  • Jennie Gottschalk, Experimental Music Since 1970
  • Tom Hall, Free Improvisation: A Practical Guide
  • Lee Higgins, Free to Be Musical: Group Improvisation in Music
  • Arthur Hull, Rhythmical Alchemy Playshop. Volume 1: Drum Circle Games
  • Beth Landis, Polly Carder, The Eclectic Curriculum in American Music Education: Contributions of Dalcroze, Kodaly, and Orff
  • Hillary McKinney, John Scalici, Learn In Rhythm: Concept-based rhythm infused lesson plans for the classroom
  • Marylee McMurray Lament, Music in Elementary Education: Enjoy, Experience and Learn
  • Sonia Michelson, New Dimensions in Classical Guitar for Children
  • Peter Moorman (ed.), Music and Game: Perspectives on a Popular Alliance [video games mainly]
  • Stephen Nachmanovitch, Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art
  • Svend Nielsen, Danske Sanglege
  • John Paynter, Hear and Now: an introduction to modern music in schools
  • Michael Pollock, Musical Improv Comedy: Creating Songs in the Moment
  • John Stevens, Search and Reflect
  • John Tilbury, Cornelius Cardew: Life Unfinished
  • Steve Treseler, 10 Improvisation Games for Ensembles (old link)
  • Steve Treseler, Creativity Triggers (old link)
  • Trevor Wishart, Sun: Creativity & Environment
  • Michiko Yurko, No H in Snake: Music Theory for Children
  • Achilleas Zographos, Music and Chess: Apollo Meets Caissa

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