Rob Kapilow has been helping audiences hear more in great music for almost twenty years with his What Makes It Great? series on NPR; at Lincoln Center; and in concert halls throughout the US and Canada. In this book; he gives you a set of tools you can use when listening to any piece of music in order to hear its ldquo;plotrdquo;mdash;its story told in notes. The musical examples are available free for download to help you hear the ideas presented. Whether you are an experienced concertgoer or a newcomer to classical music; the listening principles Kapilow shares will help you "get" music in an exciting; fresh new way."Kapilow gets audiences in tune with classical music at a deeper and more immediate level than many of them thought possible."mdash;Los Angeles Times"Rob Kapilow is awfully good at what he does. We need him."mdash;The Boston Globe"A wonderful guy who brings music alive!"mdash;Katie Couric"Rob Kapilow leaps into the void dividing music analysis from appreciation and fills it with exhilarating details and sensations."mdash;The New York Times"You could practically see the light bulbs going on above peoples heads. . . . The audience could decipher the music in a new; deeper way. It was the total opposite of passive listening."mdash;The Philadelphia Inquirer
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. All TrueBy JKBI bought this for my sister for christmas. She has " hung out" at many of these taverns; as she lives in rural Wisconsin. She was thrilled to find many tavern owner she knows personally here. Although sad that her local tavern wasnt included. She is having a great time with the book and its an iconic representation to what she has tried to tell the rest of the family; that this isnt "bar-going" ; its a community lifestyle in Wisconsin. Thaks to the Author for providing this pictoral and finally a true story in pictures of the way people get thru their lives in Wisconsin rural communities.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Coffee table book of bars.By MEDHaving recently purchased a summer home in Wisconsin I was intrigued by the book. I have found that bars indeed in the state are microcosms of the community. Have left the book on the shelf at the condo - the pictures are worth perusing.0 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Not really what I expectedBy ConniThe book was not really what I expected. It would have been more interesting if it wouldnt have foucsed on so many of the same taverns.