The author draws upon his classroom experiences and observations in discussing ear training, the acoustic environment, and music's relation to other arts. Bibliogs
Raymond Murray Schafer (1933-2021) was a Canadian composer, writer, music educator, and environmentalist perhaps best known for his World Soundscape Project, concern for acoustic ecology, and his book The Tuning of the World (1977). He was the first recipient of the Jules Léger Prize in 1978.