The
Tool Kit for Music Analysis was designed to feature the presentation and
evaluation of many different ways of looking at and listening to music. It aims to clarify the diversity of
approaches to and objectives of music analysis, and recommends strategies for
choosing the most appropriate tools for the intended purpose. It was to be
presented in CD-Rom format, permitting a multi-dimensional presentation of
numerous examples, especially those which exemplify the less familiar forms of
analysis. However, it is now being
conceived as a wiki or similar website, to allow for an extensive annotated
bibliography and resource directory, pointing the investigator to relevant
books, articles, scores, recordings, webpages, journals, and organizations for
further clarification and support. As an
essential part of the work was originally developed for use in auditive
analysis, the Tool Kit can also
serve as a guide to the listener. An
overview and outline are included in my new book Conversational Musicology.