Music-General Books

Usually, the kalimba is considered an adult instrument, but with our visual, your kids will easily begin to play as well. The easiest way to begin is to play with the letter notes. This sheet music book will help you begin to play music...

Music can play an important part in our lives yet how many of us appreciate the effect it has on our brains, bodies and moods, or understand how we can use music as a medicine? Music has the power to reduce everyday symptoms, such...

Author: Brian Wicklund, Bob WalserISBN-10: 0786665548ISBN-13: 9780786665549Publisher: Mel Bay PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/30/2006Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 11.73h x 8.62w x 0.17d

This book is an academic attempt in the study of the intersectionality of gender and religious identities, exploring the socio-cultural dynamics of communication and the performance of identity through intercultural interactions.Author: Ozan Can YılmazISBN-10: 3631860765ISBN-13: 9783631860762Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der WLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

In his groundbreaking book 'Musical Truth, ' DJ-turned author/ researcher Mark Devlin showed how the true nature of the corporate music industry tells a very different story to what's conveyed on its glossy, glamorous surface.The manipulations run so deep, however, that the full story...

The guitar studies of Fernando Sor (1778-1839) have long been valued highly among the indispensable elements of a guitarist's training. A number of prominent virtuosi attribute a large portion of their development to the diligent study of these works.Author: David GrimesISBN-10: 1562229478ISBN-13: 9781562229474Publisher: Mel...

This is a massive unabridged collation of the Haggada--the traditions which have grown up surrounding the Biblical narrative. These stories and bits of layered detail are scattered throughout the Talmud and the Midrash, and other sources, including oral. In the 19th century Ginzberg undertook...

Facsimile edition of the definitive guide to records by artistsBroken Music is an essential guide and discography for recordings and audio works by visual artists, originally published in 1989 and edited by Ursula Block (founder of Gelbe Musik in Berlin) and Michael Glasmeier. Records...

For the beginning or intermediate student of any age, this complete body warmup also provides an introduction to Luigi's lyrical jazz style. Developed over a 45 year period of teaching, Luigi's pioneering method is based on anatomically sound principles, using center and floor work...

This book is full of essays which Arnold Schoenberg wrote on style and idea. He talks about the relationship to the text, new and outmoded music, composition in twelve tones, entertaining through composing, the relationship of heart and mind in music, evaluation of music,...

This biography of the Russian composer Alfred Schnittke (b.1934) presents a fascinating portrait of a man whose musical output is inextricably linked to the strictures of life in the former Soviet Union. For most of his adult life in Russia Schnittke's music was powerfully...

A fresh guide to classical music from the acclaimed creator of NPR's ""What Makes It Great""(TM)Rob Kapilow has been helping audiences hear more in great music for two decades with his What Makes It Great? series on NPR's Performance Today, at Lincoln Center, and...

This handbook examines the new and rapidly growing field of the positive humanities--an area of academic research at the intersection of positive psychology and the arts and humanities. Written by leading experts across a wide range of academic disciplines, the volume begins with an...

The Led Zeppelin saga is one of the wildest in rock history, and this graphic novel pulls no punches in dramatizing the backstage, behind-the-scenes story. From their early days as the New Yardbirds, on through their rise to superstardom (and controversy), all five issues...

Since the 1970s, California-based bioacoustician and musician Bernie Krause (born 1938) has recorded more than 5,000 hours of natural habitats, including at least 15,000 terrestrial and marine species from all around the world. At once poetic and scientific, this sound archive reveals the musical...

Motown means different things to different people. The mere mention of perhaps the most iconic record label in history is often enough to invoke memories and mental images of Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Jackson 5, The Supremes and numerous...

This accessible Introduction explores both mainstream and experimental manifestations of electronic music. From early recording equipment to the most recent multimedia performances, the history of electronic music is full of interesting characters, fascinating and unusual music, and radical technology. Covering many different eras, genres...

In twenty essays on subjects such as noise, acoustics, music, and silence, Keywords in Sound presents a definitive resource for sound studies, and a compelling argument for why studying sound matters. Each contributor details their keyword's intellectual history, outlines its role in cultural, social...

This is a handy reference chart detailing the common chord positions that all squareneck resonator slide players should know. Major, dominant and minor chords are illustrated in both closed and open string versions. In addition, four major scale patterns and a diagram of the...

Using just six bass notes and six major chords, this book is written specifically for the beginners traditional 12-bass accordion, but the pieces can also be played on more elaborate instruments.Author: Neil GriffinISBN-10: 0786617845ISBN-13: 9780786617845Publisher: Mel Bay PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/03/1996Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 11.75h...

One of a series of experimental texts in which Cage tries "to find a way of writing which comes from ideas, is not about them, but which produces them," he attempts in X to create looser structures in both life and art, to free...

A substantial amount of early music for the guitar remains unknown to modern performers and audiences. In recent years, however, musicologists, scholars and performers on period instruments have provided a wealth of accessible new source materials which players can now begin to interpret in...

The world's finest film composers uncover the secrets behind film music, from crafting emotions and making it in Hollywood, to the tricks of giving an audience goosebumps. Summary Composers Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Inception), Quincy...

STARDUST brings together award-winning poems and songs from across the globe in an eclectic, moving, funny and inspiring body of work.Beautifully illustrated by talented artists, each poem and song explores the theme of STARDUST.Author: Ted StanleyISBN-10: 1739998510ISBN-13: 9781739998516Publisher: Hammond House Publishing LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2022Pages:...

Discusses the use of music in a well-loved and culturally significant game - Ocarina of Time. Examining music in different contexts, it identifies music's role and function within the game and in gameplay overall, and uses this to investigate wider issues in music and...

Author: John YarringtonISBN-10: 0578945282ISBN-13: 9780578945286Publisher: Peniel UnlimitedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/11/2021Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d

Pyotr Tchaikovsky is one of the Romantic period's greatest composers and the first Russian composer to achieve international fame and admiration. Written during the years that he worked as a professor of music theory at the Moscow Conservatory from 1865 until 1878, "Guide to...

The boys are back, but their war isn't over. Bandstand is a defiant and unflinching original musical that confronts the cost of war and the salvation that can be found in song. Featuring an exuberant jazz score and the modern musical theatre hit, Welcome...

Featured interviews with Journey Guitarist Neal Schon. Luthiers Jeff Smith and Danny O'Brien of Newman Guitars, Sacred Fire Arts, Jeff Jewitt, and Blind John GuitarsAuthor: Dave AndersonISBN-10: 8708941556ISBN-13: 9798708941558Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/13/2021Pages: 90Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.23d

FOR MP3 contact the author: info@danieledencs.itPractical tips and tricks. Basic, intermediate and advanced exercises. Suggested equalisations and uses of the instrument.This book's aim is to present a way of approaching this fantastic instrument. It contains many exercises and numerous "tricks" discovered and refined during...

This Companion explores women's work in music since 1900 across a broad range of musical genres and professions, including the classical tradition, popular music, and music technology. The crucial contribution of women to music education and the music industries features alongside their activity as...

This book analyses the possibilities and limitations that sub-national actors face when developing diplomatic activities in the Arctic region. Sub-national actors, such as civil society groups and sub-national governments or administrations, have been active in international relations for decades. They face specific political and...

In 2016, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the singer and songwriter Bob Dylan «for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition. This suggests how important pop music is in the contemporary society, and highlights how blurred are...

This wonderfully detailed account of a solo journey taken along the back roads, shoreline trails and mountain paths of coastal California is a comprehensive celebration of nature and travel with a classic-rock soundtrack that puts the reader enjoyably in the passenger seat. From forested...

Are you a violin teacher, player, or parent of a new player? Would you like to know something about how violins work, and figure out what's wrong with them when they don't? Then this book is for you. I will walk you through the...

Chris Cornell, Iggy Pop, Eddie Vedder, Billy Corgan and Dave Grohl are just a few of the musicians who have Kurt Cobain in common.This is the story of Kurt Cobain seen through the eyes of punk rock history and based on more than 20...

An actor, presenter, producer, and director, David Branson was a dazzling fountain of energy whose artistic endeavors throughout Australia enlivened and advanced the careers of many performing artists. In this book, many of those share intriguing encounters with this particularly individual figure of inspiration,...

This volume consists of various approaches to the spirituality of the singing experience, and how these have changed or even been heightened during the current pandemic. It offers a number of very wide-ranging perspectives from across the world. The chapters are drawn from several...

Bob Dylan and John Lennon are two of the most iconic names in popular music. Dylan is arguably the twentieth century's most important singer-songwriter. Lennon was founder and leader of the Beatles who remain, by some margin, the most covered songwriters in history. While...

Greetings, I hope every one of our readers is enjoying this long hot summer. It's been hotter than usual so please make sure to stay hydrated and cool.In this months edition, we have on the cover girl group "Rumble G" . With the emergence...

Rebel Song is a collection of pictures and words of some of the most important musicians who changed the face of Irish Music to the international force it is today. As Irish musicians began to find international fame in the second half of the...

This book looks at contemporary popular music divas, their live and recorded performances, and the perceived relationship these artists have with queer audiences. By looking into the theatrics of the diva tour show, it examines and theorizes the production and reception of camp as...

Maya Plisetskaya, one of the world's foremost dancers, rose to become a prima ballerina of Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet after an early life filled with tragedy and loss. In this spirited memoir, Plisetskaya reflects on her personal and professional odyssey, presenting a unique view of...

Author: Jason VossISBN-10: 0645450804ISBN-13: 9780645450804Publisher: UsernameunknownLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/06/2022Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.08d

The definitive biography of one of the world's greatest exponents of the violin Lalgdi Jayaraman was a colossus in the field of Carnatic music, much-acclaimed by musicians across the globe. His musical style, the Lalgudi Bani, distinctive enough to be named after him, revolutionized...

The Turtle "Patience" and the Lion "Courage" are our companions as we climb each step of the musical scale, learning piano concepts and skills and then expanding them to consider the larger implications applied to one's life. The book shows how music can enhance...

From music written in praise of Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and English saints to the selection of Gospel readings by the Dominicans, this book introduces readers to the richness of medieval liturgical culture from across Britain and Ireland. Each of its three main sections opens...

Blurb: Yvonne Barrett was a talented singer and dancer whose career began when she was just a child. Appearing on some of the most iconic programs of the fifties, sixties and seventies, Yvonne was for many years a household name. Her story is a...

Rhythmic Syncopation is mainly a large collection of beginner to advanced rhythms, patterns, and beats dedicated to learning how to play the drum set with multi-limb coordination. From start to finish, the exercises in this book are designed to strengthen the student's ability to...

In 1851, Stephen C. Foster purchased a blank notebook, in which he wrote original manuscripts for both famous songs such as "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!" and "Old Folks at Home," as well as lesser-known songs such as "The Little Ballad Girl," "Ellen Bayne,"...