Music-General Books

This 5 1/2 by 8 QWIKGUIDE teaches all the basics of blues harmonica Written for the 10-hole diatonic harmonica in C in notation and tablature (arrows and hole numbers) with chord symbols, this beginners text offers instruction on vibrato, bending tones, crossharp style, blues...

Transcriptions of 23 great old time classic vocals and fiddle tunes as played and recorded by the Highwoods String Band, one of the pre-eminent old time revival bands of the 1970s. Transcriptions include melodies, lyrics, chords, and solos with standard musical notation. Many of...

As staff guitarist on the Mike Douglas Show for nearly 20 years and close to 30 years as Chairperson of the Guitar Department at the Philadelphia University of Arts, Bob adds to your sound palette as he presents the major, Dorian, Mixolydian, diminished, Lydian,...

Instructor, arranger, performer and songwriter Kathryn Scheldt gives you two versions of each song included: 1.) Solos for classic guitar intermediate to more advanced; including Torna a Surriento (Come Back to Sorrento). 2.Author: Kathryn ScheldtISBN-10: 0786640359ISBN-13: 9780786640355Publisher: Mel Bay PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/13/2003Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Block Rockin' Beats' has tons of cool grooves and fills for the intermediate to advanced drummer. This book reflects recent musical trends by focusing on funky rock, hip hop, jungle and drum 'n' bass influenced patterns for the drum kit. As time marches on,...

This very easy to understand, step by step introduction to note reading and guitar solo performance presents basic notes in first position. It features a companionplay-along CD and DVD with special sections on types of guitars, frequentlyasked questions, how to string a guitar, musical...

Mel Bay's First Lessons Flute is an easy method for beginning players of all ages. From the first tones to a full two-octave chromatic scale, this book, CD and DVDwill introduce the beginner progressively to the foundations of flute playing and musicianship. Proper assembly,...

In this book you will find 120 2-bar ii-V riffs--ten different riffs for each of the 12 keys.Author: Frank VignolaISBN-10: 0786608145ISBN-13: 9780786608140Publisher: Mel Bay PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/05/2003Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 11.53h x 8.58w x 0.07d

The contents of this textbook are training exercises and practical examples. The training sections include various combinations and patterns which will help in developing a jazz-like approach. These exercises can be considered as source material for developing your own ad-lib phrases. As for the...

"Today's top praise songs scored in notation and tab for easy to play fingerstyle guitar. Songs include Sanctuary, As the Deer, Give Thanks, Lord, Reign in Me, Draw Me Close and many more. A companion CD is included. On the CD each piece is...

A handy chord reference guide showing basic major and minor chords in all keys. Relative and secondary minor chord relationships shown on principal chords. All forms are fingered for the left-handed guitarist. Also shown is a guitar fingerboard with all the corresponding notes on...

This chart clearly presents major scales, minor scales, major pentatonic scales,blues scales, Mixolydian Mode, Dorian Mode, Lydian Mode, Phyrgian, Aeolian,and Locrian Modes, plus the enigmatic scale, chromatic scale, whole-tone scale, diminished scale and Neapolitan major and minor scales. This chart is excellent not only...

This collection of essays explores the relationship between opera and the development of media technology from the late 19th to the early 21st century. Taking an international perspective, the contributing authors, each with extensive experience as scholars or practitioners of the art, cover a...

Before the American Civil War, men and women who imagined a multiracial American society (social visionaries) included Protestant sacred music in their speeches and writings. Music affirmed the humanity and equality of Indians, whites and blacks and validated blacks and Indians as Americans. In...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This book offers a survey of how female and male characters in English Renaissance theatre participated and interacted in musical activities, both inside and outside the contemporary societal decorum. Wong examines the theatrical functions of music in the context of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama, discussing...

Author: Michael CampbellISBN-10: 0357263960ISBN-13: 9780357263969Publisher: Cengage LearningLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/27/2018Format: OtherWeight: 1.97lbsNot available to be shipped via Media Mail

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Listen to the music. Hear the elements. Connect your playlist. Revel(TM) Listen to This is designed to connect students' interest in the music on their own playlists with great music from throughout history and all over the world. It is based on the idea...

American Nomad is a raw unfinished story of a journey through three continents and five decades of change in the way people live, think, feel, and dream. Liz Farrow's life began in seventies California, filled with sun and surf; but she also experienced its...

o Beautiful For...God mend thine every flaw...Katherine Lee Bates wrote America the Beautiful in 1893, inspired by her first experience of the Rocky Mountains. But her words aren't just a song of praise. Bates was a reformer, and each verse of her famous song...

Author: Meredith Coleman McGeeISBN-13: 9798993589756Publisher: Meredith EtcLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/23/2026Pages: 382Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

Author: Alan HicksISBN-13: 9798295819100Publisher: Alan HicksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/17/2026Pages: 314Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d

Author: Heather StuebeISBN-13: 9798234028860Publisher: Wrapped Up PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/18/2026Pages: 66Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.31d

Author: Caroline PotterISBN-10: 1009671464ISBN-13: 9781009671460Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/22/2026Pages: 70Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

Summerfest: The Ultimate Celebration of Music, Culture, and CommunityDive into the world's largest music festival and explore the legacy, culture, and human stories behind Summerfest in Milwaukee. From its humble beginnings in the 1960s to its rise as a global cultural phenomenon, this book...

New York 1957At their wedding reception, larger-than-life songwriter Doc Pomus is sitting with his new bride, the glamorous Broadway singer-actress Willi Burke. Stricken by polio as a child, he is unable to walk without crutches, and as the dancing gets underway he takes her...

"Darius Rucker: The Voice of Change - From Hootie to Country Crooner" invites readers into the dynamic journey of a music icon. From his groundbreaking days as the frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish to his evolution into a celebrated country artist, Rucker's story...

The bestselling author of Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson now presents an in-depth biography of the legendary musician and icon Paul McCartney, exploring his impact on music and culture, his personal triumphs and defeats, and...

Quinn's biography of the musician Franz Liszt (1811-1886) explores his creation of various subjective stances, anchored in ideas about nation, religion, and art. These subjectivities helped Liszt forward his artistic and aesthetic agendas.Author: Erika QuinnISBN-10: 9004279210ISBN-13: 9789004279216Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2014Pages: 278Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.50h...

Das gro artige Album von Frédéric Chopin ist eine unveränderte Neuauflage der Sammlung von 40 Kompositionen für Klavier. Bearbeitet von James Huneker. Enthalten sind: 5 Preluden (Op. 28, Nr. 1, 3, 4, 6, 15) 8 Mazurka (Op. 7 Nr. 1, Op. 24, Nr. 4,...

Legends and Lyrics - A book of Verses. Second Series is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and...

More Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other...

Ballads and songs of Brittany is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1865. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...

The Ballads and Songs of Derbyshire - With Illustrative Notes, and Examples of the Original Music, etc. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel...

The Bible Hymn-book is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1860. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus...

Ballads and Sonnets is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus...

The Children's Treasury of English Song is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1875. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a...

Lyrical Songs, Idylls and Epigrams is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...

The Tea-Table Miscellany - A Collection of Choice Songs, Scots and English Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1871. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking...

Poems and songs is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1869. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus...

Lyrical Recreations is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on...

Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres....

Songs from the South-west Country is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...

Songs, Ballads and Stories - Including many now first collected, the rest rev. and rearranged is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1877. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions,...

Celtic Irish Songs And Song-Writers - A Selection -With an Introduction And Memoirs is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1885. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and...

Strangers at Lisconnel - Second Series of Irish Idylls is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other...

Irish Idylls is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on...