Music-Instruction & Study-Techniques

A compilation of essays written by renowned singing teachers as their testament to their great singing instructor, whose research and interpretations have given birth to a new era of vocal pedagogy known as 'Functional Voice Training.' The essays explain the four basic principles with...

A culmination of Friedberg's years of performing and teaching, offering piano students, teachers, and performers useful advice for many stages along the path to becoming a pianist.Author: Ruth C. FriedbergISBN-10: 0810843064ISBN-13: 9780810843066Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1993Pages: 153Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d

(Signature Licks Guitar). Explore the music of one of the greatest acoustic bluesmen of all time with this fascinating book/audio pack. Blues expert Dave Rubin provides an introduction on Johnson's place in musical history, and extensive notes on his tunings, arrangements, fingerstyle technique and...

(Musicians Institute Press). A comprehensive source for mastering the art of single note, melodic improvisation. The online audio includes over 30 tracks for demonstration and play-along. The topics covered include: scales, modes, arpeggios, technique and visualization exercises; rock, blues, jazz, and other styles; and...

(Musicians Institute Press). This comprehensive source for learning to build melodic walking bass lines in all styles pulls together lessons from MI elective courses. The online audio includes 31 full-band tracks and demonstrates the exercises in the book. Topics covered include: intervals, chord symbols,...

(Musicians Institute Press). This book/audio package is for the singer, songwriter, or musician who wants to create a lead sheet or chord chart that is easy to follow. The audio includes over 70 demo tracks. The instruction covers: song form, transposition, considering the instrumentation,...

This celebration of the art of drumming is a must-have for all drummers, beginning to advanced. With essential tips on techniques and tongue-in-cheek anecdotes, The Drummer's Almanac is informative and fun. Features lots of photos, interviews, quotes, jokes, tuning tips from the pros, maintenance...

(Guitar Collection). Considered the father of modern classical guitar, Francisco Tarrega revolutionized guitar technique and composed a wealth of music that will be a cornerstone of classical guitar repertoire for centuries to come. This unique book with online audio features 14 of his most...

(Piano Method). A preliminary book that can be used to introduce young beginners to Piano Course Book 1, "Teach Me" covers approximately the first half of the first year.Author: Howard KasschauISBN-10: 079355294XISBN-13: 9780793552948Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 11.74h x 9.10w...

(Instructional). 12 of his best for the beginning player, including: Forever In Love * Silhouette * Songbird * The Wedding Song * and more.Author: G. KennyISBN-10: 0793539056ISBN-13: 9780793539055Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1995Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.80w x 0.40d

Key signatures and chord symbols are doors to facility at the keyboard - doors too often locked by insufficient understanding. This guide unlocks them with clear, simple explanations. Features: major and minor scales - guidelines for scale fingering - chord charts which include major,...

(Music Sales America). Six of their greatest hits in easy-to-follow tab with chord symbols and full lyrics. Matching CD allows you to play guitar or sing along with the backing tracks or full performance demos. Songs include: America * The Boxer * Homeward Bound...

(Music Sales America). Pick up your acoustic guitar and strum along with the backing tracks to six classic Dylan songs: Visions of Johanna * Tangled Up in Blue * Just Like a Woman * Lay Lady Lay * Things Have Changed * You're a...

(Play Today Instructional Series). Learn to play the alto saxophone at your own pace This book/CD pack walks you through the basics, and teaches you to play 5 songs: Chariots of Fire * Forrest Gump Main Title (Feather Theme) * The Man from Snowy...

(Bass Instruction). Peter Murray's book, which scored an "A+" rating from Bass Player magazine, provides bassists with everything they need to know to play effectively, helping them master the basics, and then explore what's beyond. Essential to any bass player "Once in a while,...

(Musicians Institute Press). Learn the essential lines and techniques of the world's greatest guitarists with this super cool book/CD pack from Musicians Institute Set up like a dictionary, it provides clear, concise instruction and application tips in standard notation and tab for licks in...

(Musicians Institute Press). Go one on one with MI instructor Ross Bolton to get that funk groove with your guitar! This book/audio pack covers: movable 7th, 9th, 13th and sus4 chords; 16th-note scratching; straight vs. swing; slides; single-note "skank" and palm muting; songs and...

(Instructional). This comprehensive, 562-page method, called "Solid, readable and relevant" by Keyboard magazine and "The major work for today's pianists" by International Musician, is divided into four sections. The first, "A Philosophy of Music," deals with communication, cause-effect principles and practice disciplines. The second...

(Guitar Recorded Versions). 14 favorites from one of the founders of outlaw country, including: The Best of All Possible Worlds * For the Good Times * Help Me Make It Through the Night * Just the Other Side of Nowhere * Loving Her Was...

Many early blues songs from players such as Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Blake and others were played using the basic "Cowboy" chords (chords played between the first three frets) that most beginning students have learned. Combining those chords with fingerstyle methods such...

This introduction to the early horn provides a historical account of the instrument's development during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as well as a practical guide to playing techniques and principles of interpretation. The book aims to help performers to play in a historically...

A solid grounding in musical techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries is essential to a complete understanding of Baroque music. As scholar Denis Stevens says in his introduction to this work, Full enjoyment will come only when the soloist learns the gentle art...

A solid grounding in musical techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries is essential to a complete understanding of Baroque music. Arnold's legendary work is a comprehensive survey of the topic, covering every issue of significance to today's performers. The text is fully amplified...

Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else is a critical biography of Ray Davies, with a focus on his music and his times. The book studies Davies' work from the Kinks' first singles through his 2006 solo album, from his rock musicals in the early...

Practicing Music by Design: Historic Virtuosi on Peak Performance explores pedagogical practices for achieving expert skill in performance. It is an account of the relationship between historic practices and modern research, examining the defining characteristics and applications of eight common components of practice from...

Pedro de Alcantara's The Integrated String Player: Embodied Vibration is a practical guide for all string players: violinists and violists, cellists and bassists, but also gamba players and anyone who makes music drawing a bow across a string. Dozens of exercises, supported by a...

This engaging and long influential collection of essays looks at the art of singing in its totality. Written in a lively, non-technical style, On the Art of Singing is a comprehensive manual that deals with all aspects of singing, from the physiology and acoustics...

Music education thrives on philosophical inquiry, the systematic and critical examination of beliefs and assumptions. Yet philosophy, often considered abstract and irrelevant, is often absent from the daily life of music instructors. In The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy in Music Education, editors Wayne D....

This book is written on the belief that the essential basic principles underlying good singing are in themselves rather few, and very simple, but that their application is amazingly varied in light of the individual's needs. It is not intended as a manual of...

Improvisation informs a vast array of human activity, from creative practices in art, dance, music, and literature to everyday conversation and the relationships to natural and built environments that surround and sustain us. The two volumes of the Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies...

This engaging and long influential collection of essays looks at the art of singing in its totality. Written in a lively, non-technical style, On the Art of Singing is a comprehensive manual that deals with all aspects of singing, from the physiology and acoustics...

Perhaps more than any other experience, conflict in schools and workplaces can zap our energy and steal our vigor as teachers. If we knew ways to minimize conflict and maximize vitality, would we use them? Teaching with Vitality offers specific behaviors and attitudes to...

Providing essential tools to transform college piano students into professional piano teachers, Courtney Crappell's Teaching Piano Pedagogy helps teachers develop pedagogy course curricula, design and facilitate practicum-teaching experiences, and guide research projects in piano pedagogy.Author: Courtney CrappellISBN-10: 0190670533ISBN-13: 9780190670535Publisher: Oxford University Press, USALanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Assessment is central to ensemble music. Yet, teachers do not always have the expertise to harness its potential to improve rehearsals and performances, and promote and document student learning. Written specifically for band, choir, and orchestra teachers at all levels, this book contains all...

Written for the cellist looking for an approach that demystifies cello playing, Cello, Bow and You is an innovative text in the field of string pedagogy written by a 40+ year veteran of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and certified teacher of the Alexander...

Music has been a vital part of leisure activity across time and cultures. Contemporary commodification, commercialization, and consumerism, however, have created a chasm between conceptualizations of music making and numerous realities in our world. From a broad range of perspectives and approaches, this handbook...

Notes for Clarinetists: A Guide to the Repertoire offers important historical and analytical information about thirty-five of the best-known pieces written for the instrument. Numerous contextual and theoretical insights make it an essential resource for professional, amateur, and student clarinetists. With engaging prose supported...

(Bass Builders). Perfect for beginning to advanced players, this book with online audio access by world-renowned bassist and educator Jon Liebman provides a 52-week, one-exercise-per-week workout program for developing, improving and maintaining bass guitar technique. Liebman teaches: chromatics; scales & arpeggios; string-crossing and advanced...

(Guitar Solo). A continuation of Phase I, this volume is ideal for beginning to intermediate guitar students or classes ready to progress beyond the basics. It includes solo, two-part, and three-part ensemble arrangements of traditional and contemporary music to help players create a unique...

In this extensive guide to classical vocal technique, Dr. Stanford Felix provides original insights into the great teaching masters of bel canto ("beautiful singing"), presented in a scholarly yet readable and accessible way. A fresh approach to this time-honored technique, Beautiful Singing addresses the...

(Berklee Methods). Make your band better, or prepare yourself to join one This sensational series lets you improve your intuitive sense of timing and improvisation, develop your technique and reading ability, and master your role in the groove. Play along with a Berklee faculty...

The fifth volume in this series develops in more depth the concepts that are introduced in the previous book. We learn to read 8th note triplet rests, we push our reading skills with ties combining them with 8th note triplets, and introduce your first...

The fourth volume in this series focuses in developing 4-way coordination using familiar concepts from the previous books. We introduce the 8th note triplet and learn how to play grooves based around this new note value, as well as an introduction to transcribing rhythms....

Over the years that I taught piano, I developed a method of teaching beginning piano students that is based on the concept of visualizing or picturing. In my book, Beginning Piano: The Way I Teach It, I teach you exactly the way I taught...

Becoming a Master Musician is an introspective view of what it really takes to become a highly skilled musician. Kenneth Hollins gives you several effective techniques that will cause you to break out of mediocrity and into musical excellence.Author: Kenneth M. HollinsISBN-10: 1503125432ISBN-13: 9781503125438Publisher:...

(Keyboard Instruction). Written for the musician who is interested in acquiring a firm foundation for playing jazz, this unique book/audio pack presents over 800 licks. By building up a vocabulary of these licks, players can connect them together in endless possibilities to form larger...

Access and interpret manufacturer spec information, find shortcuts for plotting measure and test equations, and learn how to begin your journey towards becoming a live sound professional. 　 Land and perform your first live sound gigs with this guide that gives you just the...

The altered scale is often regarded as one of the most complex, intimidating sounds in modern jazz vocabulary, seemingly creating a barrier to entry for many aspiring musicians. Fear no more: Bass Player's Guide to Altered Chords and Scales is your key to open...

(Music Sales America). This easy-to-follow approach to the highest level of guitar playing starts with simple folk songs like "Red River Valley" and progresses to standards like "Earth Angel" and "Everything Happens to Me." With this book, you'll master the "chord-melody" style of playing...

Regarded as one of the premier virtuosos of his day, Russian pianist Josef Lh騅inne was acclaimed for his effortless technique, supreme tone, and sensitive musicianship. While Lh騅inne left only a handful of recordings, those that remain have achieved near mythical status among pianists, even...