Music - Reference

This book provides a wonderfully clear and concise introduction for each musical form---step-by-step, from the most elementary to the most complex---with examples of the most popular compositions from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras. A correlated recording is included to enhance the learning process.Author:...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). The list from this very popular VH1 special is comprised of hits from rock, country, hip-hop, R&B and more. Includes: Smells like Teen Spirit * I Want It That Way * I Will Always Love You * Vogue * Baby Got Back...

This limited edition silver-embossed, facsimile-autographed, slipcase holds both books. These books are essential for anyone who is interested in a comprehensive account of the modern guitar, and how a highly responsive guitar is made. They offer info from one of the most-revered luthiers of...

This Futurist opera was presented in snowy Petrograd in December 1913 to a riotous audience. The atonal music composed by Mikhail Matiushin accompanied the alogical libretto by Aleksei Kruchenykh, the action taking place in the 10th Land where "the windows of houses all face...

Levon Helm's Rambles have quickly become the stuff of legend. Helm, of course, is the charismatic drummer, singer, and sometimes mandolin picker for The Band, a group whose songs and stature have made them a pillar of classic rock and rootsy Americana. Beyond their...

Author Susan Bauman explores aspects of cultural consciousness in Japan, including the system of values and obligations in Japanese society, in an attempt to clarify the misunderstandings and misrepresentation of the Suzuki Method(R) in the United States. Talent Education cannot be abstracted from its...

Sometime between the advent of rock 'n' roll and the birth of MTV, rock stars took to making feature-length films to showcase their talent, and in the process rock 'n' roll movies became a genre of their own. Recording artist and rock historian Marshall...

(Book). This book by Bass Drum Control (06620020) author Colin Bailey is written for drummers with limited experience in playing jazz and the kind of soloing it requires. Colin helps drummers become more comfortable with phrasing drum solos, and teaches stock phrases (licks) around...

From the author of Amps comes an essential survival guide for every guitar player and amp owner. Packed with concise, clearly written tips on troubleshooting and repairs, this guide teaches the secrets of maintenance and fixing it yourself, with straightforward, step-by-step instructions using simple,...

A detailed study of the art of writing harmony, this volume strives to teach the student to hear what he writes. Includes discussion of cadences, first and second inversions of triads, dominant discords and much more.Author: Frederick J. HorwoodISBN-10: 0757995209ISBN-13: 9780757995200Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

A comprehensive guide that opens the doors to the world of jazz education. Find practical solutions to challenges such as the jazz concept, understanding the rhythm section, jazz improvisation and jazz styles, including a great section on Latin jazz. This innovative, one-of-a-kind handbook incorporates...

Written by an attorney with over 30 years of experience in the music industry, Music Publishing: The Complete Guide is the definitive manual on music copyright. Whereas many books on the subject are aimed at artists and songwriters, this book will serve as a...

The award-winning theory software, Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory, is now available in a new and updated Version 3! This software features a fresh new interface and more activities to teach students everything they need to know about music theory.The Student Version includes narration...

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. As part of the ABG series, Alfred's Basic Guitar Chord Dictionary provides the most...

This book is packed with useful tips on how to harness creativity in both lyric writing and music composition and is sure to inspire any aspiring songwriter! Topics include the basic elements of a song; how to punch up" your lyrics; easy-to-understand lessons on...

A classic and invaluable reference work. Soon after its initial publication, the Harvard Dictionary of Music by Willi Apel was firmly established as a standard and essential resource for everyone concerned with music. The product of exceptional scholarship, it was praised as being comprehensive,...

The 'Getting Started' series are step-by-step guides introducing key skills to the beginner musician. In turn they enable teachers to cover all aspects of music in a time-limited lesson. 'Getting Started with Aural' is an enjoyable and practical introduction to aural for beginner instrumentalists...

Expanded, updated, and fully revised--the definitive introduction to electronic music is ready for new generations of students. Essential and state-of-the-art, The Computer Music Tutorial, second edition is a singular text that introduces computer and electronic music, explains its motivations, and puts topics into context....

"Suddenly, this skinny, longhaired kid who had been lounging against the wall inside sprang forward to confront me, rolling and popping his eyes, intensely vibing me with his own personal voodoo. He looked electric, on fire--as if he was about to jump out of...

From 1958 to 1963, Neil Sedaka sold 25 million records--more than anyone except Elvis Presley. He thought he could do no wrong, but a year later he was all but off the charts, swept away by The Beatles and the British Invasion--a blow he...

Since its initial publication in 1980, the Dictionary has been widely acclaimed as an indispensable resource and a classic reference. The word "updated" doesn't begin to describe the thousands of new articles, topics, cross-references, and areas of scholarship incorporated into The New Grove II....

A potted history of Slade's year in 1969.Day by day with rarely seen gig adverts, venue photos, interviews, records, etc.Illustrated with beautifully restored images.Author: Tony CharlesISBN-10: 8437673003ISBN-13: 9798437673003Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/22/2022Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d

For over twenty-five years Lisa Campbell Albert and Bill Lynch have been collaborating on and in Musical Theatre; working in professional productions, conducting workshops, teaching song study, and coaching both professional and aspiring Musical Theatre artists. Over the years (and the occasional beers), they...

Morton Feldman viewed Piano and String Quartet as his capstone work--the culminating example of the aesthetic that Feldman spent his life seeking. Written in 1985, the year before Feldman's death, this single movement, roughly eighty-minute composition was heralded by Steve Reich as "the most...

The ultimate guide to starting, keeping, and tracking your music collection with this guided journal, including expert advice, lists, and a log to keep track of over 300 records. Vinyl records are back--in a big way. Music lovers are turning back to vinyl for...

The field of Sound Studies has changed and developed dramatically over the last two decades involving a vast and dizzying array of work produced by those working in the arts, social sciences and sciences. The study of sound is inherently interdisciplinary and is undertaken...

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Youth Culture provides a comprehensive and fully up-to-date overview of key themes and debates relating to the academic study of popular music and youth culture. While this is a highly popular and rapidly expanding field of research,...

Experiencing Music Composition in Middle School General Music is designed to help teachers and students create original music through materials and activities that are enticing and accessible. The text offers an innovative approach to composition teaching and learning to promote the development of the...

Experiencing Music Composition in Middle School General Music is designed to help teachers and students create original music through materials and activities that are enticing and accessible. The text offers an innovative approach to composition teaching and learning to promote the development of the...

Check out this guide to rock guitar technique If you're ready to start playing some rockin' tunes on the guitar, there's no better teacher than Rock Guitar For Dummies. This is the ultimate guide to playing rock 'n' roll on six strings, even if...

Chords, chords, and (almost) nothing but chords Guitar Chords For Dummies is full of, well, guitar chords. This indispensable reference is a must for guitarists of every ambition, skill level, and musical genre, providing a key to the simplest and most complex guitar chords--over...

Since it was first published in 1993, the Sourcebook for Research in Music has become an invaluable resource in musical scholarship. The balance between depth of content and brevity of format makes it ideal for use as a textbook for students, a reference work...

Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire continues to be the go-to source for piano performers, teachers, and students. Newly updated and expanded with over 250 new composers, this incomparable resource expertly guides readers to solo piano literature. What did a given composer write? What interesting...

The opening guitar chords of "Take It Easy" captured America's attention in June 1972, and Eagles' debut single became that summer's national anthem. Blending musical and commercial excellence, the band from Los Angeles became a pop-rock phenomenon with few peers over the next several...

Long regarded as one of the more livable and lively cities in the country, Austin's only constant is change, a state of play that has instigated endless and passionate arguments about whether that change is for the better, worse, neither or both. In a...

(Yorktown). A wonderful collection of waltzes, tangos and polkas from Beethoven to Joplin, Albeniz to Agay.Author: Denes AgayISBN-10: 0825681030ISBN-13: 9780825681035Publisher: Yorktown PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1997Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 11.89h x 9.01w x 0.27d

Sound Reinforcement for Audio Engineers illustrates the current state of the art in sound reinforcement. Beginning with an outline of various fields of applications, from sports venues to religious venues, corporate environments and cinemas, this book is split into 11 chapters covering room acoustics,...

Legendary Guitars guides you through the electric guitars of the 1950s and '60s and the culture, styles, and music that shaped them. "Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years, to make sounds no one has heard before,...

This book, first published in 1999, addresses Beckett's visual and musical sensibilities, and examines his visionary use of such diverse modes of creative expression as stage, radio, television and film, when his medium was the written word. The first section of the book focuses...

This book examines the meanings, uses, and agency of voice, noise, sound, and sound technologies across Asia. Including a series of wide-ranging and interdisciplinary case studies, the book reveals sound as central to the experience of modernity in Asia and as essential to the...

Every time you break out a song, dance or encourage the children in your care to actively listen, you are making a difference to their cognitive and musical development! Julie Logan has a Bachelor of Education (Special Ed. and Primary Music), a Master of...

You're about to discover priceless information about the life of michael jackson, the king of pop! He received that prestigious title because of the incredible artist he was and the success that he achieved during his adventurous life.This book takes you on a breath-taking...

An intricate exploration of the music of the 1980's from one man's point of view. This exploration features a ranking of the songs that were released in the 1980's and the reasons why they are ranked the way they are. In addition, graphic illustrations...

The care and understanding of an instrument are critical to its sound. This thorough book is therefore aimed at both the interested musician and those embarking on instrument repair as a full-time career. Organized into six parts, it guides the reader from initial diagnostic...

The Metal God, himself, Rob Halford--lead vocalist of Judas Priest and author of the critically acclaimed and reader-beloved autobiography, Confess--delivers yet again, now with the bible of hard rock and heavy metal, all in his enlightening, hilarious, and one-of-a-kind voice.Rob Halford has long been...

Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988), an extraordinary, innovative, and often controversial moving force in modern music, has been the subject of a vast amount of literary criticism, philosophical discussions, and groundbreaking performances.Originally in French, Scelsi's writings have been included in anthologies of prose, poetry, and memories...

Are you struggling to read music and wish there was an easier way?The key to mastering music lies in understanding its theory, which serves as the foundation for reading music with ease.This book provides all the essential information you need to join the exclusive...

What do Wynton Marsalis, Quincy Jones, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Phil Collins, and Kathleen Battle have in common? David Berger has arranged music for all of them, and they all appreciated a clean set of parts. Life as a composer and arranger can be...

Blown Out on the Trail is the second in a series of books dealing with the unreleased recordings of Bob Dylan. The first edition, Skipping Reels of Rhyme, which was nominated for the 2019 ARSC award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research, dealt...

In 1994, the first comprehensive website devoted to the works of Bob Dylan was created. This book presents some of the original articles written for the site, concentrating on the unreleased tapes of Bob Dylan, with commentary on the merits of each tape. Since...