Music - Reference

Taking the form of a journal chronicling all of the Bee Gees important events, including recording sessions, concerts, television appearances, radio shows and record releases, The Bee Gees Day-By-Day Story: 1945-1972 is the most in-depth look at the early years of this international phenomenon....

BLACK SABBATH FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ON THE FIRST NAME IN METALAuthor: Martin PopoffISBN-10: 0879309571ISBN-13: 9780879309572Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2011Pages: 418Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.47lbsSize: 9.12h x 6.46w x 0.96d

(Berklee Guide). Whether you notate music by hand or use computer software, this practical reference will show you today's best practices rendering the details of your scores and parts. Improve your music's legibility and express your ideas clearly to get the best possible representation...

Exploring the paranormal through musical phenomena, this encyclopedia covers a range of anomalies, from musical mediumship to locations throughout the world where music has been heard with no obvious source. Other manifestations, such as the abilities of musical savants and the anesthetic use of...

In this sequel to Long Title: Looking for the Good Times; Examining the Monkees' Songs, One By One, authors Michael A. Ventrella and Mark Arnold look at the careers the Monkees had outside of the show and the band: From Micky's early appearances as...

Instrumental Music Education: Teaching with the Musical and Practical in Harmony, Third Edition, is intended for college instrumental music education majors studying to be band and orchestra directors at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels. This textbook presents a research-based look at...

Ranking the '60s: A Comprehensive Listing of the Top Songs and Acts from Pop's Golden Decade is the most complete and systematic ranking of the music that affected an entire generation in a time of political and social upheaval, free love, space exploration, Vietnam...

Art Song: Linking Poetry and Music is a follow-up to author Carol Kimball's bestselling Song: A Guide to Art Song Style and Literature. Rather than a general survey of art song literature, the new book clearly and insightfully defines the fundamental characteristics of art...

With style, wit, and expertise, Leonard Bernstein shares his love and appreciation for music in all its varied forms in The Infinite Variety of Music, illuminating the deep pleasure and sometimes subtle beauty it offers. He begins with an "imaginary conversation" with George Washington...

No other contemporary songwriter has created a body of work of such consistent quality, and such singular emotional and intellectual brilliance, as Leonard Cohen. His smoke-black vocal style navigates the most sophisticated and arresting of melodies in songs infused with romance, innuendo, and humor....

Covering eight more years of models and updated with new photos and industry revelations, this handy book is an indispensable tool for novice and expert collectors to date instruments from the four most popular guitar manufacturers. Good for either your own instruments or a...

This guide to understanding ornamentation in each era of music includes information on how to understand and remain faithful to the composer's intention, how many and which notes to use in each ornament, how to integrate ornaments smoothly into a performance, and simple strategies...

THE GUITAR PLAYER BOOK: THE ULTIMATE RESOURCE FOR GUITARISTSAuthor: Hal LeonardISBN-10: 087930782XISBN-13: 9780879307820Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2007Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.70d

AMERICAN BASSES AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY AND PLAYERS GUIDEAuthor: Jim RobertsISBN-10: 0879307218ISBN-13: 9780879307219Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2003Pages: 210Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.60d

(Book). This perennial favorite among drummers helps players develop their bass drum technique and increase their flexibility through the mastery of exercises. "I used Colin Bailey's Bass Drum Control book to develop my SINGLE bass drum playing and DOUBLE bass drum playing. I had...

Author: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationISBN-10: 0793543290ISBN-13: 9780793543298Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1995Pages: 177Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.22lbsSize: 11.01h x 8.52w x 0.46d

Clear, concise, and practical, Music Research: A Handbook, Third Edition, introduces students to the major print and online research tools available today. With a strong focus on the connection between research and writing, this comprehensive guide is ideal for use in both undergraduate and...

'A history that makes perfect sense when the sky is falling down.' - The Sunday Times Beneath the psychedelic utopianism of the sixties lay a dark seam of apocalyptic thinking that seemed to rupture into violence and despair by 1969. Literary and cultural historian...

The world's first extensive study of rock stars and sex in which many of the world's most celebrated rockers share their dos and don'ts in the bedroom.Author: Paul MilesISBN-10: 1849384045ISBN-13: 9781849384049Publisher: Omnibus PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2010Pages: 274Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.36h x 6.28w x 0.67d

"Here we come. Walking down the street. We get the funniest looks from everyone we meet. Hey, hey, we're The Monkees "The idea of creating a tv series about a wacky rock group similar to The Beatles had been unsuccessfully kicked around Universal Pictures...

Discover the music that influenced some of the biggest stars in Music history in 10 Albums That Changed My Life, a personal, insightful and gloriously illustrated look at the music that matters the most to the artists who matter the most to you. More...

Professional Orchestration: A Practical Handbook - Workbook is the Workbook for all three Handbooks in the series: From Piano to Strings, From Piano to Woodwinds and From Piano to Orchestra. You orchestrate and optionally record the same examples in the Workbook for the homework...

(Berklee Press). When you think of jazz composers, who comes to mind? Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bob Brookmeyer. This book is about what they (and many others) do. Jazz composition has evolved into a disciplined art that...

(Piano). The Music Theory series is designed from the ground-up to explain the terminology and musical structures needed for modern applications. Level One is an introductory course which covers music notation, key signatures, basic scales, intervals, modes, diatonic relationships and 3-and 4-part chords. Level...

100 GREATEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIMEGUITAR WORLD PRESENTSAuthor: Various AuthorsISBN-10: 0634046195ISBN-13: 9780634046193Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2002Pages: 212Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 8.54h x 6.84w x 0.56d

Written with the active music therapist in mind, Musically Engaged Seniors is designed to be an easy to use guide for group music therapy sessions with the elderly. This book contains clearly laid out session plans and resources that can be immediately incorporated into...

Following the idea that you can only go as far forward as you can reach back, Wolfgang walks us through an informative and fascinating look back at the guiding principles of Orff-Schulwerk and how they developed, always with the intent to use them to...

This Vinyl Record Log Book is the perfect notebook for organizing and cataloging your collection. This tracker will help you record the album name, artists, country, year, and other important information. Plenty of space to add a catalog number, label, record grade, and more....

If you are looking for a quick, straightforward explanation to the art of playing saxophone, look no further. The "How to Play Saxophone" guide will give you all of the tools you need to jump into the exciting world of music and performance.This guide...

Pipers takes the reader inside the world of the performer community of Scottish piping, introducing the instrument itself and the various different repertories. It also discusses piping techniques as well as information on some of the great piping dynasties and individual pipers. Dr Willie...

Author: Willi ApelISBN-10: 1849028052ISBN-13: 9781849028059Publisher: Benediction ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/09/2010Pages: 518Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.15d

A pioneering "horror-punk" band, the Misfits are legends in their own time. This discography tells the story of the band in all of its incarnations through all of their recorded output--both official and unauthorized releases. Discographies are provided for both present and former members'...

(Criterion). Used by leading universities for courses in Practical Arranging and Composing in the professional field. Endorsed by leading music educators, composers, and arrangers.Author: Russell GarciaISBN-10: 1458423794ISBN-13: 9781458423795Publisher: CriterionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2008Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.50d

A hilarious collection of musical definitions by David W. Barber, the internationally best-selling author of Bach, Beethoven and the Boys, When the Fat Lady Sings, and other internationally best-selling books of musical humor. An offbeat and irreverent compendium, from Aida to Zzzz. With a...

Now available in paperback and with over 10,000 entries, the Oxford Dictionary of Music (previously the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music) offers broad coverage of a wide range of musical categories spanning many eras, including composers, librettists, singers, orchestras, important ballets and operas, and...

In his Stage Performance class at Berklee College of Music, Livingston Taylor has taught thousands of young musicians how to take the stage without fear and deliver a performance that is rewarding for both the performer and the audience. Stage Performance will help you...

(Worship Musician Presents). As opposed to a systematic pedagogy for bass playing (many such resources already exist), The Worship Bass Book is a fun and informal, yet extremely practical, resource for bassists playing in the worship environment. Acclaimed bassist and music educator Norm Stockton...

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Note-for-note fingerpicking arrangements with tab for 30 favorites, including: America * Anji * Blackbird * The Boxer * Classical Gas * Cross Road Blues * Drifting * Dust in the Wind * Helplessly Hoping * Jack Fig * Julia * Little...

What rhymes with Google, or Beyonc , or better yet, what rhymes with ORANGE? This book full of words that rhyme together has all the answers With over 50,000 rhyming entries, this essential reference tool will help songwriters, poets, and advertisers overcome writer's block...

This book shows you in easy, step by step format, how to profitably sell your own recordings online. You'll read in-depth interviews, tips and tricks from independent musicians who have made thousands of dollars selling their music from home Includes up to date lists...

Recommended by winners of the Academy, Grammy, and Emmy Awards, Professional Orchestration is the first multi-volume series in orchestration from an American Publisher that teaches the devices and orchestral combinations which, before now, have been known by only a privileged few. It's also the...

Performance Success teaches a set of skills so that a musician can be ready to go out and sing or play at his or her highest level, working with energies that might otherwise be wasted in unproductive ways. This is a book of skills...

(Berklee Methods). The Berklee in the Pocket Essential Songwriter is an accessible reference guide that will quickly lead songwriters to ideas that are at the heart of countless hit songs. The tips and strategies jam-packed into this concise guide will help you tackle writer's...

It is our most passionate music, rooted in ancient Africa but brought to blossom in America at the doorstep of the twentieth century. It is a living heritage of song born in poverty, persecution, and hard labor, born of love and love betrayed, of...

In 1978, Greil Marcus asked twenty other writers on rock -- including Dave Marsh, Lester Bangs, Nick Tosches, Ellen Willis, Simon Frith, and Robert Christgau -- a question: What one rock and roll album would you take to a desert island? The resulting essays...

A grand and panoramic biograhical history of the giants of classical music, The Lives and Times of Great Composers is a new, unique, and lovingly constructed modern reference--and a beguiling read which you will return to again and again. Interlinked yet self-contained, each chapter...

'KISS: THE HOTTEST BRAND IN THE LAND' - The story of theKISS merchandising craze of the late '70s/early '80s by KISS archivist, Nicholas Buckland is officially sanctioned by KISS! This thick 10x10 inchstylish coffee table book goes deep into the wild and crazy Aucoin-era...

The Ultimate EditionOver 260 Rare Photos, Arrangements, Scripts & Memorabilia "Thanks to this book, we can learn at last just how Spike Jones made his magic, and what sort of magic man he was... Thank you, Jordan Young."-- Dr. Demento "Looks for the real...

Listen to Soul! Exploring a Musical Genre provides an overview of soul music for fans of the genre, with a focus on 50 must-hear singers, songs, and albums that define it. Listen to Soul! Exploring a Musical Genre provides both an overview and a...

Want to learn about live sound in an easy-to-understand manner?Live Sound Mixing For Beginners covers all the essential information you need to learn about operating a sound system for a live event. Find out what to listen for, how to connect up your equipment...