Music Theory For Beginners by R. Ryan Endris PDF Learning to read and write music is very similar to learning a new language. Music theory is the study of the fundamental elements of music and how it is written. Music Theory For Beginners was developed for anyone interested in learning to read and write music, a task that… Read More »
Fingerstyle Blues Guitar: Master Acoustic Blues Guitar Fingerpicking & Soloing PDF Break down this challenging yet rewarding genre step-by-step, from your first finger independence exercises right through to complete studies that seamlessly combine chords, bass lines and melodies into full pieces of music. 199 Audio Examples in Standard Notation and Tablature Each element and technique of the early… Read More »
Guitar Arpeggio Handbook 2: 120-Lesson Step-By-Step Guide to Guitar Arpeggios Music Theory & Technique PDF With over 250 lessons, guitar licks, exercises and arpeggio-over chords concepts, this new edition book and streaming video course is all you will ever need for learning guitar arpeggios and how to apply them to make your playing more expressive and musical! Damon… Read More »
The Frustrated Guitarist’s Last Chord Book: How to Finally Learn To Play Rhythm Guitar PDF Regardless of where you are in your guitar chord studies, “The Frustrated Guitarist’s LAST Chord Book” will take your understanding of the guitar’s fretboard and chord playing to new and unexpected places. Say goodbye to all other lesson materials you’ve tried to utilize… Read More »
The Rolling Stones All the Songs Expanded Edition: The Story Behind Every Track PDF Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon, “The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track, Expanded Edition” Comprehensive visual history of the “World’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band” as told through the recording of their monumental catalog, including 29 studio and 24 compilation albums,… Read More »
Introduction to Music Publishing for Musicians: Business & Creative Perspectives for the New Music Industry (Music Pro Guides) At a time when artists are independently releasing their own music and acting as their own self-publishers, there has never been a greater need for a simple and easy-to-read introduction to the business and creative aspects of music publishing for… Read More »
The Orchestral Conductor’s Career Handbook PDF Conductors face a multitude of hurdles as they strive to obtain a foothold in the professional world. Once they have attained a position, there are obstacles both on and off the podium to keeping that position as well as advancing in the profession. Founding conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, pedagogue, and… Read More »
Perfect Harmony & Melting Strains: Transformations of Music in Early Modern Culture Between Sensibility & Abstractio Perfect Harmony and Melting Strains assembles interdisciplinary essays investigating concepts of harmony during a transitional period, in which the Pythagorean notion of a harmoniously ordered cosmos competed with and was transformed by new theories about sound – and new ways of conceptualizing… Read More »
Third Son Underground Tech House MULTIFORMAT Third Son has already made a massive impact on the underground scene with several successful releases on top labels such as Noir, Suara, Underground Audio, Sincopat, Madtech and received massive support from industry heavyweights such as Maceo Plex, Dubfire, Olivier Giacamottto, Noir, Hot Since 82 and more. With a unique sound, and… Read More »
Computer Music: Music Producer’s Guide to Ableton Live (1st Edition) PDF Welcome to the Music Producer’s Guide to Ableton Live, a complete guide to one of the most popular Digital Audio Workstations, as used by top producers, DJs, musicians and bands the world over. Ableton Live is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. Whether you have been using… Read More »
The Art of Appreciation: Music & Middlebrow Culture in Modern Britain PDF From the BBC Proms to Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts, initiatives to promote classical music have been a pervasive feature of twentieth-century musical life. The goal of these initiatives was rarely just to reach a larger and more diverse audience but to teach a particular way of… Read More »
Practical Music Education Technology PDF Today’s music teachers are caught in a conundrum about technology – while all are interested in it and told to utilize it in music instruction, a lack of equipment and funding act as enormous barriers to technology access. In fact, studies indicate that the mere perception of these obstacles may be partly responsible… Read More »
Keyboard Skills for the Practical Musician PDF Keyboard Skills for the Practical Musician provides undergraduate music majors in class piano courses with the techniques and fundamentals they need to flourish into independent, versatile musicians who play with confidence and sensitivity. Organized by skill (rather than level), the topics sequenced in this textbook offer endless flexibility for instructors while… Read More »
Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock & Roll PDF Rock and roll was birthed in basements and garages, radio stations and dance halls, in cities where unexpected gatherings of artists and audience changed and charged the way music is heard and celebrated, capturing lightning in a bottle. Musician and writer Lenny Kaye explores ten crossroads of time… Read More »
Thomas Adès Studies (Cambridge Composer Studies) Thomas Adès is a dominant force in contemporary music, whose work attracts significant attention and acclaim, and has been performed by many renowned ensembles. This volume – the first to present a range of scholarly essays on every aspect of Adès’s music – offers authoritative accounts of Adès’s major compositions from a… Read More »