Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia [3 Volumes] A perfect resource for students and music enthusiasts alike, this expansive three-volume set provides readers with multidisciplinary perspectives on the music of countries and ethnic groups from around the globe. Students will find Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia accessible and useful in their research, not only for… Read More »
Beyond the Aria: Artistic Self-Empowerment for the Classical Singer PDF It is no secret that the opera industry is contracting and that there are fewer professional opportunities. But what causes one singer to be in demand over another is not exclusively a special instrument or exceptional vocal technique-rather, the ability to interpret the music and portray character convincingly… Read More »
How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days: Daily Saxophone Lessons for Beginners PDF Learn how to play alto saxophone from master instructor Aaron Gardner. How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days is the ultimate alto saxophone book for absolute beginners. In this practical, step-by-step guide, saxophonist and master instructor Aaron Gardner teaches you the essential elements… Read More »
Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming: Learning Music with Code PDF Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming provides a foundation in music and code for the beginner. It shows how coding empowers new forms of creative expression while simplifying and automating many of the tedious aspects of production and composition. With the help of online, interactive… Read More »
The Cognitive Continuum of Electronic Music PDF The electronic medium allows any audible sound to be contextualized as music. This brings about unique structural possibilities as spectrum, dynamics, space, and time become continuous dimensions of musical articulation. What we hear in electronic music ventures beyond what we traditionally characterize as musical sound and challenge our auditory perception on… Read More »
Finger Picking Guitar Tablature Book 1: Finger Picking Training Exercises Workbook PDF Guitar Finger Picking Tablature Book 1 Training Exercises A brilliant training manual ideal for both students, musicians and teachers. This has step by step finger picking patterns that you can see and hear and play along to in tablature, it is meant for serious training, but… Read More »
Learning To Read Guitar Music How & Why [Audiobook] Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this audio book is for you. This audio book contains a discussion by professional guitarist of international reputation Ged Brockie on… Read More »
Values & Music Education PDF What values should form the foundation of music education? And once we decide on those values, how do we ensure we are acting on them? In Values and Music Education, esteemed author Estelle R. Jorgensen explores how values apply to the practice of music education. We may declare values, but they can be… Read More »
Universal Tonality: The Life & Music of William Parker PDF Since ascending onto the world stage in the 1990s as one of the premier bassists and composers of his generation, William Parker has perpetually toured around the world and released over forty albums as a leader. He is one of the most influential jazz artists alive today. In… Read More »
Everyone Loves Live Music: A Theory of Performance Institutions PDF For decades, millions of music fans have gathered every summer in parks and fields to hear their favorite bands at festivals such as Lollapalooza, Coachella, and Glastonbury. How did these and countless other festivals across the globe evolve into glamorous pop culture events, and how are they changing… Read More »
Understand The Voice As An Instrument By Jennifer Meade Singers! Are you tired of not getting the results you want when it comes to singing? This book will teach you how to use and understand your voice as an Instrument and guarantees concrete results, of consistent sound quality production, vocal freedom, vocal ease, and longevity. You will learn… Read More »
The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music & Culture An untold authentic counter-narrative blues history and the first written by an African American blues artist All prior histories on the blues have alleged it originated on plantations in the Mississippi Delta. Not true, says author Chris Thomas King. In The Blues, King present facts to disprove such… Read More »
The Musical: A Concise History, 2nd Edition Come along backstage and peek inside the spectacular and sometimes scandalous world of musical theatre. From The Wizard of Oz and The Sound of Music to Mamma Mia and Les Misérables, fall in love all over again with selections from every era of musical theatre. Take a journey through the years… Read More »
Saved by a Song: The Art & Healing Power of Songwriting Generous and big-hearted, Gauthier has stories to tell and worthwhile advice to share. –Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much Is True</i></b> Gauthier has an uncanny ability to combine songwriting craft with a seekerx27s vulnerability and a sagex27s wisdom.x26#34; –Amy Ray, Indigo Girls</b> From the Grammy… Read More »
Chords Scales & Arpeggios Book for Accordion Training: 160 Essential Exercises, Practical Finger Workout PDF This is a book with practical accordion exercises for beginners and advanced students. The book includes a theory section so that beginners will know how to move around the keyboard and basses and how to perform the exercises. Contents book: Exercises are written… Read More »