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To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Longlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction

by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason ...

What does it mean – and how does it feel – to grow up as a Black artist today?‘This exceptional book, written with a mother’s love for her seven creative children, sensitively offers profound and original insights and perspectives that enrich our culture. I feel so much wiser for reading it.’ Bernardine EvaristoWhen Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason’s eldest daughter, Isata, made her solo debut at the BBC ... Read more

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What does it mean – and how does it feel – to grow up as a Black artist today?‘This exceptional book, written with a mother’s love for her seven creative children, sensitively offers profound and original insights and perspectives that enrich our culture. I feel so much wiser for reading it.’ Bernardine EvaristoWhen Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason’s eldest daughter, Isata, made her solo debut at the BBC
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Rock Guitar For Dummies

by Jon Chappell ...

Check out this guide to rock guitar techniqueIf 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 you’ve never picked up a guitar before! Master the riffs and melodies of your favorite songs and artists, or make up a few of your own. Find out how to ... Read more

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Check out this guide to rock guitar techniqueIf 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 you’ve never picked up a guitar before! Master the riffs and melodies of your favorite songs and artists, or make up a few of your own. Find out how to
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Ukulele In A Day For Dummies

by Alistair Wood ...

Series series In A Day For Dummies
Who doesn't want to learn how to play the ukulele? The uke is hot. And learning to play this instrument at a basic level is quick and easy for even the most inexperienced musicians - especially with Ukulele in a Day For Dummies! With this great introductory package, readers get the information they need to pick up a ukulele and try it out.Ukulele in a Day For Dummies:Covers ukulele ... Read more

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Who doesn't want to learn how to play the ukulele? The uke is hot. And learning to play this instrument at a basic level is quick and easy for even the most inexperienced musicians - especially with Ukulele in a Day For Dummies! With this great introductory package, readers get the information they need to pick up a ukulele and try it out.Ukulele in a Day For Dummies:Covers ukulele
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Ukulele For Dummies

by Alistair Wood ...

Learn everything ukulele—from chord progressions to playing pop, folk, and holiday favorites—and, yes, even Hawaiian music!The ukulele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukulele. The recent hit song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention the runaway success of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. For anyone wishing to master this fun, ... Read more

$26.99 AUD

Learn everything ukulele—from chord progressions to playing pop, folk, and holiday favorites—and, yes, even Hawaiian music!The ukulele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukulele. The recent hit song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention the runaway success of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. For anyone wishing to master this fun,
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Ukulele Exercises For Dummies

by Brett McQueen, Alistair Wood ...

Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast! - with hundreds of fun exercises, drills and practice tunesYou have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you're ready to do something with it. You're in luck: Ukulele Exercises For Dummies helps you become a better player. This practice-based book focuses on the skills that entry-level players often find challenging and ... Read more

$22.99 AUD

Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast! - with hundreds of fun exercises, drills and practice tunesYou have a ukulele, you know just enough to be dangerous, and now you're ready to do something with it. You're in luck: Ukulele Exercises For Dummies helps you become a better player. This practice-based book focuses on the skills that entry-level players often find challenging and
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Chromatic Harmonica Lessons for Beginners

Teach Yourself How to Play Harmonica (Free Audio Available)

by LearnToPlayMusic.com, Peter Gelling ...

Series series Progressive
Teach yourself how to play harmonica with our easy harmonica lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.***"An excellent introduction to the chromatic harp. Each song is a little more complex and involves new techniques. This book is a great buy if you are serious about learning the chromatic ... Read more

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Teach yourself how to play harmonica with our easy harmonica lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.***"An excellent introduction to the chromatic harp. Each song is a little more complex and involves new techniques. This book is a great buy if you are serious about learning the chromatic
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Ukulele Lessons for Beginners

Teach Yourself How to Play Ukulele (Free Video Available)

by LearnToPlayMusic.com, Peter Gelling ...

Series series Progressive Beginner
Teach yourself how to play ukulele with our easy ukulele lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free ukulele videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***"Some of my favorite tunes are used in this book! And the language is so easy to ... Read more

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Teach yourself how to play ukulele with our easy ukulele lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free ukulele videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***"Some of my favorite tunes are used in this book! And the language is so easy to
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Harmonica Lessons for Beginners

Teach Yourself How to Play Harmonica (Free Video Available)

by LearnToPlayMusic.com, Peter Gelling ...

Series series Progressive Beginner
Teach yourself how to play harmonica with our easy harmonica lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free harmonica videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played, then play along. Also includes an animated harmonica, music score and harmonica tabs for easy music learning.***"A great book for any beginner! Teaches you how to play some great sounding ... Read more

$11.99 AUD

Teach yourself how to play harmonica with our easy harmonica lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free harmonica videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played, then play along. Also includes an animated harmonica, music score and harmonica tabs for easy music learning.***"A great book for any beginner! Teaches you how to play some great sounding
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Ukulele for Beginners

How To Play Ukulele in Easy-to-Follow Steps

by Will Grove-White ...

Interested in the ukulele and want to learn how to play it? This is the book for you.This all-encompassing guide to the ukulele is written by Will Grove-White, one of the world-renowned Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Clearly written, beautifully designed, and chock-full of photos and illustrations, Get Plucky With the Ukulele is the perfect teach-yourself ukulele book for adults and children ... Read more

$12.99 AUD

Interested in the ukulele and want to learn how to play it? This is the book for you.This all-encompassing guide to the ukulele is written by Will Grove-White, one of the world-renowned Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Clearly written, beautifully designed, and chock-full of photos and illustrations, Get Plucky With the Ukulele is the perfect teach-yourself ukulele book for adults and children
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The path of the voice

by Robin de Haas ...

World renowned vocal consultant Robin De Haas authored the highly acclaimed La Voie de la Voix, published by Les Editions Favre, the largest French-language publisher in Switzerland. This book is now brought to the English speaking world by Elizabeth Prescott, De Haas' Los Angeles representative.World renowned vocal consultant Robin De Haas authored the highly acclaimed La Voie de la Voix, ... Read more

$18.99 AUD

World renowned vocal consultant Robin De Haas authored the highly acclaimed La Voie de la Voix, published by Les Editions Favre, the largest French-language publisher in Switzerland. This book is now brought to the English speaking world by Elizabeth Prescott, De Haas' Los Angeles representative.World renowned vocal consultant Robin De Haas authored the highly acclaimed La Voie de la Voix,
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How to Play Ukulele

A Beginner’s Guide to Learn About The Ukulele, Reading Music, Chords, & Much More

by Jason Randall ...

“Say It With A Ukulele…”“… Grumbles some gramophone;Christ, tell me what to say to herNow that I’m used to my loneliness?”This verse from the poem “Fog” by George Seferis, the Nobel Prize winning poet from Greece, perfectly reflects the nature of the instrument and the emotions it can evoke. First introduced by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira to Hawaii, this traditional musical instrument has ... Read more

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“Say It With A Ukulele…”“… Grumbles some gramophone;Christ, tell me what to say to herNow that I’m used to my loneliness?”This verse from the poem “Fog” by George Seferis, the Nobel Prize winning poet from Greece, perfectly reflects the nature of the instrument and the emotions it can evoke. First introduced by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira to Hawaii, this traditional musical instrument has
... Read more
The Bass Player's Guide to Scales & Modes

by Stuart Clayton ...

The Bass Player's Guide to Scales & Modes is a complete reference manual featuring all of the scales, modes and arpeggios used by the modern bass guitarist. The construction of each scale and mode is covered in detail and the reader is encouraged to learn the content of the scale rather than the prescribed fretboard patterns found in other books. 'Real world' bass grooves clearly demonstrate the ... Read more

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The Bass Player's Guide to Scales & Modes is a complete reference manual featuring all of the scales, modes and arpeggios used by the modern bass guitarist. The construction of each scale and mode is covered in detail and the reader is encouraged to learn the content of the scale rather than the prescribed fretboard patterns found in other books. 'Real world' bass grooves clearly demonstrate the
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Sight Reading: The Rhythm Book

A graded workbook for instrumentalists and vocalists designed to develop sight reading and rhythmic skills

by Alex Pertout ...

Sight Reading: The Rhythm Book is a graded workbook for instrumentalists and vocalists designed to develop sight reading and rhythmic skills by presenting a course of progressive lessons and studies specifically aimed at these areas. Many different rhythmic groupings and writing styles and clearly presented and analyzed. This book will provide invaluable assistance to all musicians and lead to a ... Read more

$30.71 AUD

Sight Reading: The Rhythm Book is a graded workbook for instrumentalists and vocalists designed to develop sight reading and rhythmic skills by presenting a course of progressive lessons and studies specifically aimed at these areas. Many different rhythmic groupings and writing styles and clearly presented and analyzed. This book will provide invaluable assistance to all musicians and lead to a
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Guitar Zero

The Science of Learning to be Musical

by Gary Marcus ...

A renowned neuroscientist with no musical talent investigates what it takes to make musicOn the eve of his fortieth birthday, renowned cognitive scientist Gary Marcus decided to fulfil a lifelong dream and learn to play the guitar. He had tried many times before – failing miserably. This time, he decided to use the tools of his “trade” to see if he might suceed. On his quest he jams with twelve ... Read more

$11.99 AUD

A renowned neuroscientist with no musical talent investigates what it takes to make musicOn the eve of his fortieth birthday, renowned cognitive scientist Gary Marcus decided to fulfil a lifelong dream and learn to play the guitar. He had tried many times before – failing miserably. This time, he decided to use the tools of his “trade” to see if he might suceed. On his quest he jams with twelve
... Read more
Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons

A Love Story, in Music Lessons

by Jeremy Denk ...

A uniquely illuminating memoir of the making of a musician, in which renowned pianist Jeremy Denk explores what he learned from his teachers about classical music: its forms, its power, its meaning - and what it can teach us about ourselves.In this searching and funny memoir, based on his popular New Yorker article, renowned pianist Jeremy Denk traces an implausible journey. Life is difficult ... Read more

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A uniquely illuminating memoir of the making of a musician, in which renowned pianist Jeremy Denk explores what he learned from his teachers about classical music: its forms, its power, its meaning - and what it can teach us about ourselves.In this searching and funny memoir, based on his popular New Yorker article, renowned pianist Jeremy Denk traces an implausible journey. Life is difficult
... Read more
Piano For Beginners

15 Lessons About PIANO You Need To Learn To Succeed

by Bhawani Singh ...

**If lеаrning how tо рlау the рiаnо has been a gоаl оf yours thеn here iѕ ѕоmе gооd nеwѕ fоr you. Did you know thаt уоu саn lеаrn ѕоmе bаѕiс рiаnо lеѕѕоnѕ from this guidе thаt will teach you еvеrуthing you nееd to knоw tо become аn еxсеllеnt piano рlауеrHere Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...**Sitting Аnd Playing PоѕturеNоtеѕ On Eасh ScaleHand CооrdinаtiоnPrасtiсing Thе TechniquesExtrа ... Read more

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**If lеаrning how tо рlау the рiаnо has been a gоаl оf yours thеn here iѕ ѕоmе gооd nеwѕ fоr you. Did you know thаt уоu саn lеаrn ѕоmе bаѕiс рiаnо lеѕѕоnѕ from this guidе thаt will teach you еvеrуthing you nееd to knоw tо become аn еxсеllеnt piano рlауеrHere Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...**Sitting Аnd Playing PоѕturеNоtеѕ On Eасh ScaleHand CооrdinаtiоnPrасtiсing Thе TechniquesExtrа
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Ukulele For Dummies, Enhanced Edition

by Alistair Wood ...

Learn everything ukulele—from chord progressions to playing pop, folk, and holiday favorites—and, yes, even Hawaiian music!The ukulele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukulele. The recent hit song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention the runaway success of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. For anyone wishing to master this fun, ... Read more

$29.68 AUD

Learn everything ukulele—from chord progressions to playing pop, folk, and holiday favorites—and, yes, even Hawaiian music!The ukulele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukulele. The recent hit song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention the runaway success of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. For anyone wishing to master this fun,
... Read more
How to Play Harmonica

A Complete Guide for Beginners

by Blake Brocksmith, Gary Dorfman, Douglas Lichterman ...

Series series How to Play Music Series
This easy-to-understand beginner’s guide provides an introduction to playing the harmonica and includes helpful information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge.Learn to play the harmonica with this step-by-step guide perfect for beginners. With just this book and your harmonica in hand, you’ll learn basic music skills, discover how and why your harmonica works, play some simple ... Read more

$9.99 AUD

This easy-to-understand beginner’s guide provides an introduction to playing the harmonica and includes helpful information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge.Learn to play the harmonica with this step-by-step guide perfect for beginners. With just this book and your harmonica in hand, you’ll learn basic music skills, discover how and why your harmonica works, play some simple
... Read more
How to Play Ukulele

A Complete Guide for Beginners

by Dan Scanlan ...

Series series How to Play Music Series
Learn to play the ukulele with this beginner’s guide that features information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge.What do George Clooney, Zooey Deschanel, Ryan Gosling, and James Franco all have in common? Answer: they all play the ukulele and now, with this easy step-by-step guide, you can too! With just this book and your ukulele in hand, you’ll learn basic music skills, how to ... Read more

$9.99 AUD

Learn to play the ukulele with this beginner’s guide that features information about basic techniques, tools, and music knowledge.What do George Clooney, Zooey Deschanel, Ryan Gosling, and James Franco all have in common? Answer: they all play the ukulele and now, with this easy step-by-step guide, you can too! With just this book and your ukulele in hand, you’ll learn basic music skills, how to
... Read more
Teach Yourself Singing If You Can Talk You Can Sing

by Timothy Kelly ...

Teach Yourself Singing If You Can Talk You Can Sing teaches anyone, any age how to tune their voice using sounds, words, sentences, songs and stories. Your voice can be tuned just like a guitar or a violin or a piano can be tuned. An out of tune voice does not sound musical and can not carry a tune or sing on key. Thousands and thousands of out of tune voices audition for American Idol and other ... Read more

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Teach Yourself Singing If You Can Talk You Can Sing teaches anyone, any age how to tune their voice using sounds, words, sentences, songs and stories. Your voice can be tuned just like a guitar or a violin or a piano can be tuned. An out of tune voice does not sound musical and can not carry a tune or sing on key. Thousands and thousands of out of tune voices audition for American Idol and other
... Read more
The Roof is Caving In

by Matilda Gibbs, with Belle Hansen and Jack Burmeister ...

Fresh out of school, fresh out of home and in their first-ever share house, Hester and Bronwyn desperately try to make the tiny share house a home.When several unforeseeable circumstances arise, they try to find a way to navigate these and constantly compromise to avoid confrontation and keep their 'home' together.The Roof is Caving In is a collision of Australian Gothic, Picasso and the urge to ... Read more

$16.99 AUD

Fresh out of school, fresh out of home and in their first-ever share house, Hester and Bronwyn desperately try to make the tiny share house a home.When several unforeseeable circumstances arise, they try to find a way to navigate these and constantly compromise to avoid confrontation and keep their 'home' together.The Roof is Caving In is a collision of Australian Gothic, Picasso and the urge to
... Read more
The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music

Origin, History, and Playing Styles

by Dr. Swarn Lata ...

Since the thirteenth century, the sitara stringed, plucked instrument of Indiahas transformed into an instrument beloved by millions in its country of origin as well as all over the world. The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music details the origin, history, and playing styles of this unique stringed instrument.Dr. Swarn Lata relies on more than thirty-five years of experience teaching ... Read more

$5.99 AUD

Since the thirteenth century, the sitara stringed, plucked instrument of Indiahas transformed into an instrument beloved by millions in its country of origin as well as all over the world. The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music details the origin, history, and playing styles of this unique stringed instrument.Dr. Swarn Lata relies on more than thirty-five years of experience teaching
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The Baroque Violin & Viola

A Fifty-Lesson Course Volume I

by Walter S. Reiter ...

In the early seventeenth century, enthusiasm for the violin swept across Europe--this was an instrument capable of bewitching virtuosity, with the power to express emotions in a way only before achieved with the human voice. With this new guide to the Baroque violin, and its close cousin, the Baroque viola, distinguished performer and pedagogue Walter Reiter puts this power into the hands of today ... Read more

$76.80 AUD

In the early seventeenth century, enthusiasm for the violin swept across Europe--this was an instrument capable of bewitching virtuosity, with the power to express emotions in a way only before achieved with the human voice. With this new guide to the Baroque violin, and its close cousin, the Baroque viola, distinguished performer and pedagogue Walter Reiter puts this power into the hands of today
... Read more
You Can Teach Yourself Piano Chords

by Per Danielsson ...

Series series You Can Teach Yourself
You Can Teach Yourself Piano Chords combines regular music notation with visual illustrations to give a clear picture of how to voice basic piano chords. The first part of the book introduces the student to basic triads and dominant seventh chords in all the inversions. After mastering this concept, material such as Maj7th, min7th, diminished, augmented and suspended chords are introduced, ... Read more

$30.71 AUD

You Can Teach Yourself Piano Chords combines regular music notation with visual illustrations to give a clear picture of how to voice basic piano chords. The first part of the book introduces the student to basic triads and dominant seventh chords in all the inversions. After mastering this concept, material such as Maj7th, min7th, diminished, augmented and suspended chords are introduced,
... Read more

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