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  • Music as Medicine

    How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power

    by Daniel Levitin ...
    The Instant Sunday Times BestsellerA Financial Times, Telegraph and Waterstones Book of the YearShortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book PrizeWhat if music holds the key to healing our minds and bodies? Music as Medicine is the revelatory new book from the million-copy bestselling author of The Organized Mind.'Fascinating' OBSERVER'Essential' WALL S... ... Read more

    Was ₹1,222.59 Now ₹721.20

  • Six Steps to Songwriting Success, Revised Edition

    The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs

    by Jason Blume ...
    What’s the secret to writing a hit song? It’s as simple as 1-2-3-4-5-6! Innovative, practical, and inspiring, Six Steps to Songwriting Success presents a surefire step-by-step approach to mastering the elements consistently found in hit songs. Author Jason Blume, a songwriter with the rare distinction of having had songs on the Country, Pop, and R&B charts simultaneously, has packed this book with ... Read more

    ₹829.41

  • Asian Sound Cultures

    Voice, Noise, Sound, Technology

    Edited by Iris Haukamp, Christin Hoene, Martyn Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
    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 understanding of the historical processes of cultural, social, political, and economic transformation throughout the long ... Read more

    ₹6,591.89

  • Creative Recording Part One: Effects And Processors

    by Paul White ...
    This book covers the newest innovations in one of the most popular aspects of music recording and has now been updated to include software plug-ins and virtual mixers, as well as the exciting new world of surround-sound technology. ... Read more

    ₹1,511.10

  • Avid Media Composer / First

    Fundamentals of Video Editing

    by Avid Technology ...
    Avid Media Composer | First: Fundamentals of Video Editing introduces users to the power of Media Composer software and marks the first steps toward developing core skills in video editing. The book covers the basic principles you’ll need to complete a Media Composer | First project, from initial setup to final output, and it is designed for those who are new to professional video editing and also ... Read more

    ₹2,346.42

  • Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar

    by Ashley J. Saunders ...
    So, you want to learn some guitar fingerpicking ideas, tips and tricks? Well, Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar eBook is for you!This eBook will teach you patterns that you can use today, how to use a capo if the song is in a key that isn't guitar friendly and how to find the best key to move it into for you. As well as much more! ... Read more

    ₹205.61 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sound Check For The Performing Musician

    by Paul White ...
    No matter how talented a performer you are, if the sound out front isn't up to scratch, you won't win over your audience. Even relatively inexpensive equipment can produce exceptionally good results - if only you know how to use it...Sound Check For The Performing Musician is a practical guide to equipment and sound for small to medium-sized gigs. It covers everything from choosing PA equipment ... Read more

    ₹1,192.85

  • The Greatest War Stories Never Told

    100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

    by Rick Beyer ...
    Series Book 6 - The Greatest Stories Never Told
    Rick Beyer, the author of the acclaimed History Channel® series The Greatest Stories Never Told, returns with new historic tales, this time focusing on amazing war storiesSearch the annals of military history and you will discover no end of quirky characters and surprising true stories: The topless dancer who saved the Byzantine Empire; the World War I battle that was halted so a soccer game could ... Read more

    ₹848.29

  • Crash Course: Home Recording

    by Paul White ...
    Crash Course: Home Recording is an eight week program to take you from novice to studio expert as quickly and comprehensively as possible. Learn how to record, mix and process your own songs. All technical terms are explained in a full glossary. This book was written by Paul White of Sound On Sound magazine. ... Read more

    ₹954.14

  • Uriah Heep in the 1970s

    by Steve Pilkington ...
    Series series Decades
    Incredibly, Uriah Heep have now been active for a full fifty years. However, few would argue that the period which has come to define them the most, and during which they were at their most influential, was from 1970-1980. During this decade, they released an incredible thirteen studio albums and a legendary double live album, as well as having a regular turnaround of musicians in all but the ... Read more

    ₹799.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Basic Mastering

    by Paul White ...
    The ultimate aim of any recording project is the mass-production of music, whether on CD, cassette, MiniDisc or any of the other media available to the modern recording artist. It is important, therefore, to have the best possible recording in the first place. Basic Mastering shows you how to master and edit your music so that you end up with a product that would look at home in any record store. ... Read more

    ₹681.20

  • Basic Mixing Techniques

    by Paul White ...
    In music recording, the quality of a mix is every bit as important as the quality of the performance, and potential hit singles have been ruined by poor mixing. Basic Mixing Techniques blows the lid off the secrets of mixing and explains in easy and illustrated terms how you can create a professional-quality recording with even the most basic equipment. ... Read more

    ₹635.65

  • Eight Symphonic Masterworks of the Twentieth Century

    A Study Guide for Conductors

    by Leonard Slatkin ...
    Based on his decades of experience conducting these works, Leonard Slatkin guides readers through eight of the most beloved orchestral pieces of the twentieth century:Claude Debussy’s La MerDmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5Béla Bartók’s Concerto for OrchestraIgor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)George Gershwin’s An American in ParisAaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring ... Read more

    ₹2,346.42

  • Lennon en el cielo con diamantes

    by london65 ...
    Lennon in the Sky with Diamonds is not a biography or a conventional musicology book. It is an atlas of hinges: those moments when John Lennon took the pop song to the limit of its own logic and opened it from within. A chord that doesn't resolve (Not a Second Time), a tape played backwards (I'm Only Sleeping), a visible splice between two takes in different keys (Strawberry Fields Forever), a ... Read more

    ₹1,145.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Inner Workings of Music

    by Ashley J. Saunders ...
    If the very thought of music theory feels you dread, then try reading Inner Workings of Music eBook.As an easy to understand music theory guide, we'll work through the major concepts and components of music in a way that will enable you to strengthen your knowledge and apply what you know. ... Read more

    ₹205.61 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Listen to Classic Rock!

    Exploring a Musical Genre

    by Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith ...
    Series series Exploring Musical Genres
    Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre provides an overview of this diverse and complex musical genre for scholars of classic rock and curious novices alike, with a focus on 50 must-hear musicians, songwriters, bands, and albums.Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre explores in detail the genesis, evolution, and proliferation of classic rock. It begins with a background on ... Read more

    ₹4,986.43

  • Teenage Dirtbags

    A Brief History of the MTV2 Generation

    by Jon Sheasby ...
    In 1994, the death of Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain not only initiated the decline of grunge's chart dominance but concurrently marked the MTV Generation's ascent to adulthood. Soon after came the Backstreet Boys, the Spice Girls, and the invention of AutoTune, as mainstream pop music sought to overthrow the alternative scene that had ruled for much of the decade. In 1999, however, a new class of ... Read more

    ₹919.80

  • Planet Wax

    Sci-Fi/Fantasy Soundtracks on Vinyl

    by Aaron Lupton, Jeff Szpirglas ...
    Planet Wax: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Soundtracks on Vinyl is the follow-up to 2019's best-selling Blood on Black Wax: Horror Soundtracks on Vinyl.Vinyl LPs are not only popular again (i.e., it's currently the highest-selling music format, surpassing CDs), but soundtracks in particular are top sellers, and nearly every science fiction and horror movie has been re-released on vinyl in the last ten years ... Read more

    ₹2,383.23 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Paul McCartney Catalog

    A Complete Annotated Discography of Solo Works, 1967-2019

    by Ted Montgomery ...
    This complete discography of Paul McCartney's solo and other post-Beatles work examines his entire catalog. It covers his studio and live albums and compilations, including the trance, electronic, classical and cover albums and selected bootleg recordings; all of the singles; videos and DVDs; and the 15 radio shows he made as Oobu Joobu. Each song is reviewed in depth, providing a wealth of ... Read more

    ₹1,963.51

  • Modalogy

    Scales, Modes & Chords: The Primordial Building Blocks of Music

    by Jeff Brent, Schell Barkley ...
    (Jazz Instruction). Primarily a music theory reference, Modalogy presents a unique perspective on the origins, interlocking aspects, and usage of the most common scales and modes in occidental music. Anyone wishing to seriously explore the realms of scales, modes, and their real-world functions will find the most important issues dealt with in meticulous detail within these pages. Logical ... Read more

    ₹1,637.83

  • How to Read Music

    For Beginners - Bundle - The Only 2 Books You Need to Learn Music Notation and Reading Written Music Today

    by Preston Hoffman ...
    Series Book 11 - Music
    2 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Read Music and Music Theory!Book 1)How to Read Music: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Sheet Music Theory and Reading Musical Notation TodayYou will learn the following:-Fundamentals of music theory-Common practice part writing-Fundamentals of music notation-The evolution of staff notation-Elements of reading sheet mu... ... Read more

    ₹453.55

  • 23

    by Dave Cantrell ...
    In 23, esteemed music critic Dave Cantrell revisits his favorite reviews and interviews from the last twenty years. Dubbed "The Professor Of Post-Punk," Cantrell is one of the most respected music writers around and his work for Stereo Embers Magazine showcases his precision, his passion and his peerless phrasing. Sharp, witty and filled with comprhensive knowledge, Cantrell's body demonstrates he ... Read more

    ₹765.00

  • The Performing Pianist's Guide to Fingering

    by Joseph Banowetz, Philip Fowke, Nancy Lee Harper ...
    The Performing Pianist's Guide to Fingering, the much-anticipated companion to Joseph Banowetz's The Pianist's Guide to Pedaling, provides practical fingering solutions for technical musical passages. Banowetz contends that fingering choices require much thought and consideration and that too often these choices are influenced by historical traditions and ideas rather than by actual performance ... Read more

    ₹3,091.00

  • The Complete Helen Reddy Illustrated Discography

    by Daniel Selby ...
    Helen Maxine Reddy was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on October 25, 1941 to a show-business family. Helen started her career as an entertainer at age four while traveling with her parents. She sang on the radio and television and eventually won a talent contest on the television program Bandstand in 1966; her prize was a ticket to New York City, some cash and a record audition, which ... Read more

    ₹836.00 or Free with Kobo Plus