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  • The Listening Book

    by W. A. Mathieu ...
    The Listening Book is about rediscovering the power of listening as an instrument of self-discovery and personal transformation. By exploring our capacity for listening to sounds and for making music, we can awaken and release our full creative powers. Mathieu offers suggestions and encouragement on many aspects of music-making, and provides playful exercises to help readers appreciate the ... Read more

    ₹901.15

  • The Hindi Music Jukebox

    Exploring Unforgettable Songs

    by Manek Premchand ...
    This Indian film music book is a collection of eighty essays about the people who made remarkable music in Bollywood cinema, especially during the great era, and the ideas such people brought to the recording studios. When songs had to go without rhythms or when melodies had plenty of Q n A in them. In this music book, we flirt with Rock n Roll and scan songs that speed up at the end, we peep ... Read more

    ₹212.40

  • How to Listen to Jazz

    by Ted Gioia ...
    **An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―Economist**In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen ... Read more

    ₹1,047.47

  • PARKER: A Miscellany

    by John Connolly ...
    PARKER: A Miscellany is a nonfiction companion to John Connolly's bestselling Charlie Parker mysteries that uses music as a jumping-off point. The book includes introductions to each of the Parker novels, through A SONG OF SHADOWS; liner notes for each of the six CDs Connolly has compiled to go with hardcover editions of certain Parker novels; a long essay called “The Music Lover,” about his life ... Read more

    ₹322.31

  • Perspectivas da abordagem Orff-Schulwerk no ensino musical nos anos iniciais: práticas e impactos educacionais

    by Rafael Felipe dos Santos ...
    Esta publicação relata parte da pesquisa realizada pelo autor no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Música do Instituto de Artes da Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (IA-Unesp) em 2025, com foco na abordagem Orff-Schulwerk. Depoimentos, entrevistas e publicações de autores nacionais e internacionais que pesquisam e utilizam essa pedagogia em diversos países, sob diferentes ... Read more

    ₹419.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Titans of Bass

    The Tactics, Habits, and Routines from over 130 of the World’s Best

    by KJ Jensen ...
    Titans of Bass: The Tactics, Habits, and Routines from over 130 of the World's Best reveals the experiences of over 130 of the world's top bassists to help the beginning bassist learn and play their first song. Picking up an instrument for the first time can be a confusing, frustrating experience, but KJ Jenson consulted the best players to give readers an inside look and a running start at the ... Read more

    ₹1,484.19

  • Unlocking Creativity

    How to Nurture Your Child through Creative Music Lessons

    by Michael Hienzsch, Marty Fort ...
    Michael Hienzsch grew up in a musical family and took up piano at the age of six.He earned a degree in Music Composition from U.C. Berkeley, and took private instruction in conducting, orchestration, and jazz arranging.Michael has been the music director on over 75 musical theater productions, and has performed in Moscow, London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. His works have been ... Read more

    ₹1,922.21

  • Cadencias femeninas: música, género y sexualidad

    by Susan McClary ...
    ¿Qué códigos musicales representan la masculinidad y la feminidad en la ópera temprana del siglo XVII? ¿De qué manera contribuye el sonido a la organización social de la sexualidad? ¿Cómo se ha manifestado una distinción dualista entre lo masculino y lo femenino en la teoría musical tradicional? ¿Cómo se explica la frecuente representación de la locura femenina en la ópera? ¿Qué estrategias han ... Read more

    ₹856.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • We Don't Need No Education

    by Kev Nixon ...
    We Don't Need No Education is Kev Nixon's uncompromising account of how modern music education lost its way - and how it could still be saved.Told in two parts, the book charts a transatlantic rethink of what learning music should actually look like. Part One begins in the UK, with Nixon's experiences at the top of the British music industry, and his co-founding of BIMM - the Brighton Institute of ... Read more

    ₹962.51

  • From Tejano to Tango

    Essays on Latin American Popular Music

    Edited by Walter Aaron Clark ...
    Author of two books on Issac Albeniz, including Issac Albeniz: A Guide to Research (1998), Walter Aaron Clark has compiled thirteen essays that discuss the various aspects of Latin American music. The essays cover the social and political impact the music generated as well as the rhythmic development of the various genres. In this essential book, significant personalities, including Carmen Miranda ... Read more

    ₹7,599.62

  • La Giovane sezione Ottoni

    25 studi per Tromba e Trombone

    by Francesco Protopapa ...
    L'idea di questa pubblicazione nasce da un'esigenza pratico-didattica, proponendosi come risposta operativa a tutti i problemi riscontrati nell'insegnamento dell'attività esecutiva per strumenti ad Ottone. È ormai noto infatti, che la recente istituzione dei Licei Musicali Italiani, ( d.p.r. 89/2010 ) abbia ampliato la richiesta di procedure e strategie didattiche, finalizzate a rispondere a tutte ... Read more

    ₹815.59 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • IB Music Revision Guide 2nd Edition

    Everything you need to prepare for the Music Listening Examination (Standard and Higher Level 2016-2019)

    by Roger Paul ...
    The ‘IB Music Revision Guide 2nd Edition’ includes analyses of all the prescribed works of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme music course through 2019. It also includes a comprehensive overview of all the musical styles and cultures that are examined during the course, practice questions and answers that allow students to check their knowledge, as well as a glossary to help ensure ... Read more

    ₹1,832.29 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Experiencing Leonard Bernstein

    A Listener's Companion

    by Kenneth LaFave ...
    Series series Listener's Companion
    Leonard Bernstein is a household name. Most know him for his classic musical reworking of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as Broadway’s West Side Story. But Bernstein accomplished so much more as a composer, and his body of work is both broad and varied. He composed ballets (Fancy Free, Facsimile, Dybbuk), operas (Trouble in Tahiti, Candide, A Quiet Place), musicals (On the Town, Wonderful Town), ... Read more

    ₹2,180.86

  • Say It with a Beautiful Song

    The Art and Craft of the Great American Songbook

    by Michael Lasser, Harmon Greenblatt ...
    "An illumination for music lovers and an inspiration to songwriters." - BooklistWorking within the limits of a popular song, the songwriters of the Great American Songbook wrote with a combination of familiarity and freshness—sentiment and wit. The songwriters were masters of craft who created a distinctively American popular music that still resonates strongly today.This book looks at the Great ... Read more

    ₹2,712.81

  • Scala Radio's A Soundtrack for Life

    Classical Music to Take You Through the Day

    by Scala Radio ...
    Bringing together much-loved masterpieces with exciting new works, this accessible and inspiring guide is a celebration of classical music.With pieces ranging from Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony to the scores for Avatar and Assassin's Creed, each entry puts the piece of music into context, providing fascinating insights into the inspirations behind each ... Read more

    ₹471.40

  • L’espressività come modello interpretativo dell’esperienza musicale

    by Roberto Terlizzi ...
    La musica produce emozioni? Queste ultime risiedono all'interno delle "forme" musicali? Perché una musica è allegra o triste? Cosa ci suggerisce tale considerazione?Queste sono solo alcune delle domande affrontate in questo piccolo ma condensato viaggio sul modo di trattare esteticamente la musica. Partiremo dalle concezioni di A. Schopenhauer, E. Hanslick e S. Langer, per giungere nell'intricato ... Read more

    ₹452.70 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Learn How To Play Electric Bass For Beginners

    by MalbeBooks ...
    Unlock the groove and rhythm with "Learn How To Play Electric Bass For Beginners," your ultimate guide to mastering this dynamic instrument. Whether you're drawn to funk, rock, jazz, or beyond, this ebook provides a comprehensive introduction to playing the electric bass from square one. From understanding the instrument's anatomy to mastering essential techniques like fingerstyle and slap bass, ... Read more

    ₹497.00

  • Music and the Reconstruction of Spanish Modernism

    The Broken Mosaic

    by Amanda García Fernández-Escárzaga ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Music
    This book provides new critical insights into Spanish musical, artistic, and literary works produced between the concluding years of the nineteenth century and the initial decades of the twentieth century. Fernández-Escárzaga creates a conceptual map to assist in comprehending the multifarious aesthetic particularities of Spain at the turn of the century. The argument proceeds from two main ... Read more

    ₹6,636.15

  • Benjamin Verdery

    A Montage of a Classical Guitarist

    Edited by Thomas Donahue ...
    This book honors the classical guitarist Benjamin Verdery, Professor at the Yale School of Music. It contains personal reflections from his friends and colleagues which illustrate several aspects of Professor Verdery: his influence on his peers, his students, and the classical guitar world; features of his musical career; and characteristics of his personality. In addition, there is an extensive ... Read more

    ₹2,199.27

  • Storie di Musica e intagli di Parole

    Viaggio tra la genesi e gli aneddoti dei grandi successi di Daniele, De André, Dalla, De Gregori, Springsteen e altri. Con QR Code per l'ascolto.

    by Silvio Maria Cantoro ...
    Un libro di racconti, un viaggio nell'arte delle Parole e della Musica di alcuni dei grandi successi di Pino Daniele, James Taylor, Lucio Dalla, Bruce Springsteen, Fabrizio De André, Sting, Bob Dylan ed altri ancora, attraverso aneddoti, curiosità, contesti storici ed interpretazioni. Il libro esplora i frammenti di vita, le scintille creative e le emozioni che hanno ispirato grandi canzoni. I ... Read more

    ₹724.87

  • Cranking Up Stevie Wonder

    His Musical Legacy in 11 Songs

    by Arthur Lizie ...
    Series series GOES TO 11
    The volume on a standard amp goes to 10. But, sometimes, that’s just not high enough. Sometimes, you need to rock even harder than that—all the way to 11. Goes to 11 books are short, opinionated introductions to the catalogs of major musical acts through 11 essential songs. Because going over the top is the only answer when it comes to good music.American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder is a ... Read more

    ₹1,484.19

  • Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life

    A Book by and for the Fanatics Among Us

    by Steve Almond ...
    Drooling fanatic, n. 1. One who drools in the presence of beloved rock stars. 2. Any of a genus of rock-and-roll wannabes/geeks who walk around with songs constantly ringing in their ears, own more than 3,000 albums, and fall in love with at least one record per week.With a life that’s spanned the phonographic era and the digital age, Steve Almond lives to Rawk. Like you, he’s secretly longed to ... Read more

    ₹405.32

  • Harmony of the Mind: Unveiling the Psychology of Music

    by Desmond Gahan BA ...
    Embark on a captivating journey into the profound interplay between music and the human psyche with "Harmony of the Mind." In this illuminating exploration, the author delves into the rich tapestry of emotions, memories, and cognitive processes woven by the melodic threads of music. From the stirring crescendos that evoke euphoria to the gentle refrains that resonate with introspection, this book ... Read more

    ₹223.00

  • Beginner Guitar Bootcamp: Learn 100+ Songs in 7 Days Even if You've Never Played Before

    Learn 100+ SongS in 7 Days even if you've never Played Before

    by Vreny Van Elslande ...
    Imagine picking up a guitar today for the first time ever, and impressing your friends and family with your ability to strum over 100 songs only 7 days from now.It's not as crazy as it sounds! You also don't have to practice all day to achieve this result. All it takes is about an hour a day of guitar playing for the next 7 days.Discover how you, too, can learn over 100 songs in a week or less on ... Read more

    ₹866.23