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Eros at the Piano

The Life-Energy of Classical Music

by William Westney ...

“Bold and insightful.” —Anthony Tommasini, former chief classical music critic, The New York TimesA new book by William Westney, author of the bestselling The Perfect Wrong Note, takes a fresh and creative look at the human dimension of classical music-making and why it matters more than ever in the contemporary world.Eros at the Piano takes readers on a remarkable journey, combining intellectual ... Read more

$44.99 NZD

“Bold and insightful.” —Anthony Tommasini, former chief classical music critic, The New York TimesA new book by William Westney, author of the bestselling The Perfect Wrong Note, takes a fresh and creative look at the human dimension of classical music-making and why it matters more than ever in the contemporary world.Eros at the Piano takes readers on a remarkable journey, combining intellectual
... Read more
The Music Lesson

A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

by Victor L. Wooten ...

From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes an inspiring parable of music, life, and the difference between playing all the right notes…and feeling them.The Music Lesson is the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. Then, from nowhere it seemed, a teacher arrived. Part musical genius, part ... Read more

$23.22 NZD

From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes an inspiring parable of music, life, and the difference between playing all the right notes…and feeling them.The Music Lesson is the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. Then, from nowhere it seemed, a teacher arrived. Part musical genius, part
... Read more
31 Songs

by Nick Hornby ...

FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ABOUT A BOY31 Songs is best-selling author Nicky Hornby's ultimate desert island disksThrough thirty-one songs that he either loves or has loved, Nick Hornby tells us what music means to his life. These personal and passionate pieces - refreshingly free of pretension - are a celebration of the joy that certain songs have given him. Together with ... Read more

$15.99 NZD

FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ABOUT A BOY31 Songs is best-selling author Nicky Hornby's ultimate desert island disksThrough thirty-one songs that he either loves or has loved, Nick Hornby tells us what music means to his life. These personal and passionate pieces - refreshingly free of pretension - are a celebration of the joy that certain songs have given him. Together with
... Read more
Justin Bieber - First Step 2 Forever, My Story

by Justin Bieber ...

Join the world's hottest pop star on his rollercoaster ride to superstardom!His debut album has already gone platinum. He's sung for the President of the United States. His screaming fans have stormed TV studios and shut down shopping malls. Justin Bieber is a global superstar and now, for the first time ever, he's going to tell all in his very own book.Justin's story is the stuff that every kid ... Read more

$12.99 NZD

Join the world's hottest pop star on his rollercoaster ride to superstardom!His debut album has already gone platinum. He's sung for the President of the United States. His screaming fans have stormed TV studios and shut down shopping malls. Justin Bieber is a global superstar and now, for the first time ever, he's going to tell all in his very own book.Justin's story is the stuff that every kid
... Read more
This is Your Brain on Music

Understanding a Human Obsession

by Daniel Levitin ...

From the author of The Changing Mind and The Organized Mind comes a New York Times bestseller that unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with music*****'What do the music of Bach, Depeche Mode and John Cage fundamentally have in common?'Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language.From Mozart to the Beatles, neuroscientist, psyc ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

From the author of The Changing Mind and The Organized Mind comes a New York Times bestseller that unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with music*****'What do the music of Bach, Depeche Mode and John Cage fundamentally have in common?'Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language.From Mozart to the Beatles, neuroscientist, psyc
... Read more
How to Listen to Great Music

A Guide to Its History, Culture, and Heart

by Robert Greenberg ...

The perfect music gift from one of the most trusted names in continuing education. Learn how to better appreciate music in this guide that will unlock the knowledge you need to understand “the most abstract and sublime of all the arts.”Whether you're listening in a concert hall or on your iPod, concert music has the power to move you. The right knowledge can deepen the ability of this music to ... Read more

$17.81 NZD

The perfect music gift from one of the most trusted names in continuing education. Learn how to better appreciate music in this guide that will unlock the knowledge you need to understand “the most abstract and sublime of all the arts.”Whether you're listening in a concert hall or on your iPod, concert music has the power to move you. The right knowledge can deepen the ability of this music to
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How to Hear Classical Music

by Davinia Caddy ...

Series series The Ginger Series
Ever wondered why most classical music concerts are such stuffy affairs? Had to bluff your way through classical music conversations? Trying to get a handle on music by modern composers? Failed to convince teenagers of the merits of Beethoven or Bach? Or just want an absorbing read about music? This book is an illuminating guide that will be a hit with classical music lovers and those keen to ... Read more

$16.92 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ever wondered why most classical music concerts are such stuffy affairs? Had to bluff your way through classical music conversations? Trying to get a handle on music by modern composers? Failed to convince teenagers of the merits of Beethoven or Bach? Or just want an absorbing read about music? This book is an illuminating guide that will be a hit with classical music lovers and those keen to
... Read more
Listen to This

by Alex Ross ...

In Listen to This, the award-winning music critic and author of The Rest is Noise, Alex Ross looks forward and backward in musical culture: capturing essential figures in classical music history, as well as giving an alternative view of recent pop music.From his own first encounter with classical music to vibrant sketches of Schubert, Verdi and Brahms; from in-depth interviews with modern pop ... Read more

$25.99 NZD

In Listen to This, the award-winning music critic and author of The Rest is Noise, Alex Ross looks forward and backward in musical culture: capturing essential figures in classical music history, as well as giving an alternative view of recent pop music.From his own first encounter with classical music to vibrant sketches of Schubert, Verdi and Brahms; from in-depth interviews with modern pop
... Read more
One Direction: Who We Are

Our Official Autobiography

by One Direction ...

*SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER*For the first time EVER, global superstars One Direction are releasing their 100% official autobiography, offering a new, intimate insight into their lives as never before seen or heard!In their first in-depth autobiography, pop sensations Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis tell the story of their lives. From nervously auditioning for the X Factor and meeting each other ... Read more

$10.99 NZD

*SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER*For the first time EVER, global superstars One Direction are releasing their 100% official autobiography, offering a new, intimate insight into their lives as never before seen or heard!In their first in-depth autobiography, pop sensations Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis tell the story of their lives. From nervously auditioning for the X Factor and meeting each other
... Read more
The Great Romantic

Cricket and the golden age of Neville Cardus - Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year

by Duncan Hamilton ...

Neville Cardus described how one majestic stroke-maker 'made music' and 'spread beauty' with his bat. Between two world wars, he became the laureate of cricket by doing the same with words.In The Great Romantic, award-winning author Duncan Hamilton demonstrates how Cardus changed sports journalism for ever. While popularising cricket - while appealing, in Cardus' words to people who 'didn't know a ... Read more

$13.99 NZD

Neville Cardus described how one majestic stroke-maker 'made music' and 'spread beauty' with his bat. Between two world wars, he became the laureate of cricket by doing the same with words.In The Great Romantic, award-winning author Duncan Hamilton demonstrates how Cardus changed sports journalism for ever. While popularising cricket - while appealing, in Cardus' words to people who 'didn't know a
... Read more
The 100 Greatest Composers and Their Musical Works

An Introduction to the Fascinating World of Classical Music

by Gary A. Smook ...

His fascinating exploration takes you inside the rich music and colorful lives of the world’s greatest classical composers. From Bach to Stravinsky and beyond, you will learn how the unique life stories of these gifted composers are reflected in the musical masterpieces that we enjoy to this day.Designed as an introductory book on classical music, this comprehensive collection presents ... Read more

$20.29 NZD

His fascinating exploration takes you inside the rich music and colorful lives of the world’s greatest classical composers. From Bach to Stravinsky and beyond, you will learn how the unique life stories of these gifted composers are reflected in the musical masterpieces that we enjoy to this day.Designed as an introductory book on classical music, this comprehensive collection presents
... Read more
Listening to Mendelssohn

An Owner's Manual

by David Hurwitz ...

Series series Unlocking the Masters
The greatest musical prodigy since Mozart (some would say he was even greater), Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) excelled in everything he did, musical or otherwise, and during his brief life became Europe’s most respected and beloved composer. Yet no musician suffered more drastic swings in his posthumous reputation, and as a result Mendelssohn’s music was obscured by a host of extra-musical factors ... Read more

$67.26 NZD

The greatest musical prodigy since Mozart (some would say he was even greater), Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) excelled in everything he did, musical or otherwise, and during his brief life became Europe’s most respected and beloved composer. Yet no musician suffered more drastic swings in his posthumous reputation, and as a result Mendelssohn’s music was obscured by a host of extra-musical factors
... Read more
12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords

by Harmony Ray ...

This is a hacks-only version of Part 1 in the series: Hack Music Theory. Each hack delivers all the vital info you need to know about each topic. Read through all these hacks in a half hour, and you'll be making good music in less than an hour from now. However, you'll miss out on a bunch of bad jokes and deep insights that are only revealed in its companion, so go grab a copy at HackMusicTheory ... Read more

$1.88 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is a hacks-only version of Part 1 in the series: Hack Music Theory. Each hack delivers all the vital info you need to know about each topic. Read through all these hacks in a half hour, and you'll be making good music in less than an hour from now. However, you'll miss out on a bunch of bad jokes and deep insights that are only revealed in its companion, so go grab a copy at HackMusicTheory
... Read more
Improvising Jazz

by Jerry Coker ...

With musical scores and helpful charts, noted jazz educator and featured jazz soloist, Jerry Coker, gives the beginning performer and the curious listener insights into the art of jazz improvisation.Improvising Jazz gives the beginning performer and the curious listener alike insights into the art of jazz improvisation. Jerry Coker, teacher and noted jazz saxophonist, explains the major concepts ... Read more

$23.97 NZD

With musical scores and helpful charts, noted jazz educator and featured jazz soloist, Jerry Coker, gives the beginning performer and the curious listener insights into the art of jazz improvisation.Improvising Jazz gives the beginning performer and the curious listener alike insights into the art of jazz improvisation. Jerry Coker, teacher and noted jazz saxophonist, explains the major concepts
... Read more
Hack Music Theory, Part 1

Learn Scales & Chords in 30 Minutes

by Ray Harmony ...

Series Book 1 - Hack Music Theory
Theory is a six-letter dirty word to most musicians, but hey, musicians love dirty words, right? And just like all the other dirty words, theory is easy to learn and fun to use! After studying 'popular' and 'classical' music theory, Ray Harmony created a unique approach that he uses to compose his songs, which feature multi-platinum Grammy winners Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage ... Read more

$9.48 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Theory is a six-letter dirty word to most musicians, but hey, musicians love dirty words, right? And just like all the other dirty words, theory is easy to learn and fun to use! After studying 'popular' and 'classical' music theory, Ray Harmony created a unique approach that he uses to compose his songs, which feature multi-platinum Grammy winners Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage
... Read more
I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Except When I Hate It)

Extremely Important Stuff About the Songs and Bands You Love, Hate, Love to Hate, and Hate to Love

by Brian Boone ...

Music breeds duality. We enjoy the music we love-listening to it, talking about it, reading about it. But it's just as fun to passionately revel in mocking the music we hate. Fortunately, musicians make this two-lane path very easy to follow. Half the time they're creating timeless works of art that speak to the soul; the other half, they're recording ridiculous concept albums about robots.I Love ... Read more

$21.38 NZD

Music breeds duality. We enjoy the music we love-listening to it, talking about it, reading about it. But it's just as fun to passionately revel in mocking the music we hate. Fortunately, musicians make this two-lane path very easy to follow. Half the time they're creating timeless works of art that speak to the soul; the other half, they're recording ridiculous concept albums about robots.I Love
... Read more
The Piano

A History in 100 Pieces

by Susan Tomes ...

A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UK’s most renowned concert pianistsAn astonishingly versatile instrument, the piano allows just two hands to play music of great complexity and subtlety. For more than two hundred years, it has brought solo and collaborative music into homes and concert halls and has inspired composers in every musical genre—from ... Read more

$40.35 NZD

A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UK’s most renowned concert pianistsAn astonishingly versatile instrument, the piano allows just two hands to play music of great complexity and subtlety. For more than two hundred years, it has brought solo and collaborative music into homes and concert halls and has inspired composers in every musical genre—from
... Read more
The Song Remains the Same

800 Years of Love Songs, Laments and Lullabies

by Andrew Ford, Anni Heino ...

An illuminating history of the song for every kind of music loverOften today, the word ‘song’ is used to describe all music. A free-jazz improvisation, a Hindustani raga, a movement from a Beethoven symphony: apparently, they’re all songs.But they’re not. From Sia to Springsteen, Archie Roach to Amy Winehouse, a song is a specific musical form. It’s not so much that they all have verses and ... Read more

$15.99 NZD

An illuminating history of the song for every kind of music loverOften today, the word ‘song’ is used to describe all music. A free-jazz improvisation, a Hindustani raga, a movement from a Beethoven symphony: apparently, they’re all songs.But they’re not. From Sia to Springsteen, Archie Roach to Amy Winehouse, a song is a specific musical form. It’s not so much that they all have verses and
... Read more
Elvis, Sam Phillips and Sun Records Revisited

by Joe Jackson ...

When Joe Jackson was nine years old, he read The Elvis Presley Story paperback. He told his mother, "one day I'm going to Memphis, to thank Mr Phillips for discovering Elvis." On his 10th birthday, Jackson was, he says, "practically reborn" when he discovered "real rock 'n' roll" thanks to a three-year-old Elvis hit called, I Need Your Love Tonight. Two years later, in 1964, he heard for the first ... Read more

$9.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

When Joe Jackson was nine years old, he read The Elvis Presley Story paperback. He told his mother, "one day I'm going to Memphis, to thank Mr Phillips for discovering Elvis." On his 10th birthday, Jackson was, he says, "practically reborn" when he discovered "real rock 'n' roll" thanks to a three-year-old Elvis hit called, I Need Your Love Tonight. Two years later, in 1964, he heard for the first
... Read more
THE EASYWAY TO READ MUSIC Bass Clef

The Easiest-Best-Fastest Way To Read Music - In One Day For All Musical Instruments In Bass Clef

by Joseph Gregory Procopio ...

THE EASYWAY TO READ MUSICBass Clefby Joe ProcopioThe Easiest-Best-Fastest Way To Read Music - In One DayFor All Musical Instruments In Bass ClefImagine yourself unable to read English. Think of how tiny your world would be. Reading has opened up the entire universe to you. The same can be said for reading music. Learning to read music will o... ... Read more

$5.68 NZD

THE EASYWAY TO READ MUSICBass Clefby Joe ProcopioThe Easiest-Best-Fastest Way To Read Music - In One DayFor All Musical Instruments In Bass ClefImagine yourself unable to read English. Think of how tiny your world would be. Reading has opened up the entire universe to you. The same can be said for reading music. Learning to read music will o...
... Read more
The Spirit of Music

The Lesson Continues

by Victor L. Wooten ...

Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten's inspiring parable of the importance of music and the threats that it faces in today's world.We may not realize it as we listen to the soundtrack of our lives through tiny earbuds, but music and all that it encompasses is disappearing all around us. In this fable-like story three musicians from around the world are mysteriously summoned to Nashville, the Music ... Read more

$16.09 NZD

Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten's inspiring parable of the importance of music and the threats that it faces in today's world.We may not realize it as we listen to the soundtrack of our lives through tiny earbuds, but music and all that it encompasses is disappearing all around us. In this fable-like story three musicians from around the world are mysteriously summoned to Nashville, the Music
... Read more
To a Young Jazz Musician

Letters from the Road

by Wynton Marsalis, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds ...

In To a Young Jazz Musician, the renowned jazz musician and Pulitzer Prize—winning composer Wynton Marsalis gives us an invaluable guide to making good music–and to leading a good life.Writing from the road “between the bus ride, the sound check, and the gig,”Marsalis passes on wisdom gained from experience, addressed to a young musician coming up–and to any of us at any stage of life. He writes ... Read more

$12.52 NZD

In To a Young Jazz Musician, the renowned jazz musician and Pulitzer Prize—winning composer Wynton Marsalis gives us an invaluable guide to making good music–and to leading a good life.Writing from the road “between the bus ride, the sound check, and the gig,”Marsalis passes on wisdom gained from experience, addressed to a young musician coming up–and to any of us at any stage of life. He writes
... Read more
The Perpetual Beginner

a musician's path to lifelong learning

by Dave Isaacs ...

The Perpetual Beginner is part memoir, part musical instruction manual. Relating stories of his experiences as a young musician and music student in 1980’s New York, author Dave Isaacs describes the key lessons that shaped his musical life and how they can help any aspiring musician at any age.The title refers to the average music hobbyist with more enthusiasm than skill or time to practice. Many ... Read more

$7.58 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Perpetual Beginner is part memoir, part musical instruction manual. Relating stories of his experiences as a young musician and music student in 1980’s New York, author Dave Isaacs describes the key lessons that shaped his musical life and how they can help any aspiring musician at any age.The title refers to the average music hobbyist with more enthusiasm than skill or time to practice. Many
... Read more
300 Years at the Keyboard 2nd edition

A piano sourcebook from Bach to the moderns

by Patricia Fallows-Hammond ...

300 Years at the Keyboard has a very long list of excellent reviews,PUBLISHER COMMENTS: This book has been very well received. Music teachers throughout North America - over 130 schools - have adopted the title for their classes.AUTHOR COMMENTS/DESCRIPTION:You may ask: Who is this book made for? - Here is the answer from the author:"We all know that teachers invest a great deal of time and money ... Read more

$18.90 NZD

300 Years at the Keyboard has a very long list of excellent reviews,PUBLISHER COMMENTS: This book has been very well received. Music teachers throughout North America - over 130 schools - have adopted the title for their classes.AUTHOR COMMENTS/DESCRIPTION:You may ask: Who is this book made for? - Here is the answer from the author:"We all know that teachers invest a great deal of time and money
... Read more

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