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  • Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book: 500+ Keyboard and Piano Chords in a Unique Visual Format

    by MoranEducation ...
    The Big Keyboard and Piano Chord Book presents over 500 Keyboard and Piano chords in our unique easy to read format. With large clear and concise diagrams, we show you all the keyboard chords you'll ever need to know in full color.If you've just started playing, you'll appreciate our Introductory Pages, which explain how to get the most out of the book, and common chord substitutions. The more ... Read more

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  • Wired for Music

    A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound

    by Adriana Barton ...
    “Beautifully written… a riveting account of how melodies and rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and anxiety.”—Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the ScoreIn this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy.Music isn’t just background noise or a series of ... Read more

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  • Songwriting Without Boundaries

    Lyric Writing Exercises for Finding Your Voice

    by Pat Pattison ...
    Infuse your lyrics with sensory detail!Writing great song lyrics requires practice and discipline. Songwriting Without Boundaries will help you commit to routine practice through fun writing exercises. This unique collection of more than150 sense-bound prompts helps you develop the skills you need to:• tap into your senses and inject your writing with vivid details• effectively use metaphor and ... Read more

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  • Music Is History

    by Questlove ...
    A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years.Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapestry, whether investigating how the blaxploitation era reshaped Black identity or considering the way ... Read more

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  • For the Love of Music

    A Conductor's Guide to the Art of Listening

    by John Mauceri ...
    With a lifetime of experience, profound knowledge and understanding, and heartwarming appreciation, an internationally celebrated conductor and teacher answers the questions: Why should I listen to classical music? How can I get the most from the listening experience?A protégé of Leonard Bernstein--his colleague for eighteen years--and an eminent conductor who has toured and recorded all over the ... Read more

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  • Writing Better Lyrics

    by Pat Pattison ...
    The Must-Have Guide for SongwritersWriting Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics.Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to ... Read more

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  • Louder Than Hell

    The Definitive Oral History of Metal

    by Jon Wiederhorn, Katherine Turman ...
    The definitive oral history of heavy metal music, Louder Than Hell by renowned music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman includes hundreds of uncensored interviews with the giants of the movement, conducted over the past 25 years.Unlike many forms of popular music, metalheads tend to embrace their favorite bands and follow them over decades. Metal is not only a pastime for the true ... Read more

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  • Songs and Gifts at the Frontier

    by Jose S. Buenconsejo ...
    Series series Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations
    This book investigates the particular history and social experience by a marginalized society in Mindanao Island, Philippines, through an analysis of the speech, song and dance in spirit possession ritual. Using the concepts of exchange and reciprocity, Buenconsejo connects the performativity of ritual song to the formation and maintenance of sociability, personhood and subjectivity. Also ... Read more

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  • Violin Playing as I Teach It

    by Leopold Auer ...
    Originally published in 1921, this book was written in an attempt to, 'give the serious teacher and student the practical benefit of the knowledge acquired during a lifetime's playing the violin, including mechanical means and technical procedure as well as the ideas and ideals of art'. With a wealth of information on the subject that the modern reader will still find of practical use today, this ... Read more

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  • Cinderella

    The Love of a Daddy and His Princess

    by Steven Curtis Chapman ...
    As the clock strikes midnight, remember . . .Each moment we have to spend with our children is a blessing from above. But as we cherish this chapter of life, we realize the pages of time will keep turning. Alternating between the voices of a father and his daughter, Cinderella celebrates the blessings of childhood, family, love and life. You will be enchanted by this modern fairytale that teaches ... Read more

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  • Listen to Jazz!

    Exploring a Musical Genre

    by Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith ...
    Series series Exploring Musical Genres
    Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre explores jazz as both an American musical genre and a global creative exchange, with a focus on 50 must-hear musicians, composers, bands, groups, albums, and songs.Rather than focusing on jazz as a solely American genre with a limited set of established jazz greats, Listen to Jazz! explores the diversity of jazz's sounds, compositions, recordings, and ... Read more

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  • Musique espagnole

    Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

    by Encyclopaedia Universalis ...
    Partez à la découverte de la musique espagnole avec ce Grand Article Universalis !Selon que l'on considère la traduction musicale des caractères communs à l'ensemble des peuples ibériques ou l'évolution d'une tradition savante, on pourra parler de musique espagnole ou de musique d'Espagne. La première, présente dans les folklores de la Péninsule depuis les origines de la nat...Un ouvrage ... Read more

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  • Orchestration

    by Cecil Forsyth ...
    Series series Dover Books On Music: Analysis
    "For its time the most comprehensive treatment of the subject." — New Grove Dictionary of Music and MusiciansBefore the 17th century, composers seldom indicated in their music whether the composition was to be performed by a particular combination of voices or instruments. Then in 1607 Monteverdi made a well-known suggestion for the orchestration of his opera Orfeo. And as the Baroque era unfolded ... Read more

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  • K-Pop. 100 Seiten

    Eine kurze Einführung in das globale Phänomen der koreanischen Popmusik

    by Kara Atkin ...
    Ein globales Pop-Phänomen»K-Pop ist so viel mehr als bunte Outfits, eingängige Refrains und beeindruckende Musikvideos. K-Pop ist die bunte Summe all seiner Teile, durch die es gelingt, eine Community zu schaffen, in der jede:r seinen und ihren Platz zu finden vermag.«K-Pop hat die Welt erobert – und Kara Atkin blickt hinter die Kulissen des globalen Phänomens. Von den Anfängen in Südkorea bis zu ... Read more

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  • The Berklee Contemporary Dictionary of Music

    by Kari Juusela ...
    (Berklee Guide). A comprehensive reference to terms used in the performance, creation, and study of music today. Covering instrumental and voice performance, audio technology, production, music business, and other dimensions of the modern music industry, its 3,400+ entries include many terms that are common among practicing musicians, but are found in no other dictionary. At the same time, it ... Read more

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  • Dare to Dream

    Life as One Direction (100% official)

    by One Direction ...
    Join the UK’s hottest new boyband on their rollercoaster ride to superstardom, with the follow-up to the Number 1 bestselling book One Direction: Forever Young: Our Official X Factor StoryIn 2010 they were just five normal boys, who didn’t even know each other, dreaming of being up on stage, with fans screaming their names… so much has happened for One Direction since then!Following their huge ... Read more

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  • A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player

    by Elisa Koehler ...
    Series series Dictionaries for the Modern Musician
    Titles in Dictionaries for the Modern Musician series offer both the novice and the advanced artist key information designed to convey the field of study and performance for a major instrument or instrument class, as well as the workings of musicians in areas from conducting to composing. Unlike other encyclopedic works, contributions to this series focus primarily on the knowledge required by the ... Read more

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  • The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Research

    Edited by Professor Allan Moore, Dr. Paul Carr ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Handbooks
    The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Research is the first comprehensive academic survey of the field of rock music as it stands today. More than 50 years into its life and we still ask - what is rock music, why is it studied, and how does it work, both as music and as cultural activity? This volume draws together 37 of the leading academics working on rock to provide answers to these questions ... Read more

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  • Bassoon Reeds

    This ebook contains the main ways to scrape the reeds for the German bassoon.

    by Ambroise Charron ...
    This ebook contains the main ways to scrape the reeds for the German bassoon. ... Read more

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  • The History Of The Music Industry: 1910 to 1929

    The History Of The Music Industry, #5

    by Matti Charlton ...
    Series Book 5 - The History Of The Music Industry
    In the vibrant and ever-evolving landscape of the music industry during the year 1910, recording artists and musicians faced a multitude of challenges asthey navigated the rapidly growing realm of recorded sound. This era marked a significant turning point in the industry, with the advent of new technologies and the emergence of various companies that played a crucial role in shaping the course of ... Read more

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  • The Sonny and Cher Guide

    by Daniel Wheway ...
    Together as the most-successful husband-and-wife duo ever, Sonny & Cher sold over 10 million singles worldwide and topped the charts in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States with original hits Baby Don't Go, Sing C'est La Vie, Little Man and, of course, 1960's anthem I Got You Babe. Their 3-million selling debut album Look At Us spent 8 ... Read more

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  • Chart Watch UK - Hits of 1989

    by James Masterton ...
    From the longest-serving music columnist online comes this comprehensive account of the Top 40 hit singles of 1989. Every artist to land a hit single during the year is documented and every one of their hits is catalogued. A full account of who made the charts, when, and most importantly why. The year which saw Soul II Soul come to prominence, although so did Jive Bunny. The year that unearthed ... Read more

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  • Nirvana

    Every Album, Every Song

    by William E Spevack ...
    Series series On Track
    Despite being active for less than a decade and releasing just three studio albums during their short tenure, Nirvana’s overwhelming musical and cultural impact on the world cannot be understated. Within such a narrow timespan, the famous trio made themselves synonymous with what came to be known as grunge; a potent mix of melodic punk and heavy metal that evolved in America in the mid-1980s. ... Read more

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  • Songs You Missed

    A Guide to Rock's Best Kept Secrets and More...

    by Gerald S. Baumann ...
    Series series The Half-Dozen Series
    Everybody knows the hits! Here, the author takes you further into artist's catalogs to reveal great songs you may not have heard. They may be called deep tracks or album tracks. Whatever they are called, they are songs that should be listened to. In this book, the author challenges you, the listener, to dig with him and discover buried treasure! ... Read more

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