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  • NPR The Curious Listener's Guide to Opera

    by William Berger ...
    Major composers including Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, and Strauss * Legendary singers from the great divas to the Three Tenors * What to look for and listen to at the opera * The history of opera and why it endures * Stylistic variations and basic theoretical underpinnings * Appreciating the art form * Biographies of the opera's greatest artists * A survey of classic operas ... Read more

    S$ 10.34 SGD

  • Swift-o-graphics

    Your Favorite Pop Star in Over 120 Infographics

    by Megan McCluskey ...
    Whether it's facts that will absolutely shock you or things you know all too well, Swift-o-graphics will show you incredible things in this comprehensive visual journey through the global phenomenon that is Taylor Swift.Enter the era of total Swift domination with Swift-o-graphics, jam-packed with fun and fascinating facts told through dynamic infographics and eye-catching graphic art ... Read more

    S$ 17.21 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 12.74 SGD

  • How Music Works

    by David Byrne ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.“How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual” ... Read more

    S$ 15.14 SGD

  • Adorning the Dark

    Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

    by Andrew Peterson ...
    From the bestselling author of The Wingfeather Saga and award-winning musician and storyteller, Andrew Peterson.Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, WORLD Magazine each named Adorning the Dark as one of their books of the year.Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing work, and it can’t be done alone.Over the last twenty years, Andrew Peterson has performed thousands of ... Read more

    S$ 12.20 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bob Dylan All the Songs

    The Story Behind Every Track Expanded Edition

    by Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon ...
    Series series All the Songs
    An updated edition of the most comprehensive account of Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize-winning work yet published, with the full story of every recording session, every album, and every single released during his nearly 60-year career.Bob Dylan: All the Songs focuses on Dylan's creative process and his organic, unencumbered style of recording. It is the only book to tell the stories, many unfamiliar even ... Read more

    S$ 41.19 SGD

  • The Hacienda: Threads

    Foreword by Peter Hook

    by Rebecca Hook ...
    FOREWORD BY PETER HOOKThe music. The fashion. The nights. The people. The love. These are the threads that came together to make the Haçienda great.Celebrate the magic of the club that changed everything in this official book, told through evocative photographs and eye-witness accounts of the people who were there, from musicians, DJs and fashion designers to performers, clubbers and staff ... Read more

    S$ 28.55 SGD

  • Ukulele For Dummies

    by Alistair Wood ...
    Strum a tune on your ukulele—no Hawaiian shirt required!Picture it now: the sun sets over the shimmering sea, and, as the beach bar falls quiet, you begin strumming Queen Liliuokalani's "Aloha 'Oe" to a mesmerized crowd. ... Okay, while this doesn't happen every day for ukulele-players, you'll still have a lot of fun learning your favorite tunes on your ukulele. Widely associated with Hawaiian ... Read more

    S$ 27.99 SGD

  • Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

    An Oxford Handbook of Music Education, Volume 2

    Edited by Gary McPherson, Graham Welch ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence is one of five paperback books derived from the foundational two-volume Oxford Handbook of Music Education. Designed for music teachers, students, and scholars of music education, as well as educational administrators and policy makers, the second book in this set explores a broad array of key issues, concepts, and debates related ... Read more

    S$ 35.74 SGD

  • And the Band Begins to Play. Part Twelve: The Definitive Guide to the Beatles’ Abbey Road

    by Steve Lambley ...
    And the Band Begins to Play is an in-depth, 12-volume guide to every song recorded by the Beatles. Part Twelve examines the LP Abbey Road and associated singles.Going further than the usual song-by-song, album-by-album guide, it is a record of every moment that the Beatles came together to record, from the first EMI session in 1962 to their acrimonious break-up in 1970. In short, this 12-volume ... Read more

    S$ 2.54 SGD

  • The Dirt

    Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

    by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars ...
    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE.Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD

  • The Penguin Jazz Guide

    The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

    by Brian Morton, Richard Cook ...
    The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history ... Read more

    S$ 35.20 SGD

  • And the Band Begins to Play. Part Eleven: The Definitive Guide to the Beatles’ Let It Be

    by Steve Lambley ...
    And the Band Begins to Play is an in-depth, 12-volume guide to every song recorded by the Beatles. Part Eleven examines the LP Let It Be and associated singles.Going further than the usual song-by-song, album-by-album guide, it is a record of every moment that the Beatles came together to record, from the first EMI session in 1962 to their acrimonious break-up in 1970. In short, this 12-volume set ... Read more

    S$ 2.54 SGD

  • And the Band Begins to Play. Part Nine: The Definitive Guide to the Beatles’ White Album

    by Steve Lambley ...
    And the Band Begins to Play is an in-depth, 12-volume guide to every song recorded by the Beatles. Part Nine examines the White Album and associated singles.Going further than the usual song-by-song, album-by-album guide, it is a record of every moment that the Beatles came together to record, from the first EMI session in 1962 to their acrimonious break-up in 1970. In short, this 12-volume set is ... Read more

    S$ 3.82 SGD

  • What to Listen For in Music

    by Aaron Copland ...
    Now in trade paperback: “The definitive guide to musical enjoyment” (Forum).In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms. ... Read more

    S$ 11.22 SGD

  • Into the Void

    From Birth to Black Sabbath—And Beyond

    by Geezer Butler ...
    A rollicking, effusive, and candid rock and roll memoir by the heavy metal musician and founding member of Black Sabbath, covering his years as the band’s bassist and main lyricist through his later-career projects, and detailing how one of rock’s most influential bands formed and prevailed.With over 70 million records sold, Black Sabbath, dubbed by Rolling Stone “the Beatles of heavy metal,” ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD

  • Music Theory, 3E

    by Michael Miller ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Many people find music theory a tough subject-- but it doesn't have to be! The best-selling Idiot's Guides: Music Theory, Third Edition, is a concise and clear guide that teaches any budding musician (and even more experienced ones) how to read musical notation by navigating the basics of reading and composing music. This book covers:- The basics of tones, including pitches, clefs, scales, ... Read more

    S$ 28.11 SGD

  • Hal Leonard Pocket Music Theory (Music Instruction)

    A Comprehensive and Convenient Source for All Musicians

    by Carl Schroeder, Keith Wyatt ...
    (Book). Following in the footsteps of the popular Hal Leonard Pocket Music Dictionary , this handy pocket-sized book is the most contemporary music theory book on the market! A step-by-step guide to harmony and theory for every musician, it includes thorough, yet to easy-to-understand analysis of: intervals, rhythms, scales, chords, key signatures, transposition, chord inversion, key centers, ... Read more

    S$ 10.34 SGD

  • Opeth

    Every Album, Every Song

    by Jordan Blum ...
    Series series On Track
    There has never been – and never will be – another band like Opeth. Formed in Stockholm, Sweden around 1989, their thirty-year career showcases a melding of diverse influences. They demonstrate a commitment to both songwriting and instrumental excellence, not to mention stylistic diversity – no matter what the cost – that’s unmatched by any of their stylistic peers. Whether it be their unashamedly ... Read more

    S$ 9.74 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 33 1/3 Patti Smith – Horses

    Philip Shaw

    by Philip Shaw ...
    Series Book 17 - 33 1/3
    PATTI SMITH HORSES (33 1/3)Μια παράξενη σύγκρουση υψηλής τέχνης και μαζικής κουλτούραςΗ διάσημη σειρά μουσικών βιβλίων «33 1/3» συνεχίζει να μας προσφέρει μέσα από τις εκδόσεις Οξύ νέους τίτλους και στα ελληνικά. Σειρά έχει το βιβλίο του Philip Shaw για το άλμπουμ Horses της Πάτι Σμίθ.Έχοντας οργώσει μποέμικα τους δρόμους της Νέας ... ... Read more

    S$ 12.41 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Music: For Beginners - 7 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including

    Music Theory, How to Read Music, Play Guitar, Play Piano, Play Ukulele, Play Chords and Play Scales

    by Preston Hoffman ...
    Series Book 38 - Music
    Book 1)Music Theory: For Beginners - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Music Fundamentals and the Elements of Written Music TodayBook 2)How to Read Music: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Sheet Music Theory and Reading Musical Notation TodayBook 3)How to Play Guitar: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Guitar Chords, Guitar Scales and Guitar Tabs Today<stro... ... Read more

    S$ 12.53 SGD

  • Hawkwind

    Every Album, Every Song

    by Duncan Harris ...
    Series series On Track - revised edition
    Always enigmatic and outside of the mainstream, most people associate Hawkwind with'whoosh' noises, ‘Silver Machine’, Lemmy and 'Space Rock' music. From the beginning, Hawkwind have been trailblazers, even when they have explored blind alleys, and have never been afraid to innovate and mutate. The band have a unique history in the world of rock music, inspiring not just other bands but also an ... Read more

    S$ 12.77 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Band Music Handbook

    A Catalog of Emerging Band Repertoire

    by Christopher M. Cicconi ...
    Series series Music Finders
    The Band Music Handbook: A Comprehensive Catalog of Band Repertoire presents professional, college, community, and school band directors with an essential tool for discovering and selecting appropriate repertoire. Christopher M. Cicconi presents a wide-ranging catalog of band music composed in the past twenty-five years. From the work of John Adams to Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, the music cataloged ... Read more

    S$ 89.81 SGD

  • Latin American Classical Composers

    A Biographical Dictionary

    Edited by Martha Furman Schleifer, Gary Galván ...
    Now in its third edition, Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary provides a singular English-language resource for biographical information on hundreds of composers from Central and South America and the Hispanic Caribbean. Painstakingly gathered from a wide variety of sources, the information updates and expands previous editions and fills in the gaps left by the other ... Read more

    S$ 173.08 SGD