Don't sign a recording contract before reading this book! The Musician's Legal Companion, Second Edition gets to the core of the legal issues you need to know about, in clear, straightforward language. Here you'll find easy-to-comprehend explanations of the four main contracts used in the music business: recording artist, songwriter, artist management, and performance. You'll also discover how to make the relationship with your current or future attorney more fruitful and cost-effective. This new...
Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning score for The Lord of the Rings has been hailed as among the greatest film music ever written. Sweeping in scope, it is an interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as music-an operatic tapestry of cultures, histories, languages and peoples. The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films takes the reader on an unprecedented journey into the heart of this history-making opus with extensive music examples, original manuscript scores, a rarities CD, and fascinati...
Learn the essential elements of music theory for vocalists performing contemporary music, be it jazz, pop, rock, gospel or R&B. This self-study book is for singers who aspire to perform or who may already be leading a band, going to jam sessions, or studying with a teacher, but who have not learned music theory and want to learn in a fun and interactive way. An accompanying CD is included so you can sing along as you learn the major scales and key signatures, and you can also use the background t...
The book that set the standard for orchestration texts. Written by a renowned composer whose works have been performed by major orchestras around the world, The Study of Orchestration is the only text that explores the characteristics of orchestral instruments and shows students how a master composer approaches orchestration. The Fourth Edition invites students to experience the instruments through online audio and video recordings and now offers more coverage of writing for band. - the publisher...
This book on the tuba is a companion for composers and players alike, deepening their understanding of this somewhat neglected family of instruments. It gives tuba players an opportunity to master and employ new performance techniques on their instrument, particularly in contemporary music. Jack Adler-McKean offers helpful instruction in various tuning mechanisms, resonance properties, new forms of notation and contemporary practices. Using the most recent research, he subdivides and reconstruct...
Phrasing is the way the elements of music (melody, harmony and rhythm) are interpreted by different cultures (or different musicians, including vocalists). In Phrasing In Brazilian Music, Antonio Adolfo demonstrates through written and recorded musical examples on the piano, how the different elements of music play an important role when musicians are performing Brazilian Music. The book covers Phrasing in different Brazilian styles in two beat and is enhanced by a very didactic text. Despite alm...
This comprehensive collection of folk songs used in band masterworks is a wonderful source for determining interpretation and style, and will open the door to creative teaching. Folk song overviews include notated tunes, lyrics and brief historical annotations. A must-have for the imaginative teacher/conductor. 180 pages.
Category: Textbooks - Conducting & Directing Item: 040966 Grade: Price: $24.95 Availability: Ships in 6 to 9 Days
A stimulating collection of unique concepts on teaching and conducting by 57 of today's most outstanding music educators. Contains to-the-point, thought-provoking ideas proven successful by master teacher-conductors. Problem solving tips, philosophical concepts and ensemble-building skills all in one easy-to-read collection. An ideal source of exciting strategies for all levels of performance ensembles. 124 pages. Softbound.
Category: Textbooks - Conducting & Directing Item: 045478 Grade: Price: $24.95 Availability: Ships in 6 to 9 Days
A stimulating collection of unique concepts on teaching and conducting by 57 of today's most outstanding music educators. Contains to-the-point, thought-provoking ideas proven successful by master teacher-conductors. Problem solving tips, philosophical concepts and ensemble-building skills all in one easy-to-read collection. An ideal source of exciting strategies for all levels of performance ensembles. 124 pages. Softbound.
Category: Textbooks - Music Education Item: 045478 Grade: Price: $24.95 Availability: Ships in 6 to 9 Days
Dover reprint. An unabridged republication of the 1922 classic, Traite theorique et pratique du Violoncelle, this volume represents one of the most thorough explorations of cello playing and technique in the literature. In the course of his distinguished career, author Diran Alexanian played chamber music with Brahms, performed concertos with Mahler, and taught alongside Casals in Paris. A superb compendium of instruction, this reprint of the original dual-language edition features French and En...
DVD format - no printed book. Choosing the right digital audio workstation (DAW) is one of the most important decisions any home recording enthusiast will make. Take the guesswork out of it with this DVD. Join renowned engineer and educator Rick Silva ashe walks you through five of today's most popular DAWs: Cubase, GarageBand, Logic, Pro Tools, and Sonar. Silva breaks down the primary features of each program, showing you clips that demonstrate how to record and mix audio, work with MIDI, use lo...
A useful collection of definitions, composers and theory. This pocket-sized reference book (4.25 x 5.5 inches) includes a broad range of important information, from basic principles of theory and concise biographies of composers to pronunciations of foreign terms and ranges of instruments and voices. This easy-to-use volume covers every major aspect of music. 336 pages.
Category: Textbooks - Music Dictionary/Encyclopedia Item: 026146 Grade: Price: $6.99 Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
This pocket-sized dictionary presents current and correct notation practices in an easy-to-use format. Generously illustrated and concise, this book is essential to any musician looking for a handy reference for the correct notation of music. A most welcome and beneficial source for every musician, whether using a pencil or a computer. -the publisher
Category: Textbooks - Music Dictionary/Encyclopedia Item: 026147 Grade: Price: $10.99 Availability: Ships in 6 to 9 Days
Acclaimed by the New York Times as "part muse, part quick reference," this pocket-sized dictionary is an easy-to-use tool geared specifically toward the contemporary songwriter. A concise collection of the most-often used words in popular music, the simple format allows for fast reference, while the 15,000 entries provide more than ample rhyming options. -the publisher
Category: Textbooks - Music Dictionary/Encyclopedia Item: 026148 Grade: Price: $5.99 Availability: Ships in 6 to 9 Days
Culled from the DownBeat archives - includes in-depth interviews with literally every great jazz artist and personality that ever lived! Features classic photos and magazine covers from DownBeat's vast archives. In honor of its 75th anniversary, DownBeat's editors have brought together in this one volume the best interviews, insights, and photographs from the illustrious history of the world's top jazz magazine, DownBeat. This anthology includes the greatest of DownBeat's Jazz Hall of Famers: fr...
Dr. Milton Allen takes you on a careening voyage that charts a path from being a good musician/educator to becoming an artist musician/educator. Based on personal experiences ranging from the hilarious to the life changing, this collection of Zen-like stories - followed by concrete suggestions - will guide you along an artistic journey of musical growth and enlightenment. It contains practical, theoretical and philosophical information explained through simple parables, those little gems that car...
This perfect "how-to" book includes chapters on posture, breathing, vocal chords, tone, vowels, consonants, intonation and phrasing. A must-have manual for voice teachers and students, group voice classes and choral directors at any level. Dr. Henry A Alviani is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral and Vocal Music Studies at Clarion University of Pennsyvania. 88 pages. -the publisher.
Category: Vocal Textbooks Item: 066706 Grade: Price: $14.95 Availability: Ships in 6 to 9 Days
A stimulating collection of unique concepts on becoming a successful performer by 57 of today's most outstanding brass professionals. Contains to-the-point, thought-provoking ideas proven successful by master teacher-performers. Problem-solving tips, philosophical concepts and technique-building skills, all in one easy-to-read collection. An ideal source of exciting strategies for all levels of development. 148 pages. Paperbound. 157463075X. (table of contents)
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The English equivalents for 3,000 foreign expressions marks and directions from French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese and Spanish scores. Virtually all of the terms in this book appear in actual musical scores. The main exceptions are organ stops, and pitch names and names of instruments in the four principal languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish). The terms are listed in strict alphabetical order, letter by letter, up to the comma in the case on inversion. In the case of adjectives, ...
This clarinet method is by John Anderson, Professor of Clarinet at the University of Minnesota from 1976-2009. The method was written specifically for college music education majors studying the clarinet as a secondary instrument. It focuses on the "concepts" of clarinet playing and teaching. Musical exercises were composed at an adult level to challenge the student who already performed on another instrument. Appropriate orchestral and solo excerpts are included as well as duets emphasizing a pa...
The Science, Craft and Art of Bassoon Reed-making. Explores how different reed designs govern a bassoon's tone quality and enhance performance. Provides tools for bassoonists to achieve their ideal sound. Emphasizes holistic understanding of how cane behaves. - the publisher
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Category: Bassoon Textbooks Item: 129486 Grade: Price: $35.00 Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
Supplement book of exercises for use with Aural Skills classes at Ithaca College. This is the 4th (2020 red cover) edition (former title Supplement - Sight Singing I & II). Revised summer 2021 edition.
Category: Textbooks - Ear Training & Sight Singing Item: 132327 Grade: Price: $14.95 Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
A comprehensive listing of chamber music involving trombone as the only brass instrument. Detailed annotations on works available at time of publication. 2nd edition. 43 pages. Paper.
Category: Trombone Textbooks Item: 024665 Grade: Price: $35.95 Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
A solid grounding in musical techniques of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is essential to a complete understanding of Baroque music. Arnold's legendary work is a comprehensive survey of the topic, covering every issue of significance to today'sperformers. The text is fully amplified with numerous musical examples, authoritative citations, scholarly interpretations and syntheses, and the author's own conclusions. This rich collection of source material for the musicologist is an equally ...
A solid grounding in musical techniques of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is essential to a complete understanding of Baroque music. Arnold's legendary work is a comprehensive survey of the topic, covering every issue of significance to today'sperformers. The text is fully amplified with numerous musical examples, authoritative citations, scholarly interpretations and syntheses, and the author's own conclusions. This rich collection of source material for the musicologist is an equally ...