Resonance: The Art of the Choral Music Educator by Dr. Christopher W. Peterson is a new collegiate methods textbook written specifically for today's emerging choral music teachers, guiding their growth as curious students while enriching their passion for changing lives through music. The textbook is written in a straight-forward and conversational style that compels the reader to think rather than to memorize and to problem solve rather than "find the correct answer." Professors can use this boo...
In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin'sRussia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is No...
Rhythm and Dictation comes from Mr. W's classroom to yours and only requires up to 5 minutes each day for full benefit! One workbook suits all instrumental & vocal students. They will learn to count, understand rhythm patterns, and become confident rhythm readers. These rhythm skills translate to improved playing and sight reading ability. Introduce Rhythm and Dictation into the classroom when students understand quarter notes and rests, and can count and sustain pulse in 4/4 time. This workbook...
Rhythms are certainly the largest challenge in reading and writing music. This book makes learning to read and write rhythms easy, teaching you in a step-by-step method starting from the very basics. Supported by recordings of the exercises and worksheets that help you practice the material, you will have all you need to learn quarter note, eighth note, and triplet eighth rhythms, including syncopations. Whether you are an experienced musician who has never learned notation, a total beginner, avo...
If you are already good at reading and writing quarter note and eighth note rhythms, and want to up your game, this is the book for you. Supported by recordings of the exercises, and worksheets that help you practice the material, you will learn 16th notes through triplets of all rates, syncopations, triple meters, odd meters, and even 32nd notes and beyond. Whether you are a vocalist, a student of any instrument, or a composer, this step-by-step method will prepare you to read and correctly writ...
Bernie Williams' ability to play major league baseball at a high level was directly influenced by his musical training and his deep understanding of the similarities between musical artistry and athletic performance. Through a series of conversations, narratives, and sidebars, the authors (Bernie Williams, Dave Gluck, and Bob Thompson) discover and reveal the influence of music and its rhythms on the game of baseball. Readers of Rhythms of the Game will gain an insight into the similarities betwe...
In this groundbreaking, all encompassing work, an eminent musicologist explores the evolution of music, from the ecstatic singing and Shaman songs of early civilizations to the development of more structured styles in Egypt, East Asia, India, Greece, Rome, the Middle East, and Europe. Eight plates of illustrations depict players and orchestras. 9780486466613. 0486466612.
Category: Textbooks - Music History Item: 073447 Grade: Price: $19.95 Availability: Ships in 6 to 9 Days
The Rough Guide to Classical Music is the ideal handbook on the subject, spanning a thousand years of music from Gregorian chant via Bach and Beethoven to contemporaries such as Thomas AdŠs and Kaija Saariaho. Both a CD buyer's guide and a who's who, it features: Concise biographical profiles of more than 200 composers, explaining their social and musical contexts; Informative summaries of the major compositions in all genres, from chamber works to operatic epics; Incisive reviews of hundreds of ...
This new edition of the Rough Guide to Elvis, will be the most up-to-date guide on every aspect of The King, from his songs to his record collection, his cars to his costumes, from his birth to his mythic afterlife. The guide charts his life, the music, the 50 essential Presley songs, the collectables, the museums, a world tour of the essential Elvis sights - from Graceland to Germany - and the Icon - Elvis as king, star, image and myth.
Category: Textbooks - Biography Item: 069325 Grade: Price: $12.99 Availability: Ships in 6 to 9 Days
The perfect companion to cinema's most spectacular genre, The Rough Guide to Film Musicals reveals how an escapist entertainment became Hollywood's most ingenious art form. From such enduring classics as Singin' in the Rain and West Side Story to recent successes like Evita and Chicago, this book reviews 50 essential musicals, including several forgotten gems. There are profiles of musical icons such as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, and George Gershwin and details of musicals from around the world....
The Rough Guide to iPods and iTunes is the ultimate companion to the defining gadget of the digital music era -- and an essential guide to music and video on the Net, on your PC or Mac, and in your pocket. Fully updated and revised, The Rough Guide to iPods and iTunes covers the full iPod range of products: from the best of the iTunes App Store, iPod Touch, iTunes 8 to practical information for the iPod Nano and Classic Shuffle.
Category: Textbooks - Electronic Music Item: 078554 Grade: Price: $11.99 Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
The Rough Guide to Jimi Hendrix is a thorough reference book about the life and music of the greatest rock guitarist of all time. It covers all the key events throughout his metamorphosis; from a misfit youngster growing up in poverty to his rise to international stardom, and from his days as a starving backup musician in the early 1960s to his triumphant appearances at the Monterey Pop and Woodstock rock festivals, not to 0. Special chapters are devoted to vivid description and critical evaluati...
Rock legends Led Zeppelin remain a colossal music force with songs at once mystical, heavy, traditional and highly original. The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin tells the story of the life and afterlife of this most extraordinary supergroup. Features include: The Story: from the first meeting of Plant and Page to the untimely death of John Bonham, detailing the magic, mayhem and excesses of the era. The Music: the band's fifty best songs unpicked, plus coverage of blues influences, bootlegs, solo car...
The Rough Guide to Nirvana uncovers the magic and tragedy of this iconic 90's grunge band - from small-town gigs to the last days of Kurt Cobain, delve into the story of the life and afterlife of this extraordinary, all too short-lived group. This essential guide for Nirvana fans is written by Gillian G. Gaar, a Seattle music journalist who has personally interviewed many of those involved in the story. No other book explores and documents Nirvana's history, critiques every Nirvana album, single,...
As a thrillingly potent mix of music and drama, opera is gaining wider appeal. This Rough Guide provides insider information on history's most renowned operas. Includes Biographical sketches of over 150 composers; Updated and expanded CD reviews of hundreds of operas, both famous and obscure; An expanded who's who of the finest singers on record, from Caruso and Ponselle, through divas such as Callas and Joan Sutherland, to present-day stars like Jose Cura and Angela Gheorghiu.
Category: Textbooks - Music Appreciation Item: 063843 Grade: Price: $25.95 Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
This pocket-sized reference book about Pink Floyd covers the band's entire career, from the Syd Barrett era to their Live 8 Reunion. In addition to the band's history, this book lists 50 essential Pink Floyd songs and the stories behind them, plus all the albums and recording sessions, side-projects and solo careers. Also talks about their movies, film soundtracks, TV appearances and videos, including The Wall and Pink Floyd at Pompeii. Additional features include cover songs, rarities, DVDs, boo...
The Rough Guide to Punk casts a sneering glance at the musicians, fashions, icons and record labels behind the sub-culture that revolutionized pop music. It features: profiles of more than 250 artists, from legends such as the Sex Pistols and X-Ray Spexto contemporary stars like Green Day and Babyshambles; Critical reviews of landmark albums and classic singles, plus the lowdown on everything from safety pins and bondage trousers to venues like The Roxy and CBGBs; The story of punk, detailing th...
The Rough Guide to Soul and R&B is the definitive guide to the genre's greatest singers, musicians, songwriters, and record labels, encapsulating the entire history of soul music from gospel and doo-wop, through funk and disco, to hip-hop and R&B. The guide includes detailed profiles of more than 300 artists, from such legends as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Sam Cooke to contemporary stars like Prince, Mary J. Blige, and Destiny's Child. There are reviews of hundreds of landmark albums, from...
This pocket-sized reference guide provides essential biographical material covering the Beatles (1958-1970) and their solo (1970-2002) years. It also gives critical commentary on every recording, film and side-project, as well as dozens of interesting facts and statistics. This book is a substantial contribution to the Beatles library, and great reading for all Beatles fans! 325 pages.
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The Rough Guide to Blues gives you the complete lowdown on all the grittiest singers, bottleneck guitarists, belt-it-out divas and wailing harmonica players that made the most influential music of the last century. From music legend B.B. King to folk hero Robert Johnson, the guide includes detailed profiles of hundreds of artists and critical reviews of their best albums. The fascinating story is told in full -- how the blues crawled from the Mississippi Delta, went electric in the big cities, an...
This pocket-sized reference book explores every aspect of the Rolling Stones' music, along with the band's history, from the blues clubs of '60s West London to the world tours and millionaire mansions. It lists 50 essential Stones songs and the stories behind them, plus their albums, bootlegs, soundtracks and solo projects. It talks about their entourage, including girlfriends, managers and musicians, from Jerry Hall and Marianne Faithfull to Andrew Loog Oldham and Nicky Hopkins. It also reviews ...
Sporting shades and feedback-heavy sounds, the Velvets straddled art and rock, changing popular music forever, and sowing the seeds for punk, grunge, and thousands of countercultural four-chord wonders. The Rough Guide to The Velvet Underground explores:The Velvet Story: How Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, John Cale, and the others emerged from the New York scene, their successes and excesses and what happened to each in their solo years. Velvet Music: From their 1967 debut with Nico to their 1993 r...
Released in 2010, this tutor-book is the first of its kind. A compilation of exercises and advice based on years of specialist performing and teaching experience and many historical references, this book includes advice, exercises, explanations, studies and complete solo and ensemble works to challenge, encourage and inspire players of any level. 205 pages. Spiral bound. 9789081483308.
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John Harle: The Saxophone is the most in-depth approach to playing the saxophone ever published. In this two-volume boxed set, master saxophonist John Harle reveals his groundbreaking techniques for fluent and natural playing---transforming the musical and learning experience of both students and professionals. Practical, clear, and universally relevant, The Saxophone discloses John Harle's secrets to playing with individuality, fluent technique, and a powerful musical presence by: Introducing...
A complete guide to playing and maintenance, this handbook offers essential information on all dimensions of the saxophone. It provides an overview of technique, such as breathing, fingerings, articulations, and more. Exercises will help you develop yoursense of timing, facility, and sound. Extensive directions on repairs will help you maintain your instrument and customize it to support your own playing style and preferences. You'll learn to fine-tune your reed, recork the keys, fix binding keys...
Wouldn't you like to know what properties to look for in a saxophone to get the sound you want? Quit being at the mercy of know-nothing salespeople. This book will teach you what mouthpieces to check out and why. It also contains important info on sax necks, ligatures, reeds and much more! You'll refer to this guide again and again. You Will Discover how the various aspects of a mouthpiece affect its sound; What the numbers and letters on mouthpieces really mean; How different mouthpiece materia...
A useful booklet that explains different aspects of saxophone playing and about the saxophone itself. Silly cartoons. Contents: A Brief History of the Saxophone; Popular Misconceptions; Choice of Mouthpiece & Reed; Sound Production & Tube Control; Vibrato; Some Important Fingerings; The Solo Repertoire; Orchestral Saxophone Playing; The Saxophone Quartet; Individual Members of the Saxophone Family; Useful Addresses for the Saxophone Enthusiast; Biographical note. 28 pages. (sample pages)
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This text is sure to provide the most practical approach to orchestra and wind band score study ever published. It methodically simplifies preliminary score study and initial rehearsal preparation for all conductors of band, orchestra and chamber ensembles. It is enormously valuable for practicing conductors from elementary school to those leading professional ensembles. As a supplement to undergraduate and graduate level instrumental conducting classes, it is an extremely effective text. The uni...
By H. Owen Reed, Joel Leach & Deanna Hudgins. Scoring for Percussion is a complete manual including availability, ranges, transpositions, techniques, beaters and standardized notation. It provides a guide for arrangers scoring percussion parts for piecesin a variety of styles. This newly revised edition contains an enhanced CD-ROM that provides a comprehensive look at more than 85 percussion instruments, with images of the instruments, sound samples, and typical patterns associated with each inst...
A handbook for clarinetists and saxophonists containing detailed descriptions for selecting and breking in reeds to achieve the best possible results. 57 pages.
Category: Clarinet Textbooks Item: 071260 Grade: Price: $25.00 Availability: Ships in 10 to 15 Days
You've learned the ABCs of playing the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Now it's time to explore the rest of the alphabet, expand your horizons, and express your musicality. In 22 chapters by the master teachers at Teen Strings and Strings magazines, this book will help you strengthen your basic skills, establish good practic habits, and master specific techniques and styles. Discover ways to express yourself and how to trust your instincts - and apply all this knowledge to your enjoyment of the mu...
You've learned the ABCs of playing the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Now it's time to explore the rest of the alphabet, expand your horizons, and express your musicality. In 22 chapters by the master teachers at Teen Strings and Strings magazines, this book will help you strengthen your basic skills, establish good practic habits, and master specific techniques and styles. Discover ways to express yourself and how to trust your instincts - and apply all this knowledge to your enjoyment of the mu...
Sight Reading Rhythm is a self teaching course for all musicians and all instruments. Originally conceived as a book to help drummers improve their sight reading, it became apparnet that other musicians were also interest in improving their rhythmic sight reading. It is designed to help musicians who already can "play." A series of graduated lessons guides the player with a CD containg metronome tracks and recorded exercises with the "teacher" in one of the earphone channels. 88 pages.
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This easy-to-use audio course for self or small group study is a step-by-step introduction to music reading skills. From the creator of The Jenson Sight Singing Course, this resource will be an effective tool for building student confidence and skill. Includes exercises on reading note and rest values, meter, echo drills, reading pitch from syllable letters and notes on the staff, movement by step and skip, key signatures, and clef signs.
Category: Textbooks - Ear Training & Sight Singing Item: 099960 Grade: Price: $14.99 Availability: Usually Ships in 24 Hours
A sequential sight-singing curriculum for all choirs. Each of the six units (containing four lessons each) clearly introduces new music reading concepts, reinforces those concepts with several rhythm and pitch exercises, motivates students with helpful hints and challenge exercises, and concludes with fun-filled review games and "Evaluating Your Performance" questions. The helpful "Getting Ready" pages (which precede each unit) are filled with music fundamentals, and for choirs who have never rea...
Augment your sight-singing curriculum with this well-written supplemental textbook which directly correlates to the lessons taught in Alfred's popular Sing at First Sight method. Includes over 80 reproducible pages of additional exercises, activities, and assessments designed to strengthen the music reading skills of developing musicians. A listening CD provides ear training activities and recorded accompaniments for the six end-of-unit songs. Plus, a handy appendix with easy-to-follow charts and...