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Jazz Singing: A Guide to Pedagogy and Performance - Hardcover

$198.00

by Tish Oney (Author)Tish Oney merges the worlds of jazz and classical singing in a comprehensive guide for those teaching and singing jazz. Legendary jazz singers' performance strategies are discussed providing unique insights. Jazz Singing combines jazz stylization and improvisational techniques with classic voice pedagogy to outline a method that builds the jazz voice upon a strong foundation of proper alignment, efficient breathing, healthy phonation, a clear understanding of vocal anatom...

Giving Voice to Children's Artistry: A Guide for Music Teachers and Choral Conductors - Paperback

$49.57

by Mary Ellen Pinzino (Author)This book presents a comprehensive view of children's musical artistry and how to develop it in both the music classroom and children's chorus. Author Mary Ellen Pinzino presents the musical mind as the gateway to children's artistry, addresses the power of movement in its embodiment and advancement, and shows how song--rhythm, melody, and text, independently and together--influence children's developing artistry musically, expressively, and vocally at every leve...

The Annotated Ring Cycle: Siegfried - Paperback

$77.31

by Frederick Paul Walter (Author)A dazzling, new translation and notes by Frederick Paul Walter spotlight the libretto, lyrics, and stage directions of Wagner's beloved Siegfried, getting the most basic ingredient right: the actual story! The translation and notes are accompanied by classic artwork by Rackham, Howard Pyle, Aubrey Beardsley, and othersAuthor BiographyScriptwriter, fine-arts broadcaster, publicist, translator, and college theater director, Frederick Paul Walter has worked for L...

Easy Duets from Around the World for Descant (Soprano) Recorders: 32 exciting pieces arranged for two players who know all the basics. - Paperback

$17.71

by Amanda Oosthuizen (Author), Jemima Oosthuizen (Author)Easy Duets from Around the World for Descant (Soprano) Recorders is a collection of 26 pieces arranged especially for two players of a similar standard who know all the basics. Starting with the easiest, and gradually increasing in difficulty, it is suitable for players of around Grades 1-3 level. All pieces are in easy keys and most are within notes ranging from lowest C to 2nd octave G. Includes several popular Christmas pieces. Great...

Mozart Requiem (K.626) Piano Vocal Score - Paperback

$13.72

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Author)This newly edited version of Mozart's Requiem (K.626) matches up this piano vocal score with a new set of orchestra parts (available separately). Previous versions of this work by other publishers are traditionally littered with mistakes and wrong notes / instructions / inconsistent dynamics, which have been fixed in this edition, including the addition of rehearsal marks which correspond with the conductor score and orchestra parts. Mozart's 1791 work (comp...

Essential Mantras of the World: Piano & Keyboard for Adult Beginners - Paperback

$15.55

by Helen Winter (Author), Veda Gupta (Author)The word "mantra" is derived from Sanskrit and simply means a sacred sound. Mantras are used in different traditions, from Hindu to Buddhist, Sikh to Jain. We collected here the most famous and important mantras all over the world.The most well-known mantras originate from the Sanskrit, Pali, and Gurmukhi languages. Here, we also include mantra-like prayers from the Christian and Islamic traditions.This songbook is suitable for any keyboard musical...

The Self-Taught Saxophone Player: A Guide for Uncorking Sax-Playing Techniques - Paperback

$14.38

by Louise Lawrence (Author)This guide is a rescue package offering an original and highly effective visual approach to mastering the basics of saxophone technique. An ideal aid to increasing the success for the sax playing beginner.How can I make a better sound?How can I control high and low notes?How can I improve my coordination?These commonly asked questions and many more are expertly considered - first understand the issue, then learn quickly how best to overcome it.Here you will find cle...

English Folk Songs From the Southern Appalachians: Comprising 122 Songs and Ballads, and 323 Tunes - Paperback

$35.93

by Olive D. (Olive Dame) 1882 Campbell (Created by), Cecil James 1859-1924 Sharp (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we con...

Max Roach: 5 Drum Transcriptions - Paperback

$16.18

by Francesco Vecchio (Author)Max Roach was one of the drummers who most contributed to forging the modern drumming style. He was active as a percussionist, composer, and bandleader throughout six decades of cultural and musical change. His early contributions to bebop opened up rhythmic and creative possibilities for the drum set. The book includes 5 drum transcriptions (drum solo, drum composition, trading fours) of some of Max Roach's most remarkable drum performances during the iconic peri...

The Anglo Concertina Music of John Watcham - Paperback

$33.75

by Gary Coover (Author)JOHN WATCHAM is one of the most influential players of the Anglo concertina - the lead musician for Chingford Morris, Albion Morris, Brighton Morris and Taylor's traditional English Morris dance teams. He has also performed with folkrock pioneer Ashley Hutchings and played on the Rattlebone & Ploughjack and Son of Morris On recordings, and he is also featured on the Anglo International! CD. Specializing in Cotswold English Morris dance music, his playing has a solid...

Up and Down with the Rolling Stones: My Rollercoaster Ride With Keith Richards [Standard Large Print 16 Pt Edition] - Paperback

$77.74

by Tony Sanchez (Author)Tony Sanchez worked for Keith Richards for eight years buying drugs, running errands and orchestrating cheap thrills. He records unforgettable accounts of the Stones' perilous misadventures racing cars along the Cote d'Azur; murder at Altamont; nights with the Beatles at the Stones - owned nightclub Vesuvio; frantic flights to Switzerland for blood changes and the steady stream of women, including Anita Pallenberg, Marianne Faithfull and Bianca Jagger. Here are the Sto...

Strube's Drum and Fife Instructor: Containing the Rudimental Principles of Drumbeating, Scale for the Fife, Rudiments of Music and a New and Entirely - Paperback

$20.09

by Gardiner a. Strube (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, re...

Another Tuneless Racket: Punk and New Wave In The Seventies: Volume Three: UK New Wave - Paperback

$33.73

by Steven H. Gardner (Author)From the perspective of pop music, the Seventies are generally regarded as the weak sister to the Sixties. But those of us who followed the punk and new wave explosion of the last four years of the Seventies don't buy this assessment. Just because those late Seventies bands didn't get airplay and sell records like the Sixties bands, and in their later years didn't become the establishment as the members of the Sixties generation did, it doesn't mean the punk and n...

A Different Paradigm in Music Education: Re-Examining the Profession - Paperback

$51.82

by David A. Williams (Author)A Different Paradigm in Music Education is a "let's consider some possibilities" book. Instead of a music methods book, it is a look at where the music education profession is and how music teachers might improve what it is we do. It is about change. It is about questioning the current music education paradigm, especially regarding its exclusive role as the only model. The intent is to help pre-service and in-service music educators consider new modes of pedagogic...

Bee Gees: How Deep Is Your Love - Hardcover

$32.95

by Michael O'Neill (Author)This is the incredible illustrated story of the Bee Gees, the band that Barry, Maurice and Robin, the brothers Gibb, formed in 1958. The trio were especially successful as a popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers of the disco music era in the mid-to-late1970s with the soundtrack album Saturday Night Fever. The group sang recognizable three-part tight harmonies; Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals was the hallmark of thei...

Ukelele para principiantes: 3 Libros en 1: la guía para principiantes para aprender los dominios del ukelele + leer música y reproducir canciones - Paperback

$59.38

by Peter F. Sheldon (Author)Una serie completa de 3 libros sobre cómo tocar el ukelele para principiantesLibro 1Un ukelele es uno de los pocos instrumentos musicales que es único y amado por muchos. Tiene sus raíces en Hawái, pero hoy se encuentra en todo el mundo. Continúa brindando alegría y felicidad a miles de personas en todo el mundo. En este libro descubrirás ...- La historia del ukelele- Tipos de ukeleles y accesorios- Cómo elegir un ukelele- Acordes y rasgueos de ukelele- Técnicas y ...

Saxophone working methods: saxophone method - Paperback

$29.70

by Andréa Admas (Author)This book is like no other. It is not a method for learning to play the saxophone but methods to get better on your own, whether you are practicing by yourself or taking lessons. It won't teach you how to play the Saxophone: there are dozens of effective methods for that. It will teach you how to practice the saxophone efficiently so that you can improve your saxophone as quickly as possible. You will be able to play harder and faster scores. ==========================...

Music Production: A Manual for Producers, Composers, Arrangers, and Students - Paperback

$134.91

by Michael Zager (Author)Michael Zager provides students with a comprehensive overview of music production, touching on topics such as studio technologies, compositions, coaching, arranging, and marketing and advertising. This third edition features new interviews with eminent industry professionals and updated information on current trends, including video game music.Author BiographyMichael Zager is Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in Performing Arts, professor of music, and director of th...

Frontier Fiddle VIOLIN SOLOS Vol 1 With Guitar Chords and Sing-Along Lyrics: in first position and easy-to-play keys - Paperback

$16.18

by Susan Call Hutchison (Author)"You Sound So Good Playing Good Old Tunes!"There's a reason violin players have been learning and performing certain tunes for decades, even centuries. They help you sound good. They're not beyond the skills of an advancing beginner - but they let have fun as you master melody, rhythm, harmony, and the basics of sounding good.Let's boost your repertoire and improve your sound.Free up your musicianship with time-tested tunes that sound even better as you add you...

Left-Handed Bass Guitar Scales Encyclopedia: Fast Reference for the Scales You Need in Every Key - Paperback

$25.63

by Andy Schneider (Author)Keep the scales you need in easy reach. Scales, modes, pentatonics and more. Never be lost to find a scale again.Left-Handed Bass Guitar Scales Encyclopedia will grow your knowledge of scales and keep those hard to remember scales in easy reach. Now you don't have to keep that information in your head. Just keep Left-Handed Bass Guitar Scales Encyclopedia on your music stand!For each scale, several fingering variations are provided. Looking for a fingering challenge?...

$17.53

by Adam Zamoyski (Author)'Adam Zamoyski's book on Paderewski.. is a shrewd and lively account, the first solidly informed and reliable one, of a life that almost constitutes the last gasp of 1848 and its Romantic revolution... Paderewski brought off the very difficult feat of starting as Wunderkind and ending as grand old man, and Adam Zamoyski's biography does definitive justice to both sides.'Norman Stone, The Times Literary SupplementHailed as a genius and national hero, likened to Einstei...

Guitar Scales Unleashed: The NANDI Method: Arpeggios, Modes, Major, Minor, Pentatonic & Blues Scales - Paperback

$17.53

by Nan Mogar (Author)From The NANDI Method - A book with a novel approach to learning Major Scales, Natural Minor Scales, Pentatonic Scales, Blues Scales, Triad Arpeggios, Major Scale Modes and Octave Displacement. Do you feel that your knowledge of scales is confined to memorizing scale patterns? Do you wish that you could instantly identify notes and scale degrees across the frets of scale diagrams with ease?If your answer to those questions is yes, you can use the NANDI Method to acquire t...

The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations - Paperback

$88.11

by Patricia Caicedo (Author), Walter Aaron Clark (Foreword by)This study of the Latin American art song and its development in the context of musical nationalism shows how the song is a mirror in which the processes of conformation to Latin American national identity are reflected.Author BiographyPatricia Caicedo is a Colombian-Spanish soprano. She holds a PhD in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a MD from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. Patricia is the founder and...

How To Play Bass Guitar: Your Step By Step Guide To Playing Bass Guitar - Hardcover

$43.18

by Howexpert (Author)If you are a beginner who wants to learn the basics of playing bass guitar, then get "How To Play Bass Guitar". - Discover how to play the bass player. - Learn your bass playing so you can impress your friends with your newfound skill. - Amaze people with your new bass playing ability. - Find out how to play popular songs very well with the bass guitar. - Learn how to play bass guitar standing up. - Find out how to play bass guitar sitting down. - Know exactly what to do...

Frontier Favorites Violin Duets, Volume 2, in First Position and Easy-to-Play Keys: with sing-along lyrics and Guitar/Piano chords - Paperback

$16.18

by Susan Call Hutchison (Author)Twenty-four songs from the American Frontier - a collection of violin and fiddle tunes, beautifully harmonized to help advancing beginners sound great. Use them for recitals, community and family gatherings, and even home schooling, to bring the music of the pioneers, soldiers, sailors, miners and settlers of the American West to life. One of the best collections yet Polkas, Waltzes, Marches, Hoedowns and sentimental Airs and Ballads, all including guitar chor...

The Little Book of Ukulele Songs - Paperback

$9.43

by Frederick Johnson (Author) Strum along to a collection of classic tunes with this essential little ukulele songbook. With this pocket-sized gem, it's never been easier to learn ukulele songs on the go, no matter where you choose to play This songbook includes: All time pop and rock hits. Easy ukulele melodies. Strum-and-sing style layout. 'The little book of ukulele songs' is the ideal songbook for beginners and fits perfectly in any ukulele case or even in your back pocket Numb...

The Oxford Handbook of Choral Pedagogy - Paperback

$104.31

by Frank Abrahams (Editor), Paul D. Head (Editor)As the landscape of choral education changes - disrupted by Glee, YouTube, and increasingly cheap audio production software - teachers of choral conducting need current research in the field that charts scholarly paths through contemporary debates and sets an agenda for new critical thought and practice. Where, in the digitizing world, is the field of choral pedagogy moving? Editor Frank Abrahams and Paul D. Head, both experienced choral conduc...

Behind the Fretboard: a comprehensive course in guitar theory - Paperback

$21.53

by Carl W. Redfern (Author)This book is not intended to teach "Camp Fire" guitar, however, to give you the tools to play improvisational guitar. You will learn the tools necessary to expand your musical pallet and become an asset to any musical group or ensemble. By understanding chords and scales and their relativity to each other, your path to becoming an accomplished musician can be fulfilled. Number of Pages: 142 Dimensions: 0.3 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: February 08, 2013

Collector's Edition: Irish Folk Tunes for 12-hole Ocarina - Paperback

$55.22

by Thomas Scharler (Author)This collector's edition contains 50 traditional Irish songs, all arranged for the unique wind instrument ocarina. Pieces from easy to advanced playable from the different areas of Irish folk music make the heart of every ocarina-playing Ireland-fan pound. For each song the corresponding lyrics are given. As a bonus a fingering chart for the 12-hole ocarina is also included. The following songs are included in this must-have music book: A Nation Once Again Biddy Mul...

Tratado de la forma musical: Un manual fundamental para el entendimiento de la música - Paperback

$20.23

by Nicolás Lamuralgia (Translator), Julio Bas (Author)Traducción de Nicolás Lamuralgia. Bas define, ejemplifica y desarrolla todas las grandes formas musicales de uso y aplicación desde la tipificación musical para su estudio académico. Un compendio completo de uno de los ejes del entendimiento y apreciación musical. La morfología musical. Con aplicación en las estructuras de composición de los siglos XVII a Siglo XX y su revisión en cada una de las formas expuestas. Desde el canto llano y la...

Piano Music: Piano Lessons, Advance Music Theory, Expert Tecniques - Paperback

$18.88

by J. S. Piano (Author)Are you ready to learn how to play the piano but need a bit more help with it? Have you been following along with the previous books in this series but are ready to begin learning new lessons? If so, then this book is for you. In this book, you are going to be provided with a crash course into some of the more advanced piano techniques for newbies beginning their journey into playing the piano. If you are reading this book, you probably already know more or less how to ...

Beginners Guitar Jumpstart: Learn Basic Chords, Rhythms and Strum Your First Songs - Paperback

$22.93

by Andy Schneider (Author)Everything You Need to Learn Guitar the Right Way. Chords, Rhythms, Guitar Basics and Music Principles to Get You Strumming Your First Songs in Just a Matter of Days.Beginners Guitar Jumpstart teaches you music fundamentals and guitar skills to get you started the right way.Learn to play guitar, FAST! Even if you've never made music before, you'll gain confidence as you hear your first notes, strum your first chords and complete your first songs. And, you'll be learn...