Young Adult Nonfiction

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The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Hardcover

$29.99

by DK (Author)Since the dawn of humankind, people have looked upward to the heavens and tried to understand them. This encyclopedia takes you on an expedition through time and space to discover our place in the universe. We invite you to take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Explore the cosmos, from planets to black holes, the Big Bang, and everything in-between! Get ready to discover the story of the universe one page at a time! This educational book for young adults will lau...

To Arm or Disarm?: Addressing Gun Violence - Paperback

$20.23

by Denise Clay-Murray (Author)Gun violence includes any violent crimes, accidental injuries, or death related to guns. Gun use is prevalent across North America--more than half of people in the United States alone know someone who has experienced gun violence. But how does gun violence happen? What are its effects on people and communities? Why has it become more common, and what are the discussions around trying to curb it? To Arm or Disarm? answers these questions and more. Gun violence is ...

Beneath the Shadows of T.S.O.L. - Paperback

$16.20

by Welly Artcore (Author), David A. Ensminger (Author)Beneath the Shadows of T.S.O.L. is a collection of four interviews with groundbreaking singer Jack Grisham (done by longtime punk editor, writer, and musician David Ensminger, who writes for Maximum Rocknroll, Razorcake, Houston Press, and more, as well as Welly, editor of Artcore and singer for the notorious Welsh punk band Four Letter Word) that span the years from 2001 to 2018; it also includes a concise T.S.O.L. record chronology by Gr...

Drawn to Sound: Animation Film Music and Sonicity - Paperback

$51.30

by Rebecca Coyle (Editor)Animation films are produced around the world and attract sizeable audiences and much critical acclaim. No longer marginalized in genres such as children's or propaganda films, they are increasingly the subject of academic study. At the same time, attention has turned to the music and sound, which contribute to both the emotional impact and the narrative drive, as well as the marketing appeal, of such films. This ground-breaking volume bridges these two fields and als...

The Happiest Piano Teacher in Town: Empowering Teachers to Inspire Students - Paperback

$16.18

by Doreen M. Hall (Author)Imagine happy students who can't wait to get to their lesson each week; Students who actually practice and love the piano. Imagine happy parents who are so thrilled to see their kids learning that they are happy to pay you and ready to recommend you to their friends and family. Imagine yourself really loving your work. Nobody knows the highs and lows of piano teaching better than 35-year teaching veteran Doreen M. Hall. She knows how unbelievably rewarding the job ca...

Ukulele Sheet Music Paradise - Paperback

$9.41

by Denny Marin (Author)Blank sheet music intended for ukulele. 150 pages for your original compositions Includes tabs and standard musical bars. Number of Pages: 152 Dimensions: 0.33 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: February 02, 2019

Randy's Ukulele Christmas Songbook: Fake Book of Classic Christmas Songs for Ukulele - Paperback

$13.48

by Randy McGravey (Author)Randy's Ukulele Christmas Songbook is a great book for beginner to intermediate players wanting to learn easy arrangements classic Christmas songs. This "fake" book is full of lead sheets that show chord diagrams, notation, tab and suggested strumming patterns. Over 20 classic Christmas songs are featured in this book including Deck the Halls, Jingle Bells, Silent Night, O Holy Night, Away in a Manger, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and more Randy McGravey is a New ...

Johan's TENOR BANJO Sets & Tunes: Music Notation & Chord Arrangements - Paperback

$28.62

by Johan De Wal (Author)Format: 6.69" x 9.61" (16.99 cm x 24.41 cm). A larger paperback format is also available: 8.5" x 11" (US Letter 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm). Another convenient format is Coil Bound: 8.5" x 11" (US Letter 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm). All these formats contain parts 1 & 2. Total Number of Sets: 80. Total Number of Tunes: 221. All tunes are played and recorded. Available as MP3 downloads. See website: http: //www.tenorbanjo.co.uk/ Other formats of the Book: Two eBooks for parts 1 &...

O'Carolan's Ramble: The Music of Turlough O'Carolan For Fingerstyle Guitar - Paperback

$26.93

by Michael Alan Wood (Author)Known as the last of the Irish Bards, Turlough O'Carolan (1670 - 1738) was a blind Irish harp player who made his living rambling across 17th century Ireland writing and performing songs to honor and memorialize his patrons. His music remains today a staple of traditional Irish and Celtic music. With his beautiful and often haunting melodies, these tunes will bring you back 300 years, conjuring pastoral images of rural Ireland, with its rolling hills and lush gree...

How to Write a Song: Songwriting: Learn to Write a Song in 24 Hours or Less - Paperback

$13.48

by Kathy Cho (Author)Learn to write a song under strict time constraintsToday only, get this Amazon bestseller for just $3.99. Regularly priced at $10.99. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device. You're about to discover how to write a song in a short amount of time. While the number of words in a song isn't exceptionally long, it's easy to get caught up in the structure and writer's block that holds up the finished product. This will give tips and tricks to fight your way ...

Ethnicity, Identity and Music: The Musical Construction of Place - Paperback

$98.91

by Martin Stokes (Editor), Jonathan Webber (Editor), Shirley Ardener (Editor)- Directly relevant to the needs of teachers and researchers in music, musicology, ethnomusicology and social anthropology.This book examines the significance of music in the construction of identities and ethnicities, and suggests ways to understand music as social practice. The authors focus on the role of music in the construction of national and regional identities; the media and 'postmodern identity'; concepts o...

The Charango Chord Bible: GCEAE Standard Tuning 1,728 Chords - Paperback

$37.53

by Tobe a. Richards (Author)The Charango Chord Bible, with its 1,728 chords offers a complete solution for both beginner and experienced professional musician alike. The layout is uncomplicated and follows a logical musical progression from standard major chords up to the more esoteric thirteenths used by many jazz players. To accompany the 1,728 chords, a further 576 possible moveable chord configurations are included, together with a useful range of slash chords, reflecting the popularity o...

The Irish Tenor Banjo Chord Bible: GDEA Irish Tuning 1,728 Chords - Paperback

$37.53

by Tobe a. Richards (Author)The Irish Tenor Banjo Chord Bible, with its 1,728 chords offers a complete solution for both beginner and experienced professional musician alike. The layout is uncomplicated and follows a logical musical progression from standard major chords up to the more esoteric thirteenths used by many jazz players. To accompany the 1,728 chords, a further 576 possible moveable chord configurations are included, together with a useful range of slash chords, reflecting the pop...

Warming Up for Violin, Book One - Paperback

$17.21

by Cassia Harvey (Author), Judith Harvey (Editor)Warming Up for Violin, Book One combines exercises with pieces at a third-year playing level. Each exercise and song is included as version A for lower level players and as version B for higher level players. Both version A and version B can be played together, allowing students of different levels to play and learn together in the same class. The book can be used as part of a string class, in conjunction with Warming Up for Viola, Book One, Wa...

The Strumstick Chord Bible: D & G Tunings 1,156 Chords - Hardcover

$42.66

by Tobe a. Richards (Author)The Strumstick Chord Bible, with its 1,156 chords offers a complete solution for both beginners and experienced professional musicians alike. The layout is uncomplicated and follows a logical musical progression from standard major chords up to more complex chordal structures. This highly comprehensive guide provides the musician with 17 different types of chord in all twelve keys (where applicable), making it the definitive publication for the Strumstick. Whether...

Listening to Charles Ives: Variations on His America - Hardcover

$75.60

by J. Peter Burkholder (Author), Leonard Slatkin (Foreword by)Award-winning music historian J. Peter Burkholder explores Charles Ives's diverse musical output and unusual career, discussing about thirty of the best and most characteristic pieces framed with biographical sketches. Offering readers of any background a guide to listening, this book is an ideal introduction to the iconic, American composer.Author BiographyJ. Peter Burkholder is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Musicology at th...

The Arena Concert: Music, Media and Mass Entertainment - Paperback

$73.71

by Benjamin Halligan (Editor), Kirsty Fairclough-Isaacs (Editor), Robert Edgar (Editor)The Arena Concert: Music, Media and Mass Entertainment is the first sustained engagement with what might said to be - in its melding of concert and gathering, in its evolving relationship with digital and social media, in its delivery of event, experience, technology and star - the art form of the 21st century. This volume offers interviews with key designers, discussions of the practicalities of mounting a...

Complete Instructive Manual for the Bugle, Trumpet and Drum: Signals and Calls for the US Military Service and Boy Scouts' Service - Paperback

$11.48

by V. F. Safranak (Author)Drill signals, quicksteps, sound offs, and more are the contents of this manual, which is aimed at those in the armed services, school bands, and scouting. V. F. Safranek gives an extremely detailed account, even covering how to properly tie trumpet cords. The manual does require some working knowledge of how to play the instruments, if only to know the proper sound of each note. It offers a great deal of information on proper hand salutes, gestures, and how to do mo...

Thumb Position for the Cello, Book One - Paperback

$17.21

by Cassia Harvey (Author)This book is a note-by note introduction to thumb position on the cello. Beginning with shifting to only the thumb, then adding one finger at a time, the exercises allow the teacher to introduce thumb position to the student gradually and easily. The book teaches the transition to thumb position in every exercise, then focuses on "high" second finger, playing across strings, and ends with moving the thumb to different positions. This book can be used in conjunction wi...

Serial Shifting for the Violin - Paperback

$17.21

by Cassia Harvey (Author)Serial Shifting for the Violin presents shifting exercises in rows and patterns. The first part of the book consists of studies in first through third positions, while the second part of the book works on shifting through fourth position, and the book concludes with exercises through fifth position. This book could be studied along with Classical Syncs for Two Violins, a duet book around the same level. Number of Pages: 50 Dimensions: 0.1 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Dat...

Learning the Cello, Book One - Paperback

$17.21

by Cassia Harvey (Author) Number of Pages: 84 Dimensions: 0.17 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: October 24, 2018

Don't Get Got: The Music Copyright Guidebook - Paperback

$20.25

by Timberly K. Simmons (Author)When Singer/ Songwriter Timberly K. had an album of songs stolen from her, she created a music copyright guidebook. After reading this book, songwriters will be able to: Explore The Value Of The United States Music Copyright Law, Learn the 6 Exclusive Copyrights Songwriters Get, Understand The Importance of Song Split Sheets & Fair Percentage Splits, Investigate Licensing and Infringement Case Studies, Master How To Write The Perfect Permission Request Lette...

How to Write a Song Today for Beginners: The Ultimate Insider Guide to Hitting It Big - Paperback

$20.23

by Sarah Reed (Author)Discover The Ultimate Insider Guide To Hitting It Big Today So you want to be a legend? Always remember to learn to crawl before you walk. Your gut may be telling you, you are going to hit it big. Know that there's things in the songwriting business that will set you apart from the rest. There are people who will take advantage of your unique genius if you're not smart when you walk into your fist recording studio. The very best songwriters know that and other things abo...

The Art of Arranging and Orchestration - Paperback

$51.28

by J. B. Elder (Author)"A comprehensive guide and easy reference for any creative writer and aspiring arranger to learn the trade secrets of arranging music for any genre " Number of Pages: 136 Dimensions: 0.29 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: July 24, 2018

Foundations of Mariachi Education: Materials, Methods, and Resources - Paperback

$104.31

by William Gradante (Editor)MENC: The National Association for Music EducationAuthor BiographyWilliam Gradante, Ph.D. has taught mariachi and classic guitar since 1980 in Fort Worth, Texas. He is the author of a definitive article on the life of JosZ Alfredo JimZnez and is a scholar in the field of Colombian regional folk music and mariachi history. Number of Pages: 198 Dimensions: 0.49 x 8.56 x 5.41 IN Publication Date: March 27, 2008

French Organ Music from the Revolution to Franck and Widor - Paperback

$46.57

by Lawrence Archbold (Editor), William J. Peterson (Editor), William Peterson (Editor)Nineteenth-century French organ music attracts an ever-increasing number of performers and devotees. The music of Cesar Franck and other distinguished composers-Boëly, Guilmant, Widor-and the impact upon this repertoire of the organ-building achievements of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, are here explored through stylistic analysis, the study of the compositional process, and the exploration of how ideas about orga...

101 Life-Changing Quotes about Music: Quotations from the greatest musicians and thinkers of the last 100 years. - Paperback

$12.13

by Richard Foster Allan (Author)Read on for inspiration from the greatest musicians and thinkers of all time. The quotes are broken into seven categories: 1.Life Advice 2.Sound Advice 3.Master Your Instrument 4.Attitude is Everything 5.Writing & Creating 6.Music & Spirituality 7.Leave a Legacy Read the best quotes from people like: Bob Dylan Ray Charles Miles Davis Robert Plant Bob Marley Duke Ellington Muddy Waters Albert Einstein John Coltrane Elliott Smith Johnny Cash Nat King Cole...

Playing Bach on the Keyboard: A Practical Guide - Hardcover

$64.80

by Richard Troeger (Author)In this concise and accessible volume, a noted keyboard artist and Bach specialist takes a fresh look at the performance of J. S. Bach's keyboard music. Addressing the nonspecialist player, Richard Troeger presents a wide range of historical information and discusses its musical applications. The author shares accounts of the musical styles Bach employed and the instruments he knew. In direct and pragmatic terms, he clarifies the importance of notational and style d...

Folk Songs for Easy Piano. Vol 2 - Paperback

$20.12

by Duviplay (Editor), Tomeu Alcover (Author)A must have book for all beginners. This collection features some of the most popular nursery rhymes arranged for easy piano. Every song comes with a melody version and a chord version with lyrics. This volume includes: - The North Wind Doth Blow - Over the River and Through the Woods - The Crawdad Song - The Old Gray Mare - All Through the Night - The Skye Boat Song - America, the Beautiful - Ah, Poor Bird - Au Clair de la Lune - Lavender's Blue - ...

Robert de Visée: French Baroque Masterpieces for the Classical Guitar - Paperback

$20.18

by Jeffrey Goodman (Author)Robert de Vis e (c.1655 - c.1732) was a French guitarist and composer who became a chamber musician to the court of Louis XIV. In 1709 he became a singer in the Royal Chapel, and in 1719 was appointed to the position of guitar teacher to Louis XIV. During his lifetime he published several books, including "Livre de Guitarre dedi au Roy," Paris, 1682, and "Livre de Pi ces pour Guitarre," Paris, 1686. The arrangements in this book are drawn mainly from those sources,...

The Exotic in Western Music: Collected Essays - Paperback

$68.40

by Jonathan Bellman (Editor)Exoticism has flourished in western music since the seventeenth century. A blend of familiar and unfamiliar gestures, this vibrant musical language takes the listener beyond the ordinary by evoking foreign cultures and forbidden desires. In this pioneering collection, distinguished musicologists explore the ways in which western composers have used exotic themes for dramatic and striking effect. Interweaving historical, musical, and cultural perspectives, the contr...

Alternative Approaches in Music Education: Case Studies from the Field - Paperback

$122.31

by Ann C. Clements (Editor), Frank Abrahams (Contribution by), Joseph Abramo (Contribution by)This book provides personalized case studies of music programs that are engaging in alternative approaches. The diversity of these real-world case studies will inspire questioning and curiosity, stimulate lively discussion and innovation, and provide much food for thought.Author BiographyAnn C. Clements is associate professor of music education at the Pennsylvania State University where she teaches u...