The Cambridge Companion to Conducting
Written by many working conductors, this book considers all facets of musical conducting. It includes practical advice on how to conduct different groups (choral, opera, symphony, early music) and a history of conducting presented as a study of national traditions. Designed for the lay reader who wants an inside look at the world of conducting as well as for potential students, it is a revealing study about a secretive industry. Managers, artistic directors, soloists, players and conductors openly discuss their different perspectives in this comprehensive work.
Beginning Basics for the Piano
Click the "LOOK INSIDE!" feature to view pages helpful to the consumer in understanding this valuable resource. Click "Index" for the subject and music indices and "Back Cover" for professional testimonials.Classic Series: Volume 1 Beginning Basics for the Piano is a unique study of beginner theory, ear training, finger technique and repertoire, researched and tested by the authors in their own teaching practices. These elements are brought together into one book, eliminating the need to shuffle between separate method books. Volume 1 takes the student from absolute beginner to playing music on the grand staff, hands together, white keys only, with dynamics and articulation. The end result is a piano student who understands musical concepts and can apply them with skill and precision in the playing of beginner-level music, ready to begin Volume 2 Intermediate Basics for the Piano.Volume 1 Beginning Basics for the Piano includes: -Checksheets with projects listed for each workshop -Checkouts at the end of each workshop to review important points-Final exam at the end of the book-Music glossary-Individual subject, music, and workout indexes-Certificate of Completion-All necessary flashcardsFive workshops guide the student from learning the names of the keys through playing beginner-level arrangements of works by Bach, Beethoven and Mozart, American folk and patriotic songs, and original compositions by the authors.Music is presented in an easy gradient (learning curve) to build confidence. Each piece of music contains only the terms and notation learned up to that point.A fixed hand position (always placing a thumb on middle C) is not taught. Students learn to read and play notes with certainty, without this crutch.Note: For detailed information on how our products are used for beginning, intermediate and advanced curricula, please visit wehrlipubs.com/curricula/. The supplemental books and products for Volume 1 are not required, but they enhance progress not just through this book, but through the entire Intermediate Curriculum as well. See the final page in this book for a summary of our main piano books and products or visit wehrlipubs.com/shop/.
Blues Licks for Piano
(Educational Piano). Blues Licks for Piano is a fun way to learn about making great-sounding blues on your keyboard. Playing the blues builds your finger dexterity, improves your improvisational skills, and gives you a better understanding of harmonic structure. Even if you already know something about the blues its rhythm, scales, and special effects you'll still benefit from the many great blues licks and helpful hints that are packed inside. So, power on your electric keyboard or dust off your baby grand, and use this cool resource to start playing the blues!
Modalogy
(Jazz Instruction). Primarily a music theory reference, Modalogy presents a unique perspective on the origins, interlocking aspects, and usage of the most common scales and modes in occidental music. Anyone wishing to seriously explore the realms of scales, modes, and their real-world functions will find the most important issues dealt with in meticulous detail within these pages. Logical illustrations accompany in-depth examinations of chordal harmonies, cadential motions, and progressions. This book is perfect for both music students and teachers, as either a course in itself or to augment any theory curriculum.
Silent Night
(Faber Piano Adventures ). This serene presentation of Silent Night offers an expressive chamber music performance for flute, cello, and piano. Arranged by Nancy Faber. (moderately advanced)
Film Music
In addition to the new material on the synthesizer mentioned above, the author has completely reviewed the four parts of the book and integrated new material where appropriate: History (an overview from the silent films to the present); Aesthetics (the artistic purposes film music serves and the forms it takes); Technique (how to synchronize music to picture and the special demands of television); and Contemporary Techniques and Tools (comprising video post-production, digital audio, and other innovations). A completely updated bibliography rounds out this informative study.
The Art of Counterpoint
Zarlino's Le Istitutioni harmoniche, published in 1558, is one of the most influential music treatises of all time. To his contemporaries it revealed the secrets of composition he had learned from Adrian Willaert, who brought to Italy the polyphonic art of the Netherlands. To the modern scholar Zarlino's treatise illumines the compositional technique of the golden age of vocal polyphony. The essence of this art is contained in Part III, "The Art of Counterpoint," which is here translated into English for the first time.
A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music
A descriptive and historical introduction precedes Morley's classic work on the fundamentals of music theory and composition that was originally published in 1597.
Perspectives on Notation and Performance
This series of Norton books, devoted to informed discussion of contemporary music, draws principally upon articles first published in Perspectives of New Music, which Richard Kostelanetz has described as "among the most consistently interesting magazines in America." The Perspectives books comprise a repository of the clearest thinking and most serious writing about twentieth-century music, forming an essential addition to the libraries of both professionals and amateurs concerned with understanding recent developments.
Musical Instruments
Provides information on the structure, origin, and playing of musical instruments throughout the world from prehistory to modern times.
Creative Sequencing Techniques for Music Production
Creative Sequencing Techniques for Music Production shows readers how to get the most out of four of the leading audio sequencers - Apple's Logic Pro, Avid's Pro Tools, MOTU's Digital Performer, and Steinberg's Cubase, and is the book for readers looking to build their skills in composition, orchestration, and mixing using software tools. With a focus on essential tools now part of the everyday creative process in a digital production environment, author Andrea Pejrolo also covers the most recent and cutting-edge techniques, including swipe-comping, time-stretching, and pitch correction. First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Tone Manual
Tone: it's the concept that gear-obsessed guitarists discuss more than any other, and the Tone Manual is the first book to take this hallowed concept seriously. In the course of breaking down the individual components of the electric guitar rig, the book both examines the ingredients in any given piece of equipment that contribute to superior or inferior sound, and offers tips on improving and making the most of the gear you've already got - all with reference to interviews with name artists and manufacturers. In addition, the Tone Manual discusses the evolution of the guitarist's concept of "good tone." It provides an extensive guide to recorded examples of playing generally considered "tonally superior " citing examples from the early days of electric jazz, blues, country, and rock and roll; from the classic rock, blues rock, and heavy rock heyday of the late 1960s and early '70s; and from myriad contemporary artists. Throughout the Tone Manual, a series of more than 30 Tone Tips will offer quick, digestible, practical info bites to help readers improve their sound and better understand their equipment. The Tone Manual also includes a cover-mounted CD.
Learning, Teaching and Musical Identity
Musical identity raises complex, multifarious, and fascinating questions. Discussions in this new study consider how individuals construct their musical identities in relation to their experiences of formal and informal music teaching and learning. Each chapter features a different case study situated in a specific national or local socio-musical context, spanning 20 regions across the world. Subjects range from Ghanaian or Balinese villagers, festival-goers in Lapland, and children in a South African township to North American and British students, adults and children in a Cretan brass band, and Gujerati barbers in the Indian diaspora.
Harmonic Function in Chromatic Music
The highly chromatic music of the late 1800s and early 1900s includes some of the best-known works by Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Cesar Franck, and Hugo Wolf. In this book, Daniel Harrison builds on nineteenth-century music theory to provide an original and illuminating method for analyzing chromatic music. Combining theoretical innovations with a sound historical understanding, Harmonic Function in Chromatic Music will aid anyone studying this pivotal period of Western music history."This book will clearly be of great importance to music theorists and historians alike."--Patrick McCreless, Yale University
Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenmen
In one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire's heralded 'philosopher-king', the It Boy of the Enlightenment. In the other, a devout if bad-tempered old composer of 'outdated' music, a scorned genius in his last years. The sparks from their brief conflict illuminate a turbulent age.Behind the pomp and flash, Prussia's Frederick the Great was a tormented man, son of an abusive king who forced him to watch as his best friend (probably his lover) was beheaded. In what may have been one of history's crueler practical jokes, Frederick challenged 'old Bach' to a musical duel, asking him to improvise a six-part fugue based on an impossibly intricate theme (possibly devised for him by Bach's own son).Bach left the court fuming, but in a fever of composition, he used the coded, alchemical language of counterpoint to write 'A Musical Offering' in response. A stirring declaration of faith, it represented 'as stark a rebuke of his beliefs and world view as an absolute monarch has ever received, ' Gaines writes. It is also one of the great works of art in the history of music.Set at the tipping point between the ancient and the modern world, the triumphant story of Bach's victory expands to take in the tumult of the eighteenth century: the legacy of the Reformation, wars and conquest, the birth of the Enlightenment. Brimming with originality and wit, 'Evening in the Palace of Reason' is history of the best kind - intimate in scale and broad in its vision.
Writing Better Lyrics
The must-have guide for songwriters, revised and updated with expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-toppings songs. A staple for songwriters for nearly two decades, Writing Better Lyrics 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 more advanced techniques. Songwriters will discover: - How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners- Techniques for avoiding clich矇s and creating imaginative metaphors and similes- Ways to use repetition as an asset- How to successfully manipulate meter- Instruction for matching lyrics with music- Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles- Advice for working with a co-writer Writing Better Lyrics gives you all of the professional and creative insight you need to write powerful lyrics and put your songs in the spotlight where they belong.
Fingerpower Etudes
(Educational Piano). Melodic exercises crafted by master technic composers. Modified or transposed etudes provide equal hand development with a planned variety of technical styles, key, and time signatures.
Mastering Intervals
Mastering Intervals systematically develops mastery in reading, writing and hearing any interval, enhancing composition and improvisation skills. Included are 15 musical excerpts providing both interval analysis and other music theory insights as well as an Answer Manual where answers to written work can be readily checked. Click the "LOOK INSIDE!" feature to find the Foreword, Table of Contents, How to use this Book and other pages helpful to the consumer in understanding this valuable resource.
Three Minutes to Blues, Rock, and Folk Harmonica
With its portability, simplicity, and expressiveness, the harmonica is the ideal instrument for the contemporary wannabe musician. But how to avoid simply squawking and create those pleasing sounds that make the harmonica such a distinctive presence in a wide range of musical genres? David Harp, known as the Harmonica Guru, has the answer. In less than 100 pages, and with the help of a 74-minute CD, the author shows players of all skill levels how to wow themselves and their friends with folk songs like Amazing Grace, cool blues solos, hot rock riffs, or a mournful country-and-western tune -- all with the authority of a pro. This third edition of the bestseller has been revised and updated with more information and more songs. Each lesson in the book is demonstrated on the CD.
The Elements of Music
A beautifully illustrated pocket guide to the principles and theories of music. What is the secret code behind so many musical compositions? How do you substitute chords to create greater musical complexity? Why is music so good at playing with people's emotions? In this compact book, composer and pianist Jason Martineau presents the elements of music in clear and comprehensible terms. Packed with superb diagrams and a wealth of fascinating hard-to-come-by musical tips, this is a great primer, and an invaluable resource for novice and professional alike.
Blues Ukulele
(Fretted). Blues Ukulele is a collection of 16 blues standards arranged for the ukulele by Fred Sokolow. Each song comes with two arrangements: The first one gives you lyrics, melody and uke chord grids to strum while singing. The second is a uke chord/melody tab arrangement, so you can play the song's melody and chords simultaneously with a lot of blues licks thrown in. Includes a CD with arrangements of each song played and sung by Fred Sokolow. Includes: Beale Street Blues * C.C. Rider * Limehouse Blues * Midnight Special * St. James Infirmary * St. Louis Blues * 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do * and 9 others.
Three Minutes to Chromatic Harmonica
The chromatic harmonica is the queen of the harmonicas -- big and beautiful, with great tone and a reputation for being difficult to learn. But actually anyone who can count to 12, tap their foot, and breathe in and out can play the chromatic harmonica. David Harp's simple instructions are fun and easy, letting players sound great right away. Beginners won't have to learn standard music notation and can play their first blues lick in just three minutes. The book also comes with two CDs featuring tracks with which students can play along.
The Chord Factory
(Berklee Guide). The Chord Factory is for all levels and styles of chord explorers, from professional-level guitarists in need of harmonic stimulation and to fill in some "gray areas," to the early-level guitarist just embarking on that fascinating and fun aspect of exploring chords and harmony. This added chord vocabulary and understanding will strengthen all areas of your musical world as a performer and composer.
Mendelssohn Essays
When R. Larry Todd's biography, Mendelssohn: A Life in Music, appeared in 2003, it won acclaim from several critics as a definitive biography. In researching Mendelssohn's life over the last two and a half decades, Todd uncovered much new information about the composer and his music, his family and his peers, and his complex reception history. Now, as we approach the 2009 bicentenary of Mendelssohn's birth, the author has chosen and compiled fifteen essays written between 1980 and 2005, including five previously unpublished, that examine several aspects of the composer whom Goethe and Heine likened to a second Mozart. Mendelssohn Essays explores Mendelssohn's precocity, his musical impressions of British culture, the role of the visual in his music, his compositional response to Bach's St. Matthew Passion, and incomplete drafts from his musical estate of three instrumental works. In addition, a group of three essays focuses on the music of Mendelssohn's sister Fanny Hensel, perhaps the most gifted woman composer of the century, and a significant, complex figure in the formation of the Mendelssohnian style.
How to Play Blues Guitar
How to Play Blues Guitar gives you vital instruction in blues basics from top guitar teachers and reveals the screts of blues greats, often in their own words. Revised and expanded with 32 pages of new lessons and packed with musical examples, charts, and photos, this is your complete step-by-step course for learning acoustic or electric blues guitar. In-depth lessons with pros like Andy Ellis, Jesse Gress, and Arlen Roth teach you to build your own style while exploring the music of traditional bluesmen and modern stars. You'll learn the styles of B.B. King, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Albert collins, Michael Bloomfield, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin, Robben Ford, and more.
Receptive Methods in Music Therapy
This practical book describes the specific use of receptive (listening) methods and techniques in music therapy clinical practice and research, including relaxation with music for children and adults, the use of visualisation and imagery, music and collage, song-lyric discussion, vibroacoustic applications, music and movement techniques, and other forms of aesthetic listening to music. The authors explain these receptive methods of intervention using a format that enables practitioners to apply them in practice and make informed choices about music suitable for each of the different techniques. Protocols are described step-by-step, with reference to the necessary environment, conditions, skills and appropriate musical material. Receptive Methods in Music Therapy will prove indispensable to music therapy students, practitioners, educators and researchers.
Lyrics
Lyrics sheds light on all aspects of lyric writing for music and will make songwriters feel more confident and creative when they tackle lyrics. It's perfect for all songwriters: those who don't like their own lyrics and find them difficult to write, experienced writers looking for a creative edge, and those offering lyrics to set to music in a partnership. Topics include channeling personal experiences into lyrics, overcoming writer's block, the right lyrics for a bridge, the separation between lyrics and poetry, exploring imagery and metaphor, avoiding clich矇s, and more. The book also offers tips on the various styles of lyrics, from protests, spirituals, and confessionals to narratives and comic songs.
Always Magic in the Air
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, after the shock of Elvis Presley and before the Beatles spearheaded the British Invasion, fourteen gifted young songwriters huddled in midtown Manhattan's legendary Brill Building and a warren of offices a bit farther uptown and composed some of the most beguiling and enduring entries in the Great American Songbook. Always Magic in the Air is the first thorough history of these renowned songwriters-tunesmiths who melded black, white, and Latino sounds, integrated audiences before America desegregated its schools, and brought a new social consciousness to pop music.
The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook
Stop pulling out your hair and crumpling up paper - The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook blasts away your mental roadblocks so you can tap into your deepest creative resources. Whether you're a total novice or a seasoned pro, whether you're a pencil-and-paper songwriter or a gearhead with way too much recording equipment, whether you just want to go further as a songwriter or throw out everything and start over, The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook will revolutionize the way you write music. It outlines a radical new system - Immersion Music Method - designed to help you smash through creative block, become recklessly prolific, and make quantum leaps in your musical and compositional skills. Bursting with mind-blowing tips and games and tales from the trenches of extreme songwriting, The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook will show you how to summon those elusive moments of inspiration on command, resulting in rogue creativity and fulfillment you never dreamed possible. You'll learn how to: - Confront and slay your biggest songwriting phobias - Roll over procrastination like an armored tank - Form a self-motivated group of composer friends (a "songwriter lodge") - Concoct new musical styles like a mad scientist - Use technology to supercharge your creativity
Just Play Naturally
"Just Play Naturally" by Vivien Mackie, in conversation with Joe Armstrong, goes very deep into the creative process by recounting the steps by which Pablo Casals taught Mackie, as a young woman, to go beyond all her formal training in order to become a real musician, and it goes on to show how an artist, in this case a performing artist, may continue going deeper all the rest of her life. 'The dialogue between Vivien the cellist and Joe the flautist, both of whom are skilled and devoted teachers of the Alexander Technique, could profit any practitioner of the arts, but it penetrates beyond art into life itself. 'This book illustrates the evolution of a sense of rhythm, of a connection to the breath, of the ways in which the self combines the resources of the mind and the body, of motion and stillness, of pitch and meter. Even more than the above, this book tells how to change your life, how to get in touch with the reality beneath learned experience.' -Peter Davison, Poet, Editor. "I find 'Just Play Naturally' extraordinary moving - and important account of artistic discipleship, dedication, communion - as well as a deepening revelation of the Alexander Technique." -Rosanna Warren, Poet, Professor of Comparative Literature, Boston University. 'I think that this is a most valuable addition to the list of books concerning the F. Matthias Alexander Technique. It describes the experiences encountered by an accomplished musician in making practical application of the Technique, but it also reveals the extent to which one of the greatest musical artists of our time, Pablo Casals, thought and worked in accordance with the similar principles. Readers will learn much from this book about an approach to study and performance from which all students could benefit.' -W.H.M. Carringon, Master Teacher of the Alexander Technique, London
Analytical Methods of Electroacoustic Music
Containing extensive artwork serving as demonstration, as well as downloadable resources with sound and video clips, this collection of essays on electroacoustic music explores the creative possibilities to be found in various forms of musical analysis.
Piano Essentials
(Berklee Press). Learn piano basics, as required of every piano major at Berklee College of Music. The exercises featured in this book will help you improve your sight-reading skills, and memorize new material in less time and with more confidence. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadences will improve your tone, dynamic range, and sense of rhythm. You will become more comfortable with fingerings, develop speed and agility on the keyboard, and will build a foundation for further study. Play-along accompaniment tracks and performance examples will help you apply your skills to a variety of contemporary styles. The material is based on Berklee College of Music's Level 1 and 2 piano proficiency requirements and provides a solid foundation for advanced keyboard study. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
Teaching Little Fingers to Play - Book/Audio
(Willis). A classic series for the early beginner combining rote and note approach. The melodies are written with careful thought and are kept as simple as possible, yet they are refreshingly delightful. All the music lies within the grasp of the child's small hands. The 2020 edition includes audio files online orchestrated by Eric Baumgartner.
Peters’ Blank Music Book, White
(Willis). 56 pages. Wide spacing. Easy-to-remove sheets. Includes reference pages on notation, notes and rests, major and minor scales, musical terms, and vocal ranges.
A Dozen a Day
(Willis). Each book in this series contains short warm-up exercises to be played at the beginning of the student's practice session. Performing these technical exercises will help develop strong hands and flexible fingers.
Theory Papers
(Willis). The first in a 3-book theory series that features a lesson a week for a dozen weeks. Suitable for piano class or individual instruction.
Mega Chops
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR GUITAR TECHNIQUE AND SCALE MASTERY. Imagine picking up your guitar today and playing effortlessly. You play jaw-dropping lick after jaw-dropping lick. How do you get there? It all comes down to what you practice. To become a great guitarist you must devote practice time to scales and technique development. A great way to do this is to apply the Hanon Studies to the Guitar. For more than a hundred years, the Hanon Studies have been a staple in technique development for the pianist. Now, these highly effective exercises can be applied to the guitar to give you an excellent workout that will improve your technique and mastery of the guitar. Here's what Rogers Stevens Lead Guitarist of Blind Melon has to say about Mega Chops: Scale Mastery Beyond Hanon: "I'm a big believer in the Hanon exercises for piano, and had never considered applying them to guitar. After playing for 20 years, this book quickly took my playing to another level technically. I use it on tour before every show...it's great for warming up when time is limited. Use a metronome and take it slowly at first, and you will get great results."Mega Chops: Scale Mastery Beyond Hanon, will show you virtually limitless ways to practice scales and improve your technique. You'll discover:44 highly effective technique exercises for all finger groups. 27 Hanon Studies organized in increasing difficulty for the guitarist.Fingerings for the most popular scales. The most common melodic patterns.Proven ways to create and use melodic patterns.How to play the Hanon Studies, or any melodic pattern, over the entire fretboard in every key.WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL WITH MEGA CHOPS
German-101 Guitar Tips
A group of resourceful kids start solution-seekers.com, a website where cybervisitors can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of S words that reveal a spectacular story! With creative characters, humorous dialogue and great music, The S Files is a children's Christmas musical your kids will love performing.
The Mastery Of Music
The Inner Game of Music, the breakout hit that became a standard primer in the music world, has taught thousands of musicians--professionals and amateurs alike--how to overcome self-consciousness and stage fright and to recapture a youthful, almost effortless capacity to learn. Now, in his follow-up book, The Mastery of Music, Barry Green turns his expert hand to the artistic qualities that make an extraordinary musician. Culling advice from dozens of interviews with legends including Joshua Bell, Dave Brubeck, Jeffrey Kahane, Bobby McFerrin, Christopher Parkening, Doc Severinsen, Frederica von Stade, the Harlem Boys Choir, and the Turtle Island String Quartet, he reveals that it's not enough to have a cerebral and emotional connection to the notes. Green hows how musical excellence, exhibited by true virtuosos, requires a mastery of ten unique qualities of the soul and the human spirit, such as confidence, passion, discipline, creativity, and relaxed concentration, and he discusses specific ways in which all musicians, composers, and conductors can take their skills to higher levels. He carefully incorporates all instruments and techniques in his rejuvenating discussions, inspiring the stifled student to have fun again and the over-rehearsed performer to rediscover the joy of passionate expression. Essential reading for every musician, The Mastery of Music strikes a beautiful new chord.
Absolute Essentials Of Music Theory
Just what you absolutely need to know!In the Absolute Essentials of Music Theory for All Instruments are all the need-to-know basics, demystified, chapter by chapter.Discover how easy it is to understand: Music notationScalesIntervalsChordsHarmonized scalesRhythmMusic theory has never been easier!Learn the basics at your own pace.Great for all instruments.Beginner to intermediate.Answer key included.
Absolute Essentials Of Music Theory For Guitar
Just what you absolutely need to know!Change how you see music theory with the Absolute Essentials of Music Theory for Guitar. This easy to follow guide shows you all the need to know basics, demystified, chapter, by chapter.Discover how easy it is to understand: Reading musicThe fretboardScalesIntervalsChordsHarmonized scalesRhythmMusic theory has never been easier!Learn the basics of music theory at your own pace.All theoretical concepts are applied to the guitar.Perfect for the beginner to intermediate player.Test yourself answer key included.What are you waiting for? Your understanding of music theory starts here.
The Autobiography Of Pops Foster
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF POPS: FOSTER NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MAN
Hal Leonard Ukulele Method
(Ukulele). The Hal Leonard Ukulele Method is designed for anyone just learning to play ukulele. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide by acclaimed performer and uke master Lil' Rev includes many fun songs of different styles to learn and play. Includes: types of ukuleles, tuning, music reading, melody playing, chords, strumming, scales, tremolo, music notation and tablature, a variety of music styles, ukulele history and much more.
