Music-Instruction & Study

A Performer's Guide to Transcribing, Editing, and Arranging Early Music provides instruction on three important tasks that early music performers often undertake in order to make their work more noticeable and appealing to their audiences. First, the book provides instruction on using early sources-manuscripts,...

An expanded, updated, and improved second edition of an essential book for aspiring teacher-musicians. Few musicians depend upon performing for their sole source of income. No matter one's level of technical accomplishment or expressive ability, musicians who distinguish themselves as both skilled performers and...

Hear, Listen, Play! is a book for all music teachers who are unfamiliar with, yet curious about the worlds of ear-playing, informal learning, improvisation, and vernacular musics. For decades, or even hundreds of years, a divide has slowly been developing between the realms of...

Novice music teachers and music education students struggle to form an identity that synthesizes 'musician' with 'music teacher, ' and to separate themselves from their prior experiences to think critically about music-making and music instruction. Throughout this text, readers are encouraged to both reject...

Though incomplete at the time of his death in 1849, Chopin's Projet de m騁hode was nonetheless revolutionary in many respects. But with his Fundamental Pattern, Chopin announced the recognition, if not discovery, of the keyboard's extraordinary topographical symmetry and postulated a core formulation for...

Music education takes place in many contexts, both formal and informal. Be it in a school or music studio, while making music with friends or family, or even while travelling in a car, walking through a shopping mall or watching television, our myriad sonic...

Few aspects of daily existence are untouched by technology. Learning and teaching music are no exceptions and arguably have been impacted as much or more than other areas of life. Digital technologies have come to affect music learning and teaching in profound ways, influencing...

Music education has historically had a tense relationship with social justice. One the one hand, educators concerned with music practices have long preoccupied themselves with ideas of open participation and the potentially transformative capacity that musical interaction fosters. On the other hand, they have...

Facing the Music investigates the practices and ideas that have grown from some five decades of cultural diversity in music education, developments in ethnomusicology, and the rise of 'world music'. Speaking from rich, hands-on experience of more than thirty years at various levels of...

(Rubank Solo Collection). This top-rated collection of solo literature from the celebrated Rubank catalog is known by teachers and students everywhere. Each edition offers a superb variety of solos customized for that instrument. Most state solo/ensemble contest lists include several solos from this collection....

(Keyboard Instruction). Take your playing from ordinary to extraordinary in this all-encompassing book/CD package for piano and keyboard players. You'll receive valuable tips on performing, recording, the music business, instruments and equipment, soloing techniques, music theory, and more. Styles such as rock, pop, jazz,...

'Road Rat's Tips - The musician's guide to keeping comfortable, safe, sane and employed on the road' is as informative as it is hilarious. Drawing on 20 years as a professional musician, author Pete Cook gives an exclusive backstage look at the perils and...

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...

50 Tunes Volume 1 for Guitar is one book in a 5-book series. The 50 Tunes series is a collection of Bluegrass, Old Time and Celtic tunes for ensembles, families and individuals. This book contains the same 50 tunes as those found in the...

Renowned Berklee College of Music faculty guitarist Jon Finn, combines his experience, education, and stylistic versatility in this eclectic series of lessons for aspiring rock guitarists. Jon's innovative approach is unique, fun, and challenging. The book/CD set and DVD both offer a well researched...

This book and DVD-ROM is perfect for guitarists who have been playing for a while and are ready to expand their skills and technique. It includes in-depth lessons on pentatonic extensions, the major and harmonic minor scales, arpeggios, triads, chords derived from scales, and...

The Great Music & Musicians series provides a foundation for understanding the major cultural periods, musical styles, and development of music through the ages. The books include art and listening examples to deepen understanding. Although not correlated page by page, Book 2 is appropriate...

(Instructional/Guitar/DVD). A feast for the fingers served up by the master of guitar histrionics! The inimitable Greg Koch discusses and demonstrates his twisted but tasty take on the guitar in gory detail. The menu includes full-band demos of select Koch tunes, and lessons on...

This resource comprises a collection of accessible, flexible, tried-and-tested activities for use with people in a range of care and therapy settings, to help them explore their knowledge of themselves and to make sense of their experiences. Among the issues addressed by the activities...

(Guitar Tab Method). This innovative method for electric bass guitar picks up where Book One leaves off. Learn notes up the fretboard with riffs like Sunshine of Your Love and Sweet Emotion, scales with songs by Ozzy Osbourne and R.E.M., beginning slap technique with...

Author: Eric PlahnaISBN-10: 1480397989ISBN-13: 9781480397989Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2015Pages: 32Format: OtherWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 12.75h x 5.74w x 0.27d

Written with busy music majors in mind, The Piano Proficiency Exam Review Book provides an easy-to-understand guide to the Piano Proficiency Exam. In eight review sections, authors and Peabody Institute alumni Lucy Mauro and Scott Beard provide an invaluable cache of tips, exercises, and...

Written by an experienced and diverse lineup of veteran jazz educators, Teaching School Jazz presents a comprehensive approach to teaching beginning through high school-level jazz. Thoroughly grounded in the latest research, chapters are supported by case studies woven into the narrative. The book therefore...

Author: Chad JohnsonISBN-10: 0634064525ISBN-13: 9780634064524Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2004Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 11.92h x 8.98w x 0.23dReview Citation(s): Library Journal 05/15/2009 pg. 78

ALFREDS GRIFFTABELLE FﾜR BOEHM-KLARINETTE ist die zweisprachige (Deutsch und Englisch), umfassende und zugleich kompakte Sammlung der wichtigsten Griffe und Spieltechniken auf der Bb-Klarinette mit French System. Neben den g舅gigen Normalgriffen findet der Klarinetteninteressierte Alternativgriffe, spezielle Trillergriffe und weitere n?zliche Zusatzinformationen zu Pflege, Tonumfang, Ansatz,...

This starting volume of the Complete Acoustic Blues Method covers basic blues theory, left-hand techniques, call and response phrasing, intros, turnarounds, endings, and improvisation. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB, and the CD demonstrates the examples in the book. This is...

CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: ESSENTIAL PIANO FOR THE DEVELOPING MUSICIAN, Sixth Edition, is a streamlined edition that provides graduated piano skills and theory, with additional online tutorials that provide extra author guidance and practice music.Author: Martha Hilley, Lynn Freeman OlsonISBN-10: 1439085439ISBN-13: 9781439085431Publisher: Cengage LearningLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

(Willis). Part 1 of a comprehensive step-by-step course specifically designed to suit the needs of all students beginning the piano. Includes: characters and illustrations * writing exercises * sight reading drills * review work * accompaniments * accompaniments for teacher or parent. Beloved worldwide...

These easy-to-read, progressive exercises by Joanne Martin develop a student's reading skills one stage at a time, with many repetitions at each stage. I Can Read Music is designed as a first note-reading book for students of string instruments who have learned to play...

(Essential Elements). Essential Elements for Strings offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning...

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd edition of the 3A Performance Book offers appealing, pianistic pieces that closely correlate with the Lesson Book concepts. Students will enjoy three new selections including a 4-hand arrangement of Beethoven's Alexander March, and a Duncombe sonatina. Well-loved pieces...

Teach violin with the popular Suzuki Violin School. The Suzuki Method(R) of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and...

From shopping for a first electric guitar to setting customized action, this do-it-yourself primer for owning and maintaining an electric guitar explains the ins and outs of choosing the right guitar; cleaning, tools, and basic maintenance; personalizing and improving on a "factory setup;" troubleshooting;...

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition Level 1 Lesson Book introduces all the notes of the grand staff, elementary chord playing, and the concept of tonic and dominant notes. Students play in varied positions, reinforcing reading skills and recognizing intervals through the 5th....

The Suzuki Method(R) of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can...

(Guitar Tab Method). "The ultimate learning tool to go from zero to hero in no time!" Guitar World magazine Get started quickly and easily, and with songs you want to play! This method introduces notes with riffs like "Crazy Train" and "Smoke on the...

The Step by Step series is a collection of exercise books/recordings for violin based on the Mother-Tongue approach. From the very beginning, it will provide a solid foundation in instrumental technique for Suzuki and traditional approaches in private lessons or group settings. The focus...

This book is considered to be the largest selling basic guitar chord book ever published Twelve basic guitar chord types are shown in three ways: photograph, notation, and chord diagram. In addition, a special bonus section is contained showing in photo and diagram the...

(Guitar Educational). This best-selling title is now available with demonstration audio tracks available online for download or streaming Teach Yourself to Play Guitar was created specifically for the student with no music-reading background. With lesson examples presented in today's most popular tab format, which...

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Written for ages 5 and 6, My First Piano Adventure captures the child's playful spirit. Fun-filled songs, rhythm games and technique activities develop beginning keyboard skills. Three distinguishing features of the Lesson Book A make it unique and effective for...

(Willis). SPANISH. A 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....

(Guitar Educational). If you've been wanting to learn how to play guitar, here's your chance to make those goals become a reality! Published by Hal Leonard, the most trusted name in music education, Teach Yourself to Play Guitar has been carefully created specifically for...

Contains 480 of the most commonly played piano chords, including first inversions.Keyboard diagrams provide left- and right-hand positions for chords.Includes a general introduction: choosing the right keyboard, getting to know the instrument, notes and chord construction.Author: Publications International LtdISBN-10: 1680227750ISBN-13: 9781680227758Publisher: Publications International, Ltd.Language:...

George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named the book one of the top 25 books of all-time. In the words of the author, it is the ideal book for improving: control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm,...

(Essential Elements). Essential Elements for Strings offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning...

"How to Play Piano" contains everything the new or intermediate piano player needs to know to really get to grips with making music on this most popular of instruments. Highly practical, it leads you from the basics to more complex techniques, covering playing with...

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition Primer Lesson Book introduces the keyboard, note values, and the grand staff. Students play in C 5-finger scale patterns, develop recognition of steps and skips, and learn letter names independent of finger number. Musicianship is built through...

Teach violin with the popular Suzuki Violin School. The Suzuki Method(R) of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and...

Learn How to Read Piano / Keyboard Music - Music Theory for Absolute Beginners This short book gives detailed instructions on how to read music notation in relation to the piano or keyboard with numerous clear graphics. Items covered are: The notes of the...

(Do It Yourself). Do-It-Yourself Banjo is a fun way to get started playing on your own. Using well-known bluegrass tunes, you will be given step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to get started and sounding like a pro in no time. Includes...