Instruments category: 8353 books
Making Musical Instruments with Kids
67 Easy Projects for Adults Working with Children
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Written for adults, this hands-on guide demonstrates how to make easy musical instruments with children. Detailed instructions are included for making more than 60 unique instruments that are suitable for children as young as five years. Serving as a resource in the classroom or home, this manual...
by Jaume Ayats i Abeyà
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Descripción larga (Inglés): The Lorenz Hauslaib claviorgan is one of the most unique and intriguing instruments in the rich collection of the Barcelona Museum of Music. This singular and ingenious object combines the mechanics of a small organ and a little spinet which can be played together, blending...
Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making (1620-1850)
Important Stringed Instruments from the Collection at the Royal Academy of Music
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2000
This book presents a unique view of the work of the great Italian violin-makers from the 17th to the 19th centuries, based on the collection of The Royal Academy of Music in London. The Academy, founded in 1822, is Britain's senior conservatory and one of the oldest institutions in the world for advanced...
by Bob Brozman
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1993
(Book). These beautiful instruments have long been a favorite with musicians. This book is a history, source book and owner's manual for players and fans which covers the facts and figures necessary for serious collectors. In addition to many black and white historical photos, there is also a color section...
All Things Strings
An Illustrated Dictionary
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
String players face a bewildering array of terms related to their instruments. Because string playing is a living art form, passed directly from master to student, the words used to convey complex concepts such as bow techniques and fingering systems have developed into an extensive vocabulary that...
by James A. Strain
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
A Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist and Drummer is an essential resource for any student, professional, or amateur musician who wants to delve into the vast world of percussion and drumming instruments and terminology.
With an emphasis on modern terms in many languages and genres, James...
by Michael J. Pagliaro
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
The Brass Instrument Owner’s Handbook is the second in a series of musical instrument owner’s handbooks. Following the structure of The String Instrument Owner’s Handbook (2015), this book provides professionals, musicians, teachers, students, and individuals interested in brass instruments...
by James Vendeland
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
This book is a compilation of three lectures which were prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the Ocular Heritage Society. These lectures were given in April 2011, 2012 and 2013.
As a collector of antique medical instruments, in particular 19th century ophthalmoscopes and other optical...
Wind Talk for Woodwinds
A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching Woodwind Instruments
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
Wind Talk for Woodwinds provides instrumental music teachers, practitioners, and students with a handy, easy-to-use pedagogical resource for woodwind instruments found in school instrumental programs. With thorough coverage of the most common woodwind instruments - flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone,...
Flute, Accordion or Clarinet?
Using the Characteristics of Our Instruments in Music Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Music therapists are trained to use their first study instrument in clinical practice, yet existing literature focuses almost exclusively on the use of piano, basic percussion and voice.
This illuminating book brings together international music therapists who use a diverse range of musical instruments...
Junkyard Jam Band
DIY Musical Instruments and Noisemakers
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Making music doesn’t have to be about dropping big bucks in the guitar shop or endlessly fiddling with expensive software. You can make good noise out of bits of wood and wire, plastic and steel. When you build your own instruments, creating your own sound comes naturally.
Junkyard Jam Band...
Sextants at Greenwich
A Catalogue of the Mariner's Quadrants, Mariner's Astrolabes Cross-staffs, Backstaffs, Octants, Sextants, Quintants, Reflecting Circles and Artificial Horizons in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
Sextants at Greenwich consists of two main sections: The introductory chapters and the catalogue of navigating instruments of the National Maritime Museum. The first section gives a general overview of the history of celestial navigation with an emphasis on the instruments that were developed and...
The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide
Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide: Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion is an essential practical resource for instrumental music teachers and band directors. Author Stewart Hoffman, a Juilliard-trained percussionist, performer, private instructor, and former classroom teacher, offers a...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Music is a highly relaxing and motivating activity to young learners. But more than these, music boosts the brain power by stimulating the parts of the brain that are responsible for math, emotional and reading development. So expose your child to music and let him/her pick the right musical instruments to learn. Start with a copy of this book now!