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Do you love country music? I’m not saying the ‘Taylor Swift’ type… the country music – the real deal! Well if you do, you’d be happy to know that this trivia isn’t about Taylor Swift and her perfectly blonde hair and skinny body, but this is about a one-heart, true country man named...

Do you know who founded the Motown record label? Do you know the names of the five members of One Direction? Do you know who James Todd is more commonly known as? There are more than three thousand general music questions and answers in this book, ideal for using in professional quizzes to family...

Presents 140 of the most frequently played tunes in old time fiddle contests as well as the most popular bluegrass, square dance and country tunes heard throughout the United States. The performance length arrangements of contest tunes include standard as well as challenging variations on hoe-downs,...

Organisé autour des œuvres phares de Pierre Boulez, l’hommage en forme d’exposition que nous propose la Philharmonie de Paris, du 17 mars au 28 juin 2015, se révèle très intelligemment conçu. Agrémenté d’un grand nombre de documents (photos, lettres, manuscrits de partitions, extraits...

The Art Of Lutherie offers a glimpse into the mind and craft of luthier Tom Bills, whom many consider to be one of the most talented luthiers today. In this beautifully written and enjoyable read, Tom elegantly and clearly shares his best-kept secrets and methods of custom guitar making - those which...

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Index CONTENTS Introduction The hula The halau; the kuahu--their decoration and consecration The gods of the hula Support and organization of the hula Ceremonies of graduation; debut of a hula dancer The password--the...

The authoritative collection of music jokes, covering classical, pop, jazz, and folk, including everything from the truly stupid to the musically complex joke.

Play Like a Legend: Doc Watson features transcriptions of his great guitar flatpicking recordings from the early 1960s until the 1990s. In addition, detailed explanations of special techniques such as Carter Plus soloing, using three note patterns (3NPs) and numerous crosspicking patterns are included....

Modeled on the brilliant approach first formulated by distinguished professor music and master clarinetist Michele Gingras in her Clarinet Secrets and More Clarinet Secrets (both available from Scarecrow Press), Tracy Heavner’s Saxophone Secrets provides advanced saxophonists with 60 performance...

In a language that is both precise and easy to understand, Dr. Zugibe presents his discoveries culled from years of exhaustive research. Documented with 95 illustrations that explore the impact of crucifixion on the body, he demonstrates the realities behind the crucifixion on the body, providing a virtual autopsy on Christ from across the centuries.

With nearly three thousand new entries, the revised edition of Operas in German: A Dictionary is the most current encyclopedic treatment of operas written specifically to a German text from the seventeenth century through 2016. Musicologist Margaret Ross Griffel details the operas’ composers,...

Not just another book of scales and patterns, this is a method that trains the mind, the ears and the fingers to work in perfect synchronization to respond instantaneously to any given chord progression. This ability is of paramount importance to any musician who wants to improvise in the jazz idiom....

The Bass is fundamental to all forms of music, and being a versatile and accomplished player has never been so important. This pocket-sized guide to the Bass, written by Stuart Clayton, provides you with everything you need to develop a comprehensive knowledge of your instrument and the music you...

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 essential moveable rhythm guitar...