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Crowd Control
Classroom Management and Effective Teaching for Chorus, Band, and Orchestra
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Crowd Control 2nd edition is a nuts-and-bolts manual for teachers of middle and high school performance-based classes such as band, orchestra, and chorus. This practical 'how-to' guide shows teachers, pre-service or experienced, efficient ways to manage large performance-based classrooms. With wit...
The New Breed
Systems for the Development of Your Own Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
(Percussion). Gary Chester was one of the busiest studio drummers of the '60s and '70s and played on hundreds of hit records. His systems have been used and endorsed by drummers such as Kenny Aronoff, Danny Gottlieb, and Dave Weckl. This is not just another drum book, but rather a system that will help...
Jazz Ear Training
Learning to Hear Your Way Through Music
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Jazz Ear Training: Learning to Hear Your Way Through Music, focuses the student on developing the ability to hear and react to harmonic structures common to the modern Jazz idiom, while adhering to specific melodic phrases. The book and recording include a variety of exercises derived from the major,...
Progressive Guitar Method - Book 1
Teach Yourself How to Play Guitar (Free Video Available)
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy guitar lessons for beginners.
***Comes with online access to free guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation...
by Star Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2017
First Lessons Folk Harp is designed for the beginner harp student who has no prior music training. In this book they will learn to read music notation, count rhythm, implement important fingering techniques, organize practice, tune a harp, play common bass patterns and make a decision about which...
Acoustic Guitar Lessons for Beginners
Teach Yourself How to Play Guitar (Free Audio Available)
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy acoustic guitar lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band.***"Acoustic guitar for someone who knows nothing - that is me. I...
by Dale Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Who is this book for? In my forty-plus years working in and around music, I’ve been fortunate to see the music industry from many different perspectives. With this experience, I have created a simple, easy to read book with some solid advice and tools that will help you reach your idea of success...
Paul Desmond - Saxophone Signature Licks
A Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Sax Styles and Techniques of a Jazz Great
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2008
(Signature Licks Saxophone). Examine the sophisticated sounds of a jazz sax legend with this instructional e-book with audio that explores 12 Desmond classics: Alone Together * Any Other Time * Bossa Antigua * East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) * I've Got You Under My Skin * Jazzabelle * Look...
Teaching Genius
Dorothy DeLay and the Making of a Musician
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
Itzhak Perlman, Kennedy, Midori, and Sarah Chang were among Dorothy Delay's students during her five decades as a violin teacher at Juilliard. For more than ten years, the author was granted access to DeLay's classes and lessons at Juilliard and the Aspen Music Festival and School, and this book reveals...
The Young Musician's Survival Guide
Tips from Teens and Pros
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2008
Learning to play an instrument can be fun and, at times, frustrating. This lively, accessible book helps young people cope with the difficulties involved in learning a new instrument and remaining dedicated to playing and practicing. Teens from renowned music programs - including the Juilliard School's...
David Baker
A Legacy in Music
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
A Living Jazz Legend, musician and composer David Baker has made a distinctive mark on the world of music in his nearly 60-year career—as player (chiefly on trombone and cello), composer, and educator. In this richly illustrated volume, Monika Herzig explores Baker’s artistic legacy, from his...
by Leopold Auer
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Leopold Auer's book, Violin Playing As I Teach It, should be required reading for every burgeoning teacher and thoughtful student of the violin, whether amateur or professional, whose interest is in gaining more insights...
by Jeremy Siepmann
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Chamber music is the most intimate, and arguably the most joyful and sociable, form of music-making in the world. It may also be the oldest, and its scope is all-embracing, ranging from infectious light entertainment to profound explorations of the human spirit, from boisterous humour to the outer reaches...
The Mélodies of Francis Poulenc
A Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2013
An acknowledged master of mélodie, Francis Poulenc’s prolific song œuvre exceeds the collections of all other French composers who wrote in this genre. Yet despite Poulenc’s prolific output and its significance to art song repertoire, few volumes dedicated to study of Poulenc’s works have...