Instruments Instruction category: 8118 books
by Richard Jones-Bamman
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
Banjo music possesses a unique power to evoke a bucolic, simpler past. The artisans who build banjos for old-time music stand at an unusual crossroads ”asked to meet the modern musician's needs while retaining the nostalgic qualities so fundamental to the banjo's sound and mystique. Richard Jones-Bamman...
Steel Drums and Steelbands
A History
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History is a vivid account of the events that led to the “accidental” invention of the steel drum: the only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century. Angela Smith walks readers through the evolution of the steel drum from an object of scorn and tool...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Percussion music is both the oldest and most recent of musical genres and exists in diverse forms throughout the world. This Companion explores percussion and rhythm from the perspectives of performers, composers, conductors, instrument builders, scholars, and cognitive scientists. Topics covered...
Piano Duet Repertoire, Second Edition
Music Originally Written for One Piano, Four Hands
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Since the 1981 publication of the first edition, Cameron McGraw’s Piano Duet Repertoire has been a trusted guide for duet performers. This second edition, edited and substantially expanded by Christopher and Katherine Fisher, brings the volume into the 21st century, adding over 500 new or updated...
Guitar Lessons for Kids - Book 1
How to Play Guitar for Kids (Free Video Available)
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Teach how to play guitar for kids with our easy guitar lessons for kids.***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 for easy music learning.***"This...
by Wise Publications
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
The Ukulele is one of the most versatile little instruments ever invented — and here’s the proof. Jazz, Funk & Soul Classics For Ukulele contains 30 classics, specially arranged with Ukulele accompaniment, full lyrics and chord boxes.
This songbook features hits by Aretha Franklin,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
With a colorful history that spans 450 years, the violin has proven to be one of the world's most important and versatile instruments. Addressed to performing musicians, serious concertgoers, and collectors of recordings, The Violin offers insightful, up-to-date essays on a wide range of topics. Essays...
Virtuosi
A Defense and a (Sometimes Erotic) Celebration of Great Pianists
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2000
Virtuosi
A Defense and a (Sometimes Erotic) Celebration of Great Pianists
Mark Mitchell
A bravura performance!
"Vigorous, opinionated, and always entertaining, here is a personal essayist of great charm and sincerity. Mitchell’s erudition—his collection of odd and illuminating...
The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music
Origin, History, and Playing Styles
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
Since the thirteenth century, the sitara stringed, plucked instrument of Indiahas transformed into an instrument beloved by millions in its country of origin as well as all over the world. The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music details the origin, history, and playing styles of this unique...
All The Stops
The Glorious Pipe Organ And Its American Masters
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2004
For centuries, pipe organs stood at the summit of musical and technological achievement, admired as the most complex and intricate mechanisms the human race had yet devised. In All The Stops, New York Times journalist Craig Whitney journeys through the history of the American pipe organ and brings...
Ukulele Lessons for Kids - Book 1
How to Play Ukulele for Kids (Free Video Available)
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Teach how to play ukulele for kids with our easy ukulele lessons for kids.***Comes with online access to free ukulele 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 for easy music...
Violin Lessons for Kids - Book 1
How to Play Violin for Kids (Free Audio Available)
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Teach how to play violin for kids with our easy violin lessons for kids.***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.***"The [audio which] came with this book is great. The violin accompanied by piano...
by Jeff Strong
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
Get down with rock, R&B, jazz, blues, funk, and Latin rhythms!
Groove to the beat in no time with this ultimate rockin' guide!
Whether you're dreaming of starting a band, striking the snares, or simply playing a hand drum, this interactive book-and-CD package makes it easy to pick...
by Tarek Yamani, Rony Afif
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2017
The Arabian Gulf, the largest peninsula in the world, stretches over a little more than three million square kilometers and, despite its harsh desert climate, has managed to remain a home for nomads and settled peoples for thousands of years. This book provides transcriptions of 36 rhythms from Bahrain,...