Practical Music Education Technology PDF Today’s music teachers are caught in a conundrum about technology – while all are interested in it and told to utilize it in music instruction, a lack of equipment and funding act as enormous barriers to technology access. In fact, studies indicate that the mere perception of these obstacles may be partly responsible… Read More »
Keyboard Skills for the Practical Musician PDF Keyboard Skills for the Practical Musician provides undergraduate music majors in class piano courses with the techniques and fundamentals they need to flourish into independent, versatile musicians who play with confidence and sensitivity. Organized by skill (rather than level), the topics sequenced in this textbook offer endless flexibility for instructors while… Read More »
Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock & Roll PDF Rock and roll was birthed in basements and garages, radio stations and dance halls, in cities where unexpected gatherings of artists and audience changed and charged the way music is heard and celebrated, capturing lightning in a bottle. Musician and writer Lenny Kaye explores ten crossroads of time… Read More »
Thomas Adès Studies (Cambridge Composer Studies) Thomas Adès is a dominant force in contemporary music, whose work attracts significant attention and acclaim, and has been performed by many renowned ensembles. This volume – the first to present a range of scholarly essays on every aspect of Adès’s music – offers authoritative accounts of Adès’s major compositions from a… Read More »
Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia [3 Volumes] A perfect resource for students and music enthusiasts alike, this expansive three-volume set provides readers with multidisciplinary perspectives on the music of countries and ethnic groups from around the globe. Students will find Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia accessible and useful in their research, not only for… Read More »
Beyond the Aria: Artistic Self-Empowerment for the Classical Singer PDF It is no secret that the opera industry is contracting and that there are fewer professional opportunities. But what causes one singer to be in demand over another is not exclusively a special instrument or exceptional vocal technique-rather, the ability to interpret the music and portray character convincingly… Read More »
How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days: Daily Saxophone Lessons for Beginners PDF Learn how to play alto saxophone from master instructor Aaron Gardner. How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days is the ultimate alto saxophone book for absolute beginners. In this practical, step-by-step guide, saxophonist and master instructor Aaron Gardner teaches you the essential elements… Read More »
Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming: Learning Music with Code PDF Introduction to Digital Music with Python Programming provides a foundation in music and code for the beginner. It shows how coding empowers new forms of creative expression while simplifying and automating many of the tedious aspects of production and composition. With the help of online, interactive… Read More »
The Cognitive Continuum of Electronic Music PDF The electronic medium allows any audible sound to be contextualized as music. This brings about unique structural possibilities as spectrum, dynamics, space, and time become continuous dimensions of musical articulation. What we hear in electronic music ventures beyond what we traditionally characterize as musical sound and challenge our auditory perception on… Read More »
Finger Picking Guitar Tablature Book 1: Finger Picking Training Exercises Workbook PDF Guitar Finger Picking Tablature Book 1 Training Exercises A brilliant training manual ideal for both students, musicians and teachers. This has step by step finger picking patterns that you can see and hear and play along to in tablature, it is meant for serious training, but… Read More »
Learning To Read Guitar Music How & Why [Audiobook] Do you play the guitar and wish you could read music? Perhaps you have thought or heard that reading music and playing the guitar is difficult. If so, this audio book is for you. This audio book contains a discussion by professional guitarist of international reputation Ged Brockie on… Read More »
Values & Music Education PDF What values should form the foundation of music education? And once we decide on those values, how do we ensure we are acting on them? In Values and Music Education, esteemed author Estelle R. Jorgensen explores how values apply to the practice of music education. We may declare values, but they can be… Read More »
Universal Tonality: The Life & Music of William Parker PDF Since ascending onto the world stage in the 1990s as one of the premier bassists and composers of his generation, William Parker has perpetually toured around the world and released over forty albums as a leader. He is one of the most influential jazz artists alive today. In… Read More »
Everyone Loves Live Music: A Theory of Performance Institutions PDF For decades, millions of music fans have gathered every summer in parks and fields to hear their favorite bands at festivals such as Lollapalooza, Coachella, and Glastonbury. How did these and countless other festivals across the globe evolve into glamorous pop culture events, and how are they changing… Read More »
Understand The Voice As An Instrument By Jennifer Meade Singers! Are you tired of not getting the results you want when it comes to singing? This book will teach you how to use and understand your voice as an Instrument and guarantees concrete results, of consistent sound quality production, vocal freedom, vocal ease, and longevity. You will learn… Read More »