Pickup Music 7 Major Scale Modes In 7 Days TUTORIAL This Master Class is your intensive, online introduction to the seven modes of the major scale — a fundamental area of study for any guitarist serious about their learning journey. Modes made simple! All too often, modes are regarded as a lofty, confusing concept, but they don’t have… Read More »
Philosophy of Modern Music PDF In this classic work, Adorno revolutionized music theory through an analysis of two composers he saw as polar opposites, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky. Philosophy of Modern Music presents a profound study of key musical works of the twentieth century. But it is more than this because, as always with Adorno, a wide… Read More »
30 Christmas Carols for Guitar Duet 30 classic Christmas carols arranged for guitar duet (in standard notation and tablature). Includes: Angels We Have Heard on High, Deck the Halls, The First Noel, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Hark The Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Joy to the World, O Christmas Tree, O Come All… Read More »
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony PDF Written during Tchaikovsky’s years as professor at the renowned Moscow Conservatory, this volume presents a clear and thorough introduction to the study of harmony. The great Russian composer expounded upon his views of music while he was in the full flower of his creative powers, offering students… Read More »
Beat Specials English Edition Synth Secrets 2021 PDF In our Synth Secrets eBook, we dig deep into the bag of tricks and reveal tips for synthesizers and instruments from everyday studio life that not everyone knows. We show you how to create your own signature sounds with software and hardware synths and with effects, specialised tools and DAWs.… Read More »
Bad Boy Boogie: The True Story of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott Bon Scott was once asked if he was AC or DC. ‘Neither,’ he grinned, ‘I’m the lightning flash in the middle.’ And that’s how he lived his life. No one had the same skill with lyrics as Bon, who called his words ‘toilet poetry’, his ‘dirty ditties’.… Read More »
Interpreting Music Video: Popular Music in the Post-MTV Era PDF Interpreting Music Video introduces students to the musical, visual, and sociological aspects of music videos, enabling them to critically analyze a multimedia form with a central place in popular culture. With highly relevant examples drawn from recent music videos across many different genres, this concise and accessible book… Read More »
Renaissance Polyphony This engaging study introduces Renaissance polyphony to a modern audience. It helps readers of all ages and levels of experience make sense of what they are hearing. How does Renaissance music work? How is a piece typical of its style and type; or, if it is exceptional, what makes it so? The makers of polyphony were… Read More »
The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide, 3rd Edition In this expanded and updated edition, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide features over 3200 compositions, from duos to octets, by more than 1600 composers. Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts catalog published works for piano with two or more instruments with information on performance level, length,… Read More »
A Sociology of Sound Technicians: Making the Show Go on PDF If art, and especially music, has been framed in cultural sociology as a collective production relying on a variety of actors, technicians have been mostly framed as “support personnel” marginally impacting the meaning of a cultural production. This book analyzes sound technicians as technical intermediaries. They are… Read More »
Acoustics in Architectural Design It was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that the physicist Wallace Clement Sabine developed his theory of reverberation, which has remained fundamental to architectural acoustics to this day, and has subsequently been applied to many building types, especially those for the performing arts. Yet the practice of architectural acoustics goes back… Read More »
Understanding Post-Tonal Music PDF Understanding Post-Tonal Music is a student-centered textbook that explores the compositional and musical processes of twentieth-century post-tonal music. Intended for undergraduate or general graduate courses on the theory and analysis of twentieth-century music, this book will increase the accessibility of post-tonal music by providing students with tools for understanding pitch organization, rhythm and meter,… Read More »
Beat Specials – English Edition: Streams & Podcasts PDF YouTube, TikTok, Facebook… Streaming is more popular than ever, but classic media forms like podcasts are also gaining in popularity. It‘s no surprise when parties are transmitted over the net and DJs play their sets in front of a virtual audience. We take a holistic approach to the topics… Read More »
Master Music Theory for Guitar in 14 Days: Daily Guitar Theory Lessons PDF A simple, 14-day guide to important music theory for guitar Learning basic music theory creates a foundation for almost anything you’ll ever want to learn and master on the guitar. As new concepts are introduced daily, you’ll learn how to quickly apply them to your… Read More »
Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography The long-awaited autobiography by one of heavy metal’s most revered icons, treasured vocalists, and front man for three legendary bands—Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio. Prior to his tragic death in 2010, Ronnie James Dio had been writing his autobiography, looking back on the remarkable life that led him from his hometown in… Read More »