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Your Playlist Can Change Your Lifeby Joseph Cardillo; Don DuRousseau; Galina Mindlin
Sourcebooks 2012; US$ 9.99Unlock the power of the songs in your pocket Maybe you blast the speakers when you need to get pumped up. If that's all you do, though, you're not taking full advantage of the way music can help you. Listen to a slower track first and the one-two punch of the playlist can push you even higher. Overflowing with easy-to-use tips like these, Your Playlist Can Change Your Life is the first book to offer scientifically proven methods for using your favorite music to enhance your life. You'll discover how you can use the tunes you love to: ?Relieve anxiety ?Increase your alertness ?Feel happier ?Organize your brain ?Sharpen your memory ?Improve your mood ?Live creatively ?Enhance your ability to fight off stress, insomnia, depression,... more...
Music, Music Therapy and Traumaby Julie P. Sutton
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2002; US$ 34.95Music communicates where words fail, and music therapy has been proven to connect with those who were thought to be unreachable, making it an ideal medium for working with those who have suffered psychological trauma. Music, Music Therapy and Trauma addresses the need for an exploration of current thinking on music and trauma. With chapters written by many of today's leading specialists in this area, music and trauma is approached from a wide range of perspectives, with contributions on: neurology of trauma and music; music and trauma in general; social and cultural perspectives on trauma; contextualising contemporary classical music and conflict; music and trauma in areas where there is war, community unrest and violence (Northern Ireland,... more...
Banjo For Dummiesby Bill Evans
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011; US$ 24.99A complete guide to the world of the five-string banjo written for both beginners and more experienced players. Packed with over 120 how-to photos and 130 musical examples. 94 track CD included - hear and play along with every exercise and song. The only book to offer instruction in clawhammer, bluegrass, melodic, single-string, minstrel and classic styles. From Earl Scruggs’ driving bluegrass picking to the genre-busting jazz fusion of Béla Fleck and the multi-million selling movie soundtrack O Brother Where Are Thou? , the five-string banjo can be heard just about everywhere in American music these days. Banjo For Dummies is the most complete guide to the five-string banjo ever written. It covers everything you need... more...
Kodaly Todayby Micheal Houlahan; Philip Tacka
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 45.00Introduction. 1. Constructing a Teaching Portfolio. 2. Kodaly Concept of Music Education. 3. Children as Stewards of Their Cultural and Musical Heritage. 4. Children as Performers. 5. Children as Critical Thinkers. 6. From Sound to Symbol A New Learning Theory Model. 7. Developing Musicianship Skills. 8. Teaching Strategies for Rhythmic and Melodic Musical Elements. 9. Sequencing and Lesson Planning. 10. Teaching Musicianship Skills to Older Beginners. 11. Evaluation and Assessment. 12. Endnotes. 13. Appendix for Chapter 2. 14. Appendix for Chapter 3. 15. Appendix for Chapter 5. 16. Appendix for Chapter 7 more...
Securing Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voicesby Richard Miller
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 29.95Perhaps the most renowned writer in the field of vocal pedagogy, Richard Miller has delivered a new and outstanding contribution to the study of vocal technique in Securing Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices. The first thorough and comprehensive treatment of low male voices, this book draws on techniques and practical advice from Miller's years of professional experience as a performer and pedagogue. With a unique focus on "securing" the technical stability of the male voice, the book offers practical advice to students, their teachers, and professional performers, through numerous practical exercises and repertoire suggestions appropriate to various stages of development. Miller synthesizes historic vocal pedagogy with... more...
Music Theory for Computer Musiciansby Michael Hewitt
Course Technology PTR 2008; US$ 34.99Many DJs, gigging musicians, and electronic music producers understand how to play their instruments or make music on the computer, but they lack the basic knowledge of music theory needed to take their music-making to the next level and compose truly professional tracks. Beneath all the enormously different styles of modern electronic music lie certain fundamentals of the musical language that are exactly the same no matter what kind of music you write. It is very important to acquire an understanding of these fundamentals if you are to develop as a musician and music producer. Put simply, you need to know what you are doing with regard to the music that you are writing. Music Theory for Computer Musicians explains these music theory fundamentals... more...
Middle School General Musicby Elizabeth McAnally
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2010; US$ 20.99Middle School General Music is a guidebook for music teachers trying to navigate the sometimes turbulent waters of teaching middle school general music. Written by an in-service teacher, this publication contains strategies and lessons that have been tested and refined in the 'real world' of a public school music classroom. more...
The Serious Jazz Practice Bookby SHER Music; Barry Finnerty
Sher Music 2011; US$ 23.00All musicians need to thoroughly learn their scales, chords, intervals and various melodic patterns in order to become complete musicians. The question has always been how to approach this universal task. Guitar legend Barry Finnerty (Miles, The Crusaders, Brecker Bros., etc.) provides in this book a rigorous practice regime that will set you well on the road to complete mastery of whatever instrument you play. Endorsed by Randy Brecker, Mark Levine, Dave Liebman, etc. more...
Mix Smartby Alex Case
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 34.95After you've recorded the perfect song, you're only halfway there! Mixing is where the magic really happens and getting the perfect mix is a challenge. One of the most elusive arts of the recording practice, mixing can take a lifetime to master - this handbook jump-starts your skills and fast-forwards your progress! Breaking the mix down by different effects - EQ, distortion, compression, expansion, pitch shift, delay, reverb, and more - and applying them to some of the most important instruments in pop music, Mix Smart will arm you with the skills and techniques you need to tap into your musicality and express it through multitrack mixing, putting true professional quality mixing within your reach. *Future proof, ear-opening strategies... more...
An Understandable Guide to Music Theoryby Chaz Bufe
See Sharp Press 1994; US$ 7.50This guide explains the most useful aspects of theory in clear, nontechnical language. Areas covered include scales (major, minor, modal, synthetic), chord formation, chord progression, melody, song forms, useful devices, (ostinato, mirrors, hocket, etc.), and instrumentation. It contains over 100 musical examples. more...