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The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 33.00An invaluable overview of the history, technical and musical development of brass instruments. more...
Jazz Arranging
Scarecrow Press 1998; US$ 54.99Examines arranging methods and their applications. It is designed to be used in a jazz studies program and as a professional reference manual for musicians. The text begins with a historical overview of jazz band instruments and a study of their characteristics. The body of the text includes an examination of relevant terminology, notational devices,... more...
Recording Techniques of the Guitar Masters
Course Technology PTR 2012; US$ 34.99Discover the recording secrets of our generation's real guitar heroes: Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Zakk Wylde, Ted Nugent, Billy Sheehan, Larry Carlton, Stanley Clarke, Steve Morse, Steve Lukather, Leslie West, Robin Trower, Tommy Emmanuel; a total of 30 outstanding players in all. Detailed interviews with these guitar greats explore... more...
Dennis Brain
Faber and Faber 2012; US$ 18.94Dennis Brain is recognized as perhaps the greatest horn player the world has known. He helped rescue the horn from the obscurity in which it had languished for over a century, and revived the public's faith in it as a major solo instrument. Brain restored to the concert platform concertos by Mozart and Haydn, and inspired contemporary composers to... more...
Play Piano in a Flash for Kids!
Hyperion 2013; US$ 12.95Getting a child to play piano has never been easier! As seen on public television nationwide, Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston is the leading authority on fast and fun piano instruction. In Play Piano in a Flash for Kids! he simplifies his unique and effective method of learning to play piano, making it accessible to even the youngest want-to-be pianists.... more...
Playing Beyond the Notes
Oxford University Press, USA 2013; US$ 18.99Playing Beyond the Notes: A Pianist's Guide to Musical Interpretation demystifies the complex concepts of musical interpretation in Western tonal piano music by boiling it down to basic principles in an accessible writing style. Author and veteran piano instructor Deborah Rambo Sinn tackles a different interpretive principle, explaining clearly,... more...
David Craighead
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 47.99In addition to being a biography of his life, David Craighead: Portrait of an American Organist includes many quotes and anecdotes by Craighead, his fellow colleagues, and former students. It also contains facsimiles of musical examples, personal memorabilia, letters, and recital programs; a complete listing of his recitals from 1942 to 1998; a comprehensive... more...
An Intimate Portrait of Sidney Foster
Hamilton Books 2013; US$ 39.99The great American pianist Sidney Foster is remembered here by a former student for his outstanding ability and generous character. This book includes commentary by numerous students, Mr. Foster?s own words from a workshop he conducted for teachers, and his own cadenza to the Beethoven Third Concerto for piano. more...
Recording Drums
Course Technology PTR 2013; US$ 34.99Recording great drum sounds is one of the most challenging tasks facing any drummer, audio engineer, or music producer. Capturing the variety, nuance, and excitement of the drum kit and other percussion instruments is part art, part science, and part creative experimentation--and there's a lot more to it than simply setting up a mic and hitting... more...
A History of the Trombone
Scarecrow Press 2010; US$ 89.99This book, the first in the American Wind Band series, is a comprehensive account of the development of the trombone, from its initial form as a 14th-century Medieval trumpet to its alterations in the 15th century; from its marginalized use in a particular Renaissance ensemble to its acceptance in various kinds of artistic and popular music in the... more...









