Music

If you've ever wanted to play the 6-hole Native American flute, and play it well, this book is for you. MP3 audio examples are included. more...

Price: $24.95

From Ben Hur to Star Wars and Psycho to Scream, film music has played an essential role in such genre-defining classics. Making us laugh, cry, and jump with fright, it's the manipulative tool directors cannot do without. There are many differing approaches and opinions about what achieves a desired emotional effect, with composers always hunting a golden rulebook of tricks they can employ. This isn't that particular book. What's in it? The turbulent history, the ever-changing craft, the reclusive or limelight-loving superstars, the enthusiastic world of fandom surrounding it, and the best way to build a collection. It's all streamlined into a user-friendly guide for buffs and novices alike. more...

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This volume fills an important niche in the very large world of books about music. It's unlike any other instructional book in the way it addresses comprehensive, across-the-board issues that affect all teachers, students, and musicians. In this book, you will find specifics not only about how to teach music but also about how to motivate and inspire students of any age. more...

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In this luminous book, Tricia Tunstall explores the enduring fascination of the piano lesson. Even as everything else about the world of music changes, the piano lesson retains its appeal. Drawing on her own lifelong experience as a student and teacher, Tunstall writes about the mysteries and delights of piano teaching and learning. What is it that happens in a piano lesson to make it such a durable ritual? In a world where music is heard more often on the telephone and in the elevator than in the concert hall, why does the piano lesson still have meaning in the lives of children? What does it matter whether one more child learns to play Bach's Minuet in G? more...

Price: $17.99

Ever wish you could sit down at a piano and just play a tune? • Have you taken lessons at some point in your life, but can't play a thing? • Are you sick and tired of dusting, not playing, that big hunk of furniture in your living room? • Have you bought an electronic keyboard that quickly found its way to your closet shelf? • Don't you wish you could play some carols for the family around the holidays? • Do you think you're just too busy or old (or both!) to take the time needed to learn piano? more...

Price: $9.95