The Acoustic Songbook: Chord Songbook is a unique collection of 65 acoustic songs from the very best acoustic artists ranging from Loudon Wainwright III and Ralph McTell to Katie Melua and Radiohead, all arranged with full lyrics and detailed guitar chord guide.
Unlike most jazz arranging books, which focus on the rudiments of arranging (transposition, ranges, notation, and so forth), this book deals with the real substance of arranging for small jazz ensembles, in addition to the rudiments.
A rich collection of the best offerings from the 2006 and 2008 National Symposiums on Multicultural Music, Kaleidoscope of Cultures is full of resources, references, lesson plans, and ethnic music.
In Take a Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of Hey Jude, James Campion dives deeply into the songs origins, recording, visual presentation, impact, and eventual influence, while also discovering what makes Hey Jude a classic musical expression of personal comfort and societal unity conceived by a master songwriter, Paul McCartney.
The ability to bring meaning to music notation without the assistance of an accompanist playing choral parts is a requisite skill on a musician's journey to self-reliance and full artistic expression.
The Performing Life: A Singer's Guide to Survival is the first-hand account of the 35-year career of singer, music professor, and recording artist Sharon Mabry, who draws on personal experience to explore how professional singers survive in the face of personal and professional pressures, exorbitant expectations, illness, and the demands of their public.
In this second edition of Orchestral ';Pops' Music: A Handbook, Lucy Manning brings forward to the present her remarkable compendium of information about this form of orchestral music.
While there are many similarities between solo and choral singing, they are not the same discipline, and it is important to realize the different approaches necessary for each.
A master class on piano performance and pedagogy from the world-renowned concert pianist In this newly revised edition of a comprehensive guide to piano technique, performance, and music interpretation, renowned performing musician, recording artist, and teacher Boris Berman addresses virtually every aspect of musical artistry and pedagogy.
With Contemporary Piano: A Performer and Composer's Guide to Techniques and Resources, Alan Shockley provides a comprehensive resource for composers writing music that uses extended techniques for the piano, and for pianists interested in playing repertoire that makes use of techniques and/or implements unfamiliar to them.
Each year as high school solo and ensemble festivals approach, choir directors and voice teachers search for the right songs for their students to sing.
Written as a music theory text that not only addresses the important fundamental syntax of music in the classical sense but also relates this syntax to current practices and styles, this book should be particularly well-suited to musicians focusing on aspects of the music business and of popular culture.
The beginning bass singer, with his range and tessitura at the bottom end of the scale of voices, has unique difficulties finding suitable vocal music, which is often very frustrating for him and his teacher.
The late Berton Coffin's considerable research in areas related to the art of singing has resulted in these reviews, with interpretations of vocal pedagogy classics in light of contemporary observations and findings.
Music Theory for Musical Theatre is a textbook designed to demystify music theory and analysis to make it more accessible to the musical theatre student.
Affordable, versatile, portable, and popular once again, the ukulele is an ideal instrument for lifelong music making that can also be an engaging component of school music programs.
"Täglich geh ich heraus, und such ein Anderes immer,Habe längst sie befragt, alle die Pfade des Lands;Droben die kühlenden Höhn, die Schatten alle besuch ich,Und die Quellen …"Friedrich Hölderlins Worte aus der Dichtung "Menons Klagen um Diotima", die Richard Dünser zu seinem ersten Streichquartett inspiriert haben, lesen sich wie ein poetisches, dichterisches Programm seines gesamten musikschöpferischen Schaffens: sein Streben, mit jedem Werk etwas Anderes, Neues auszudrücken und auch neue kompositorische Pfade zu finden; seine harmonisch-melodischen Wanderungen aus gleichsam ätherischen Höhen in die Schattenreiche der Nacht, des Unbewussten und des Tragischen; seine intuitive musikalische und auch außermusikalische Suche nach Quellen in verschiedenen künstlerischen und geistigen Welten.
Lyrics sheds light on all aspects of writing lyrics for music and will make lyricists and songwriters feel more confident and creative when they tackle lyrics.
