In "How to Play Guitar" guitar players of all levels will find a wealth of instruction and inspiration. Whether you want to play pop, folk, country, rock, blues, jazz, classical, or any other style of music, you will pick up the basic techniques without tedious drills and exercises. Using real music and a step-by-step approach, "How to Play Guitar" will teach you about:
- Choosing and buying a guitar
- Tuning your instrument correctly ...

A basic primer for anyone without musical training who wishes to learn to read musical scores when singing or taking up an instrument. The book explains how notes are named and written; how to read melody, interpret time signatures, keys, sharps, flats, and naturals; how to read tempo; and how to play chords. ...

After their magic had worked on me, the others, one by one, sustained and refreshed and invigorated my interest in, an involvement with, this liveliest of twentieth-century arts." } ...

Leonard Feather's autobiography is also the story of jazz over the last half-century. Since arriving in New York from London in 1935, he has managed to distinguish himself as a producer, composer, pianist, and one of the music's most acute critics. ...

The music of Texas has influenced musicians all over the United States, and much of what we consider popular music had its beginnings right here in the state. A music journalist with a passion for the music history of Texas, Paula Felps' journalistic skills bring this history to life in vivid prose. ...

This ground-breaking anthology brings together the most influential international scholars on the subject, providing a detailed, diverse yet accessible perspective on music in the cinema. The book is divided into three parts: History and Contexts; Music in Classical Cinema; and Music in Post-Classical Cinema. As well as an introductory chapter providing an historical overview, the book embraces topics as diverse as Bernard Herrmann's music for ...

The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook explains the digital music revolution and demystifies the technical aspects of downloading, recording and playing music on a PC. ...

Drawing on folklore, psychoanalysis, critical theory, women's studies, and surrealism, the Garons inspired explorations of Minnie's songs illuminate the poetics of popular culture as well as the largely hidden history of working-class women's self emancipation. } ...

Dramatization of the Gospel of Mark - what his interviews with Peter and other observers reveal about the Christ who is the unseen heart of this play.
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This ground-breaking anthology brings together the most influential international scholars on the subject, providing a detailed, diverse yet accessible perspective on music in the cinema. The book is divided into three parts: History and Contexts; Music in Classical Cinema; and Music in Post-Classical Cinema. As well as an introductory chapter providing an historical overview, the book embraces topics as diverse as Bernard Herrmann's music for ...