Pull up a ringside seat to the exultant pageant of New York's night life, commerce and scoiety, from the Cotton Club to Wall Street to Broadway. Charles Wohlsetter was a young acolyte to George Gershwin, Bernard Baruch, Abe Burrows, J. Paul Getty and George S. Kaufman. He was admitted as a junior member of the Algonquin Round Table with Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Franklin P. Adams and Alexander Woollcott. His Algonquin cohorts would have ...

Just as musical etudes focus on the development of skills and address the technical problems encountered in keyboard literature, the "etudes" in Stewart Gordon's new book also focus on ideas which prepare piano teachers for meeting the problems encountered in piano performing and teaching. This collection of essays, many of which first appeared in the "New Davidites" series in American Music Teacher, examines the many challenges involved in ...

Hal Leonard Student Piano Library mascots Spike, Party Cat and friends guide the student through fun, creative assignments that introduce the language of music and its symbols for sound, silence, and rhythm. Ear training and basic theory exercises help students learn to write and play the music they are learning as well as the music they create themselves. This book correlates directly to Piano Lessons Book 2. ...

A wide variety of material, ranging from the works of the classical composers to lighter melodies and songs, has been included in this volume. Eminently suitable for use by private teachers, schools, and musicians alike--with more than 80 tunes! ...

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. ...

Introduces fiddlers to the third position in a fun and exciting way, by using well-known Scottish tunes as the example. ...

A compact, comprehensive guide to music. All of the important music terms are clearly defined, including the language of music notation, music theory, signs and abbreviations, famous composers' dates, and more. Includes a special section on how to copyright music. ...

Learn to play the guitar using this quick and easy guide. Whether you dream of playing classical guitar, a B.B. King lick, or just the opening bars to "Stairway to Heaven," this book can get you there. ...

This specially priced package contains the revolutionary finger positioning guides Don't Fret Note Map and Don't Fret Chord Map, created by Nicholas Ravagni. These "maps" fit electric and acoustic guitars without using adhesives or fasteners, showing note names all over the fretboard or the ten most commonly used first-position chords using a unique color-coded method that makes music reading easy. Each pack also includes music instruction and ...

Best reference for rock guitarists features clear diagrams for the most common chord forms, moveable chord shapes, plus rock chord sequences. ...