Acoustic Guitar Styles Acoustic Guitar Styles introduces the most popular traditional styles for the acoustic guitar. The step-by-step approach using a small repertoire of well-known songs enables the student to explore various styles that can be adapted to play personal favorites. Although a basic knowledge of the guitar is assumed even the beginner will benefit from this progressive approach. GBP 105.00 1
Acoustic Blues Guitar Styles Acoustic Blues Guitar Styles is an introduction to fingerstyle acoustic blues guitar the style made popular by Robert Johnson Bill Broonzy and Mance Lipscomb. Following the success of the popular Acoustic Guitar Styles Larry Sandberg’s Acoustic Blues Guitar Styles is an instructional book geared towards the intermediate guitar player not only to teach fingerstyle blues technique but also to approach the music creatively and with feeling and rhythm. Part One teaches you the preliminaries such as reading a chord chart and working out a 12-bar blues in different keys. Part Two teaches you touch timing and basic fingerpicking technique. Part Three teaches you how to play stylistically with lessons on how to incorporate bends vibrato alternating bassnotes and rhythmic variations into your playing. All musical exercises are presented in both standard notation and tablature and are supported by audio tracks. Customers purchasing the eBook version of this title will be able to download the supporting audio tracks. Instructions on downloading the files can be found on the contents page. GBP 105.00 1
Basic Conducting Techniques Now in its eighth edition Basic Conducting Techniques provides a clear and intelligible introduction to the art of conducting an ensemble. It has been updated with a greater diversity of repertoire including contemporary examples and more music by underrepresented composers. Over the course of 14 chapters the authors explicate the elements of conducting supplementing their teachings with an extensive selection of musical examples from the classical repertoire. Practical and innovative clear and approachable the book illuminates the essential skills that a beginning conductor should develop in order to lead and rehearse a performing group. The companion website provides scores and transposed parts for all musical excerpts as well as guitar and piano parts audio recordings of the excerpts and updated demonstration videos modeling specific conducting techniques. With the beginning conductor in mind this hands-on competency-centered approach is appropriate for mixed classes of choral and instrumental music majors providing indispensable versatility for students and practicing conductors alike. Utilizing decades of teaching and conducting experience the eighth edition of Basic Conducting Techniques is the essential guide to the principles of conducting. Note: The paperback edition of this book (ISBN 978-1-032-02497-4) is spiral-bound. GBP 120.00 1
Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach Music Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach Third Edition combines a textbook and integrated workbook with an interactive website for those who want to learn the basics of reading music. Intended for students with little or no prior knowledge of music theory it offers a patient approach to understanding and mastering the building blocks of musical practice and structure. Musical examples range from Elvis Presley songs to Filipino ballads to Beethoven symphonies offering a balanced mixture of global classical and popular music. The new edition includes: Additional vocabulary features and review exercises Additional musical selections and 1- 2- or 3-hand rhythmic exercises The addition of guitar tablature A revised text design that more clearly designates the different types of exercises and makes the Workbook pages easier to write on An improved companion website with added mobile functionality The author’s balanced approach to beginning music theory engages student interest while demonstrating how music theory concepts apply not only to the Western classical canon but also to popular and world music. With the beginner student in mind Music Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach Third Edition is a comprehensive text for understanding the foundations of music theory. | Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach GBP 94.99 1
Indie Rock 101 Running Recording Promoting your Band Indie Rock 101 is a clear concise all-in-one primer for beginning to mid-level musicians looking for the essential fundamentals behind running recording and promoting their band. It's all the basics that can take years to collate from more specialized or technical books magazines and websites-and it's written by a real independent musician. Part I Running Your Band covers the topics most relevant to forming and running the band: the people practice and songwriting Part II Recording covers pre-production considerations gear and how-to basics and timeless fundamentals and techniques around recording mixing and mastering Part III Promoting covers what you need to know to establish and grow your fan base including graphic design your press kit and website sharing and selling your music playing out and making a videoWhether you're just starting out or looking for a 360-degree primer to help take your music to the next level Indie Rock 101 is the one book that covers it all. Featuring photos and QandAs from:Birdmonster CDBaby founder Derek Sivers Juliana Hatfield John Vanderslice Karate Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon Spanish for 100 World Air Guitar Champion Hot Lixx Hulahan and more | Indie Rock 101 Running Recording Promoting your Band GBP 175.00 1
The Teaching of Instrumental Music The Teaching of Instrumental Music Fifth Edition introduces music education majors to basic instrumental pedagogy for the instruments and ensembles commonly found in the elementary and secondary curricula. It focuses on the core competencies required for teacher certification in instrumental music with the pervasive philosophy to assist teachers as they develop an instrumental music program based on understanding and respecting all types of music. Parts I and II focus on essential issues for a successful instrumental program presenting first the history and foundations followed by effective strategies in administrative tasks and classroom teaching. Parts III IV and V are devoted to the skills and techniques of woodwind brass and percussion and string instruments. In all The Teaching of Instrumental Music is the complete reference for the beginning instrumental teacher commonly retained in a student’s professional library for its unique and comprehensive coverage. NEW TO THIS EDITION: Revision and updating of curriculum developments such as coordinating State Department of Education student learning objectives with the recent Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) New discussion of the NAfME National Standards as they relate to the teaching of instrumental music Revamping of rehearsing instrumental ensembles chapters including new or expanded sections on programming choosing quality music and applying successful rehearsal techniques Updates on references plus new discussion questions and websites and internet links A chapter devoted to classroom guitar Updates on the use of technology for teaching and learning music More on healthy performance practice marching band and jazz band Online materials located in the eResources section on the Routledge website. GBP 105.00 1