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
Expertise in Jazz Guitar Improvisation A Cognitive Approach Expertise in Jazz Guitar Improvisation is an examination of musical interplay and the ways implicit (sub-conscious) and explicit (conscious) knowledge appear during improvisation. The practice-based research inquiry includes: interviews and interplay with five world-class jazz guitarists Lage Lund Jack Wilkins Ben Monder Rez Abbasi and Adam Rogers; a modal matrix for analyzing structure time and form in jazz guitar improvisation and musical analysis based on cognitive theories. By explaining the cognitive and musical foundations for expertise in jazz guitar improvisation this book illuminates how jazz guitarists' strategies are crucially dependent on context style and type of interplay. With accompanying video provided as an e-resource this material will be of interest to anyone fascinated by Jazz and Psychology of Music. | Expertise in Jazz Guitar Improvisation A Cognitive Approach GBP 38.99 1
John Williams: Changing the Culture of the Classical Guitar Performance perception education and construction This book assesses the influence and reception of many different forms of guitar playing upon the classical guitar and more specifically through the prism of John Williams. Beginning with an examination of Andrés Segovia and his influence upon Williams’ life’s work a further three incisive chapters cover key areas such as performance perception education and construction considering social and cultural contexts of the guitar over the past century. A final chapter on new directions in classical guitar examines the change in reception of the instrument from the mid-1970s to the present day and Williams’ impact upon what might be termed ‘standard classical guitar repertoire’. With in-depth discussion of the cultural and perceptual impact of Williams’ more daring crossover projects and numerous musical examples this is an informative reference for all classical guitar practitioners as well as scholars and researchers of guitar studies reception studies cultural musicology and performance studies. An online lecture by the author and a transcript of the author’s interview with John Williams are also available as e-resources. | John Williams: Changing the Culture of the Classical Guitar Performance perception education and construction GBP 39.99 1
Recording the Classical Guitar Recording the Classical Guitar charts the evolution of classical guitar recording practice from the early twentieth century to the present day encompassing the careers of many of the instrument’s most influential practitioners from acoustic era to the advent of the CD. A key focus is on the ways in which guitarists’ recorded repertoire programmes have shaped the identity of the instrument particularly where national allegiances and musical aesthetics are concerned. The book also considers the ways in which changing approaches to recording practice have conditioned guitarists’ conceptions of the instrument’s ideal representation in recorded form and situates these in relation to the development of classical music recording aesthetics more generally. An important addition to the growing body of literature in the field of phonomusicology the book will be of interest to guitarists and producers as well as students of record production and historians of classical music recording. GBP 42.99 1
Audio Power Amplifier Design This is the essential book reference for amplifier designers. Douglas Self covers all the design issues of noise distortion power supply rejection protection reliability and layout. He describes advanced forms of compensation that give dramatically lower distortion. This edition is much expanded and packed with new information. It is a must-have for audio power amplifier professionals and audiophiles amateur constructors and anyone with intellectual curiosity about the struggle towards technical excellence. New to the sixth edition: The characteristics of the audio signal The principles of distortion Feedback intermodulation distortion Non-switching output stages VAS distortion explained Push-pull VAS configurations Output-inclusive compensation In addition five amplifier design examples that illustrate important design principles are examined and measured in detail. These can be straightforwardly adapted to specific requirements. This new edition also includes a wealth of material on the XD crossover-displacement principle (invented by the author and in use by Cambridge Audio) four-stage amplifier architectures error correction current-mirrors power transistors with internal sensing diodes amplifier bridging input-stage-common-mode distortion amplifier stability output stages with gain inrush current suppression DC servo design thermal protection cooling fan control advanced line input stages testing and safety infrared remote control signal activation 12V trigger control the history of solid-state amplifiers and much more. Simple procedures for heatsinking and power supply design are given. | Audio Power Amplifier Design GBP 180.00 1
Introduction to RF Power Amplifier Design and Simulation Introduction to RF Power Amplifier Design and Simulation fills a gap in the existing literature by providing step-by-step guidance for the design of radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers from analytical formulation to simulation implementation and measurement. Featuring numerous illustrations and examples of real-world engineering applications this book:Gives an overview of intermodulation and elaborates on the difference between linear and nonlinear amplifiersDescribes the high-frequency model and transient characteristics of metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistorsDetails active device modeling techniques for transistors and parasitic extraction methods for active devicesExplores network and scattering parameters resonators matching networks and tools such as the Smith chartCovers power-sensing devices including four-port directional couplers and new types of reflectometersPresents RF filter designs for power amplifiers as well as application examples of special filter typesDemonstrates the use of computer-aided design (CAD) tools implementing systematic design techniquesBlending theory with practice Introduction to RF Power Amplifier Design and Simulation supplies engineers researchers and RF/microwave engineering students with a valuable resource for the creation of efficient better-performing low-profile high-power RF amplifiers. GBP 52.99 1
Designing Audio Power Amplifiers This comprehensive book on audio power amplifier design will appeal to members of the professional audio engineering community as well as the student and enthusiast. Designing Audio Power Amplifiers begins with power amplifier design basics that a novice can understand and moves all the way through to in-depth design techniques for very sophisticated audiophiles and professional audio power amplifiers. This book is the single best source of knowledge for anyone who wishes to design audio power amplifiers. It also provides a detailed introduction to nearly all aspects of analog circuit design making it an effective educational text. Develop and hone your audio amplifier design skills with in-depth coverage of these and other topics: Basic and advanced audio power amplifier design Low-noise amplifier design Static and dynamic crossover distortion demystified Understanding negative feedback and the controversy surrounding it Advanced NFB compensation techniques including TPC and TMC Sophisticated DC servo design MOSFET power amplifiers and error correction Audio measurements and instrumentation Overlooked sources of distortion SPICE simulation for audio amplifiers including a tutorial on LTspice SPICE transistor modeling including the VDMOS model for power MOSFETs Thermal design and the use of ThermalTrak™ transistors Four chapters on class D amplifiers including measurement techniques Professional power amplifiers Switch-mode power supplies (SMPS). GBP 69.99 1
Electronic Circuit Analysis using LTSpice XVII Simulator A Practical Guide for Beginners This text discusses simulation process for circuits including clamper voltage and current divider transformer modeling transistor as an amplifier transistor as a switch MOSFET modeling RC and LC filters step and impulse response to RL and RC circuits amplitude modulator in a step-by-step manner for more clarity and understanding to the readers. It covers electronic circuits like rectifiers RC filters transistor as an amplifier operational amplifiers pulse response to a series RC circuit time domain simulation with a triangular input signal and modulation in detail. The text presents issues that occur in practical implementation of various electronic circuits and assist the readers in finding solutions to those issues using the software. Aimed at undergraduate graduate students and academic researchers in the areas including electrical and electronics and communications engineering this book: Discusses simulation of analog circuits and their behavior for different parameters. Covers AC/DC circuit modeling using regular and parametric sweep methods. The theory will be augmented with practical electrical circuit examples that will help readers to better understand the topic. Discusses circuits like rectifiers RC filters transistor as an amplifier and operational amplifiers in detail. | Electronic Circuit Analysis using LTSpice XVII Simulator A Practical Guide for Beginners GBP 82.99 1
Linear Electronics A considerable amount of effort has been devoted both in industry and academia towards the design performance analysis and evaluation of amplification schemes and filters to be used in control systems audio/video equipment instrumentation and communication systems. This book is intended to serve as a complementary textbook for courses dealing with Linear Amplification but also as a professional book for engineers who need to update their knowledge in the electronics control and communications areas. The book is suitable for the undergraduate as well as the initial graduate levels of Electrical Engineering courses and is useful for the professional who wants to review or get acquainted with amplification theory. The book presents essential concepts in plain language and covers the most important applications of amplifier circuits. The book has four appendices an appendix to detail the operational amplifier model an appendix with specification data sheets an appendix on Fourier transform and signal spectrum including the concepts of convolution autocorrelation and power spectral density for deterministic signals and a final one that presents and explains the usual electronics acronyms. | Linear Electronics GBP 94.99 1
World Music Pedagogy Volume III: Secondary School Innovations World Music Pedagogy Volume III: Secondary School Innovations provides a rationale and a resource for the implementation of World Music Pedagogy in middle and high school music classes grades 7–12 (ages 13–18). Such classes include secondary general music piano guitar songwriting composition/improvisation popular music world music music technology music production music history and music theory courses. This book is not a depository of ready-made lesson plans but rather a tool to help middle and high school teachers to think globally in the music classroom. Strategies and techniques of World Music Pedagogy are promoted by discussions of a multicultural music education descriptive vignettes of realistic teaching environments conversations with culture-bearers/pedagogues and prompts for self-reflection. This volume approaches important issues of multicultural education and social justice that are often neglected in music education texts—proving to be a valuable resource for both nascent music educators and veteran practitioners alike. GBP 34.99 1
Small Signal Audio Design Small Signal Audio Design is a highly practical handbook providing an extensive repertoire of circuits that can be assembled to make almost any type of audio system. The publication of Electronics for Vinyl has freed up space for new material (though this book still contains a lot on moving-magnet and moving-coil electronics) and this fully revised third edition offers wholly new chapters on tape machines guitar electronics and variable-gain amplifiers plus much more. A major theme is the use of inexpensive and readily available parts to obtain state-of-the-art performance for noise distortion crosstalk frequency response accuracy and other parameters. Virtually every page reveals nuggets of specialized knowledge not found anywhere else. For example you can improve the offness of a fader simply by adding a resistor in the right place- if you know the right place. Essential points of theory that bear on practical audio performance are lucidly and thoroughly explained with the mathematics kept to an absolute minimum. Self’s background in design for manufacture ensures he keeps a wary eye on the cost of things. This book features the engaging prose style familiar to readers of his other books. You will learn why mercury-filled cables are not a good idea the pitfalls of plating gold on copper and what quotes from Star Trek have to do with PCB design. Learn how to: make amplifiers with apparently impossibly low noise design discrete circuitry that can handle enormous signals with vanishingly low distortion use humble low-gain transistors to make an amplifier with an input impedance of more than 50 megohms transform the performance of low-cost-opamps build active filters with very low noise and distortion make incredibly accurate volume controls make a huge variety of audio equalisers make magnetic cartridge preamplifiers that have noise so low it is limited by basic physics by using load synthesis sum switch clip compress and route audio signals be confident that phase perception is not an issue This expanded and updated third edition contains extensive new material on optimising RIAA equalisation electronics for ribbon microphones summation of noise sources defining system frequency response loudness controls and much more. Including all the crucial theory but with minimal mathematics Small Signal Audio Design is the must-have companion for anyone studying researching or working in audio engineering and audio electronics. GBP 74.99 1
Learn Audio Electronics with Arduino Practical Audio Circuits with Arduino Control Learn Audio Electronics with Arduino: Practical Audio Circuits with Arduino Control teaches the reader how to use Arduino to control analogue audio circuits and introduces electronic circuit theory through a series of practical projects including a MIDI drum controller and an Arduino-controlled two-band audio equalizer amplifier. Learn Audio Electronics with Arduino provides all the theoretical knowledge needed to design analyse and build audio circuits for amplification and filtering with additional topics like C programming being introduced in a practical context for Arduino control. The reader will learn how these circuits work and also how to build them allowing them to progress to more advanced audio circuits in the future. Beginning with electrical fundamentals and control systems DC circuit theory is then combined with an introduction to C programming to build Arduino-based systems for audio (tone sequencer) and MIDI (drum controller) output. The second half of the book begins with AC circuit theory to allow analogue audio circuits for amplification and filtering to be analysed simulated and built. These circuits are then combined with Arduino control in the final project – an Arduino-controlled two-band equalizer amplifier. Building on high-school physics and mathematics in an accessible way Learn Audio Electronics with Arduino is suitable for readers of all levels. An ideal tool for those studying audio electronics including as a component within other fields of study such as computer science human-computer interaction acoustics music technology and electronics engineering. | Learn Audio Electronics with Arduino Practical Audio Circuits with Arduino Control GBP 44.99 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
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
The British Folk Revival Almost 20 years ago Michael Brocken created from his doctoral research what became both a seminal and contested volume concerning the social mores surrounding the British Folk Revival up to that point in time: The British Folk Revival 1944–2002. In this long-overdue second edition he revisits not only his own research but also that of others from the 1990s and early 21st century. He then considers how a discourse of folkloric authenticity emerged in the closing years of the 19th century and how a worrying nationalistic immanence came to surround folk music and dance during the inter-war years. Brocken also proposes that the media: records radio and TV in post-WWII folk revivalism can offer us important insights into how self-directed learning of the folk guitar emerged. Brocken moves on to consider the business structures of the contemporary folk scene and how relationships are formed between contemporary folk business and the digital and social media spheres. In his penultimate chapter he discusses the masculinisation of folk traditions and asks important questions about how our folk traditions are carried and are authorised. In the final chapter he also considers the rise of an exciting new folk live music built environment. GBP 35.99 1
Developing and Applying Assessments in the Music Classroom Developing and Applying Assessments in the Music Classroom addresses the challenges faced by today’s K-12 educators and future music educators who are expected to utilize and incorporate assessment data as a hallmark of student learning and reflection of effective teaching. Highlighting best practices while presenting current scholarship and literature this practical workbook-style text provides future music teachers with a framework for integrating assessment processes in the face of a certain lack of understanding and possible dissatisfaction with assessment tools and tasks. Each chapter is prefaced by an overview outlining learning expectations and essential questions and supplemented throughout by an array of pedagogical features: Discussion prompts Activities and worksheets Learning experiences Expanded reference lists Citing examples across a range of musical settings—e. g. band chorus orchestra jazz and piano and guitar labs—Developing and Applying Assessments in the Music Classroom builds from the classroom assessment paradigm encouraging teachers to create assessment tasks most appropriate to their curricula goals and planned student outcomes. Joined by fellow experts in the field Brian C. Wesolowski and Phillip Payne the authors invite readers to explore and apply the material in authentic ways to inspire student learning through a comprehensive approach to educative assessment. GBP 42.99 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 Audio Expert Everything You Need to Know About Audio The Audio Expert is a comprehensive reference book covering all aspects of audio with both practical and theoretical explanations. It is written for people who want to understand audio at the deepest most technical level but without needing an engineering degree. The Audio Expert explains how audio really works in much more depth than usual using common sense plain-English explanations and mechanical analogies with minimal math. It uses an easy to read conversational tone and includes more than 400 figures and photos to augment the printed text. However this book goes beyond merely explaining how audio works. It brings together the concepts of audio aural perception musical instrument physics acoustics and basic electronics showing how they’re intimately related. It also describes in great detail many practices and techniques used by recording and mixing engineers including video production and computers. This book is meant for intermediate to advanced recording engineers and audiophiles who want to become experts. There’s plenty for beginners too. One unique feature is explaining how audio devices such as equalizers compressors and A/D converters work internally and how they’re spec’d and tested rather than merely describing how to use them. There’s plenty of myth-busting and consumerism too. The book doesn’t tell readers what brand power amplifier to buy but it explains in great detail what defines a good amplifier so people can choose a first-rate model wisely without over-paying. Most explanations throughout the book are platform-agnostic applying equally to Windows and Mac computers and to most software and hardware. Many audio and video examples are included to enhance the written text. The new edition offers many updates and improvements throughout. New sections on coding an equalizer comparing microphone preamps testing results of loudspeaker isolation devices new online video content on music theory plus incorporated chapters on MIDI basics computers video production plus new myth-busters and much more! | The Audio Expert Everything You Need to Know About Audio GBP 52.99 1
The Songs of Joni Mitchell Gender Performance and Agency An unorthodox musician from the start singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's style of composing performing and of playing (and tuning) the guitar is unique. In the framework of sexual difference and the gendered discourses of rock this immediately begs the questions: are Mitchell's songs specifically feminine and if so to what extent and why? Anne Karppinen addresses this question focusing on the kind of music and lyrics Mitchell writes the representation of men and women in her lyrics how her style changes and evolves over time and how cultural context affects her writing. Linked to this are the concepts of subjectivity and authorship: when a singer-songwriter sings a song in the first person about whom are they actually singing? Mitchell offers a fascinating study for the songs she writes and sings are intricately woven from the strands of her own life. Using methods from critical discourse analysis this book examines recorded performances of songs from Mitchell's first nine studio albums and the contemporary reviews of these albums in Anglo-American rock magazines. In one of the only books to discuss Mitchell's recorded performances with a focus that extends beyond the seminal album Blue Karppinen explores the craft of Mitchell's songwriting and her own attitudes towards it as well as the dynamics and politics of rock criticism in the 1960s and 1970s more generally. | The Songs of Joni Mitchell Gender Performance and Agency GBP 42.99 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
Semiconductor Memory Devices and Circuits This book covers semiconductor memory technologies from device bit-cell structures to memory array design with an emphasis on recent industry scaling trends and cutting-edge technologies. The first part of the book discusses the mainstream semiconductor memory technologies. The second part of the book discusses the emerging memory candidates that may have the potential to change the memory hierarchy and surveys new applications of memory technologies for machine/deep learning applications. This book is intended for graduate students in electrical and computer engineering programs and researchers or industry professionals in semiconductors and microelectronics. Explains the design of basic memory bit-cells including 6-transistor SRAM 1-transistor-1-capacitor DRAM and floating gate/charge trap FLASH transistor Examines the design of the peripheral circuits including the sense amplifier and array-level organization for the memory array Examines industry trends of memory technologies such as FinFET based SRAM High-Bandwidth-Memory (HBM) 3D NAND Flash and 3D X-point array Discusses the prospects and challenges of emerging memory technologies such as PCM RRAM STT-MRAM/SOT-MRAM and FeRAM/FeFET Explores the new applications such as in-memory computing for AI hardware acceleration. | Semiconductor Memory Devices and Circuits GBP 99.99 1
Electronics for Scientists Electronics for Scientists provides a practical and concise introduction to electrical circuits signals and instrumentation for undergraduate students in the physical sciences. No previous familiarity with electronics is required and concepts are grounded in the relevant physics. The book aims to give students the electronics background needed to be successful in experimental science. The book begins with the fundamentals of DC circuits. This is followed by AC circuits and their analysis using the concept of impedance. The transfer function is introduced and used to analyze different types of filter circuits. The conversion between time-domain and frequency-domain signal representations is reviewed. Transmission lines are introduced and used to motivate the different approach to designing microwave-frequency circuits as compared to lower-frequency circuits. The physics of semiconductors is reviewed and used to understand the behavior of diodes and transistors and a number of diode and transistor circuits are analyzed. The operational amplifier (op-amp) is introduced and several op-amp circuits are analyzed. Techniques for quantifying noise in electrical measurements are described and common sources of noise are discussed. The last major topic is digital circuits which include analog-to-digital conversion logic gates and digital memory circuits. The book concludes with a brief introduction to quantum computing. Designed for a one-semester course this book brings together a range of topics relevant to experimental science that are not commonly found in a single text. Worked examples are provided throughout the book and each chapter concludes with a set of problems to reinforce the material covered. The subject of electronics is indispensable to a wide array of scientific and technical fields and this book seeks to provide an approachable point of access to this rich and important subject. GBP 32.99 1