Three and Two

Over 65 super '70s hits arranged for solo instruments. Includes: ABC • Copacabana • Dust in the Wind • Fire and Rain • How Deep Is Your Love • I'll Be There • Imagine • Joy to the World • Let It Be • She's Always a Woman • Wonderful Tonight • You Are So Beautiful • and more.

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Aerials (System Of A Down)
Alive (Jennifer Lopez, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Oasis, Ozzy Osbourne, P.O.D. (Payable On Death), Pearl Jam, The Bee Gees)
All The Small Things (Blink 182)
Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Jet)
Come Out And Play (The Offspring)
Heaven (Bebe & Cece Winans, Bryan Adams, DJ Sammy & Yanou Featuring Do, Los Lonely Boys, Talking Heads, The Rolling Stones, Warrant)
Here Without You (3 Doors Down)
Just Like You (Three Days Grace)
Man In The Box (Alice In Chains)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
This Love (Maroon5, Sarah Brightman)
Wish You Were Here (Incubus, Pink Floyd)

In time for his 80th birthday, stories on the world's most popular blues performer B.B. King is a national treasure. For more than four decades, he has been the consummate blues performer. His unique guitar playing, powerful vocals, and repertoire of songs have taken him from tiny Itta Bena, Mississippi, to worldwide renown. In this comprehensive volume, the best articles, interviews, and reviews about B.B. King's life and career have been gathered. Learn how he first made his mark as a disc jockey in Memphis hawking Pepticon elixir and taking the moniker of the Beale Street Blues Boy; trace his early tours and recordings; see him be swept up in the blues revival; and finally, enjoy his fame as the greatest living exponent of the blues style. He turns 80 in September so the book is timed to take advantage of the well-deserved attention. • Extensively revised second edition • Includes 18 interviews

An essential guide for all songwriters and Beatles fans, this book explores John Lennon's songwriting genius with a guided tour through 25 of his Beatles-era hits. Author John Stevens explains Lennon's intuitive talent from a technical point of view, through the lens of songwriting's three basic elements: melody, harmony and lyric. He shows how Lennon fashioned songs that were at once politically and socially relevant during the '60s, yet remain ageless and timeless today. Features in-depth musical analysis of: A Hard Day's Night • Ticket to Ride • Norwegian Wood • Strawberry Fields Forever • Come Together • and more. John Stevens is a songwriting professor at Berklee College of Music. For more than 20 years, he has taught The Music of John Lennon, one of the most popular courses in the Berklee curriculum. You've got the Beatles' records and the John Lennon records; now with this book, you can have the Owner's Manual. This will tell you how the songs are built and how they work. Good stuff. - Marshall Crenshaw, Singer/Songwriter

Published for the first time are Olivier Messiaen's analyses of three important piano works by Maurice Ravel, reconstituted, completed and edited by Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen. In this exceptional study Messiaen invites the reader to share in a total concentration on Ma Mere l'Oye, Gaspard de la Nuit, and Le Tombeau de Couperin that will unfold the harmonic richness, the rhythmic subtlety, the formal invention and the instrumental creativity of Ravel's musical thinking. These personal and far-reaching analyses will allow both performers and listeners to understand more readily the mastery of these works and come closer to the poetic meaning of what Ravel created.

The Mariachi Method Book transforms the traditional verbal teaching of this time-honored genre into a written text. This book is especially designed to teach the beginning player the fundamentals of Mariachi guitar. It contains lessons that introduce the primary chords, followed by easy exercises, new rhythm patterns and great songs to put your new Mariachi knowledge to use. The two accompanying CDs provide a teaching soundtrack to guide you through the exercises, rhythms and songs.

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Moveable Major Scales
Variations Of The Two Moveable Major Chords
Using The Practice Tracks
Two Moveable Major Chords
Three Moveable Blues Boxes
The Major Scale
The I-iv-v Chord Family
Notes On The Fretboard
Major 'Sliding' Pentatonic Scales
Introduction
How To Read The Fretboard Diagrams
How To Read Chord Grids
'chuck Berry-style' Double-note Licks
Chord Fragments/Chord Families
A Moveable Double-note Lick
The F-d-a Roadmap

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Stop straining to hit those high notes! Unlock your true potential and start singing easily and effortlessly with this book/2-CD pack by Musicians Institute vocal instructor Dena Murray. She teaches how to: breathe naturally; improve your speaking voice; stop holding, pushing and squeezing; develop your natural three-octave range; place your chest and head voices; and bridge the registers to sound like one voice. Includes two CDs with demonstrations, guided exercises, and plenty of practice tracks.

This handy guide provides everything you need to know to go pro, including information about personal managers, music attorneys, business managers and booking agents, record companies, A&R, publishing, songwriting, demo tapes and press kits, self-promotion, and much more. A must for all musicians!

Learn the essentials of music notation, from fundamental pitch and rhythm placement to intricate meter and voicing alignments. This book also covers the correct way to subdivide rhythms and notate complex articulations and dynamics. An excellent resource for both written and computer notation software!

This book has a very specific purpose: to help songwriters find better rhymes and use them more effectively. Rhyme is one of the most crucial areas of lyrics writing, and this guide will provide all of the technical information necessary to develop your skills completely. The exercises and worksheets help experienced writers take a fresh look at their techniques, and prevent novices from developing bad habits. Use this book to start writing better than ever before!

This pack gives essential instruction on open chords, barre chords, power chords, strumming; scales, rhythm playing, the blues, and moveable chord shapes. It includes inversions, 'color' chords, practice tips, chord charts, songs, and progressions.

Contents: All Through the Night • Allegretto (Giuliani) • Allegretto, Op. 44, No. 8 (Sor) • Alman (16th C.) • Amusement, Op. 18, No. 3 (Horetzky) • Andante (Sor) • Andante, Op. 6 (Molino) • Andantino (Sor) • Andantino (Carulli) • Andantino, Op. 139, No. 1 (Giuliani) • Aura Lee • Banks of the Ohio • Bourrée in A Minor (L. Mozart) • El Vito • The Entertainer • Etude (Carulli) • Etude in A Minor • Evening Breeze (Noad) • Fandango • Greensleeves • I Gave My Love a Cherry (The Riddle Song) • Theme from Jocelyn (Godard) • La Volta • Little Rondo (Meissonier) • Minuet • Minuet (Carcassi) • Minuet I • Moorish Dance • On Top of Old Smoky • Packington's Pound (16th C.) • Pastoral (Noad) • Pavane (16th C.) • Petenera (Traditional) • The Piper's Tune • Rondo from Sonatina, Op. 71 (Giuliani) • Sicilienne (Meissonier) • Solitude • Sonatina (Attwood) • Song at Nightfall • The St. Catherine (Barrett) • Study in C (Giuliani) • Study in D (Sor) • Study in D Minor (Coste) • Study in F (Sor) • Study in 3rds (Sor) • Study in 6ths (Sor) • Theme by De Visee • Theme by Hook • Theme by Purcell • Victorian Song (Noad) • Waltz (Carcassi) • The Willow • Zapateado.

Eartraining is a vital (and sometimes neglected) skill that enables musicians to 'hear ahead' in their playing and writing. These unique, modern courses have been used by hundreds of students (from beginners to working pros) at the acclaimed Grove School of Music in Los Angeles. These methods use SOLFEG (the syllables Do, Re, Mi, etc.) to apply the techniques within a key-center based 'relative pitch' framework. Level One works on hearing and transcribing melodies, rhythms, intervals and bass lines and moves on to identify triads and simple progressions. Level Two covers hearing and transcribing triad and four-part chord progressions, key changes, chromatic tones, modal scales, and combining melodic and harmonic dictation.

Making Music Make Money will educate songwriters and aspiring music business entrepreneurs in the basics of becoming an effective independent music publisher. Eric Beall, creative director for Zomba Music Publishing, covers everything you need to know to get published, including: the role of a music publisher; copyright - how to get one, use one, and make money from one; building a business plan; identifying which songs to sell and to whom; and much more.

For unsigned musicians, it is vital to long-term success to sign a contract with a record label. However, preparing your music, targeting a label, and getting your demo into the hands of someone who will listen is challenging, if you don't know where to start. Getting Signed!, by record industry veteran George Howard, guides you through the maze of today's music industry, and will help you move your demo to the top of the stack. Even if you are not yet ready for a record deal, it will help you assemble a team that will make sure your music gets heard by as many people as possible. The next time an aspiring recording artist comes to us for advice, we'll advise them to read this book first. George Howard really knows what he's talking about. - Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth, members of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club

Features 63 instantly-recognizable riffs from top '90s tunes including: Are You Gonna Go My Way • Blue on Black • Come as You Are • Come Out and Play • Fly Away • Give Me One Reason • Hold My Hand • The Impression That I Get • Iris • Loser • More Than Words • My Own Worst Enemy • Name • No More Tears • Self Esteem • Silent Lucidity • Smells like Teen Spirit • Spoonman • Sugar • Tears in Heaven • Trust • Two Princes • Would? • You Were Meant for Me • and more.

You are beginning to learn guitar playing. This handbook will help you in your first musical steps. In the handbook I included the pieces, songs and exercises which my students like most; their opinion was for me the most important when working on the book. I hope you will like them, too. Good luck in your brautiful and adventure trip to the realm of sounds!

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A step-by-step guide through the theory and practice of using a portable studio. Features introductions to the why?, what? and how? of studio recording and production. Also advises on how to produce professional results on a home studio budget.

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Aleksander Czerepin, rosyjski pianista i kompozytor, stworzył trzy opery, sześć koncertów fortepianowych, cztery symfonie, balety, utwory chóralne i bardzo wiele utworów na fortepian solo. Niniejsza książka zawiera pięć jego "Pieśni bez słów" z opusu 82 na fortepian.

As the author write:"This little volume is a hybrid". It is an elementary instruction book in composing music. But it is also a performance book that can be used by a group of players interested in contemporary music. And it is invitably a reflection of Ross Lee Finney reflection of ideas and convictions about composing music formed from years of teaching experiance. This volume is the first of three. It avoids as much as possible problems of melody and harmony. There are ten pieced included in this book to illustrate not only compositional problems but also to supply music that group can perform to develope technique.

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Publikacja "Melodic Index to the Works of J.S. Bach" zawiera 3872 melodie pochodzące ze wszystkich dzieł Jana Sebastiana Bacha. Są to wyłącznie melodie z początków danych dzieł (incypity). Książka złożona jest z dwóch części. W części pierwszej - "Finding charts", autor zamieścił tabele ze schematami melodycznymi, jakie można odnaleźć w dziełach Bacha. Są to czterodźwiękowe (trzyinterwałowe) melodie, z których każda posiada oddzielny numer. Część druga książki zawiera właściwe melodie (tematy) z tytułami i numerami katalogowymi BWV, oznaczone daną cyfrą schematu melodycznego (podanego w części pierwszej). Niniejsza publikacja stanowi przede wszystkim ciekawe źródło informacji na temat kształtowania melodii w dziełach Bacha. Przybliża także całość dorobku kompozytorskiego Bacha w kontekście tytułów oraz numerów katalogowych.

The AudioPro Home Recording Course was created to familiarise musicians with the fundamentals of studio recording using explanations and examples that are easy to understand.
The text is complemented by hundreds of illustrations and two CDs containing information and audio examples.
Volume two covers: impedance and wiring (high impedance vs. low impedance, terminology, balanced vs. unbalanced); bass guitar (electric/synth, recording, mic techniques, EQ); harmonics/overtones/partials; vocals (recording, mic techniques, effects, EQ); acoustic piano and rhodes (recording, mic techniques, signal processing, sampled sounds, EQ); recording synthesisers (recording, combining textures, EQ, brass); the total recording session (instruments, preparing the recorder, media selection, time code); panning and stereo imaging; mixdown to master product (mixdown machine, tape choice, theories and concepts, setup procedure; building the mix; preparing master for duplication).

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The AudioPro Home Recording Course was created to familiarise musicians with the fundamentals of studio recording using explanations and examples that are easy to understand.
The text is complemented by hundreds of illustrations and two CDs containing information and audio examples.
Volume three covers: MIDI (basic training, quantising, mixing with MIDI, notation software, controllers, setting up your system); MIDI sequencing (constructing MIDI drum parts, creating bass, guitar and keyboard parts, combining MIDI and live recording); digital effects (hardware vs. software plugins, details of using each type of effect); digital recording (analogue vs. digital, recording and playback formats, digital audio file formats, storage and backup, MDMs and computer-based hard disk systems, choosing the right software, common terms demystified, random access editing); synchronising (MIDI to audio sync, MIDI to MIDI sync, analogue to analogue sync).

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This lavishly illustrated story book introduces the very young child to the basic notion that musical sounds can be either high or low, soft or loud, slow or fast, or combined in various ways. These musical concepts are explored via the 'Twins' and 'Triplets' - groups of two and three black keys - to develop the tactile, aural and visual awareness prerequisite to all further music learning. Encourages kids to think in motion, deal with several concepts simultaneously, and be creative.

Learn to play piano in an enjoyable, natural way with this progressive piano course.

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