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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 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!

How does a song become more than words and music to represent or influence the voice of a generation? Inside the Hits dissects more than 60 of the most powerful and memorable hit songs since the birth of rock and roll to reveal the roots of their success. Author Wayne Wadhams examines the key ingredients that made the songs work then and now, including: melody, lyrics, performance, production, artist image, promotion, and market timing. What really stopped Mick Jagger from getting 'Satisfaction'? How did a secretary who was mistaken for a prostitute give Donna Summer her new sound? Find all the answers in Inside the Hits. 'Reading Inside the Hits was like reliving some of the most memorable moments in rock and roll. A captivating read for industry professionals and fans alike.' - Phil Ramone

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.

Go beyond learning simple rudiments or star-drummer solos and discover the spiritual side of becoming a great performer and musician. This unique and unusual book, written by master drummer and educator Billy Ward, is a comprehensive examination of the physical and mental skills that are required to be a truly great drummer. Ward shares his celebrated essays from Modern Drummer magazine to give you a fresh perspective on your attitude and approach as a performing musician. Discover what it really means to be part of a band, and how to shape your own drum playing to forge your own characteristic style. The topics are punctuated with anecdotes and examples from Ward's own extensive experience. Chapter topics include:

• How to get gigs
• Learning to groove
• Effective practicing
• Session drumming tips
• Auditioning
• Improving your mechanics

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.

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 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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From the selection and preparation of the raw materials to the fine-tuning and finishing of the final product, 88 Keys follows the creation of a piano in the Steinway & Sons factory in Long Island City, New York-a process that has changed little in the one hundred years that Steinway, the world's premier paino manufacturer, has been in bursiness. An introduction relates the history of the piano and traces the history of the Steinway itself. The Story follows step by step the creation of the concert grand piano from 12,000 individual parts. The exquisitely detailed Five levels of exciting and highly effective games that reinforce students' learning of lines and spaces, key signatures, rhythmic patterns, five finger tune-ups, chords, and more. An invaluable resource for teachers as well as parents!