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The most comprehensive music dictionary on the market. Features over 2,000 music terms, biographies of over 450 composers and convenient music reference charts. The most comprehensive music dictionary on the market. Conveniently divided into three main sections. The Dictionary of Music Terms "

A Comprehensive Source for All Musicians (Essential Concepts (Musicians Institute).)

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This comprehensive volume contains valuable information for the consumer; following a technical but lucid description of the mechanics of a piano's action, it discusses all aspects of purchasing and maintaining an instrument. Numerous illustrations and charts enhance the text,

An Innovative, Step-By-Step Program for Musical Keyboard Players of All Levels

Professional Training for Today's Musician (2nd Edition)

 Synopsis
The most comprehensive music dictionary on the market. Features over 2,000 music terms, biographies of over 450 composers and convenient music reference charts. The most comprehensive music dictionary on the market. Conveniently divided into three main sections. The Dictionary of Music Terms - defines over 2,000 music terms concisely, containing notation and theory terms, instruments and terms used in pop music, electronic music and the music business. The Dictionary of Musicians provides more than 400 capsule biographies of composers and other musicians. Reference charts gives instant, at a glance summaries of the essentials of music, encompassing instumental and vocal ranges, notation signs and symbols and scales, modes and key signatures. 

201 Self-Promotion Ideas for Songwriters, Musicians & Bands

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It's no secret that the Internet is a great way to get your music out to the world. There's only one problem. The Internet is so big it would literally take you thousands of hours to find all of the places and people that are interested in your music and are willing to help you and your band out. A solution is finally here. It's called the Indie Bible.

The 5th Edition of the Indie Bible contains:
4000 publications from around the world that will REVIEW your CD!
3200 radio stations from around the world will PLAY your songs!
500 vendors and services that will help you to SELL your music!
500 helpful resources and sites where you can PROMOTE your band!
200 sites where you can UPLOAD your band's MP3 files!
53 articles that will help your career to MOVE forward rapidly! 

Terms and Concepts from A to Z
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Do you enjoy classical music but wish you knew more about it? Do you buy CDs, tune in to radio programs, go to concerts, and sometimes wonder just what, precisely, all those Italian musical terms mean? In this wonderfully engaging guide, Miles Hoffman demystifies the terms and concepts of classical music in an accessible and witty style. With more than one hundred entries, The NPR Classical Music Companion delves into definitions and etymologies, explores terms with reference to famous composers and works, and calls upon amusing analogies to make sense of music's finer points. Ranging from a paragraph to a few pages, the explanations gathered here tackle both the familiar and the not so familiar, from " a cappella " to " motet," from " opus numbers " to " zarzuela." The result is a delightful and comprehensive assemblage. For anyone who thinks that only professional musicians can understand classical music, this guide offers a clear path through a potentially daunting world. As much a companion to keep by the radio as an enjoyable book to read in a few sittings, The NPR Classical Music Companion makes understanding music a pleasure. 

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Compiles discographies, personnel changes, biographical information, and reviews of rock, hip-hop, electronica, and pop musicians including Radiohead, Britney Spears, Sleater-Kinney, Outkast, and King Crimson. 

Performing Your Best Under Pressure

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Performance anxiety is taboo. The pressures of performing music are so intense, so daunting, that few in the business dare even broach the topic. But a musician faces a lifetime of auditions, competitions, recitals, solos, and premieres, and debuts. It's a workplace in which the slightest slip of the finger or quiver of the vocal chords can sour all the promise in the world. Nervous yet? 

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Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres - from Arnold Schoenberg and Virgil Thomson to John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard - have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation. 

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All 48 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys. Authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition. Explanation of ornaments in English, tempo indications, music corrections.

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This newly revised directory brings readers up to speed on the latest in cutting-edge audio equipment. Included are updates on multi-channel music reproduction, surround sound, DVD-Audio, and Super Audio CD. Extensive tips on how to listen critically and judge audio-equipment quality, how to optimise the performance of an existing system, and how to best allocate an audio budget are included. Practical techniques for improving the acoustics of existing stereos and listening rooms are also featured. 

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This landmark book enlightens amateur and professional musicians about a way of practicing that transforms a sometimes frustrating, monotonous, and overly strenuous labor into an exhilarating and rewarding experience. Acclaimed pianist and teacher Madeline Bruser combines physiological and meditative principles to help musicians release physical and mental tension and unleash their innate musical talent. She offers practical techniques for cultivating free and natural movement, a keen enjoyment of sounds and sensations, a clear and relaxed mind, and an open heart and she explains how to

 The Harvard Dictionary of Music has long been admired for its wide range as well as its reliability. This treasure trove includes entries on all the styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East; descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background; and articles that reflect today's beat, including popular music, jazz, and rock. Throughout this Fourth Edition, existing articles have been fine-tuned and new entries added so that the dictionary fully reflects current music scholarship and recent developments in musical culture.

Encyclopedia-length articles by notable experts alternate with short entries for quick reference, including definitions and identifications of works and instruments. More than 220 drawings and 250 musical examples enhance the text. This is an invaluable book that no music lover can afford to be without.
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In this expanded edition of the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, Richard Cook and Brian Morton have reassessed each artist's entry and updated the text to incorporate thousands of additional CD releases. This endlessly browsable companion has won a devoted audience among afficinados and jazz novices alike. 

 This third edition of a work that has become a standard resource since its publication in 1981 includes brief but significant changes. A new chapter brings the work up to date, covering later serialists such as Stockhausen and Carter, minimalists Philip Glass and John Adams, and Alfred Schnittke 

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Ever wondered how to create better accompaniments for the melodies in your favorite fake books? This "teach yourself" book introduces you to chord building, various rhythmic styles, and much more, so that you play the songs you like just the way you want them. Keyboard players with a basic understanding of notation and sight-reading will be on their way to more fun with fake books. The relaxed tone of the text and selection of fun songs keep How to Play from a Fake Book entertaining throughout - perfect for amateur musicians, or as a supplement for keyboard teachers and their students.