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"The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a master class on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes...
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Andrew D. Gordon has created 30; 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques...
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"The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life-until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. In Killing the Legends, Bill O'Reilly and Martin...
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(Guitar Chord Songbook). A dozen songs matching the 2015 album release by this indie rock guitarist hailing from Washington are presented in melody line format with guitar chord frames and lyrics. Includes: Alibi * Beginning to Feel the Years * Blood Muscle Skin & Bone * The Eye * Heroes and Songs * I Belong to You * Mainstream Kid * Murder in the City * The Stranger at My Door * The Things I Regret * Wherever Is Your Heart * Wilder (We're Chained)....
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Play 60 of Sir Paul's most endearing works, including: Ballroom Dancing * Band on the Run * Ebony and Ivory * Jet * Maybe I'm Amazed * Mull of Kintyre * My Brave Face * No More Lonely Nights * Pipes of Peace * Press * Say Say Say * Silly Love Songs * Spies like Us * Tug of War * Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey * We All Stand Together * With a Little Luck * Wonderful Christmastime * and more.
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Finally! A scales and chords book that gives progressive levels of instruction and practices learning scales, chords, and arpeggios. Throughout this book, the piano student will encounter fun exercises that challenge the mind as well as the fingers. Scales and chords are the backbone of musical compositions, and a thorough grounding in the basic scales, chords, and arpeggios is essential for the up-and-coming pianist.
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Along with sermons, essays, and religious books, Newman was a noted author of hymns and poetry. A poetic imagining of the state of a pious soul just after death-as it journeys towards judgment-The Dream of Gerontius is one of Newman's most famous poems. It was later set to music as an oratorio by Sir Edward Elgar.
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Whilst learning guitar many people develop bad habits, however through-out this eBook course of Guitar and Players this can be corrected. These bad habits are easy to overcome once the person realizes that they have them and becomes familiar with the correct way to play the guitar. Within this book if you try and pause between each lesson and be sure that you have mastered that section before moving on to the next it will undoubtedly help you. OK!...
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A must-have for any pianist! Scales and Chords II is a direct continuation of Scales and Chords I. Throughout the book, the piano student will encounter technical exercises that challenge the mind as well as the fingers. A new leveled approach to scales and chord exercises is a welcome change from the reference books that are currently on the market. It gives a thorough grounding in the intermediate to advanced scales, chords and arpeggios. Refreshingly...
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Go-Go is to the Washington D.C. area what Grunge is to Seattle or Hip-Hop is to the South Bronx. The definitive sound of Chocolate City has been heard worldwide thanks to pioneers like Chuck Brown, E.U and Junkyard Band. But Go-Go has managed to stay true to it's roots, a genre of music that nearly remains inclusive and underground to it's true fans. Over the last five decades, the sound and style of go-go has continue to evolve. Here is the perspective...
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Carl Van Vechten was not only America's first dance critic, but the first to champion American music and consider ragtime and jazz serious genres. This 1916 collection of writings heralded the Jazz Age with such irreverent but informed assessments as "Music for the Movies," "Spain and Music," "Shall We Realize Wagner's Ideals?" and "The Bridge Burners."
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Brought to you by the subscription club of the same name, Vinyl Me, Please: 100 Albums You Need In Your Collection is a vibrant visual guide to curating must-have records for any music lover's shelf. Celebrating artists as varied and influential as Bikini Kill, Aretha Franklin, Wilco, and beyond, each entry includes an album's artwork, a short essay from a contributing music writer, and further suggestions to help you expand your taste and build your...
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Before you begin your journey on becoming the next guitar legend, you will need a guitar pick and a six string guitar. You will also need to have patience to learn and an overall desire to love music. As rule of thumb, guitars usually have six strings but you can find guitars with seven, ten or twelve strings. Guitars are typically the main instrument in bands influenced by rock, blues, country, and many genres of pop. Within the pages of "Guitar...
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La música es un lenguaje expresivo extendido en innumerables sociedades. Escuchar música, ejecutarla, bailarla, cantarla, componerla, son placeres de la vida para muchas personas. Incluso para algunos es la razón de sus existencias.
Pero no todas las personas pueden acceder a la música.
Muchos encuentran barreras para acceder a diferentes actividades musicales.
¿Por qué? En ocasiones hay diversidades funcionales o discapacidades involucradas,...
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Angie McCartney was part of the inner circle of Fab Fourdom in Liverpool in the '60s, and as the step-mother to Sir Paul she has had many interactions with rockstars and royalty, pop stars and presidents, and they all have one thing in common... they're Beatle fans. Now that Beatle Tourism is a burgeoning industry, Angie's travel-size book takes you down memory lane to Penny Lane and 85+ other points of interest on the long and winding road. You'll...
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At Last! A new complete edition of Scales and Chords with the same progressive levels of instruction but all in one book! An amazing way to learn scales, chords, and arpeggios that will challenge all pianists whether beginner or advanced. Scales and chords are the backbone of every song and being fluent in them is essential to being an accomplished pianist. A challenge for the mind as well as the fingers, Scales and Chords Complete gives a grounding...
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In the era of mp3 players, there seems to be more music than ever and all of it is just a click away. But what's the best way to organize your listening? That's easy: By creating the great playlists in this book, you'll make terrific musical discoveries and hear familiar songs with a refreshing new perspective.
Compiled by veteran music journalist and aficionado Mac Randall (Exit Music: The Radiohead Story, The Rolling Stone Album guide), each of...
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Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist, Volume 4 is intended for guitarists who are preparing for a professional career in music. Assuming you are already familiar with the materials in Volumes 1, 2, and 3 this book will arm you with the tools you need to work as a modern guitar player. Authored by Ian Robbins, this text provides a new approach to guitar reading by focusing on multiple reading positions in the upper section of the neck, 16th note...
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With the continued worldwide success of the book series Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves that I co-authored with sax player Frank Villafranca based on compositions that we wrote for our band The Super Groovers, I have now authored this series of Smooth Jazz books for the following instruments: Piano/Keyboards, Guitar/Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Tenor and Alto Saxes, Trumpet and Trombone.Smooth Jazz covers a wide variety of different styles and I have...
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100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs for Flute by Andrew D. Gordon consists of, as the title suggests, 100 Jazz riffs based on common chord progressions used in jazz such as the II-V-I, III-VI-II-V etc. in both major and minor keys.There are five separate sections: Jazz Swing, Jazz Ballad, Jazz Funk, Jazz Waltz and Latin Jazz. Each musical example has a single note improvised melody line with the chord progression At the end of the book there is the chord progression...
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