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Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning by Gary Marcus Publisher Comments On the eve of his 40th birthday, Gary Marcus, a renowned scientist with no discernible musical talent, learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone—of any age —can become musical. Do you have to be born musical to become musical? Do... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Progressive Steps To Syncopation for the Modern Drummer by Ted Reed Publisher Comments Voted second on Modern Drummer's list of 25 Greatest Drum Books in 1993, Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer is one of the most versatile and practical works ever written for drums. Created exclusively to address syncopation, it has... (read more) Your price: $7.95 New - Trade Paper
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Classical Music by Phil G. Goulding Publisher Comments MAKE A SOUND INVESTMENT IN CLASSICAL MUSIC Who are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" cause a riot? Which five of each important composer's works should you buy... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Music: An Appreciation by Roger Kamien Publisher Comments Through eight editions, Roger Kamien's Music: An Appreciation has become the most widely used text for Music Appreciation and Introduction to Music Literature courses. The author has approached his new ninth edition with the goal of re-examining the... (read more) List Price $135.00 Your price: $49.00 Used - Hardcover
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Joy of Music (04 Edition) by Bernstein Publisher Comments Updated with a DVD, this beloved and best-selling classic was the world-famous maestro's first collection of conversations on the meaning and wonder of music. For all music appreciation fans everywhere who wish to experience music more fully and deeply... (read more) List Price $22.99 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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On the Sensation of Tone (54 Edition) by Hermann Helmoholtz Publisher Comments This masterly treatment of classical acoustics embodies the great physicist's lifetime of research and presents his vast knowledge of the field in an easy-to-follow account. Among the topics explored: physical phenomena, the physiology of hearing, the... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Classical Music for Dummies / With CD (97 Edition) by David Pogue Publisher Comments The more you know about classical music, the more you love it. Now, thanks to Classical Music For Dummies, you can achieve a whole new level of insight into both the composers and the compositions that have made classical music one of the great... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Except When I Hate It): Extremely Important Stuff about the Songs and Bands You Love, Hate, Love to Hate, and Hate to Love by Brian Boone Publisher Comments Music breeds duality. We enjoy the music we love — listening to it, talking about it, reading about it. But it's just as fun to passionately revel in mocking the music we hate. Fortunately, musicians make this two-lane path very easy to follow... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past by Simon Reynolds Publisher Comments One of The Telegraphs Best Music Books 2011 We live in a pop age gone loco for retro and crazy for commemoration. Band re-formations and reunion tours, expanded reissues of classic albums and outtake-crammed box sets, remakes and sequels, tribute... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Mysticism of Sound and Music (Shambhala Dragon Editions) by Hazrat Inayat Khan Publisher Comments Music, according to Sufi teaching, is really a small expression of the overwhelming and perfect harmony of the whole universe—and that is the secret of its amazing power to move us. The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882–1927), the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Listen - With DVD (7TH 12 Edition) by Joseph Kerman Publisher Comments Consistently praised as the best book of its kind, Listen uses readable, enjoyable prose and the highest quality recordings to introduce students to the art of focused listening. Captivating discussions and concise "Listening Charts" guide students... (read more) List Price $81.25 Your price: $66.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Practicing: A Musician's Return to Music by Glenn Kurtz Publisher Comments In a remarkable memoir written with insight and humor, Glenn Kurtz takes us from his first lessons at the age of eight to his acceptance at the elite New England Conservatory of Music. After graduation, he attempts a solo career in Vienna but soon... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Music With the Brain in Mind (00 Edition) by Eric Jensen Publisher Comments Although compelling evidence supports the value of the musical arts in school, many of us still fight for its inclusion. This timely new resource translates the latest brain and music research and provides practical strategies for incorporating the... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $21.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Experience Music! -with 2 CD's (2ND 09 - Old Edition) by Katherine Charlton Publisher Comments One of the most successful new texts in Music Appreciation in over a decade, Experience Music provides an innovative approach to the fundamental challenge of the music appreciation course: the development of real listening skills in each student. With... (read more) List Price $108.15 Your price: $73.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Gift of Music: Great Composers and Their Influence by Jane Stuart Smith Publisher Comments One of the finest achievements of Western culture is its brilliant heritage of classical music. A Gift of Music looks at the lives of the greatest composers who have given us this heritage, and especially at how their music was shaped by their beliefs... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Trade Paper
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How to Listen to Great Music: A Guide to Its History, Culture, and Heart (Great Courses) by Robert Greenberg Publisher Comments From one of the most trusted names in continuing education-the knowledge you need to unlock "the most abstract and sublime of all the arts." Whether you're listening in a concert hall or on your iPod, concert music has the power to move you. The right... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Music and Morals (Cambridge Library Collection - Music) by H. R. Haweis Publisher Comments The English cleric and writer H. R. Haweis (1838 1901) considers the philosophical side of music and how it is connected with emotions and morals in this 1871 publication. Containing an interesting mixture of musical philosophy and facts, the book is... (read more) Your price: $51.25 New - Trade Paper
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The Developmental Psychology of Music by David J. Hargreaves Publisher Comments 'A first comprehensive study of the relationship between developmental psychology and music education explores the psychological basis of musical development in children and adults.'... (read more) Your price: $47.95 New - Trade Paper
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Theory, Analysis and Meaning in Music by Anthony Pople Publisher Comments This book presents the work of a group of scholars who, without seeking to impose an explicit redefinition of either theory or analysis, explore the limits of both.... (read more) Your price: $150.75 New - Hardcover
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Sacred Melodies for Solo Cello: With Piano Accompaniment by Craig Duncan Publisher Comments This is a collection of twelve sacred pieces from the classical repertory, arranged for cello solo with piano accompaniment. All time favorites like the Pachelbel Kanon, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring and Ave Maria are included. The cello part is... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $15.08 Google eBooks - Electronic
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