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How to Write Songs on Guitar
How to Write Songs on Guitar
by Rikky Rooksby
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So you want to write songs, and you want to write them on guitar. This is the book that shows you exactly how. Taking tips and tricks from classic songwriters, from Bob Dylan to the Beatles to Tori Amos, How to Write Songs on Guitar takes you through the... (read more)

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Songwriting for Dummies (For Dummies)
Songwriting for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Jim Peterik
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Learn to write songs like a pro Want to know how to make it as a songwriter? Songwriting For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you a chance to learn from the best. Written by a group of music industry pros, this practical guide shows you how to develop your... (read more)

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Essential Dictionary of Orchestration: Ranges, General Characteristics, Technical Considerations, Scoring Tips: The Most Practical & Comprehensive Resource for Composers, Arrangers & Orchestrators
Essential Dictionary of Orchestration: Ranges, General Characteristics, Technical Considerations, Scoring Tips: The Most Practical & Comprehensive Resource for Composers, Arrangers & Orchestrators
by Dave Black
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At last, an orchestration book tailor-made for the classroom musician on a budget. Any teacher, student or professional musician, whether a composer, orchestrator, arranger, performer or enthusiast will find this thoroughly comprehensive dictionary full... (read more)

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Guitarist's Guide to Scales Over Chords: The Foundation of Melodic Soloing
Guitarist's Guide to Scales Over Chords: The Foundation of Melodic Soloing
by Chad Johnson
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Lots of guitar players know several scales, but how many really know what to do with them? With Guitarist's Guide to Scales Over Chords, you'll learn how to apply the most commonly used scales in a musical manner. This book examines how scales and chords... (read more)

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Music from "The Star Wars Trilogy"
Music from "The Star Wars Trilogy"
by John Williams
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Intermediate to advanced piano selections from John Williams' epic scores, plus full-color photos from the films. Titles are: Princess Leia's Theme * Star Wars (Main Theme) * Ben's Death/Tie Fighter Attack * The Throne Room * Han Solo and the Princess... (read more)

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Chicago Blues (75 Edition)
Chicago Blues (75 Edition)
by Mike Rowe
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Chicago has always had a reputation as a ”wide open town” with a high tolerance for gangsters, illegal liquor, and crooked politicians. It has also been the home for countless black musicians and the birthplace of a distinctly urban blues... (read more)

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Silence
Silence
by John Cage
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John Cage is the outstanding composer of avant-garde music today. The Saturday Review said of him: Cage possesses one of the rarest qualities of the true creator- that of an original mind- and whether that originality pleases, irritates, amuses or... (read more)

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Complete Idiots Guide To Music Theory 2ND Edition CD
Complete Idiots Guide To Music Theory 2ND Edition CD
by Michael Miller
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A music theory book that hits the high note … This updated and expanded edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Music Theory breaks down a difficult subject in a simple way—even for those who think they have no rhythm or consider... (read more)

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Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 3
by Camille Saint-saens
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Stirring symphony, widely regarded as Saint-Saëns' major orchestral work, is one of the few to incorporate the organ as featured instrument. It bears all the hallmarks of the composer's fluent mastery of orchestral composition. The work is... (read more)

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Reading Lyrics (00 Edition)
Reading Lyrics (00 Edition)
by Gottlieb
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Featuring the works of more than 100 American and British song writers from 1900 to 1975, this anthology is a magnificent gathering of lyrics whose power to stir memories of longing and desire, to evoke romance, remains undiminished.... (read more)

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Mastering Audio : Art and Science (2ND 08 Edition)
Mastering Audio : Art and Science (2ND 08 Edition)
by Bob Katz
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Written by an award winning, highly respected professional, Mastering Audio gives you a thorough introduction to the unique procedures and technical issues involved in mastering. Suitable for all levels of students and professionals, it is ideal for... (read more)

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Advanced Schenkerian Analysis: Perspectives on Phrase Rhythm, Motive, and Form
Advanced Schenkerian Analysis: Perspectives on Phrase Rhythm, Motive, and Form
by David Beach
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Advanced Schenkerian Analysis: Perspectives on Phrase Rhythm, Motive, Form is a textbook for students with some background in Schenkerian theory. It begins with an overview of Schenker's theories, then progresses systematically from the phrase and their... (read more)

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Orchestration (82 Edition)
Orchestration (82 Edition)
by Cecil Forsyth
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"For its time the most comprehensive treatment of the subject." — New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. In what is probably the best general book on the subject, a noted English composer describes 57 orchestral instruments, tracing... (read more)

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This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
by Daniel J. Levitin
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A revelation for music buffs and science geeks — and all the better if you happen to be both. How do memory and music work together? What makes timbre? How do writers like Lennon and McCartney, or John Coltrane and Miles Davis, manipulate our... (read more)

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An Understandable Guide to Music Theory: The Most Useful Aspects of Theory for Rock, Jazz, and Blues Musicians
An Understandable Guide to Music Theory: The Most Useful Aspects of Theory for Rock, Jazz, and Blues Musicians
by Chaz Bufe
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This guide explains the most useful aspects of theory in clear, nontechnical language. Areas covered include scales (major, minor, modal, synthetic), chord formation, chord progression, melody, song forms, useful devices, (ostinato, mirrors, hocket, etc.)... (read more)

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Jazzology: The Encyclopedia of Jazz Theory for All Musicians
Jazzology: The Encyclopedia of Jazz Theory for All Musicians
by Robert Rawlins
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A one-of-a-kind book encompassing a wide scope of jazz topics, for beginners and pros of any instrument. A three-pronged approach was envisioned with the creation of this comprehensive resource: as an encyclopedia for ready reference, as a thorough... (read more)

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Poetics of Music ((3RD)70 Edition)
Poetics of Music ((3RD)70 Edition)
by Igor Stravinsky
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One of the greatest of contemporary composers has here set down in delightfully personal fashion his general ideas about music and some accounts of his own experience as a composer. Every concert-goer and lover of music will take keen pleasure in his... (read more)

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Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music
Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music
by Derek Bailey
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Derek Baileys Improvisation, originally published in 1980, and here updated and extended with new interviews and photographs, is the first book to deal with the nature of improvisation in all its forms—Indian music, flamenco, baroque, organ music... (read more)

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The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self
The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self
by William Westney
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In this groundbreaking book, prize-winning pianist and noted educator William Westney helps readers discover their own path to the natural, transcendent fulfillment of making music. Drawing on experience, psychological insight, and wisdom ancient and... (read more)

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The Sense of Music
The Sense of Music
by Victor Zuckerkandi
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This book is addressed to the listener whose enjoyment of music is filled with questions and whose curiosity makes him eager to grasp the sense of music, despite a lack of theoretical training. Unlike the usual listener's guide, which begins with a... (read more)

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