Time and rhythm are king! Number one! We are constantly aware of this fact when we are playing or listening to improvised music. All notes seem to sound good when they are played with good time. Even melodies that use wrong notes sound good when played with good time. What often packages a good time feel are the rhythms a particular artist chooses to use. This book hopefully lends some insight into practicing and playing creative rhythms in a melodic way. (Jerry Bergonzi) The CD provides 10 standard chord progressions, each played in two different tempos by Bruce Barth on piano, Dave Santoro on bass, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. In addition Jerry demonstrates various approaches and exercises on tenor saxophone.

This 6-page foldout guide is a tool for parents to help their children build good practice habits. It brings together a variety of widely used practice tips written in a way that is easy for children to understand. Parents who use this guide regularly even if they have limited time or little knowledge of music can greatly improve the quality of their children's practice sessions. When practicing is interesting and fun children get good results and want to practice more.

Mastering your music is like mastering your life. It's amazing what happens when you clean up the noise maximize your good work and have your music sparkle and shine as you really want it to.Desktop Mastering is a conceptual guide intertwining a broad range of knowledge regarding audio engineering principles and practical applications for those wishing to enhance their own as well as their clients' work. In addition to providing a step-by-step in-depth survey of a successful mastering plug-in chain Desktop Mastering covers real-world practical applications the fundamentals of audio and electronics. Also included is a personal guide to thebusiness of mastering leveraging emerging social networks for positive personal and business results.

50 Inspiring ideas. How to teach Whole-class instrumental lessons presents 50 diverse ideas for teachers of every instrument. The ideas are concise, easy to implement and tackle everything from repertoire, pedagogy and assessment to instrument maintenance, safeguarding and classroom management. Whether you?re new to teaching or a seasoned practitioner, this practical handbook offers fresh and varied ways to invigorate lessons with any group. ?Instrumental music teachers should all have a copy of this book in their instrument cases! It provides a good range of activities, but also outlines the thinking behind them, and supports progression and development too. We have been waiting for a book like this, and this one certainly fits the bill ? and does so very well indeed.? ? Professor Martin Fautley, Birmingham City University ?This fantastic book is just what is needed for the inexperienced or aspiring whole class ensemble teacher, and will be a welcome addition for those with more experience as well. There is much sage advice, based on Kay?s many years of experience in teaching WCET and running education workshops and teacher training. Covering a wide range of important subjects, from setting up the space and preparing to play through to building a curriculum, planning a lesson and teaching creatively and musically, the writing is well grounded and up-to-date in its pedagogies and professional practices.? ? Tim Palmer, Head of Music Education, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

The Life and Music of Roy Orbison. Roy Orbison emerged as an artist alongside his Sun Records contemporaries in the early days of rock 'n' roll. He did not possess the good looks of Elvis Presley or the everyman toughness of Johnny Cash, nor did he conduct wild-child stage antics like Jerry Lee Lewis. But he did possess a magnetic

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 72 A thorough, easily understood workbook of basic music fundamentals. Includes many examples and exercises, as well as an excellent section on harmony. Designed for individual group study. A good supplement to any basic method and a valuable text for any music student.

This is the only book written for songwriters from the viewpoint of a music publisher. Veteran music publisher Dude McLean presents the how-to of getting your songs recorded. It's the art and craft of song-plugging from the perspective of a veteran music publisher who's been pitching and been pitched to for years. McLean's experience covers every aspect of music publishing including representing securing record deals for administrating for and having songs recorded or written by everyone from Ray Charles to Whitney Houston ZZ Top to Twisted Sister and Johnny Cash to Tanya Tucker. The Songwriter's Survival Guide To Success: How To Pitch Your Songs covers every aspect of songplugging with proven step-by-step procedures. It deals with the how when why and to whom to pitch details how to find and keep contacts how to get to artists and how to connect with a good music publisher. The book outlines procedures

The Independent Artist's Guide for Singers Songwriters Bands Producers and Self-Publishers-In order to achieve success in today's music industry artists must first do a great deal of work on their own. Learning the required skills can take years of real-life experience and hiring personal coaches studio professionals and consultants can be costly. But now for the first time there's an invaluable resource to help you meet these challenges. Five Star Music Makeover is an engaging all-in-one guide designed specifically for aspiring artists. Written by five experts with over 100 years of collective experience both on and off the stage this unique book covers five key skills every musician needs to succeed: (1) improving vocal production/technique;(2) writing memorable and marketable songs; (3) recording your ultimate EP; (4) navigating the publishing world; and (5) promoting music effectively. Also included are insiders' stories and anecdotes helpful tips creative exercises celebrity interviews and all the practical expertise necessary to develop a successful music career. Five Star Music Makeover is a complete and practical career guide - a resource that transforms artists from good to great.

100 Country and Western Songs-This excellent and handy book contains the lyrics of one hundred Golden Oldies from the vast array of Country and Western songs and Ballads. It includes traditional favourites and popular classics such as House of the RisingSun Love Me Tender Jolene and Hey Good Lookin’. The shape and style of the book means that it is useful as a gig-bag reference but the collection will appeal to anyone who enjoys joining in at asing-song and karaoke sessions or even a grand old croon in the bathroom!

The Martin is considered the finest acoustic guitar in the world a distinction it has held for more that 160 years. Martin guitars have been played by performers Eric Clapton Stephen Stills Judy Collins and Johnny Cash as well as hundreds of thousands of other professional and amateur musicians. In C.F. Martin and His Guitars 1796-1873 Philip Gura chronicles the career of Christian Frederick Martin from his humble start as an importer and repairman of musical instruments in New York City in the 1830s through his move to Nazareth Pennsylvania and the founding of C.F. Martin & Company. Gura is the first historian to thoroughly studythe Martin company records dating back to the 1830s: Letters account books inventories and other documents. Using this rich archive Gura establishes how a German immigrant from Saxony's guild tradition became the finest American guitar maker of his time and created a uniquely American business that successfully eclipsed its competition. As Gura shows Martin's success was based on his successful navigation of the rapid economic expansion and industrialization of his time. The many sketches and hundreds of photographs illustrate how Martin adapted his artisanal craft to modern industrial methods maintaining quality while meeting increased demand for instruments. Gura traces the network of suppliers who provided Martin with his raw materials and explores the advertising and other methods Martin employed to build a market for his goods. After Martin's death in 1873 the company continued to grow. It thrives today under the leadership of a sixth-generation Martin producing instruments that are still the most sought after and collectable in the world. Includes an 80-page color section!