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Eyewitness Companion
Classical Music
Explore and enjoy 1,000 years of classical music...
Discover the lives and works of the great composers, performers, instruments and key
works with this definitive visual guide to classical music. Whether you're a novice or just
wanting to be more informed about your favourite pastime, you'll find everything you
need in this informative companion.
* The classical music guide that shows you what others only tell you
* Endorsed by respected contemporary composers
* An essential reference library for this genre of music
From Beethoven to Tchaikovsky, Cosi Fan Tutte to Swan Lake, every aspect is covered
in this comprehensive volume. Essential reading for any classical music fan.
125 x 217mm
512 pages
paperback
$58.00 less your discount
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Music
An Appreciation
By Roger Kamien
Thorough coverage of the various musical eras including popular styles. Full
colour format, maps, timelines all aid in giving the reader a clear picture of the
subject.
Comes with an interactive CD-rom which covers music elements, video
demonstrations of musical instruments and 40 minutes of opera clips.
Sections:
Part I Elements of Music
Part III The Renaissance
Part V The Classical Period
Part VII The Twentieth Century
Part IX The American Musical
Part XI Nonwestern Music
Part II The Middle Ages
Part IV The Baroque Period
Part VI The Romantic Period
Part VIII Jazz
Part X Rock
210 x 265mm
hardback
776 pages
$99.00 less your discount
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Music Explained
Gaynor Grant
This publication is a teacher resource for secondary school Music
teachers and includes reproducible student worksheets on an enclosed
CD-ROM.
The material is organised by concept rather than by grade level and allows
for different teaching styles.
The content is suited for students with differing levels of ability in years 710 who have gaps in their music theory. It enables teachers to target key
skills and concepts that need remediation from basic to advanced level in
a short time frame.
Covers:
Rhythm, Pitch, Scales and Key Signatures, Intervals, Triads, Transposition,
Cadences, Melody Writing, Accents in Verse, Performance Indications
50 student worksheets, graded in difficulty, are provided on the CD-ROM as well as
answer sheets, a comprehensive glossary and suggested teacher planners.
210 x 297mm
157 pages
softcover
$159.00 less your discount
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Pop Music
By Winterson/Nickol/Bricheno
Pop music is now a component of many courses in schools and colleges
as well as being a fascinating subject for the general reader.
POP MUSIC, THE TEXT BOOK, traces the development of pop music
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from the beginning of the 20 century to the present day, investigating the
influence of each generation on the next.
It also identifies the forms and musical characteristics of each style. It
includes extensive chapters on the development of music technology and
examines the different roles of people working in the music industry and
explains the processes involved in making and selling a CD.
We supply this as a pack including one copy of the Text Book and one
copy of the Question and Answer Book which includes photocopiable
question pages.
Pop Music: The Text Book
190 x 272mm
184 pages
softcover
Pop Music: The Question and Answer Book
210 x 297mm
64 pages
softcover
Total price per pack
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The Basics of
Live Sound
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By Jerry J. Slone
Tips, techniques and lucky guesses! A beginner’s guide to the basics of
live concert sound mixing and microphone techniques.
Topics covered include:
Microphones
Microphone Techniques
Mixers
Equalization
Amplifiers
Speakers
The Audio Chain
Tips and Advice
Microphone Models and Specifications
Schools and Universities for Continuing Education
And more!!
210 x 272mm
64 pages
softcover
$35.00 less your discount
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EYEWITNESS MUSIC
Discover the intriguing world of musical sound and the
extraordinary variety of instruments that create it. Ever since
Stone Age humans used slabs to create sound, man has
invented an extraordinary variety of instruments in the pursuit of
new ways of making music. Many of the instruments featured in
this dazzling collection of specially commissioned pictures come
from specialist museum collections; all are reproduced with
such clarity of detail that they give new insight into the
fascinating world of music and musicians
Starting with an explanation of how sound is created,
Eyewitness Music explores the three main categories of
instruments: wind, string and percussion, showing how different
instruments are played, and describing the types of sound they
produce. Eyewitness Music reveals how many familiar
instruments have evolved from curious-looking early designs,
and shows how some modern instruments are made. It also
explores the fascinating rituals and traditions that lie behind
much of the world's music.
* Superb, real-life photographs of instruments
* See how strings vibrate to make a note sound; how an
invisible 'column' of air sounds a pipe…
* Discover how a vegetable gourd charms snakes; why
tangled fingers led to the invention of the piano; why spiders
add a 'buzz' to xylophones;…
218 x 280mm
72 pages
$29.90 less your discount
softcover
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All Together
By Jerry J. Slone
* An essential resource for instrumental and singing teachers who teach pupils in groups
* Discussed various approaches to group work in a sensible, straightforward manner
* Deals with issues central to group teaching, including group dynamics, lesson
planning, monitoring progress, maintaining motivation and teaching mixed ability classes
* Examines links between instrumental lessons and the school curriculum and provides
advice about liaison with schools and other administrative bodies
* Includes plenty of practical, creative strategies that will help all pupils fulfil their
potential
* Both stimulating and reassuring, All Together! celebrates the value of group teaching in
today’s music curriculum
210 x 297mm
160 pages
softcover
$68.00 less your discount
8 Dance… Count Me In
By Barbara Snook
Dance...Count Me In! provides a strong, student-centred approach to dance education.
Each chapter presents subject content and a variety of innovative practical and written
activities in a clear and concise style. Students will enjoy the exercises in choreography,
performance, and appreciation that are designed to help them achieve outcomes according
to their own particular level. Each chapter stands alone and can be used without the need
for extra teaching resources; alternatively, teachers may choose to use sections of the text
to complement their own teaching programs. Internet sites are provided to allow students
to extend their knowledge and develop their interests. Students will enjoy working with the
text through activities that require individual responses, cooperative learning, and
reflection. Many of the activities can be used as process or assessment tasks according to
the specific needs of the students.
210 x 280mm
216 pages
softcover
$65.00 less your discount
9 Punk The Whole Story
The definitive story of Punk, from Anarchy in the UK to American Idiot
With three decades worth of interviews, insider info, unseen photographs and memorabilia,
the full story of rock and roll's most rebellious offspring is told - the gigs, the three-chord
classics, the scandals, successes and fashions, in all their safety-pinned glory. Eyewitness
accounts from the people who were there, original features from Sounds magazine (the
first to cover Punk) and the best music writers from Mojo relate how an underground scene
in New York and London transformed the pompous, stale music of the 1970s, and inspired
New Wave, Grunge and a whole generation of bands.
Get an insight into the good, bad and the ugly of Punk including its foremost icon, Sid
Vicious.
225 x 285mm
288 pages
$79.90 less your discount
hardcover
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Cruise Through The Blues
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By Barry Hansen
This book starts deep in the Delta to explore the history of the blues, spotlighting
landmark musicians, recordings and happenings along the way. Blues greats
covered here include Leadbelly, Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters,
Stevie Ray Vaughan and dozens more.
The book also explores the social and cultural mores of the blues, the impact of
American history, and why the blues is such an influential and seemingly immortal
genre. Published in cooperation with Rhino Records, it includes beautiful full-colour
pages throughout, with rare photos of players, album covers, record labels and
more.
228 x 228mm
208 pages
softcover
$78.50 less your discount
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The World of DJs
And The Turntable Culture
The world of professional DJs. The only book that clearly and thoroughly teaches the
tools, technologies and techniques of contemporary DJing. It also explores the culture,
history and aesthetics of hip-hop, dance music and turntablism. It traces the turntable's
evolution from consumer playback device into a professional musical instrument, right up
to the latest CD scratching decks.
The World of DJs and the Turntable Culture includes hands-on chapters that explain
the basic tools DJs use, teaches the fundamental techniques, and explores the creative
possibilities for DJs. There is a special focus on state-of-the-art gear, spotlighting the
most exciting, cutting-edge features.
150 x 222mm
333 pages
softcover
$57.00 less your discount
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Bill Wyman’s
BLUES ODYSSEY
In this evocative and intensely personal history of the Blues, Bill Wyman pays
tribute to the musicians who inspired him and whose music he took around the
world as a member of the Rolling Stones.
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Showcases 38 of the legendary Blues players, from Bessie Smith and Robert
Johnson to Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, with key tracks, classic albums
and the fascinating stories that surround them
Atmospheric location photography and beautifully crafted maps evoke the heat and
hardships of life in the Mississippi Delta and the Deep South, as well as the vibrant
nightlife of the cities in the north.
Features previously unpublished photographs from Bill Wyman's personal archive
and exclusive interviews with top Blues artists such as B.B. King, and the men like
Sam Philips who shaped the history of the music
216 x 276mm
400 pages
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13 Rock & Roll
Year By Year
A massive photographic chronology of a musical and cultural
phenomenon. At first, it seems to walk and talk like a coffee-table
production, but the contents reveal considerably more substance
than the usual oversized gift volume.
Produced with the cooperation of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and Museum, the book is as notable for the careful research
behind the text as for the striking pictorial layouts. Beginning with
January 1950, when Sam Phillips opened his first recording studio
in Memphis, rock history is chronicled month by month through
December 2002, ending with the sudden death of punk star Joe
Strummer of The Clash.
In addition to the facts, figures, and personalities highlighted within
each month, lively essays summarize significant developments of
each decade, charts compare No. 1 hits in the U.S. and the U.K.
during identical periods, and entertaining sidebars provide
expanded commentary and quotations. Every page includes
fascinating historical photographs and colour images of artefacts
from the museum's rich collections. Though considerably larger
than a backpack, this visual feast should tempt even thin-book
devotees, and provide food for some cross-generational
conversation among music-loving teens and adults.
257 x 302mm
600 pages
softcover
$64.00 less your discount
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The Virgin Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Rock
Cut through the haze of rock reference with the updated
second edition of this illustrated encyclopedia. There are
over 1800 entries on the stars who have shaped rock
history, whether they were destined to become icons or
bygones, influential or infamous. Each entry provides
essential facts and opinion on songwriters, musicians and
producers and includes a sidebar of star-rated
recommended albums.
There are over 600 images to complement the text and a
full album listing for each act at the back of the book. A
selection of the new entries for this edition include: Badly
Drawn Boy, Atomic Kitten, Eva Cassidy, Dandy Warhols,
Dixie Chicks, Missy Elliott, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Alicia
Keys, Korn, Morcheeba, Mark Morrison, Beth Orton, Roots
Manuva, Savage Garden, S Club 7, Vonda Sheperd, Jon
Secada, the Strokes, Sugar Ray, Sparklehorse, White
Stripes, Vanessa Williams and many more.
287 x 260mm
400 pages
$139.00 less your discount
hardcover
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The Billboard
Illustrated Encyclopedia
of Jazz & Blues
The definitive one-volume resource on everything jazz and
blues! From their roots in African culture to their expression in
the music of the twentieth century, the history of jazz and blues
reveals how this music came to be part of the soundtrack of
contemporary urban life.
Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, The Billboard
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues is organized
chronologically by decade. Each section gives a historical
overview plus an A to Z of influential artists and their key
recordings.
Readers will learn how jazz and blues have changed over the
past century—and then use dedicated Web links to hear those
changes. With history, artist biographies, and illustrative mp3s,
this book is one-stop shopping for a great overview of two
important musical forms.
260 x 298mm
352 pages
hardcover
$149.00 less your discount
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The Billboard
Illustrated Encyclopedia
of Music
Rock, country, classical, hip hop, folk, world, dance—virtually
every combination thereof and every major player therein—will
be found within the pages of the most authoritative, informative,
and entertaining guide to music ever published.
Covers: Rock, Pop, Classical, Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Soul, R&B,
Reggae, Hip Hop, World, Dance, Movie Soundtracks, Musical
Theatre, Electronic, New Age, Folk.
More than 12,000 musicians, performers, composers, and
songwriters—along with 800 colourful illustrations of artists,
instruments, and album covers—fill the pages of a guide that is
without equal in its substance and scope. Also has three
appendices: an instrument glossary, an extensive bibliography,
and a primer on the basics of reading music. No other book on
the market covers more genres, includes more artists, and
packs more information between its covers. It’s the ultimate
guide for every music fan!
260 x 298mm
448 pages
$149.00 less your discount
hardcover
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How To Write
A Hit Song
A Performer’s Guide
to Music of the
Baroque Period
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The only complete guide to
composing lyrics and music –
and getting your songs on the
air. Covers everything aspiring
songwriters must know to be
successful, from creating
memorable lyrics, composing
the melody, and crafting song
structure to collaborating, finding
a publisher, and recording a
song. Includes a new section on
marketing your music on the
Internet.
The latest thinking on stylish
performance presented in a clear,
helpful and practical way. Chapters
from leading experts on historical
background, notation and
interpretation, and sources and
editions. Specialist advice for
keyboard, string and wind players,
and singers. Illustrated with many
music examples, facsimiles and
pictures
Includes a full-length CD of excerpts
from authoritative recordings
150 x 230mm
119 pages, softcover
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CLASSICAL; ROMANTIC
$33.00 less your discount
144 pages, softcover
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Concise Oxford
Dictionary of Music
This is the most comprehensive,
authoritative, up-to-date dictionary
of music available in paperback. A
rich mine of information from all
periods and styles. 14,000 entries
covering comprehensive work-lists
for major composers; generous
coverage of living composers and
performers; important ballets and
operas; and musical instruments
and their history.
Musical terms, works, composers,
musicians, singers, orchestras.
130 x 198mm
815 pages, softcover
$59.90 less your discount
$69.90 less your discount
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Pocket Music Dictionary
Three main sections:
 2,000 music terms - notation and theory
terms including instruments and terms
used in pop music, electronic music and
the music business
 400 capsule biographies of composers and
other musicians
 Reference Charts give instant, at-a-glance
summaries of the essentials of music,
encompassing instrumental and vocal
ranges, notation signs and symbols, and
scales, modes and key signatures.
102 x 140mm
237 pages, softcover
$15.00 less your discount
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