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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conducting Music

By Michael Miller

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conducting Music

Teaches the fundamentals of conducting all types of music for bands, orchestra's, choirs, and other ensembles. Bonus online video content .

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conducting Music

Teaches the fundamentals of conducting all types of music for bands, orchestra's, choirs, and other ensembles. Bonus online video content .

Published: 05/08/2012

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781615641680

RRP: $19.99

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Art of Songwriting

By Casey Kelly & David Hodge

Release the songs inside you!

Imagine writing songs that have the same powerful effect on others as your favorite songs have on you!

Songwriting is an art, but fortunately it's an art you can learn. If you have song ideas but don't know how to combine them with the right lyrics and melodies to express yourself, you're come to the right place. This helpful guide is packed with everything...

Published: 19/10/2011

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781615641031

RRP: $24.95

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Piano Exercises

By Karen Berger

Make sure you hit all the right notes.

Playing the piano is much more than just learning notes and reading music; having good dexterity, building independent finger strength, and learning proper technique is absolutely essential to mastering the instrument. Packed with everything a player needs to become a great pianist, The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Piano Exercises is the perfect companion to the...

Published: 07/02/2011

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781615640492

RRP: $26.95

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Percussion

By Michael Miller

The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Playing Percussion presents all the instruments in the percussion family, including orchestral/concert percussion, marching percussion, ethnic percussion, mallet instruments, timpani, and the like. This book is for percussion students; drummers who must also play other percussion instruments; conductors, arrangers, and composers who will be working with the percussion...

Published: 07/01/2010

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781592579297

RRP: $32.95

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Arranging and Orchestration

By Michael Miller

There are few books on arranging and orchestration, fewer yet that are recent, and none that explain the process easily in a fun-to-read fashion. This book demonstrates how to take a simple composition and arrange it for different types of instrumental and vocal ensembles.

Published: 12/07/2007

Format: Disc & Book

ISBN: 9781592576265

RRP: $34.95

Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Piano, 3E

By Brad Hill

Whether you are an aspiring concert pianist or just want to play keyboards in your own band, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Piano, Third Edition , gives you just what you need to know. From reading music and learning chords, to understanding music notation or buying an instrument, expert author Brad Hill tells you how to get started. Learn posture, positioning, fingering, notations, drills...

Published: 31/10/2006

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781592575640

RRP: $34.95

Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Harmonica, 2E

By William Melton & Randy Weinstein

The harmonica is one of the most basic and traditional musical instruments in America. Millions are sold each year, but precious few high-quality, comprehensive instructional books exist on how to learn to play the harmonica. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Harmonica is the classic (best-selling) book in the field. Now completely updated, with dozens of new songs and special professionally...

Published: 31/10/2006

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781592574650

RRP: $32.95

Piano Notes: The Hidden World of the Pianist

By Charles Rosen

In this eloquent, intimate exploration of the delights and demands of the piano, world-renowned concert pianist and music writer Charles Rosen draws on a lifetime's wisdom to consider every aspect of the instrument: from what makes a beautiful sound to suffering from stage fright, from the physical challenges of playing to tales of great musicians, including Vladimir Horowitz's recording tricks, Rachmaninov...

Published: 26/08/2004

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140298635

RRP: $22.95

The Complete Idiots Guide to Songwriting, Second Edition

By Joel Hirschhorn

A comprehensive book for today's amateur musician interested in creating and writing his or her own songs, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Songwriting, Second Edition , is the most complete and up-to-date book available. Beating coverage from other series competition, Oscar-winning (and Grammy and Tony award nominated) author Joel Hirschhorn shares his firsthand knowledge of coming up with ideas, rhyming...

Published: 21/06/2004

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781592572113

RRP: $26.95