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1	Guitar for Dummies more books like this by Jon Chappell, Mark Phillips add to wishlist Have you always wanted to play guitar? Who wouldn't? Think of Jimi Hendrix wailing away on his Stratocaster...Chuck Berry duck-walking across the stage to "Johnny B. Goode"...B.B. King making his "Lucille" cry the blues. No doubt about it - guitars are cool. "Guitar For Dummies, 2nd Edition" tells you everything a beginning or intermediate ... see all copies from $4.58! new only from $5.38! \| SVS
2	Music for Sight Singing more books like this by Thomas Benjamin add to wishlist Designed for the musicianship portion of the freshman theory sequence, Benjamin/Horvit/Nelson, "Music for Sight Singing, Fifth Edition", presents music that is carefully chosen to challenge - not overwhelm - you. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $85.31! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart more books like this by Madeline Bruser, Deline Bruser, Yehudi Menuhin (Foreword by) add to wishlist A "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" for musicians, this wise and useful book transforms a sometimes frustrating, monotonous, and strenuous labor into an exhilarating and rewarding experience. 40 photos. 4 line drawings. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $8.97! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Music for Ear Training more books like this by Michael Horvit add to wishlist When it comes to improving ear training and listening skills, choose the standard in ear training instruction: Horvit/Koozin/Nelson "Music for Ear Training: CD-ROM and Workboook, Third Edition". Taking a hybrid approach, the workbook and CD deliver a wealth of practical material designed to help you quickly improve your listening and ear training ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $75.40! \| SVS
5	Basics of Singing more books like this by Schmidt add to wishlist Suitable for all voices, this comprehensive introductory text uses a variety of pedagogical approaches to introduce students to the art and pleasure of singing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Guitar for Dummies more books like this by Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell add to wishlist "Guitar For Dummies" takes you step-by-step through everything you need to know about guitars from buying the right ax to keeping it in tune. Learn the basic chords and move on to improvising lead solos in any style you choose: rock, blues, folk, or classical. Get the right gear - amplifiers, capos, cases, effects pedals, straps, and strings - and ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $9.29! \| first editions
7	Solo Guitar Playing Book 1 more books like this by Frederick M Noad add to wishlist This edition of the standard text aims to establish a solid foundation of basic classical guitar technique. It provides a course of instruction in all aspects of guitar performance - from basic elements to complete interpretation. Instruction is included on basic strumming patterns, chords, scales, and ensemble playing. Additionally, there are new ... see all copies from $3.38! new only from $63.77!
8	The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self more books like this by William Westney add to wishlist In this groundbreaking book, noted educator William Westney helps readers discover their own path to the natural, transcendent fulfilment of making music. Drawing on experience, psychological insight, and wisdom ancient and modern, Westney shows how to trust yourself and set your own musicality free. Practicing, in the author's view is a lively, ... see all copies from $9.67! new only from $9.67! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Anthology for Sight Singing more books like this by Gary S Karpinski, Richard Kram add to wishlist This comprehensive sight singing and ear training package is the culmination of the author's extensive research in the field of aural skills. Divided into short, sequentially organised chapters, this textbook explains how to hear and understand the basic concepts of music. The material is presented in the order in which aural skills are actually ... see all copies from $38.56! new only from $38.56! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Piano Handbook more books like this by Carl Humphries add to wishlist With clear and easy-to-understand exercises, The Piano Handbook is perfect for anyone interested in learning the piano. It provides fresh material and techniques, and gives brand-new players everything they need to learn and enjoy the piano. This book's innovative tutorial approach to piano covers classical and contemporary music styles in an ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $20.97! \| SVS
11 view cover	How to Play the Flute: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Flute more books like this by Howard Harrison add to wishlist "How to Play the Flute" is a new kind of flute tutor. It combines over fifty carefully selected musical pieces with illustrations, diagrams, and text to give students a full, clear explanation of the basics of flute playing. Progressing in easy stages, "How to Play the Flute" takes one from simple melodies to the music of Bach and Scott Joplin. ... see all copies from $6.33! new only from $8.98! \| SVS
12 view cover	Manual for Ear Training and Sight Singing (with Student CD-ROM) more books like this by Gary Karpinski add to wishlist This manual offers a step-by-step approach to developing practical listening and musical reading skills, by enabling students to experience each new concept through active listening, singing, playing, clapping and conduction. The learning sequence presented, incorporates contemporary research in music perception and important advances in music ... see all copies from $50.82! new only from $62.15! \| SVS
13 view cover	Counterpoint more books like this by Walter Piston add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! new only from $39.28! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Drum Method: Elementary more books like this by Roy Burns add to wishlist A complete drum method containing the elementary principles of music and an introduction to bass drum and cymbals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95!
15 view cover	Sing Like the Stars more books like this by Roger Love add to wishlist In the age of "American Idol" everyone wants to be able to sing like a rock star. "I Love to Sing" will teach readers how, from the vocal coach who taught the rock stars. Includes a CD with voice exercises. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.92!
16 view cover	Creative Guitar 2: Advanced Tech with CD more books like this by Sanctuary Publishing (Creator) add to wishlist Creative Guitar 2 studies in depth the various techniques used by today's guitar stars in their playing, including eight-finger tapping, playing harmonics and the undiscovered world of emulating other instruments. With an accompanying CD full of riffs and examples to illustrate the exercises and techniques presented, this book aims to provide ... see all copies from $11.12! new only from $11.12!
17 view cover	Creative Guitar 1: Cutting Edge Tech more books like this by Guthrie Govan add to wishlist This series of three books aim to provide frustrated rock guitarists with new directions to explore their art. Armed with the accompanying CD, featuring detailed examples of pentatonic patterns, minor arpeggios and backing tracks, you will be able to do much more than simply learn solos and licks note for note. This book also contains a thorough ... see all copies from $9.75! new only from $11.99!
18 view cover	Counterpoint; Based on Eighteenth-Century Practice more books like this by Kent Kennan add to wishlist The author's analysis of contrapuntal music of the 17th and 18th centuries provides a basic foundation of this style. He emphasizes both the techniques and the forms involved. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19 view cover	The Complete Keyboard Player more books like this by Kenneth Baker, S.J add to wishlist All three parts of Kenneth Baker's best-selling method, revised and fully updated, in one complete volume with a CD! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.31! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Fretboard Roadmaps: The Essential Guitar Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use more books like this by Fred Sokolow add to wishlist The updated edition of this bestselling guitar instruction book now includes new music examples! This book will show you how to: play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard, in any key; play a variety of lead guitar styles; play chords and progressions anywhere on the fretboard; expand your chord vocabulary; and learn to think musically - the ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $5.33! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Rock 'n' Blues Harmonica more books like this by Jon Gindick add to wishlist From raw beginners to struggling intermediates, this highly informative love song to jamming and the blues helps the reader learn the basics of music theory and the I-IV-V chord progression from Adam and Eve in "The Night Music Was Discovered". see all copies from $6.00! new only from $14.01! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Piano more books like this by Brad Hill add to wishlist Whether you are an aspiring concert pianist or just want to play keyboards in your own band, The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Playing Piano and Electronic Keyboards, Second Edition will give 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 ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $5.98! \| SVS
23 view cover	Serial Composition and Atonality: An Introduction to the Music of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern more books like this by George Perle add to wishlist Widely recognized as the definitive work in its field ever since its original publication in 1962, "Serial Composition and Atonality" remains an unsurpassed introduction to the technical features of what is probably the most revolutionary body of work since the beginnings of polyphony. In the analysis of specific compositions there is first and ... see all copies from $16.99! new only from $63.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Everything Rock & Blues Guitar Book: From Chords to Scales and Licks to Tricks, All You Need to Play Like the Greats more books like this by Marc Schonbrun add to wishlist With easy-to-understand text and audio instruction, this book with CD provides readers with everything they need to play all their favorite songs. They will learn the scales and chords found in all rock and blues songs, and achieve the unique techniques that define them. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $8.68!
25 view cover	Marsalis on Music more books like this by Wynton Marsalis add to wishlist This work, the companion book to BBC television series broadcast in April, 1995, introduces readers of all ages to the pleasure of good music, both classical and jazz. Using everyday images and examples, it aims to make so-called "difficult" music vivid, understandable and, most importantly, fun. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.88! \| first editions \| SVS

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