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This is the ideal guide for those who want to make music and take advantage of the internet as a medium for promoting and developing that music. Broken down into sections covering all the essentials - Getting Started, Home Recording, Promoting and Selling Your Music, and a Guide to Music on the Web - learn everything from songwriting basics and laying down tracks, through formatting music files, showcasing your music on social networking sites or your own website, to online radio stations and where to find managers, producers and record labels on the web. Packed with hundreds of illustrations and presented in a simple and easy-to-understand format, this is your one-stop-shop to becoming the next web phenomenon.
Finding the right rhyme can be excruciating, songwriters too often choosing ridiculous words in desperation. This is an invaluable resource for any budding songwriter or even an experienced lyricist with writer's block. Featuring tips on songwriting, the book focuses on the types of rhyme and assonance (end rhymes, last syllable rhymes, double rhymes, beginning rhymes, first syllable rhymes) for a range of popular styles. Arranged phonetically and drawn from a variety of musical 'dialects', from rock and pop to folk and hip-hop, this is the quick and simple guide you need.
The latest title in a series of practical music guides, this book focuses on strumming technique for guitarists of all levels. Expect to see guidance on general notation, timing and rhythm, as well as a broad selection of useful strumming patterns to try. Also included are basic chord charts and examples of different strumming styles, with tips on altering, adapting and combining them. This essential tool for guitarists is presented in a simple and clutter-free manner, and the compact, spiral-bound format is designed for easy use while practising or performing.
The perfect companion to the 'Guitar Chords' book, 'Advanced Guitar Chords' is a handy resource for guitarists who feel they are able to take the next step. The simple and clean layout provides 360 chords shown as chord boxes, covering chords that are played further up the neck and in 3rd position, along with more extensive provision of augmented and diminished chords. Ideal for playing genres such as jazz, this no-nonsense, easy-to-carry, spiral-bound book will fit into a gig bag, flight case or handbag with the minimum of fuss and will help musicians become more complete guitarists.
360 chords, organised as a chord per page, this is a flexible, comprehensive solution for anyone learning or playing the guitar at any level. This no-nonsense, easy to carry, wiro book will fit into a gig bag, flight case or hand bag with the minimum of fuss.
Revised and updated version, replaces ISBN-13 9781844513925
Revised and updated version, replaces ISBN-13 9781844513925
No band would be complete without some kick-ass electric guitar. "How to Play Electric Guitar" contains everything the new or intermediate electric player needs to perfect their playing of this vital instrument. More than a simple how-to-play guitar book, this great new addition to a best-selling series also shows you how to use effects, how to adapt to stage and rehearsal amps, how to record the electric guitar at home on your computer and how to cope with cables, feedback and dodgy microphones while playing live on stage. The clear text is accompanied by illustrative photos and diagrams, and is complemented by some how-to-play basics, selected scales and modes and useful barre and power chords.
The perfect companion to "Chords for Kids" and "My First Recorder Music", this is the ideal guide for those who may enjoy playing instruments, but have not yet mastered how to read music from the page. It is ideal for any age, but especially for children between 8 and 10 years old. This guide provides the essentials you need to know, explaining pitch, the treble clef, the bass clef, rhythm, accidentals, key signatures and time signatures. You can then practise what you have learnt with the 'Play Along' sections containing simple, well-known examples of music. It comes with helpful diagrams, clear accessible text and a practical spiral-bound format.
Originating from Andalusia in Spain, Flamenco music embodies a complex musical and cultural tradition. Now teach yourself the elements of this passionate and beautiful music on guitar with this practical and accessible guide. First, discover the background and spirit of flamenco, the hand and seating positions, and the technique, before being introduced to the many different palos, or styles - such as Alegrias, Bulerias and Fandangos - and learning some key falsetas, or phrases, for each.
Every developing guitarist wants to be able to produce those amazing sounds familiar to so many people - the awesome solos and guitar virtuosity that are the signature of many songs. This is the ideal songbook for them or anyone who can't get enough of those classic styles. Split into genres, such as blues, heavy metal, punk and indie, and even country and jazz, each section has an introduction reminding you of the main proponents and their styles. Then try your hand at any of the notation examples of riffs in the style of everyone from Ritchie Blackmore and Jimmy Page to Slash and Kurt Cobain. It is part of a highly successful series of handy, practical ringbound guides to playing music.
The perfect companion to Piano & Keyboard Chords, Advanced Piano Chords is a handy resource for those who feel they are ready to take the next step. The simple and clean layout provides 15 chords per key, with positions for left and right hand, covering majors, minors, 9ths, augmented 5ths, diminished 9ths, 11ths, 13ths and add 9ths. Ideal for playing genres such as jazz and musical theatre, this no-nonsense, easy-to-carry, spiral-bound book will fit into a gig bag, flight case or handbag with the minimum of fuss and will help musicians become more accomplished pianists.
This is the ideal guide for those, perhaps starting out in a band, who need to know quickly and simply how to develop a hard, metal or nu rock style. Starting with invaluable information on the background, sound, instruments and line-up of a typical band and how to go about achieving that, the reader is then provided with description and instruction on the various guitar techniques that can be used. The second half of the book contains useful notation samples in the three main styles and the sub-styles within those. It comes with helpful pictures, clear accessible text and a practical ringbound format.
Teach yourself the essential piano chords plus many more! Organized as a chord per spread, for the left and right hands, this is a handy, comprehensive reference for jazz, pop, rock and soul musicians playing the piano or keyboard at any level. This no-nonsense, easy to carry, wiro book will fit on a stand and into a music bag or hand bag with the minimum of fuss.
Revised and updated version, replaces ISBN-13 9781844517152
Revised and updated version, replaces ISBN-13 9781844517152
"Sheet Music: Brass & Wind" is an invaluable resource for all those who have been learning a wind instrument or need to brush up on their rusty technique, and are keen to have some enjoyable practice pieces to get stuck into. This title is packed with over 150 pieces of simple brass and wind music broken down into sections by genre, choose classic melodies and pieces in the style of anything from classical and traditional, through jazz, pop and folk, to disco and even some Christmas tunes. All pieces are accompanied by the relevant chord symbols for pop and jazz musicians.
This is the ideal guide for those, perhaps starting out in a band, who need to know quickly and simply how to develop the appropriate styles needed to play lead guitar in a rock band. Starting with invaluable information on the background, sounds and guitars of rock, the reader is then provided with description and instruction on the various guitar techniques that can be used. The main section of the book contains useful descriptions and notation samples of the various main rock genres such as soft, alternative, progressive, hard, punk...With helpful pictures, clear accessible text and a practical ringbound format.
"Scales & Modes" is a fantastic guide for musicians of all genres and players of all instruments. Along with chords, scales and modes are the building blocks of music and are very important to know, particularly for composition and improvisation. Featuring 31 of the most commonly used scales and modes in each of the 12 keys, this book is great for those who wish to improve their playing technique and for those looking to write and arrange their own melodies. Created by musicians for musicians, with helpful pictures, clear accessible text and a practical ringbound format, it is an ideal resource for musicians of all abilities.
"How to Play Blues Guitar" contains everything for the beginner and exploring guitarist about the music that forms the basis of all modern popular songs. Highly practical, it leads you from the basics of how to strum, pick and play simple chords, through the various elements of playing rhythm and melodies, to more complicated styles and tunings.
There more to the Blues than just playing three chords, and this book will help you with further techniques from slurs to harmonics, and a section on performing with others. The clear text is accompanied by tons of photos and diagrams, a useful chord finder, examples of scales and modes, a glossary and further reading.
There more to the Blues than just playing three chords, and this book will help you with further techniques from slurs to harmonics, and a section on performing with others. The clear text is accompanied by tons of photos and diagrams, a useful chord finder, examples of scales and modes, a glossary and further reading.
A handy guide for both guitar and piano players, this book places the most popular chords in context. The simple and clean layout provides clear diagrams and practical advice on chord progressions, with concise information on what chords are, how they can be used, and what they can be used alongside. In its compact spiral-bound format this is an essential companion for both beginners and more experienced players looking for extra ideas.