Best Piano Music
Titles: * Alouette. * Alpine Melody. * Amazing Grace. * Au Claire de la Lune. * Aunt Rhody. * Auld Lang Syne. * Aura Lee. * The Bandleader. * Beautiful Brown Eyes. * Blow the Man Down! * Largo (Dvorak). * Lavender's Blue. * Lightly Row. * Little Brown Jug. * Liza Jane. * London Bridge. * Lone Star Waltz. * Love Somebody. * Lullaby. * The Marine's Hymn. * Mary Ann. * Merrily We Roll Along. * Mexican Hat Dance. * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore. * Money Can't Buy Everything. * My Fifth. * Ode to Joy. * On Top of Old Smoky. * O Sole Mio. * Raisins and Almonds. * Rock Along. * Rockets. * Rockin' Intervals.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It took me about 1 1/2 months to work through the book and I rate it as excellent instruction for anyone wanting to learn or re-learn the piano."
"A little background before I get into the real review: My 14 y/o trumpet player daughter has been wanting to learn the piano for years. Her trumpet teacher disagreed and recommended she start with the Suzuki method as she has and incredibly good ear and quite a bit of natural musical talent. I bought this book to help rectify that, knowing that I'll be sitting in on her weekly lessons and absorbing a lot of information there. It's pretty exciting to go from not knowing where middle C is located to playing Jingle Bells with a bit of harmony in 2 days! I do plan on adding scales and such to my practice sessions, as these are truly the things that will help you progress and give you a more fundamental understanding of how music is put together. I feel like I'm able to grasp the concepts that are introduced and will be able to help my daughter along once her lessons start in a couple of weeks."
"No CD, but Youtube is better than the CD anyway."
"So far, helping me learn the piano."
"A little bit hard if you are teaching yourself."
"I love this book!!!"
"This is a wonderful book for adult learners and my instructor agrees with me."
"This is a really great book on beginning piano playing."
This new edition book and streaming video course is all that you will ever need for learning piano chords, scales, arpeggios, how to read music, and basic music theory! Piano Professor Damon Ferrante guides you through 140 step-by-step lessons (for beginner to advanced levels) and 30 streaming video lessons. Whether you are teaching yourself piano or learning with a music instructor, this book and streaming video course will take your piano playing to a whole new level! Have you always wanted to learn how to play piano scales, chords, and arpeggios, but did not know where to start? Would you like to expand your musical understanding and learn how to play the piano through an affordable, step-by-step book and streaming video course? The book uses clear and logical layout, teaching the beginning student to learn the piano keys and basics of musical notes and rhythms." The Baltimore Sun calls Ferrante's music "focused and colorful...with an unexpected, decidedly poetic touch" and "ebullient and full of shifts of direction." Snow Moon matters now (and does justice to the sonata tradition) for Ferrante's relentless exploration of novel strategies for creating an inhabitable soundscape." Piano Scales, Chords & Arpeggios Lessons is the product of these efforts and is designed for beginner to advanced pianostudents, either learning on their own or working with a teacher.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It has nice diagrams and pictures to make learning much easier."
"I learn best with written instruction, but watching a video while I practice is really helpful as well."
"I downloaded this as a resource to refresh my piano skills. It goes step by step, with plenty of explanations and videos to help you out."
"I have read other how-to-play books for the piano, but none have been as effective as this one."
"I really appreciate who recommended me this because it allows me learn at my own pace and fully enjoy the experience of playing the piano and not have to worry about paying for private lessons."
"When I first opened up the book to chapter 1 I was able to get right to work. This book is for everyone!!!! I recommend this book to anyone trying to learn piano!!"
"Since I could only play by ear, I have always been interested in actually learning the basics and maybe even learning more advanced aspects of the piano. The book is broken down into different levels; Level 1 if one is more of a beginner, going up to Level 5 for the more advanced piano player."
"I have never played any kind of instrument but I have always had a desire to play piano and this instructional book makes it very easy for me."
Its easy and joyful learning style enables the young student to think, feel, and develop musically. * Ode to Joy by Beethoven. * Amazing Grace. * Happy Birthday. * Jingle Bells. * Yankee Doodle. * When the Saints Go Marching In. * Scarborough Fair. * Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. * Mary had a Little Lamb. * Take Me Out to the Ballgame. * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore. * House of the Rising Sun. * This Little Light of Mine. * Home on the Range. * Shenandoah. *And Many More Great Songs and Pieces! Praise for Damon Ferrante's Books and Piano Music: "As a piano teacher I can assure the reader that the Little Piano Bookworks well with students of all ages. As a pianist and professor of piano studies for over 25 years, I was alwayslooking for a book that would teach beginner piano in a fun, useful and musical format. The Little Piano Book is the product of these efforts and is designed for beginner piano students, either learning on their own or working with a teacher.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I have played self taught for years but after looking through this book I found that it would have been so much easier for me to learn with this."
"This book is great on the Kindle Fire!"
"I give it five stars because this little book helped me understand something that I wanted to do for the last 20 years...I not only can play the piano but I understand what to do with each hand I tried a couple of left handed lessons (I'm a leftie) first, then I tried a couple of right handed lessons."
"As a pianist and former piano instructor, I wish I had known about this book sooner. I feel that my students would have been able to understand the concept of music much easier than other lesson books such as Alfred’s Basic Piano Books."
"I think this book was very helpful in learning some new things about playing the piano. It helped me learn many new things, and I definitely will recommend the Little Piano Book to anyone trying to learn the piano - young or old!"
Best Jazz Music
A required text in universities world-wide, translated into five languages, endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, etc.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Wonderful book."
"This is a wonderful resource for any musician's library, jazz or non."
"A must for anyone wanting a true understanding of jazz theory."
"Formatted beautifully and laid out in a common sense fashion, The Jazz Theory Book is one of the best, written by one of the best!"
"Very informative and a good book to have."
"Terrific clear explanations with real examples."
"Excessive care has to be taken to avoid tearing the pages while trying to turn them."
Best Music Songbooks
Titles: * Alouette. * Alpine Melody. * Amazing Grace. * Au Claire de la Lune. * Aunt Rhody. * Auld Lang Syne. * Aura Lee. * The Bandleader. * Beautiful Brown Eyes. * Blow the Man Down! * Largo (Dvorak). * Lavender's Blue. * Lightly Row. * Little Brown Jug. * Liza Jane. * London Bridge. * Lone Star Waltz. * Love Somebody. * Lullaby. * The Marine's Hymn. * Mary Ann. * Merrily We Roll Along. * Mexican Hat Dance. * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore. * Money Can't Buy Everything. * My Fifth. * Ode to Joy. * On Top of Old Smoky. * O Sole Mio. * Raisins and Almonds. * Rock Along. * Rockets. * Rockin' Intervals.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It took me about 1 1/2 months to work through the book and I rate it as excellent instruction for anyone wanting to learn or re-learn the piano."
"A little background before I get into the real review: My 14 y/o trumpet player daughter has been wanting to learn the piano for years. Her trumpet teacher disagreed and recommended she start with the Suzuki method as she has and incredibly good ear and quite a bit of natural musical talent. I bought this book to help rectify that, knowing that I'll be sitting in on her weekly lessons and absorbing a lot of information there. It's pretty exciting to go from not knowing where middle C is located to playing Jingle Bells with a bit of harmony in 2 days! I do plan on adding scales and such to my practice sessions, as these are truly the things that will help you progress and give you a more fundamental understanding of how music is put together. I feel like I'm able to grasp the concepts that are introduced and will be able to help my daughter along once her lessons start in a couple of weeks."
"No CD, but Youtube is better than the CD anyway."
"So far, helping me learn the piano."
"A little bit hard if you are teaching yourself."
"I love this book!!!"
"This is a wonderful book for adult learners and my instructor agrees with me."
"This is a really great book on beginning piano playing."
Best Music Theory, Composition & Performance
Seabrook takes us into a strange and surprising world, full of unexpected and vivid characters, as he traces the growth of this new approach to hit-making from its obscure origins in early 1990s Sweden to its dominance of today's Billboard charts. The stories of artists like Katy Perry, Britney Spears, and Rihanna, as well as expert songsmiths like Max Martin, Stargate, Ester Dean, and Dr. Luke, The Song Machine shows what life is like in an industry that has been catastrophically disrupted—spurring innovation, competition, intense greed, and seductive new products. John Seabrook combines a love of music and an appreciation for personalities to take us on a starry journey from Stockholm and London to New York and Orlando showing how creativity gets discovered, polished, and packaged. -- Walter Isaacson, author of 'The Innovators' and 'Steve Jobs'. "In The Song Machine, John Seabrook tells of a cutthroat and fascinating industry, where readers discover the gifted musical maestros who orchestrate hit after hit but rarely get their name in print. John Seabrook has a marvelous ear for language - and perfect pitch when it comes to music journalism."
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Fascinating insight into the production of today's hits."
"Good insight into the modern recording industry, but at the same time a little generalized and superficial."
"Great book if you want to read about today's music industry!"
"Great narration, interesting content."
"As a musician I found it vindicating knowing how pop music is really produced I actually gained a new appreciation for some of the artists mentioned, some of them are just part of the larger machine."
"Wanted more information on the actual mechanics of creating a pop song."
"While I'm not a big fan of the process it is a fascinating look into music business as it has evolved."
"Well written, fun insight into the world of pop music."
Best Biographies of Classical Instrumentalists
Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet. or Kindle device. Furthermore, if you are an amateur, then learning to play the piano may well be the perfect beginning for your musical journey. ‘Learn to Play Piano’ covers everything from the keys, scales, reading music, chords, improvisations and how you can effectively practice your way to achieving success. The initial low price will increase shortly - the book is currently $2.99, but will next increase to $9.99 you have unlimited lifetime access at no extra costs, ever,Simply email us for updates all future additional lectures, bonuses, etc in this course are always free there's an unconditional, never any questions asked full 30 day money-back-in-full guarantee my help is always available to you if you get stuck or have a question - my support is legendary for all are how to Guides What are you waiting for?
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"In this book titled “Play Piano Fast : Teach Yourself to Play Piano Top Piano Playing Hacks, Tips and Advice”, Marcus Johnson kindly offers his readers useful lessons about playing the piano."
"That’s going to be a little harder to come by so I was thinking that I could start to teach her myself. Not only did it do that but it also has given me some excellent reference material when it comes to teaching her!"
"I believe in the beginning my practicing was pretty annoying but my family was kind enough not to mention it :) I am still far from perfect and there are still many things in this book I still have to follow up on, but now playing the piano has become a real pleasure, for me and I believe for my audience as well."
"If you're completely new to piano or music you might want to couple this with a few other basic music books as well because it does have musical terms in."
"I've never been musically inclined, so this book was so helpful in teaching me to play the piano."
"The book very simply explains the basics to help novices like me feel more comfortable."
"I’ve started to teach myself the basics of piano playing."
"The English throughout this e-book is EXCEEDINGLY awkward."
Best Guitar Music
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Reviews
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"Great product to learning guitar methods."
"If you try to learn guitar yourself, it is not an easy book, it needs more detail for beginner."
"My daughter's music teacher recommended this book and it has helped my daughter learn the basic skills she needs to get to the next level."
"Generally a good book to teach out of."
"Arrived way ahead of scheduled and was in excellent condition."
Best Voice Music
Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers is the first book to connect the disciplines of vocal pedagogy, vocal science, and choral technique. As a voice teacher, I'm particularly pleased to see an integrated approach to vocal technique for both soloists and choral singers. --Karen Brunssen, Northwestern University. "Resonance strategies, choir positioning, cambiata voices, hypothyroidism, vibrato--all in one book! Written in a remarkably approachable style, the book balances keen observations with understandable technical explanations.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have read many books on vocal technique but this has become the guide I refer to most frequently."
"Vennard, Sundberg, McKinney, Miller, Titze, Flemming, Caruso, et al....all in one beautiful book!"
"fabulous... really helps you visualize what is going on during singing... the audio attachments are hugely helpful but more of this would always be better."
"The refers to other methods, but fails to explain the methods mentioned."
"Addressing choral conductors' needs compatibly with goals of the voice teacher, Vocal Technique is an excellent, practical guide for singers and is the text for the pedagogy course at my university."
"that balances scientific research with descriptive imagery when talking about technique."
"This is an excellently concise book about vocal technique with detailed exercises allow you to feel the areas target for improvement."
"Don't seem to be able to turn off the simulated page turning in the Kindle edition."
Best Brass Instrument Music
Songs include: Amazing Grace * Camptown Races * D-I-V-O-R-C-E * Frankie and Johnny * The Gambler * Home on the Range * Kum Ba Yah * Make the World Go Away * My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean * Oh! Instant Harmonica is a totally new way of teaching yourself to play the harmonica in as short a time as possible.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"They were a gift and the kids loved them."
"An instrument that can be learned by almost anyone."
"Definitely helps in learning the Harmonica...takes much practice though as does any music instrument you learn."
"Very basic with humor."
"Pretty good book for learning, surprisingly very few plot twists."
Best Woodwind Instrument Music
With Harmonica For Dummies , you can learn to master the harmonica faster than you ever thought possible, even if you have little to no playing experience. Start your harmonica experience — find expert guidance on shopping for a harmonica, making your first sounds, finding the key of a song, and exploring rhythm basics Craft your skills — start playing chords and single notes, shape your sound with your throat and hands, enhance your notes with your tongue on the harp, and bend notes down and up Take position — discover how positions help your playing, develop flair and speed, master new songs, and start playing along with music to master your skills Find your style — whether it’s blues and rock, country tunes, or fiddlin’ the night away with folk and Celtic songs, discover the many musical styles you can play on the harmonica Put it all together — put your music out into the world with guidance on arranging and adding vocals to your tunes, working with a band, and amplifying your sound.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I play chromatic only and, although its focus is directed more towards the diatonic harmonica, I have found much in this book that has helped me and that applies to chromatic players."
"Great book."
"If you are just getting into harmonica this is the book for you."
"Found this book to be informative, funny and just what I was hoping for to get started with my harp."
"Incredible!!!"
"A great book for beginning harmonica players recommend it highly."
"Looks good."
"THe book was wrinkled/damaged and was a gift - lucky the person was understanding about it."
Best Percussion Instruments
This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"', this book answers that question with pages upon pages of exercises that steadily increase in complexity."
"They don't call it the Drummer's Bible for no reason."
"A must for any drummer for developing stick control whether you play snare drum or timpani."
"My left is catching up to my right very quickly!"
"Yes, I'm begining to use it, practicing the exercises, it will be a lot of fun!!"
"Go through the Bibles of drumming, properly, like everybody else, and you too can get anywhere you want in drumming. Contact me if you want more information on how to study the drums properly."
"And once you start to build up speed, the exercises actually start to sound and feel really cool!!"
"Very professional, good book."
Best String Instruments
Bayly). * Allegro (Shinichi Suzuki). * Perpetual Motion (Shinichi Suzuki). * Allegretto (Shinichi Suzuki). * Andantino (Shinichi Suzuki). * Etude (Shinichi Suzuki). * Minuet 1, Minuett III from Suite in G Minor for Klavier, BWV 822 (J.S. 10 (R. Schumann). * Gavotte (F.J. Gossec). Revised edition features: * New engravings. * New editing of pieces, including bowings and fingerings. * Additional exercises, some from Dr. Suzuki, plus additional insight and suggestions for teachers. * Glossary of terms in English, French, German and Spanish. * Musical notation guide. * Fingerboard position. * New photos.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Same music as they used way back in the 80's when I took violin but an updated book."
"One should work through the lower volumes before tackling an advanced level."
"I have noticed that after listening to the music repetitiously, my child has begun experimenting with her own ideas."
"Great book to learn from--love it."
"If I had purchased these separately I would have paid up to $35.00 this is a great way to purchase both the CD and the book together."
"Great book, my daughter is enjoying it a lot!!"
"This is perfect for beginners who just started playing violin."