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Quick Ukulele Chords (Paperback, New edition): Jake Jackson Quick Ukulele Chords (Paperback, New edition)
Jake Jackson
R179 Discovery Miles 1 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For those who prefer a compact book here's a solution from the bestselling music learning author Jake Jackson. 20 chords per key, organised as a chord per page, this is a simple, direct solution for anyone learning the guitar or needing a quick reminder. Great for beginners, and for those playing with others needing a straightforward reference.

Quick Scales & Modes (Paperback, New edition): Jake Jackson Quick Scales & Modes (Paperback, New edition)
Jake Jackson
R179 Discovery Miles 1 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A new compact format from best-selling music author Jake Jackson. 20 scales per key, organised with notation and TAB, this is a simple, direct solution for anyone learning the guitar or needing a quick reminder. Great for beginners and intermediate players, and for those needing a straightforward reference.

The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music - Origin, History, and Playing Styles (Hardcover): Lata The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music - Origin, History, and Playing Styles (Hardcover)
Lata
R626 R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Since the thirteenth century, the sitar-a stringed, plucked instrument of India-has transformed into an instrument beloved by millions in its country of origin as well as all over the world. "The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music" details the origin, history, and playing styles of this unique stringed instrument.

Dr. Swarn Lata relies on more than thirty-five years of experience teaching sitar to students from diverse cultures and communities as well as extensive research from libraries, museums, temples, and musicologists to compile a comprehensive guidebook filled with fascinating facts about the sitar. In a carefully organized format, Lata offers an in-depth examination of the meaning of musical instruments, the styles of different "gharanas," and the place of the sitar in Indian classical music.

Music is an extraordinary medium of expression that has the capability to bring the world together. This step-by-step guidebook shares a one-of-akind study of a unique instrument that produces a beautiful sound while providing an unforgettable spiritual experience to all who listen.

Violin Playing and Violin Adjustment (Hardcover): James Winram Violin Playing and Violin Adjustment (Hardcover)
James Winram
R769 Discovery Miles 7 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1908. A detailed book dealing with the more advanced points of violin playing in a most concise manner. The photographic illustrations enable the reader to clearly understand the various positions of hands and fingers described in the text. Contents include comprehensive instructions on violin playing and adjustment of the instrument. Many of the earliest books on music, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Lark Ascending (Book, Score for string quartet arrangement): Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (Book, Score for string quartet arrangement)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Arranged by Martin Gerigk
R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Vaughan Williams's famous romance for solo violin and orchestra is given new life in this beautiful arrangement. For the first time, violinists can perform the original solo line as part of a string quartet, while also joining the other players for the longer tutti sections. Perfect as a rehearsal tool in preparation for a larger-scale orchestral concert, the arrangement is also ideal for performance in a chamber recital.

Classics To Moderns 1 (Staple bound): Denes Agay Classics To Moderns 1 (Staple bound)
Denes Agay
R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Life of Chopin (Hardcover): Franz Liszt Life of Chopin (Hardcover)
Franz Liszt
R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Play Guitar With... The Best Of Metallica (Paperback): Play Guitar With... The Best Of Metallica (Paperback)
R760 R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Save R41 (5%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

On the CD you will find two specially and professionally recorded 'soundalike' tracks for each song, the first being a full demonstration with guitar showing exactly how the song should sound. The second version is a full backing track without guitar for you to play along with Metallica themselves! The matching music book contains both standard notation and tablature for every song plus chord symbols and complete lyrics for vocalists. This title includes songs such as: "Enter Sandman"; "Fade to Black"; "Nothing Else Matters"; and; "Ain't My Bitch".

The Master Drummer - Expanded Edition - How to Practice, Play and Think Like a Pro (Book): John Riley The Master Drummer - Expanded Edition - How to Practice, Play and Think Like a Pro (Book)
John Riley
R695 R611 Discovery Miles 6 110 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Modes of Communication in Stravinsky's Works - Sign and Expression (Hardcover): Per Dahl Modes of Communication in Stravinsky's Works - Sign and Expression (Hardcover)
Per Dahl
R4,396 Discovery Miles 43 960 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Igor Stravinsky left behind a complex heritage of music and ideas. There are many examples of discrepancies between his literate statements about music and musicians and his musical compositions and activity. Per Dahl presents a model of communication that unveils a clear and logical understanding of Stravinsky's heritage, based on the extant material available. From this, Dahl argues the case for Stravinsky's music and his ideas as separate entities, representing different modes of communication. As well as describing a triangular model of communication, based on a tilted and extended version of Ogden's triangle, Dahl presents an empirical investigation of Stravinsky's vocabulary of signs and expressions in his published scores - his communicative mode towards musicians. In addition to simple statistics, Dahl compares the notation practice in the composer's different stylistic epochs as well as his writing for different sizes of ensembles. Dahl also considers Stravinsky's performances and recordings as modes of communication to investigate whether the multi-layered model can soften the discrepancies between Stravinsky the literary and Stravinsky the musician.

The Complete Blues Guitar Method - Complete Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised ed.): David Hamburger, Matt Smith, Wayne Riker The Complete Blues Guitar Method - Complete Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised ed.)
David Hamburger, Matt Smith, Wayne Riker
R1,266 R1,163 Discovery Miles 11 630 Save R103 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Classical Guitarists - Conversations (Paperback): Jim Tosone Classical Guitarists - Conversations (Paperback)
Jim Tosone
R1,186 R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Save R471 (40%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Classical Guitarists fills a void in the special world of the classical guitar. Although this realm is inhabited by world-class musicians, much of what they think and feel has never been captured in print. The interviewees, including Julian Bream, John Williams, Sharon Isbin, Eliot Fisk, David Starobin and David Tanenbaum are a select group at the peak of their prowess who speak openly and thoughtfully about their opportunities, accomplishments, and lessons learned. Each has made important contributions from establishing significant academic programs to broadening the audience for the classical guitar. The author shares his reviews of their most important recordings and New York City concerts during the 1990s, as well as discographies of their recordings. There are also interviews with Harold Shaw, the most prominent artist manager in the history of the classical guitar and several of today's most important composers for the guitar, including Pulitzer Prize winners George Crumb and Aaron Jay Kernis. An introductory chapter provides an historical perspective on classical guitar and a postscript explains how to create a basic repertoire of recordings.

A Practical Guide for Teaching the Saxophone to Beginners (Hardcover): Lyle Rebbeck A Practical Guide for Teaching the Saxophone to Beginners (Hardcover)
Lyle Rebbeck
R824 R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Save R105 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance, Volume 2 (Hardcover): Gary McPherson The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance, Volume 2 (Hardcover)
Gary McPherson
R4,897 R3,923 Discovery Miles 39 230 Save R974 (20%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The two-volume Oxford Handbook of Music Performance provides a resource that musicians, scholars and educators will use as the most important and authoritative overview of work within the areas of music psychology and performance science. The 80 experts from 13 countries who prepared the 53 chapters in this handbook are leaders in the fields of music psychology, performance science, musicology, psychology, education and music education. Chapters in the Handbook provide a broad coverage of the area with considerable expansion of the topics that are normally covered in a resource of this type. Designed around eight distinct sections - Development and Learning, Proficiencies, Performance Practices, Psychology, Enhancements, Health & Wellbeing, Science, and Innovations - the range and scope of The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance is much wider than other publications through the inclusion of chapters from related disciplines such as performance science (e.g., optimizing performance, mental techniques, talent development in non-music areas), and education (e.g., human development, motivation, learning and teaching styles) as well as the attention given to emerging critical issues in the field (e.g., wellbeing, technology, gender, diversity, inclusion, identity, resilience and buoyancy, diseases, and physical and mental disabilities). Within each chapter, authors have selected what they consider to be the most important scientific and artistic material relevant to their topic. They begin their chapters by surveying theoretical views on each topic and then, in the final part of the chapter, highlight practical implications of the literature that performers will be able to apply within their daily musical lives.

Three kings of Orient (Sheet music, Reduced orchestration): John Rutter Three kings of Orient (Sheet music, Reduced orchestration)
John Rutter
R1,054 Discovery Miles 10 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

for SATB and four-piece ensemble (flute, oboe, harp, organ) Four-piece chamber ensemble accompaniment to Rutter's carol arrangement. Pack includes full score and set of parts. Compatible with the accompanied version, available as a leaflet or in the carol collection Joy to the World. Not compatible with the unaccompanied version in the carol collection O Holy Night.

Acoustic Guitar for Beginners - Teach Yourself to Play Your Favorite Songs on Acoustic Guitar in as Little as 7 Days Even If... Acoustic Guitar for Beginners - Teach Yourself to Play Your Favorite Songs on Acoustic Guitar in as Little as 7 Days Even If You've Never Played An Instrument Before Or Aren't Musically Gifted: Teach Yourself to Play Your Favorite Songs on Acoustic Guitar in as Little as 7 Days Even If Y (Hardcover)
James Haywire
R649 R592 Discovery Miles 5 920 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Music Manuscript Book - Girls Musical Instruments, Large Kids Stave Paper (Paperback): Young Dreamers Press Music Manuscript Book - Girls Musical Instruments, Large Kids Stave Paper (Paperback)
Young Dreamers Press
R302 R283 Discovery Miles 2 830 Save R19 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Music Manuscript Book - Coated Candy, Large Kids Stave Paper (Paperback): Young Dreamers Press Music Manuscript Book - Coated Candy, Large Kids Stave Paper (Paperback)
Young Dreamers Press
R302 R283 Discovery Miles 2 830 Save R19 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Master Key to Wealth (Hardcover): Joseph Murphy The Master Key to Wealth (Hardcover)
Joseph Murphy
R712 R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching (Dover Books on Music) (Hardcover, Reprint ed.): Ivan Galamian Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching (Dover Books on Music) (Hardcover, Reprint ed.)
Ivan Galamian
R737 Discovery Miles 7 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Producing Excellence - The Making of Virtuosos (Hardcover): Izabela Wagner Producing Excellence - The Making of Virtuosos (Hardcover)
Izabela Wagner
R3,173 Discovery Miles 31 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Driven by a passion for music, for excellence, and for fame, violin soloists are immersed from early childhood in high-pressure competitions, regular public appearances, and arduous daily practice. An in-depth study of nearly one hundred such children, Producing Excellence illuminates the process these young violinists undergo to become elite international soloists. A musician and a parent of a young violinist, sociologist Izabela Wagner offers an inside look at how her young subjects set out on the long road to becoming a soloist. The remarkable research she conducted - at rehearsals, lessons, and in other educational settings - enabled her to gain deep insight into what distinguishes these talented prodigies and their training. She notes, for instance, the importance of a family culture steeped in the values of the musical world. Indeed, more than half of these students come from a family of professional musicians and were raised in an atmosphere marked by the importance of instrumental practice, the vitality of music as a vocation, and especially the veneration of famous artists. Wagner also highlights the highly structured, rigorous training system of identifying, nurturing, and rewarding talent, even as she underscores the social, economic, and cultural factors that make success in this system possible. Offering an intimate portrait of the students, their parents, and their instructors, Producing Excellence sheds new light on the development of exceptional musical talent, as well as draw much larger conclusions as to ""producing prodigy"" in other competition-prone areas, such as sports, sciences, the professions, and other arts. Wagner's insights make this book valuable for academics interested in the study of occupations, and her clear, lively writing is perfect for general readers curious about the ins and outs of training to be a violin soloist.

Violin Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, ABRSM Grades 1-5 - from 2012 (Staple bound): Violin Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, ABRSM Grades 1-5 - from 2012 (Staple bound)
R312 Discovery Miles 3 120 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This volume contains valuable practice material for candidates preparing for ABRSM Violin exams, Grades 1-5. Includes many specimen tests for the revised sight-reading requirements from 2012, written in attractive and approachable styles and representative of the technical level expected in the exam.

Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas - A Handbook for Performers (Hardcover): Stewart Gordon Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas - A Handbook for Performers (Hardcover)
Stewart Gordon
R3,797 Discovery Miles 37 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The thirty-two Piano Sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven form one of the most important segments of piano literature. In this accessible, compact, and comprehensive guidebook, renowned performer and pedagogue Stewart Gordon presents the pianist with historical insights and practical instructional tools for interpreting the pieces. In the opening chapters of Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas, Gordon illuminates the essential historical context behind common performance problems, discussing Beethoven's own pianos and how they relate to compositional style and demands in the pieces, and addressing textual issues, performance practices, and nuances of the composer's manuscript inscriptions. In outlining patterns of structure, sonority, keyboard technique, and emotional meaning evident across Beethoven's compositional development, Gordon provides important background and technical information key to understanding his works in context. Part II of the book presents each sonata in an outline-chart format, giving the student and teacher ready access to essential information, interpretive choices, and technical challenges in the individual works, measure by measure, all in one handy reference source. In consideration of the broad diversity of today's Beethoven interpreters, Gordon avoids one-size-fits-all solutions or giving undue weight to his own tastes and preferences. Instead, he puts the choices in the hands of the performers, enabling them to create their own personal relationship with the music and a more powerful performance.

Cello Basics (Book): Paul Harris, Jessica O'Leary Cello Basics (Book)
Paul Harris, Jessica O'Leary
R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Cello Basics is a landmark method by two of the leading figures in music education. Comprising the student's lesson book, free downloadable accompaniment parts, and online audio, Cello Basics provides everything you need to get playing: step-by-step technical progression supported by fun exercises and warm-ups, a wide range of imaginative repertoire, helpful fact files and rhythm boxes, music theory and general musicianship activities, online audio of the piano accompaniments, and downloadable accompaniments (piano and cello duet parts)

Cultivating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna (Hardcover): Nancy November Cultivating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna (Hardcover)
Nancy November
R2,361 Discovery Miles 23 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The first detailed contextual study of chamber music in Beethoven's Vienna, at a time when the string quartet reigned supreme among the different chamber genres This book is the first detailed contextual study of string quartets in Beethoven's Vienna, at a time when that genre reigned supreme among the different chamber genres. Focusing on a key transition period in the early nineteenth century, which bore witness to fundamental shifts in the 'private' sphere of music-making, it explores the 'cultivation' of string quartets by composers, critics, listeners, performers, publishers and patrons. The book highlights these parties' interactions, ideas and ideals, which were central to defining the unique cultures of chamber music arising at this time. We gain fresh insights into publishing and marketing, performance venues and practices, review culture, listening theories and practices, and composition in early nineteenth-century Vienna. Until now, the unique theatricality of chamber music, and the 'social' nature of its discourse, has been poorly appreciated. Cultivating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna addresses this misconception and enriches our understanding of this crucial period of change, in which concert life began and previously 'private' music was moved out onto the stage. NANCY NOVEMBER is Associate Professor in Musicology at the University of Auckland.

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