books about: songbook     books:       The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 18246 reviews Harvey Sachs Random House, 2010 "A thank you note to Beethoven" Beethoven is arguably the greatest composer of all time and his Ninth Symphony is aguably his greatest composition. Within the book, the author mentions that other composers didn't see one composer as being better than another, but for us mere mortals, we should be allowed this opportunity. And there are reasons to believe of Beethoven's greatness. For years after his death, his works were ...             Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level One/223658 reviews Alfred Publishing Company, 1983 Excellent do it yourself piano course Although this series of books won't replace a talented teacher, if you have a hankering to finally be able to play that piano (or keyboard) that's been hanging around your house forever, this series will do the trick. You won't wind up playing something that threatens the position of the great piano maestros of our day, but you'll be able to pick up chords and a melody and make a song sound like ...             Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter24 reviews Chicago Review Press, 2010 A Must-Read Biography Little Girl Blue was a fascinating read for this lifelong Carpenters fan. Although I'm in my early 30s now, I have been a fan of Karen's voice since I was a child and my parents played their records (back when records were the only musical format commercially available). As an adult, I have had the pleasure of re-discovering the Carpenters' body of work, and continue to enjoy their recordings. ...             The Beatles Complete Chord Songbook119 reviews Hal Leonard Corporation, 2000 Can't Beat the Beatles For those of us who own good acoustic guitars and can play a bit, this book is terrific. It simply shows you the chords for (I think all) of the Beatle's tunes in keys which mirror the records. The chords are "friendly" voicings for acoustic guitar, the chords that bluegrass players and dorm-room folkies play routinely. My only quibble is that the book does not indicate the number of measures ...             You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup10 reviews Peter Doggett Harper, 2010 Oh yeah! Alright! Are you gonna be in my dreams tonight? Whenever The Beatles are brought up, it evokes those in the conversation to enter a time machine in their mind that takes them back to another time and place. I find it to be truly fascinating that a band who in their final configuration (McCartney, Lennon, Harrison, and Starr) essentially played together for 7 years from 1962 to 1969. For many bands, they would simply be unable to make any sort ...             LDS Scriptures9 reviews Standard Works LLC, 2009 Joseph Smith did not author the LDS scriptures. Dear Amazon.com, Joseph Smith did not author the "LDS Scriptures". The LDS Scriptures include: the Old Testament, New Testament, the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. With the exception of the Doctrine and Covenants, Joseph Smith was the translator and editor of the scriptures. Sincerely, Lynn Godek             Music Theory for Guitarists: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask (Guitar Method)47 reviews Hal Leonard Corporation, 2005 Guitarists Music Theory I have been teaching myself to play guitar (starting at age 60) and realized that I know nearly nothing about how chords are constructed and why they blend well one to the next. This book shows in detail how intervals work to define the major key--now I know what key I am playing in! If you want to be a serious musician and play guitar, this is an excellent book from which to learn the basics. ...             Hal Leonard Guitar Method, Complete Edition: Books & CD's 1, 2 and 3123 reviews Will Schmid, Greg Koch Hal Leonard Corporation, 2002 My favorite book This is my favorite guitar handbook for beginners. It covers all the basic chords, string, and fingerings. It will have you playing simple songs in no time.             Adult All-In-One Course, Level 1: Lesson-Theory-Technic50 reviews, ... Alfred Publishing Company, 1994 music books Great prices--I saved over $15 on what is cost me to buy the same 3 books at the local music store. Loved the free shipping and no sales tax. Books came very fast.             This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession142 reviews Plume, 2006 Riviting I loved this book, it was a great read, and really captures the majesty of our experience with sound and the nature of the brain. Excellent read.             The Ultimate Guitar Chord Chart5 reviews Hal Leonard Corporation, 1998 Great beginner chord book I came across this book by accident at a local book store. I've seen many different guitar chord charts (and posters) both online and in print - but I bought this one because... 1 - I'm a beginner for the most part (I play rhythm guitar/chords mostly out of easy guitar or fake books, and I can transpose some of the music on the fly so that I can sing with it) 2 - The fingerings in this book ...             The Chord Wheel: The Ultimate Tool for All Musicians (Instructional)57 reviews Jim Fleser Hal Leonard Corporation, 2000 quick delivery - neat device I'm ignorant so it's a big help to have a device like this to start me out understanding chord structure and sequences...             Guitar For Dummies, 2nd Edition101 reviews For Dummies, 2007 Amazing Book!!! Okay, so I ordered this book because I wanted to learn how to play the guitar. This books came in FAST time, and it came in PERFECT condition. Some of the other reviews were talking about how the CD was broken. Well mine was in perfect condition. Its a huge relief. The book itself is pretty understanding if your like me and know NOTHING about about playing the guitar or anything musical. I do ...             Music: An Appreciation, 6th Brief Edition17 reviews Roger Kamien McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2007 Just Right! This is just the book that I needed. It was the correct one that I needed for class and it was at the right price. Thanks!!!             How to Play Guitar: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Guitar36 reviews Roger Evans St. Martin's Griffin, 2001 Must read for beginners I started playing the guitar about 5-6 years ago. I took a class, but mainly just tried to learn by playing guitar tabs that I found online. Needless to say I didn't get very good and became discouraged. I went away to college, and barely touched the guitar again until now. I got this book about a week ago, and I wish I had it when I first started learning. It is VERY comprehensive for the ...             The Real Book: Sixth Edition59 reviews Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004 Every jazz player must have this book! If you do play or you want to play jazz, this book is a required item. Uswd by every Berklee College of Music student ever... You can't play jazz without it.             The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory, 2nd Edition84 reviews Michael Miller Alpha, 2005 Idiot's Music Theory im a music major in college - this is a good book for reviewing, first time students trying to grasp the fundamentals, OR for someone just wanting a deeper understanding of how music works. written in lay terms - very easy to understand. covers the basics very well.             All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Seventh Edition10 reviews Donald S. Passman Free Press, 2009 Great purchase!!! If you want to be in the music business this is a must have!! I work on music row in Nashville and people refer to this book all the time!! Great seller and brand new for a cheap price!!!             Teaching Little Fingers to Play: A Book for the Earliest Beginner (John Thompsons Modern Course for The Piano)29 reviews John Thompson Willis Music, 2005 Piano book for children My daughter's piano teacher finds this a great book to teach piano to younger children. I read the reviews on Amazon and am happy with my purchase!             Guitar Fretboard Workbook: A Complete System for Understanding the Fretboard For Acoustic or Electric Guitar98 reviews Musicians Institute Press, 2003 A MUST for the beginner! If you are a beginner, or are struggling to learn guitar, this book is a must! The wealth of knowledge attainable through the fretboard exercises,especially the learnng of chord roots will give you a solid foundation. I have seen suggestions for mastering the fretboard mentioned in other books, but not to this level of detail. Although the learning process may be slow since memorizing is ...              search for books acoustic, all-in-one, appreciation, beethoven, beginner, breakup, business, carpenter, complete, dummies, earliest, edition, electric, everything, fretboard, guitarists, instructional, leonard, lesson-theory-technic, musicians, obsession, science, scriptures, seventh, songbook, teaching, thompsons, ultimate, understanding, workbook books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: It's All True home  impressum - about us