Musicals Books

I was glad to actually come across a book that was catered towards people who had a bit of experience with making beats. Most of these sorts of books are always for people who want to start from scratch. It's not like it's a book for experts and beginners can't pick this up, infact it could be useful to most. People with a lot of experience could find something in there worth the buy, and people who are relatively new to the world of remixing, (but really it caters to beat making in general) or have some experience under their belt, should be able to find a whole lot of useful information.

As cheesy as the title might be, this book is quality.

Back in 1999, I started playing with loop sequencing and over the years have assembled a few dozen tracks. I most recently started getting hardware to support my music endeavours, and I stumbled across this book in a bookstore. When I flipped through it, I knew this would be the one as it covered all of the aspects of remixing and editing. Going in depth, arguably its best chapters are on sound design and mixing. I have discovered a new language, and now I can go back to all of my computer music magazines and actually understand what they are talking about. Knowing how to visualize what you are doing to sound made all the difference for me and now I can program my own synths.

The other aspect I really liked about this book was that the tips from real musicians were particularly englightening. Seeing how deep these other musicians go to get their sound inspired me to become more flexible in my approach to writing music.

Definitely a great buy.

I really enjoyed reading Fracis Preve's "The Remixer's Bible". He keeps it light and fun while still giving you a ton of tricks and insight into remixing and sound design. I would recommend this book for beginners to experts. I also really like the history lessons around certain sounds and the gear that was used to make it. I also like the format of the book as its broken up into lots of smaller sections that you can read and then try out.

This is such a wonderful song book and the piano pieces are very easy. My friends and I sit at my piano for hours singing and playing the songs of "Rent" from this amazing book. I've used it for almost all of my auditions and I've gotten wonderul parts! I reccomend this easy-learing piano book for all people who fiddle around with their piano's figuring out the begining of "Seaons of Love!" (Like I did myself!)

I love Rent the musical and have also fiddled around with introduction the Seasons of love ironically enough. This book really helped me get to grips with the musical. i was really happy to be able to play some of my favourite musical songs on the piano for myself.

I am absolutely in love with RENT and have been since the first time I saw it. This book is everything anyone who ever loved RENT needs.

One thing though...don't get the paperback version because thats what I got the first time I order it and when it arrived it was "Easy Piano" apparently they made a mistake and the hardback is the RENT Bible and the paperback is the piano music. Just don't want anyone else to make the same mistake I did.

This is an older resource, but it has excellent material and made for a wide age range. It also offers lessons that allows the teacher to be creative and think of other things to do after using Doug Goodkin's work.

As a teacher of primary aged children, I am constantly seeking out new and fun material to teach to my students. Many of the activities contained within Goodkin's manual instantly bring a smile to the face of my students. They are easy to implement and teach others, while promoting great creativity. Many of the activities are invaluable with respect to teaching syllabication as well. If you are in search of a great text to use for teaching in a classroom, or in an informal setting, This one can't be beat! I heartily give this manual and author a double thumbs up!

As a teacher of primary aged children, I am constantly seeking out new and fun material to teach to my students. Many of the activities contained within Goodkin's manual instantly bring a smile to the face of my students. They are easy to implement and teach others, while promoting great creativity. Many of the activities are invaluable with respect to teaching syllabication as well. If you are in search of a great text to use for teaching in a classroom, or in an informal setting, This one can't be beat! I heartily give this manual and author a double thumbs up!

WOW! Now here is a Great book, I've often been Puzzled by some of the Rhythms I've heard in either Modern Music or some of the Jazz or Fusion Music I've been listening to and I've not been able to figure them out, But finaly here is a book that Explaines much of it, and it's funny that some of these Illusions are quite simple actualy, that is in theory, But in practise they can be very difficult, at least some of them.

This Book is for the drumset, I don't play the drumset but bought it anyway because these Rhythm concept can be applied to any instrument.

The Book deals with many Rhythm concept like Beat displacement, Modulation, Rhythmic scales and Polyrhythm, ther's a lot of Material here and I must agree with Bill Bruford in his Foreword to the book "I've got Work to Do".

Other good books that deal with some of these things are "Rhythm and Meter Patterns By Gary Chaffee" and "Polyrhythms by Peter Magadini".

Great book. Very interesting stuff that you've heard Simon Phillips, Vinnie Collaiuta, and the like do forever. this takes the "mystery" out of some elusive concepts and gives you a systematic way to develop the tools. It's kind of like the Chaffee material in that it is very well laid out, systematized, and organized to go through all (or most) of the permutations. Especially great if you're disciplined enough to go through it a little bit at a time b/c it's not easy stuff. It can give you a bit of a headache. Once the concepts, feel of the displacements and modulations, and application of the material within a musical context are together, you're going to impress a lot of people.

This book showed me so much about what can be done on the drums. It explains things that one might never think of or might have ideas about but never be bale to put them on paper. Also comes with a brilliant CD that will make your head spin!

For those wanting to learn how to become good or better at one of the most popular forms of modern music.

If you have budding rockers in your nest or pad or band, who want (or need!) to learn more about their guitar & their music, i recommends Yoichi Arakawa's ROCK GUITAR CHORDS AND ACCOMPANIMENT, if for no other reasons than you'd like them to a) know what they're doing, & b) your ears to hear good playing!

Rock Guitar Chords And Accompaniment by guitar expert Yoichi Arakawa is a methodical, step-by-step, technically flawless instructional guide to playing rock-rhythm guitar music. Filled from cover to cover with a variety of appropriate guitar chords, exercises, instructions for performing accompaniment patterns such as fingerstyle, comping, and riffs, music examples, sample songs, and more, Rock Guitar Chords And Accompaniment is confidently recommended as being a truly first-rate self-teaching tool or as a supplement to professional instruction curriculum materials. Also very highly recommended for personal and professional guitar instruction reference collections are Yochi Arakawa's previous instructional guides from by Six Strings Music Publishing: Guitar Chords And Accompaniment; More Guitar Chords And Accompaniment; Jazz Guitar Chords And Accompaniment; More Jazz Guitar Chords And Accompaniment; Country Guitar Chords And Accompaniment.; and Blues Guitar Chords And Accompaniment.

Written for the beginning guitarist, "Rock Guitar Chords and Accompaniment" provides a thorough introduction to rock guitar playing. The book consists of six chapters with the first chapter covering the basics of the guitar, tuning, notation, major scales, and chords. The second chapter gets deeper into the guitar and music theory and covers slash notation, major triads, dominant 7, minor triads, power chords, and 12-bar blues. Next comes a chapter on barre chords and shifting techniques. The fourth chapter is the final one on basic guitar technique and covers fingerpicking and arpeggios. All of these first four chapters are the foundation of all guitar playing and should be understood by anyone interested in learning to play the guitar. Starting with the fifth chapter Mr. Arakawa moves into the rock music genre by covering the most common distinguishing characteristic of rock guitar playing - rock riffs. The chapter covers the important techniques of hammer-on, pull-off, slide, bend, and vibrato. When it comes to the riffs he examines all the most common ones including single-note, power-chord, double-stop, and small-chord. The techniques covered are all the most common ones necessary for rock style from early rock-and-roll to heavy metal. Chapter six finishes off the book with coverage of amplifiers and special effects. The book is well illustrated and easy to follow as you progress along a well-designed learning pathway. When it comes to rock music you would be hard pressed to find a better beginner book that explains the basic concepts and the specifics of the various rock styles as well as this one. "Rock Guitar Chords and Accompaniment" is a highly recommended read for the beginning guitarist wanting to learn rock technique.

Got this as a present for my daughter, and she hasn't stopped playing it! Great item!

I ordered this songbook while directing a production of The Rocky Horror Show to use until the actual score arrived. It is surprisingly accurate, and actually contains more information on vocals than the score does. It was perfect for auditions and saved me from disaster during early rehearsals (since the score arrived 2 weeks later than I needed it)!

This book was really great, I found out things I never knew about Rocky Horror, and I'v only seen that movie around 100 times! Richard O'Brien is pure Genious!

Reviewed by Mark M. Owen, Ph.D.

Rolling Stone Interviews will strike magical chords in everyone. The book, edited with deep affection by Jann S. Wenner and Joe Levy, binds together reprinted interviews with famous people taken from Rolling Stone Magazines spanning nearly forty years. Starting with Pete Townsend of the Who in 1968 before the release of Tommy, and ending with U2's front man Bono in 2005, the interviews capture and frame a chunk of modern history in a truly unique fashion.

For those unfamiliar with the interviews of Rolling Stone, it's not just about music. Captured in raw form are the thoughts and feelings of directors like George Lucas after the release of the original smash hit Star Wars, and actors like Jack Nicholson after 1983's Best Picture Oscar went to Terms of Endearment. There are interviews with comedian Robin Williams, talk show hosts Johnny Carson and David Letterman, and writers like Tom Wolfe, all stand-out artists in their own right.

The most striking features of the book are the voices. It's rare in a non-fiction title to capture so much passion. John Lennon's interview in 1971 shortly after the breakup of the Beatles has more guttural honesty than a priest's confession. Kurt Cobain's 1994 interview captured shortly before his suicide lays out personal demons and screams for help. Bill Clinton's interview from 2000 breathes enough soul-searching sage advice to garner empathy from any hardened Republican. And there's more.

It must have been difficult to choose which interviews to include in the book. Of the multiple Eric Clapton interviews from various issues of the magazine, how could someone pick just one? Likewise, I'm not sure I would have voted for the Axl Rose saga to be included. But I'm thankful for what is there, all in one place.

Where else could you find the thoughts of the Dalai Lama just pages away from those of Ozzy Osbourne?

Armchair Interviews says: If you love music and the entertainment business-and strong stories and writing,this book is for you.

The presses of Rolling Stone magazine began to roll in San Francisco in the midst of a world-shaking consciousness-raising wake-up call centered around music, peace, and love. Many magazines published interviews, but The Rolling Stone Interview was definitive--in the interviewee's own words, unedited, uncensored, and whatever amount of space needed.

This book includes important interviews from 1967 to 1980 with some of the most great musicians of the time. Their words are as timeless as the music.

Ralph Gleason was a SF music columnist with an ear for great music from the jazz era to the emerging music of the mid 60s. Gleason joined with Rolling Stone Founder/Publisher Jann Wenner and contributed crucial reviews about the local bands and musicians. (Those columns alone would make an important book about the times.) Gleason did a Rolling Stone Interview with Bob Dylan in 1967. Dylan was interviewed again in 1969 by Wenner. The amazing 1972 Rolling Stone Interview with Jerry Garcia was a conversation with Wenner and Charles Reich.

The book is illustrated with photographs.

The interviews in this book--

Donovan 1967 (J Carpenter)
Bob Dylan 1967 (Gleason)
B.B. King 1968 (Gleason)
Eric Clapton 1968 (Wenner)
Pete Townshend 1968 (Wenner)
Mick Jagger 1968 (J Cott)
Jim Morrison 1969 (J Hopkins)
Phil Spector 1969 (Wenner)
Bob Dylan 1969 (Wenner)
Little Richard 1970 (D Dalton)
Van Morrison 1970 (H Traum)
Grace Slick & Paul Kantner 1970 (B Fong-Torres)
Rod Stewart 1970 (J Morthland)
John Lennon 1971 (Wenner)
Keith Richards 1971 (R Greenfield)
Jerry Garcia 1972 (Wenner & C Reich)
Paul Simon 1972 (J Landau)
Chuck Berry 1972 (P W Salvo)
Keith Moon 1972 (J Hopkins)
James Taylor & Carly Simon 1973 (S Werbin)
Ray Charles 1973 (B Fong-Torres)
Johnny Cash 1973 (R Hilburn)
Stevie Wonder 1973 (B Fong-Torres)
Elton John 1973 (P Gambaccini)
Paul McCartney 1974 (P Gambaccini)
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant 1975 (C Crowe)
Neil Young 1975 (C Crowe)
Mick Jagger 1978 (J Cott)
Linda Ronstadt 1978 (P Herbst)
Bob Dylan 1978 (J Cott)
Paul McCartney 1979 (P Gambaccini)
Joni Mitchell 1979 (C Crowe)
James Taylor 1979 (P Herbst)
Pete Townshend 1980 (G Marcus)
Billy Joel 1980 (T White)

Great talk from the classic era, with great interviews with Led Zep, Dylan, Neil Young, Stones, Joni Mitchell and Billy Joel by writers Ralph Gleason, Jonathan Cott, Timothy White, Cameron Crowe, Bob Greenfield and more rock scribes. Neat time capsule.

I cannot review this book because I returned it. My Doctors recomended that I not play guitar for medical reasons.

When I first opened up this book and discovered an autographed picture of Halie Selassie I was frankly shocked, but (and these are the little tidbits of trivia that make this book a fascinating read) believe it or not, Willie Nelson gave the African despot guitar lessons in the late 60's when they were both in Harar for the Lewd Thomas Festival. A terrific read with literally thousands of chord break-downs and hands-on rhythms for the beginner. A unique crash-course! Also, what I liked the best, was the the easy-to-stuff pinsize cut-outs and the cathedral-like layouts of otherwise impossible accordion progressions. If you own one book on your shelf, besides Robert Anton Wilson, this will be the pie for the goose. Highly recommended.

Contray to the comments posted by Lee Potchka, this book does not contain a picture of Hailie Selassie (autographed or otherwise) and it has NO chord break-downs or rhythms. And I have no idea what Potchka meant by "easy-to-stuff pinsize cut-outs and the cathedral-like layouts of otherwise impossible accordion progressions," lol. This book is a guide to the purchase, care and use of acoustic guitars, focusing primarily on their physical characteristics. Examples of topics covered include tips on buying a guitar, a thorough description of the differences between steel-stringed acoustics and classical (nylon-stringed) guitars illustrated with clearly labeled diagrams, and information on care, maintenance, and storage. It has a very useful glossary that doubles as an index, and includes many helpful illustrations. I would recommend it to anyone getting ready to buy their first guitar, especially someone who is unsure of what kind of guitar they want or what to look for in selecting one. Tuning is discussed, and there are some basic practice and playing tips, but this is not a book on how to play the guitar or what to play on it. I presume Potchka's review was meant to go with a different book, because the comments in it bear no resemblance to this one.

My son is the pianist and he thought it was very helpful and thorough.

This book is for anyone who is hungry to aquire the knowledge and history of the rhythms from Cuba and how these rhythms came from Africa to the caribbean. The format is very easy to follow, the information given is great and very accurate, the people that knows some of the great salsa performers will appreciate the wealth of pictures printed on the book, like Israel Cachao, Luis Quintana "Changuito", Juan Formell, Tito puente, Isaac Oviedo, etc. The discography list is a must for anyone who wants to learn about salsa and rhythms alike. The musical examples, like the montunos on the piano are a must to learn. Excellent book! Rebeca Mauleon is an excellent musicologist.

For students of Latin rhythms, this book is essential. It has a good historical perspective and develops the concepts from the history in a clear methodical fashion. The examples of each instrument's parts in various rhythmic styles are perfect and it is an essential reference for anyone who wants to understand the rich culture of Latin music.

This item arrived incredibly quickly and has been very useful. I got it in 2 days with economy shipping.

Includes: Fallen* World on Fire* Stupid* Drifting* Train Wreck* Push *Answer* Time* Perfect Girl* Dirty Little Secret

Really nice transcription of Sarah's Afterglow. The songs, when played on the piano, sound just about right, except for the fact that the melody line is always there. They definitely need a little interpretation here and there, but all in all this is great. The music is wonderful to play in itself, and singing to it is also fun (as long as you don't compare yourself to Sarah!). I haven't tried many of the songs with the guitar chords, but they also seem to be in line.

A perfect gift for any musician who's a fan of Sarah-even the not-quite-so-fanatics will enjoy. The piano is not too advanced, and the guitar chords are diagrammed along with the music. This is really a wonderful book of music.

I loved it the instant I started playing it, what else can I say? The transcriptions are quite accurate and sound good on the piano. The vocal part requires that you listen to the CD to know what it is actually supposed to sound like on the verses, as Sarah changes them a bit. The piano part is a good mix of the original piano part plus some of the synth and guitar parts, a mix that is very pleasing to the ear. Enjoy!