PICTURE CHORD ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR LEFT HANDED GUITARISTS

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Series: Guitar Educational
At long last, the ultimate reference for left-handed guitarists! This amazing book features photos and diagrams for over 2600 chords specifically shown for the left-handed player. It includes easy-to-read chord grids, easy-to-see photos, basic chord theory, basic fingering principles, open chords and barre chords, partial chords and broken-set forms.

PRO TOOLS LE 7 IGNITE!  HL 00331713

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The Visual Guide for New Users
Series: Book
Publisher: Thomson Course Technology
Medium: Book

Author: Andrew Hagerman
Get ready to explore the world of computer music creation with Pro Tools® LE 7! Even if you've never created music on your computer, this book will give you the skills you need to record and mix with confidence. Steps are presented with easy-to-follow clarity and are accompanied by screen shots that make it easy to dive into the features of this amazing digital audio workstation. Begin with the basic techniques of recording, editing and mixing MIDI and digital audio. Then, get ready to harness the power of Pro Tools as you explore software effects, virtual instruments and mixes that you can automate and edit with some of the best tools in the business. Ignite your music with the power of Pro Tools LE 7!

Get step-by-step coverage on: assembling a track • setting up, recording and editing audio and MIDI • recording options, including QuickPunch and loop recording • basic mixing, including creating fader groups and using effects • tweaking automation • more advanced tips and tricks, such as Beat Detective and the TCE trim tool • new features in Pro Tools LE 7.

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Behind the Glass
Series: DVD
Publisher: Hudson Music
Medium: DVD & CD_Rom


Author: Russ Miller
Great performances, groundbreaking instruction and unprecedented play-along opportunities highlight this three-disc pack featuring top LA studio drummer Russ Miller. He performs with top musicians including Steve Gadd, Steve Smith, Jeff Hamilton, Rick Marotta, Zoro, Johnny Rabb, JR Robinson, Akira Jimbo and Wolfgang Haffner. The DVD includes demonstrations and explanations of musical concepts and drumming techniques, plus interviews and exclusive documentary footage. The package also includes the full-length Arrival audio CD and a play-along disc with minus drum tracks and printable transcriptions of both parts of the drum duets. Running time: 3 hours, 20 minutes.

SONAR 5 POWER!  HL 00331718

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The Comprehensive Guide
Series: Book
Publisher: Thomson Course Technology
Medium: Book & CD Package


Author: Scott R. Garrigus

Get the most out of Sonar 5 with this definitive guidebook! This volume picks up where the manual leaves off, teaching you how to dig deep into the program with step-by-step examples and exercises. From initially customizing Sonar 5 to creating and producing a surround sound mix, you'll learn everything you need to know to make your composing and recording sessions run more smoothly. Learn about MIDI and audio effects and how to use them in offline and real-time situations. Explore mixing music via software and discover how much control you can have when you're using an on-screen software mixer. Take a look at the advanced features of SONAR 5, including StudioWare, Sysx, and CAL. Wrap things up as you learn how to prepare your completed Sonar project and burn it to a CD.

You'll get in-depth coverage on: working with projects and creating your own project templates • recording and playing MIDI and audio • editing tools available in Sonar 5 • composing songs using audio sample loops.

SONAR 6 POWER!  HL 00331489

The Comprehensive Guide
Series: Book
Publisher: Thomson Course Technology
Medium: Softcover
Get the most out of Sonar 6 with this definitive guidebook! This volume picks up where the manual leaves off, teaching you how to dig deep into the program with step-by-step examples and exercises. From initially customizing Sonar 6 to creating and producing a surround sound mix, you'll learn everything you need to know to make your composing and recording sessions run more smoothly. Learn about MIDI and audio effects and how to use them in offline and real-time situations. Explore mixing music via software and discover how much control you can have when you're using an on-screen software mixer. Take a look at the advanced features of SONAR 6, including AudioSnap, Active Controller Technology, and Session Drummer 2. You'll learn how to prepare your completed Sonar project and burn it to a CD.

SONG  HL 00331749

The World's Best Songwriters on Creating the Music That Moves Us
Series: Book
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Medium: Softcover
Song is an enthralling compilation of songwriting wisdom from 100 of the biggest names in music. From country to rock to folk to alternative, this genre-spanning collection of interviews captures the anecdotes, history and wisdom of the best songwriters around – in their own words. An entertaining read as well as an indispensible guide to the art and craft of songwriting, this book is a must-have resource for the aspiring, amateur or professional musician.

Features enlightening interviews with such great songwriters as: Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Jewel, Cat Stevens, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Ray Charles, Clint Black, Dolly Parton, Rufus Wainwright, Beck, Lou Reed and many others.

THE CHORAL DIRECTOR'S COOKBOOK  HL 00317164

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Insights and Inspired Recipes for Beginners and Experts
Series: Meredith Music
Publisher: Meredith Music
Medium: BOOK

Editor: Alan J. Gumm
This valuable collection of quick-to-read yet deeply insightful strategies is like finding expert trade secrets from around the world all placed in one easy source. With outstanding records of performance, workshop clinics, recordings, research, composition, leadership, and teaching, the 57 authors provide their favorite “recipes” that range from overviews of successful programs to specific topics that will inspire all levels and types of choirs. Here is a baker's dozen of the recipes available to help liven up your choir.

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO REMIXING  HL 50448030

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Produce Professional Dance-Floor Hits on Your Home Computer
Series: Berklee Methods
Publisher: Berklee Press
Medium: Book & CD Package

Author: Erik Hawkins
Learn cutting-edge remixing techniques and tips on producing hit dance music with today's hottest software, including Pro Tools, Live, Logic Audio and Reason. This comprehensive handbook of the history, technology, craft and art of remixing covers: software and hardware you need to set up the ultimate new music production studio • tips on how to use many of the standard software programs to create professional remix effects • tools and production techniques used in today's top dance remixes • how to locate and legally remix tracks from major and independent label recording artists • tips from the industry's best remix artists and DJs. The CD features over 50 tracks of remixing examples, including arrangements in progress and completed productions. Hear for yourself the amazing production techniques described in the book.

THE DRUMMER  HL 00331369

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100 Years of Rhythmic Power and Invention
Series: Book
Publisher: Modern Drummer Publications
Medium: Book

Arranger/Editor: Adam Budofsky
Author: Editors of Modern Drummer Magazine
This is the first book to tell the complete tale of the modern drumset masters. A century of drumming is covered: from the founding fathers of Jazz, to today's athletic, mind-altering rhythm wizards. Twenty “drum gods” - Buddy Rich, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Elvin Jones, Max Roach and others are featured in their own sidebars.

THE GREAT INSTRUMENTAL WORKS  HL 00331672

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Unlocking the Masters Series
Series: AMADEUS
Publisher: Amadeus Press
Medium: Book & CD Package

Author: M. Owen Lee
The Great Instrumental Works is a book for anyone who enjoys the lively arts of opera, drama, film, literature, and popular song and who wants to find out what is really going on in the symphonies of Mozart, the string quartets of Beethoven, the orchestral works of Debussy and Ravel, and the contemporary pieces of Olivier Messiaen and Arvo Pärt. The author, Father Owen Lee, is an internationally known commentator on music and the arts, and writes with a style that has been called “rich, dense, and profound” (Citizen's Weekly), “highly readable” (Choice), and “often irreverently amusing” (Opera News). With Father Lee as a guide, the intricacies of classical forms and key relationships are rendered not only intelligible but meaningful, the music itself becomes life-enhancing, and its great composers come vividly to life.

THE HISTORY OF YAMAHA GUITARS  HL 00330997

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Over Sixty Years of Innovation
Series: Book
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Medium: Book

Author: Matt Blackett
Fascinating view of the world's largest instrument maker.

This is the first official comprehensive documentation of Yamaha guitars since their first prototypes were built more than 60 years ago. Classical, acoustic, electric and bass guitars are chronologically detailed, including their design origins, R&D processes, manufacturing techniques, and the players who both inspired them and play them. Features hundreds of images throughout the book, including photos, catalogs and advertisements. Artists covered include Paul Simon, James Taylor, Country Joe McDonald, Mike Stern, Billy Sheehan, Nathan East, Carlos Santana, Van Halen's bassist Michael Anthony, and many others. Hardcover, all color.

The Microphone Book  HL 00331401

Series: Book
Publisher: Focal Press
Medium: Softcover

Author: John Eargle
This is the only guide you will ever need to the latest in microphone technology, application and technique. The new edition features new information on microphone arrays and wireless microphones; a new chapter on classic old models; the latest developments in surround sound; extra advice on studio set up, recording and mic selection; an improved layout for ease of reference and even more illustrations. John Eargle provides detailed analysis of the different types of microphones available. He then addresses their application through practical examples of actual recording sessions and studio operations. Surround sound is covered from both a creative and a technical viewpoint. Recording and sound reinforcement engineers at all levels of expertise will find The Microphone Book an invaluable resource for learning the “why” as well as the “how” of choosing a microphone for any situation.

THE NEW SONGWRITER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING - 3RD EDITION  HL 00331400

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Series: Book
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Medium: Book

Author: Randy Poe
In The New Songwriter's Guide to Music Publishing, author and music insider Randy Poe teaches readers how to get the best deals for their songs. This revised edition: • Features knowledgeable insider advice, giving aspiring songwriters a leg up on the competition; • Provides clear instruction that's right on the mark, as well as informative sidebars, sample forms, and amusing anecdotes; • Covers the basics of song publishing options, from single song contracts, to full-time positions as staff writers, to starting one's own company. Updated for the internet age, the refreshed content will be an essential reference for anyone trying to sell their songs.

THE OFFICIAL VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE PRICE GUIDE, 2007 EDITION  HL 00331434

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Series: Book
Publisher: Vintage Guitar Books
Medium: Softcover

Author: Alan Greenwood
Author: Gil Hembree
For 2007, The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide continues to be the industry-leading reference for values on vintage and collectible guitars, basses, lap steels, mandolins, ukuleles, banjos, amps and effects. Expanding in '07 to more than 500 pages and including information on more than 1,400 brands illustrated by more than 1,000 photos, The Guide is the only such work to cover everything in one very affordable volume! Published by Vintage Guitar magazine, The Guide combines thorough research with a user-friendly format employing quick-find page headings, page-edge tabs, a comprehensive index, and a dealer directory that puts you just an e-mail or phone call away from guitar buyers and sellers in every region of the country. Also included is a detailed look at the “hows and whys” of the collectible instrument market.

THE STEINWAY COLLECTION  HL 00331670

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Paintings of Great Composers
Series: AMADEUS
Publisher: Amadeus Press

Author: James Gibbons Huneker
Music lovers will delight in the beautiful color paintings and eloquent prose portraits in The Steinway Collection: Paintings of Great Composers. Chopin, Wagner, Liszt, Beethoven, Berlioz, Mozart, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Handel, and Schubert are among the composers celebrated in this historic book, which was originally printed in 1919 as an in-house publication of Steinway & Sons but has never before been released to the public. The paintings by esteemed American artists and accompanying essays by the brilliant critic James Gibbons Huneker are intended, in Mr. Huneker's words, to “evoke musical visions; for music is visionary, notwithstanding its primal appeal to the ear.” An introduction by acclaimed broadcaster and writer David Dubal, Juilliard professor of piano literature, gives the book historical perspective.

The Wizardry of Oz  HL 00314678

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The Artistry and Magic of the 1939 MGM Classic Revised and Expanded Edition
Series: Applause Books 
Publisher: Applause Books
Format: Softcover 
Author : Jay Scarfone
Author : William Stillman
PUBLISHED ON THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THE FILM: AUGUST 15, 2004!

The Wizard of Oz is one of the most popular and beloved motion pictures of all time. Seen by over one billion people worldwide since its 1939 premiere, Oz is an indelible part of our national consciousness and our earliest childhood memories. Why does this movie endure despite modern advances in film make-up and special effects? This lavishly illustrated book explores the construction of Oz at the height of Hollywood's golden age and under the auspices of filmdom's greatest studio.

Details about Oz's make-up, costumes and special effects are revealed, accompanied by rare stills, Technicolor test frames, and blueprints – over 300 color and B&W illustrations, many published for the first time! Actual costumes and props – now priceless treasures – are presented from the archives of memorabilia collectors, supplemented by never-before-conducted interviews with Oz's cast and crew. Written by the nation's leading Oz authorities, and with a foreword by the Cowardly Lion's make-up man, The Wizardry of Oz is a fascinating trip over the rainbow, from concept to realization. This book is an absolute must for Oz fans, film scholars, devotees of Judy Garland and Hollywood's golden era, or anyone who's ever wondered, “How'd they do that?” while watching this classic.     EAN: 9781557836243 PC: 73999146783 Width: 9.0" Length: 12.0" 256 pages

ZMIROT ANTHOLOGY  HL 00330640

The encyclopedia of z'mirot! An exhaustive collection of melodies and verses for the songs sung at a traditional Sabbath table. More than 150 selections cover the three Sabbath meals and Havdalah, the closing ceremony. Lengthy historical introduction and footnotes. The only collection of its kind available in print. 9-1/8″ x 12-1/4″ hardcover.