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Biographies December 8, 1980
The Day John Lennon Died by Keith Elliot Greenberg Backbeat Books
In a breathtaking, minute-byminute format, December 8, 1980: The Day John Lennon Died follows the events leading to the horrible moment when Mark David Chapman calmly fired his Charter Arms .38 Special into the rock icon, realizing his perverse fantasy of attaining perennial notoriety. We follow Lennon, the other Beatles, Lennon’s family, the shooter, fans, and New York City officials through the day, and as the hours progress, the pace becomes more breathless. 00332997 $24.99 (978-0-87930-963-3)
Leonard Bernstein at Work His Final Years, 1984-1990
Photography by Steve J. Sherman Foreword by Lauren Bacall Preface by Jamie Bernstein Amadeus Press
This remarkable photographic essay of Leonard Bernstein during the last six years of his life gives us rare insight into the disparate, sometimes vastly conflicting elements that shaped his work and deeply influenced everyone who was drawn into his inner world. 00332791 $34.99 (978-1-57467-190-2)
Guitar Player Presents Clapton, Beck, Page edited by Michael Molenda Backbeat Books
Culled from the archives of Guitar Player, this book traces the mammoth and influential careers of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page – with insightful interviews from the ’60s and ’70s to the present. Includes lessons & licks from Guitar Player staff that will help you crack the code of how these giants craft their magic. 00332943 $14.99 (978-0-87930-975-6)
Fab Four FAQ 2.0
The Beatles’ Solo Years: 1970-1980 by Robert Rodriguez Backbeat Books
Fab Four FAQ 2.0 picks up the story where the acclaimed Fab Four FAQ left off. Loaded with images of rare period ephemera, including periodicals, single sleeves, and movie stills, this is the first comprehensive biography of all four ex-Beatles. 00332390 $19.99 (978-0-87930-968-8) 00333068 Boxed Set $35.00 (978-1-6713-001-4)
Maria Callas A Musical Biography
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by Robert Levine Amadeus Press
Maria Callas was almost as well-known for her personal life as she was for her singing. This profusely illustrated book covers Callas’s life and career without dwelling on unimportant details; the facts are all here, but it is primarily a musical biography. The final third of the book is devoted to an analysis of the tracks on the two CDs that accompany the text. 00332935 Book/2-CDs Pack $24.99 (978-1-57467-183-4)
Guitar World Presents Metallica from the editors of Guitar World magazine Backbeat Books
This newly updated and expanded edition features an in-depth 20th anniversary look back at the group’s 1986 epic, Master of Puppets; a revealing article about late bassist Cliff Burton’s last 24 hours, including one of his final interviews; as well as a monumental guitar lesson with lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, who examines the techniques and theoretical approach that have made him a hard rock legend. 00332909 $14.99 (978-0-87930-970-1)
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Guitar World Presents Stevie Ray Vaughan
Guitar World Presents Van Halen
Vaughan’s story is told here in a newly updated and expanded collection of articles about the great guitarist from the pages of Guitar World magazine. This deluxe volume features probing interviews held over the years with Stevie Ray, instructional material, a complete discography of his recorded works, and loving reminiscences by his fellow musicians. 00332910 $14.99 (978-0-87930-971-8)
This collection of classic and new interviews with the great Edward tells the real story behind his earth-shaking technique, brilliant songwriting, and relationship with both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. This is the authoritative book – revised and updated with new exclusive interviews and information on one of the greatest rock bands of all time and the guitar god at the center of it all. 00332911 $14.99 (978-0-87930-969-5)
from the editors of Guitar World magazine Backbeat Books
The Quincy Jones Legacy Series: Q on Producing by Quincy Jones as told to Bill Gibson Hal Leonard
T he first entry in a multivolume set that will be essential reading for aspiring producers and artists everywhere, Q on Producing presents the master’s approach to making music. Told to and compiled by author and audio expert Bill Gibson, Quincy’s observations, culled from over a year of in-depth interviews, are collected and presented in book form and on an accompanying DVD-ROM, providing an unparalleled course of instruction from one of the true legends of American music. 00332755 $34.99 (978-1-4234-5976-7)
AC/DC
High Voltage Rock ’n’ Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History by Phil Sutcliffe Voyageur Press
Formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, AC/DC emerged on the music scene ready to rock. This massive new illustrated history follows the band from its Australian roots to its most recent releases and sold-out world tours. Author Phil Sutcliffe and a roster of hard-rock experts leave no stone unturned, from the band’s formation and early club gigs to its astounding worldwide success and generation-spanning popularity. 00333106 $35.00 (978-0-7603-3832-2)
Raisin’ Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter by Mary Lou Sullivan Backbeat Books
Author Mary Lou Sullivan sat with Johnny Winter for hours of exclusive, no-holds-barred interviews, covering the guitar slinger’s entire career. From toughing it out in Texas to his appearance at Woodstock, his affair with Janis Joplin, his stadiumfilling tours, and binging on drugs and the temptations of the road before finally fulfilling his dream of becoming a 100-percent pure bluesman, resurrecting the career of Muddy Waters, and winning a Grammy Award for his effort, this is a raucous roller coaster of a true story. 00332828 $24.99 (978-0-87930-973-2)
Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin The Illustrated History of the Heaviest Band of All Time Voyageur Press
Now in paperback, the first-ever complete illustrated history of the heaviest rock ’n’ roll band of all time! This beautiful, jam-packed book includes an all-star tribute in words and hundreds of photos. Includes a vintage interview with Jimmy Page by William S. Burroughs, conversations with recording engineers Terry Manning and Eddie Kramer as well as Swan Song label head Danny Goldberg and excerpts from tour manager Richard Cole’s memoir. 00333102 $19.99 (978-0-7603-3955-8)
Bob Moog – Synthesizer Pioneer Tipbook Legends Series
by Ubel Zuiderveld with Michelle Moog-Koussa Hal Leonard
Bob Moog invented the Moog synthesizer in 1964 and in so doing revolutionized the face of popular music. In this Tipbook Legends Series entry, the maverick inventor’s life is examined though his work and the instruments he created. The book is enhanced by the participation of his daughter and executive director of the Bob Moog Foundation, Michelle Moog-Koussa, who provides a special intimate glimpse into the life of this electronic-music pioneer and icon. 00332989 $19.99 (978-1-4234-9155-2)
U2 FAQ
by John D. Luerssen Backbeat Books
Active and relevant for nearly thirty-five years, Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen, Jr. have been masters of reinvention, thriving artistically while continuing to sell out concerts across the globe. Award-winning music journalist John D. Luerssen goes beyond the essential facts, delving into the legendary fables and unique anecdotes that make U2 FAQ an indispensable read for all U2 disciples. 00333028 $19.99 (978-0-87930-997-8)
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Day by Day, Night After Night
Working with Bernstein
by Craig Hopkins Backbeat Books
This memoir presents fresh, sensitive, and revealing information about the everyday life of the maestro in Part One, featuring reminiscences peppered with anecdotes, humor, and stories by others. Part Two includes Gottlieb’s commentaries and analysis of Bernstein’s works, which have appeared in program notes for concerts by many of the world’s orchestras, as jacket notes for recordings, and as articles in journals and elsewhere. 00332923 $24.99 (978-1-57467-186-5)
His Early Years, 1954 - 1982
This book is the first installment of a two-volume account of Vaughan’s life, covering the complete history of his roots, from childhood to just before his first major release. Filled with testimonials from those who knew him best and from fans everywhere, along with facts about tour dates and recordings, stories about his bands and life on the road, rare artistic and historic photographs, and more, this lavishly illustrated book is the ultimate collector’s item for any Stevie Ray Vaughan fan. 00332917 $32.00 (978-1-4234-8598-8)
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from the editors of Guitar World magazine Backbeat Books
by Jack Gottlieb Amadeus Press
music history The Complete History of Guitar World
30 Years of Music, Magic, and Six-String Mayhem from the pages of Guitar World magazine Backbeat Books
For 30 years, Guitar World magazine has served as North America’s leading publication for rock guitarists. Rock music has gone through many changes since 1980 – bands have come and gone, musical styles have shifted dramatically, heroes have fallen – and through it all, Guitar World has been there, reporting on the events of the day and interviewing the musicians who keep the genre alive. 00333043 $29.99 (978-0-87930-992-3)
Out of Our Heads
Rock ’n’ Roll Before the Drugs Wore Off by George Case Backbeat Books
Take a trip through rock ’n’ roll’s haziest, craziest period, beginning with the Beatles and Bob Dylan “turning on” in a New York hotel, and continuing on through two decades of wonderful, colorful, history-changing music. This is the rare book that is unafraid to bask in the groovy good times of rock ’n’ roll without the politically correct preaching that has helped stifle the party. 00332754 $19.99 (978-0-87930-967-1)
classical reference Bach’s Keyboard Music A Listener’s Guide
by Victor Lederer Unlocking the Masters Series No. 21 Amadeus Press
This listener’s guide to Bach’s music for the keyboard provides the interested amateur with a close but non-technical look at these two crucial parts of the master’s oeuvre. The composer’s tendency to work exhaustively in tightly structured formats – such as the 48 preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier – provides a natural framework for this study; but the power, beauty, high polish, and occasionally the sheer strangeness of Bach’s imagination are carefully examined as well. 00332830 Book/CD Pack $22.99 (978-1-57467-182-7)
Schumann – A Chorus of Voices by John C. Tibbetts Amadeus Press
Schumann – A Chorus of Voices is a significant contribution to Schumann’s 200th-birthday year, 2010. In these hitherto unpublished interviews and conversations, more than thirty biographers, musicians, critics, and commentators offer their own unique perspectives on Schumann’s life, work, controversies, and place in the history of Romantic music. 00332936 $34.99 (978-1-57467-185-8)
Mountains Come Out of the Sky
The Illustrated History of Prog Rock by Will Romano Foreword by Bill Bruford Backbeat Books
From its artful beginnings through the towering guitar solos, monumental synthesizer banks, and mind-boggling special effects of the Golden Age of Prog, through the radio-friendly “pop era” and right up to the present state of the art, this is a wickedly incisive tour of rock music at its most spectacular. This is indeed the book prog rock fans have been waiting for, the only one of its kind, as fantastic as the subjects it covers. 00331901 $24.99 (978-0-87930-991-6)
New World Music
Reference Guide
by José Rosa Centerstream Publications
This history guide will take you to the music of Cuba, Bahamas, Antigua, Barbuda, Puerto Rico, The Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Costa Rica, plus a very special music style from Beliza, Honduras, Guatemala and from the coast of Nicaragua named: “Garifuña,” ending with the United States of America. On the accompanying 3 CDs, author José Rosa narrates much of the text, and you’ll hear many samples of this exciting music. 00001340 Book/3 CDs Pack $24.99 (978-1-57424-253-9)
The Secret Life of Musical Notation
Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution
by Roberto Poli Amadeus Press
by Dick Weissman Backbeat Books
Defying Interpretive Traditions
Music and Social Change in America
In his forthcoming book, Roberto Poli presents original discoveries that have generated ground breaking insights based on years of research and performance: long-standing interpretations of commonly encountered musical signs and symbols, from as early as the 1770s, may fail to reveal the composers’ intended meanings. By bringing us closer to intended practices, the restoration of these meanings can give us greater interpretive insight and freedom. 00332939 $24.99 (978-1-57467-184-1)
The Golden Age of Conductors by John W. Knight Meredith Music
This book presents an interpretive analysis of musical masterworks by 20 great maestros from Arturo Toscanini to Carlos Kleiber. Also included are interviews on the art of conducting with Pierre Boulez, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Kurt Masur, Herbert Blomstedt, and Richard Hickox as well as interviews with professional musicians who reminisce about playing under the batons of these great Maestros. 00317199 $34.95 (978-1-57463-118-0)
The New York Philharmonic
From Bernstein to Maazel by John Canarina Amadeus Press
This book begins with a retrospective account of the controversial last years of the tenure of Dimitri Mitropoulos and the ascendancy of Leonard Bernstein to the music directorship. John Canarina shows how the New York Philharmonic weathered extraordinary ups and downs during this period, while remaining a vital component of New York’s cultural life. 00333054 $29.99 (978-1-57467-188-9)
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This comprehensive guide examines the relationship between American music and politics, from the dawn of US history to the book’s key focus: 20th-century music – songs by and about Native Americans, African-Americans, women, Spanish-speaking groups, and more. Unprecedented in its approach, the book offers a broad multidisciplinary discussion and illuminates how social events impact music and vice versa. 00332378 $24.99 (978-1-4234-4283-7)
We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001 by Eric Davidson Backbeat Books
Nirvana, the White Stripes, Hole, the Hives – all sprang from an underground music scene where similarly raw bands, enjoying various degrees of success and hard luck, played for throngs of fans in venues ranging from dive bars to massive festivals, but were mostly ignored by a music industry focused on mega-bands and shiny pop stars. We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 19882001 tracks the inspiration and beautiful destruction of this largely undocumented movement, the last generation of punks and rockers to conquer city after city without the diluting force of the internet. 00331985 $19.99 (978-0-87930-972-5)
Unlocking the Masters Deluxe Set Bach’s Keyboard Music, Beethoven’s Symphonies, and Brahms, A Listener’s Guide Amadeus Press
The big three – Bach, Beethoven and Brahms – all together in one deluxe set. Each volume presents an in-depth exploration of the composer’s world of musical intimacies in an easy-to-read, nuts-and-bolts manner. 00333065 Boxed Set $55.00 (978-1-57467-192-6)
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theatre/film reference At This Theatre
Revised and Updated Edition by Robert Viagas and Louis Botto Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
This updated and expanded 2010 edition includes more than 500 color production photos, vintage archival photos, and Playbill covers from all forty currently operating Broadway theatres. Thirty-eight of the original chapters have been expanded to cover all the shows that have opened in the ten years since the popular 2000 edition, with two new chapters added to include Broadway theatres recently refurbished and returned to life. 00314815 $38.99 (978-1-55783-764-6)
Broadway Musicals
The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season – 1959 to 2009 by Peter Filichia Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Here’s a look at the extreme cases of hits and flops from each season of the past half-century. The musicals that everyone knew would be hits, and were; the tuners that sounded terrible from the moment they were announced and turned out to be even worse than anyone expected; the shows that were destined to succeed, but didn’t; and the ones that didn’t have a chance but went on to household-name status. 00332900 $19.99 (978-1-4234-9562-8)
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess: The 75th Anniversary Celebration by Robin Thompson Amadeus Press
In this lavishly illustrated 75th anniversary volume, created with the participation of the Gershwin estate, opera producer and author Robin Thompson recounts the history of Porgy and Bess as he looks at the various interpretations of the work and the many layers of meaning to be found in the story of the crippled Porgy, the conflicted and vulnerable Bess, the dope peddler Sportin’ Life, and the other residents of Catfish Row. 00333053 $29.99 (978-1-57467-191-9)
music business
The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical Book by Jeff Whitty Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Anyone who grew up watching Sesame Street on public television will quickly be able to identify the inspiration for Avenue Q. However, these characters are in their twenties and thirties and face adult problems; despite the fuzzy faces, this is not a children’s show. After a run lasting more than six years and 2,534 performances, the Broadway production of Avenue Q ranks in the top 25 longest running shows in Broadway history and continues to have productions run worldwide. 00314820 $16.99 (978-1-4234-8904-7)
Hollywood Musicals Year by Year Third Edition
by Stanley Green Third edition revised and updated by Barry Monush Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Hollywood Musicals Year by Year provides a world of information, facts, and trivia about cinema’s favorite musicals. Beginning with The Jazz Singer and moving through the years, this illustrated book documents more than 300 movies. Each entry includes the screenplay writer, producer, director, choreographer, cast list, song list, release date, plot summary, and interesting notes surrounding the production, cast, and spin-offs that the movie inspired. 00314819 $18.99 (978-1-4234-8903-0)
Show-by-Show Deluxe Set
Broadway Musicals: Show-by-Show and Hollywood Musicals: Show-by-Show by Stanley Green Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Broadway Musicals: Show-by-Show is the bestselling, most comprehensive Broadway reference book today. In this new and expanded edition you’ll find over 300 of the most important and memorable productions of the American musical theatre. In Hollywood Musicals: Show-by-Show, you’ll also find over 300 movies documented including screenplay writer, director, choreographer, cast list, song list, release date, plot summary and much more. This is also a completely new and expanded edition. 00314834 Boxed Set $32.00 (978-1-4234-9552-9)
Making a Living in Your Local Music Market
Secrets of Negotiating a Record Contract
Revised and Updated Fourth Edition by Dick Weissman Hal Leonard
by Moses Avalon Music Pro Guides Hal Leonard
Realizing Your Marketing Potential
This newly updated book is an invaluable resource for the musician or aspiring musician who lives outside the major music business markets. The guide shows you how to expand and develop your skills as a musician and composer right in your own backyard. It explores topics relevant to musicians on every level, such as why a band should have an agreement and how you can determine whether a personal manager is right for you. 00332907 $18.99 (978-1-4234-8450-9)
The Songwriter’s Survival Guide to Success How to Pitch Your Songs by Dude McLean Hal Leonard
It’s the art and craft of songplugging from the perspective of a veteran music publisher who’s been pitching, and been pitched to, for years. The Songwriter’s Survival Guide to Success – How to Pitch Your Songs covers every aspect of songplugging with proven step-by-step procedures. It deals with the how, when, why, and to whom to pitch, details how to find and keep contacts and how to get to artists – and, of course, explains how to link up with a good music publisher. 00332938 $19.99 (978-1-4234-8885-9)
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Avenue Q: The Musical
Revised and Updated Edition
The ultimate guide to understanding and avoiding, in the author’s words, “sneaky lawyer tricks,” Secrets of Negotiating a Record Contract helps artists recognize hidden agendas by exposing the multilayered language of recording agreements crafted by major label lawyers. Focusing on artists’ issues, such as advances, royalties, and distribution, this revealing handbook explains the need for each clause, offers advice on negotiating fine points, and outlines alternatives for developing new contracts. 00332905 $19.99 (978-1-4234-8448-6)
The Musician’s Video Handbook by Bobby Owsinski Music Pro Guides Hal Leonard
From creating a club video, shooting a pro-quality music video, or creating an electronic press kit, this book shows you how to do it right by demonstrating the tricks and tips used by the pros to make a professional-looking video – even with inexpensive gear and limited resources. The accompanying DVD takes the viewer through each phase of the production and post-production processes and provides tricks and tips from some of the best video producers in the business. 00332901 Book/DVD Pack $34.99 (978-1-4234-8444-8)
Broadway
The American Musical
by Michael Kantor and Laurence Maslon Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
A companion to the six-part PBS documentary series, Broadway: The American Musical is the first comprehensive history of the musical, from its roots at the turn of the 20th century through the smashing successes of the new millennium. The in-depth text is lavishly illustrated with a treasure trove of photographs, sheet-music covers, posters, scenic renderings, production stills, rehearsal shots and caricatures, many previously unpublished. Revised and updated, with a brand-new foreword by Julie Andrews and new material on all the Broadway musicals through the 2009-2010 season. 00314827 $35.00 (978-1-4234-9103-3)
Oklahoma! (The Applause Libretto Library) The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. 00314825 $16.99 (978-1-4234-9056-2)
The Sound of Music (The Applause Libretto Library)
The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval captain. The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time. 00314826 $16.99 (978-1-4234-9079-1)
The Music Producer’s Handbook by Bobby Owsinski Music Pro Guides Hal Leonard
Covering the entire range of producer concerns, from organizing each phase of the production to mastering the final mix, The Music Producer’s Handbook takes a sometimes intimidating and mystifying process and breaks it down to an entertaining tutorial that will fatten the toolkits of professionals as well as novices. An accompanying DVD takes the viewer through each phase of the production process. 00332844 Book/DVD Pack $34.99 (978-1-4234-7400-5)
Zen and the Art of Mixing by Mixerman Hal Leonard
Mixerman turns his razor-sharp gaze to the art of mixing and gives followers and the uninitiated reason to hope – if not for logic and civility in the recording studio then at least for a good sounding record. With a firm commitment to art over technology and to maintaining a grasp of each, Mixerman outlines his own approach to recording success, based on his years mixing records in all genres of music for all kinds of artists, often under trying circumstances. 00332978 $24.99 (978-1-4234-9150-7)
The Broadway Musical Quiz Book by Laura Frankos Foreword by Peter Filichia Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
The Broadway Musical Quiz Book includes nearly 80 quizzes on every aspect of the Broadway musical, including sections devoted to the careers of major Broadway stars, songwriters, directors, and producers, ranging from Ethel Merman to Stephen Sondheim. It also features thematic quizzes – such as musicals set in France, adaptations from literature, food and drink, British shows, references to sports, biographical shows, and jukebox musicals – and quizzes covering each decade from 1900 to the present. 00314831 $16.99 (978-1-4234-9275-7)
The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 2009 to May 2010 Sixth Annual Edition
edited by Robert Viagas Playbill Books/Applause Books
The new edition includes chapters on 73 Broadway shows – that is, every show that ran during the season – not just the new shows like Million Dollar Quartet, American Idiot, Time Stands Still, and ENRON, but the long-running ones from seasons past, like Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, and Wicked. In addition to headshots of all the actors who appeared in Playbill, the book has photos of producers, writers, designers, stage managers, stagehands, musicians – even the ushers. This year’s roster is expected to top 10,000 names. 00314833 $35.00 (978-1-4234-9277-1)
This Is Spinal Tap Music on Film Series by John Kenneth Muir Limelight Editions
John Kenneth Muir escorts the reader through a quartercentury of heavy metal laughs, offering a detailed history of the film’s genesis and an up-close look at the reasons why this beloved rock-and-roll movie comedy has endured for so long – and even met acceptance in the rock-and-roll culture it lampoons. 00333039 $12.99 (978-0-87910-377-4)
West Side Story Music on Film Series by Barry Monush Limelight Editions
On the brink of celebrating its 50th anniversary, West Side Story remains one of the classic motion pictures of the musical genre. This book explores not only the stage origins of the piece, but the incredible impact of the movie version and how it became a touchstone for all subsequent generations interested in dance on film and in great filmmaking in general. 00333040 $12.99 (978-0-87910-378-1)
The Songwriter’s Ultimate Toolbox How to Write Songs on Guitar, Songwriting Sourcebook, How to Write Songs in Altered Guitar Tunings by Rikky Rooksby Backbeat Books
The bestselling How to Write Songs on Guitar shows you tips and tricks by classic songwriters, from Bob Dylan to the Beatles to Tori Amos. The Songwriting Sourcebook shows you how to turn chords into great songs and compliments How to Write Songs on Guitar. How to Write Songs in Altered Guitar Tunings is the latest installment from Rikky Rooksby and is the only book that explains how to write songs with altered tunings. 00333067 Boxed Set $60.00 (978-1-61713-000-7)
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guitar & bass Electric Guitars and Basses
by George Gruhn and Walter Carter Backbeat Books
From the earliest “lap steels” that reshaped the sound of Hawaiian music, through the “Spanish-neck” models, and on to the solidbody models that shattered conventional ideas of guitar design and guitar music, all of the classic and historically important models are displayed and discussed by guitar experts George Gruhn and Walter Carter. This new edition features an additional 16 pages of important instruments and newly discovered information. 00332741 $24.99 (978-0-87930-974-9)
Fender Precision Basses 1951-1954
by Detlef Schmidt Centerstream Publications
Introduced in 1951, the Fender Precision Bass is the precursor of all modern electric basses. This book takes a look at the history of the “slab body basses” and the most famous players. In addition to many historical photos, the full color book lists many basses with beautiful pictures, detail shots, and anecdotes. 00001348 $35.00 (978-1-57424-254-6)
How to Write Songs in Altered Guitar Tunings by Rikky Rooksby Backbeat Books
There are many ways apart from the standard one to tune a guitar, and each way opens up new possibilities for the player and songwriter. Drawing on examples from a wide range of guitarist/songwriters who have used alternative tunings, from Keith Richards to Nick Drake, Rooksby opens up a rich new seam of inspiration for all those wanting to develop their guitar skills and take their songwriting to a higher level. 00332859 Book/CD-ROM Pack $22.99 (978-0-87930-953-4)
Riffs
How to Create and Play Great Guitar Riffs Revised and Updated Edition by Rikky Rooksby Backbeat Books
Rikky Rooksby’s revised and updated bestseller explores more than 200 classic riffs, from Cream and Led Zeppelin, through Nirvana and Soundgarden, to Metallica, U2, and the White Stripes. The first half of the book analyzes classic rock riffs and reveals the stories behind their creation. Easy-to-read text describes and explains each riff, supported by illustrations and a CD of audio examples. The book’s second section shows how to construct great riffs and why they work. 00332860 Book/CD Pack $24.99 (978-0-87930-993-0)
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Fender Chronicles Limited Edition Deluxe Set by Tom Wheeler Forewords by Eric Clapton & Keith Richards 2-Book/3-CD Set Hal Leonard
This beautifully slipcased set includes both books, The Stratocaster Chronicles and The Soul of Tone. Celebrating the rich history of the world’s most popular guitar and and the famous amp line, these books are the authorized accounts of Fender by both the people who played them and those that made them. With the inclusion of 3 CDs featuring audio examples and interview excerpts, The Fender Chronicles Deluxe Set will allow enthusiasts everywhere to fully experience Fender history. 00332941 2 Books/3-CD Set $110.00 (978-1-4234-8897-2)
Bass Player Presents The Funky Bass Book Edited by Bill Leigh Foreward by Bootsy Collins Backbeat Books
This is the ultimate collection of funked-up wisdom and inspiration, from the grooving pioneers of R & B, soul, and funk to the flame-tending funkateers of hip-hop, neo-soul, and gospel. With interviews and analyses from both groundbreaking old-school innovators and ongoing revolutionaries, here are the secrets of how the masters take a groove and make it funky. 00333044 $14.99 (978-0-87930-994-7)
Pink Floyd – The Black Strat
A History of David Gilmour’s Black Fender Stratocaster – Revised and Updated 3rd Edition by Phil Taylor Hal Leonard
Catch a rare inside glimpse of one of the world’s most revered guitarists, David Gilmour, and his iconic Black Stratocaster. Written by David’s personal guitar technician and the band’s chief backline tech since 1974, this expanded edition contains new information as well as many unpublished photographs, recently come to light, that further chart the Black Strat’s illustrious history. 00333051 $32.99 (978-1-4234-9270-2)
60 Years of Fender Six Decades of the Greatest Electric Guitars by Tony Bacon Backbeat Books
The latest addition to Tony Bacon’s acclaimed series of guitar books, 60 Years of Fender gives a year-by-year history of the most successful electric guitar maker. Illustrated with an unrivaled gallery of color photographs of instruments, players, and memorabilia, this revised and updated edition expands upon 50 Years of Fender (published in 2000), covering nine more years of the Fender story. 00332861 $24.99 (978-0-87930-966-4)
Gruhn’s Guide to Vintage Guitars Updated and Revised Third Edition
by George Gruhn and Walter Carter Backbeat Books
Gruhn’s Guide to Vintage Guitars is the most extensive and detailed list of specifications ever published for identifying, dating, and establishing the authenticity of an instrument. This new edition is enlarged and updated, making it once again the essential guide enabling collectors, dealers, players, and fans to determine the authenticity, rarity, and relative value of vintage acoustic and electric guitars, basses, mandolins, banjos, and amps. 00332740 $32.99 (978-0-87930-944-2)
Gruhn’s Guide to Vintage Guitars
An Identification Guide for American Fretted Instruments
First Pocket Guide Edition
by George Gruhn and Walter Carter Backbeat Books
Made in the classic model of traditional pocket field guides, this book contains all the valuable up-to-date information found in the standard edition, but is designed to be the ultimate user-friendly collector’s companion, easy to carry anywhere. 00332957 $24.99 (978-0-87930-980-0)
The Modern Era of the Les Paul Legacy 1968-2009
by Robb Lawrence Hal Leonard
This full-color book continues the amazing journey of an American icon. Beginning with the collectible late 1960s and ’70s models, it moves on to the specialthemed instruments – showing all popular artist models, like Jimmy Page and Joe Perry, the historic reissues, and the jaw-dropping Custom Shop creations. Includes exclusive interviews with Slash, Neal Schon, Joe Bonamassa and many others. 00331953 $40.00 (978-1-4234-5531-8)
instruments
recording equipment & techniques The Musician’s Ultimate Toolboox
Beatles Gear
How to Make Your Band Sound Great and The Studio Musician’s Handbook
All the Fab Four’s Instruments from Stage to Studio by Andy Babiuk Backbeat Books
Beatles Gear details exactly which guitars, drums, amplifiers and keyboards The Beatles used at the key points of their relatively brief but entirely revolutionary career – from the formation of the Quarry Men in the 1950s to the dissolution of The Beatles in 1970. It provides a fascinating fresh insight into Beatles history from an entirely new viewpoint, and along the way many myths are exploded and dozens of stories told for the first time. 00332956 $40.00 (978-0-87930-956-5)
by Bobby Owsinski Hal Leonard
00333066 Boxed Set $52.00
These two volumes offer the practicing musician great titles from the Bobby Owsinski Handbook series of titles. How to Make Your Band Sound Great explores every aspect of playing with other musicians, including the equipment, hardware and software used in today’s increasingly technological world. The Studio Musician’s Handbook, reveals the inner workings of a major Hollywood recording session. (978-1-4234-9398-3)
Keyboard Presents: Classic Rock
The Recording Guitarist
It’s all here: the gear, the songs, the road stories, and the inspiration behind some of the greatest songs of the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s by Chicago, Deep Purple, Tom Petty & the Hearbreakers, Blood, Sweat & Tears Steve Winwood, the Grateful Dead, and many more. 00332945 $14.99 (978-0-87930-952-7)
by Jon Chappell Music Pro Guides Hal Leonard
A Guide to Studio Gear, Techniques, and Tone Revised and Updated Edition
edited by Ernie Rideout Backbeat Books
Tipbook Clarinet The Complete Guide by Hugo Pinksterboer Hal Leonard
Tipbook Clarinet provides you with the information you need to choose the instrument that’s right for you. It answers all your questions and more, with information on how workmanship, materials, and other elements make for different instruments with vastly different prices, as well as chapters on learning to play, choosing an instrument, buying mouthpieces, necks and reeds, cleaning and maintenance, and a glossary of key terms. 00332803 $14.99 (978-1-4234-6524-9)
00332940 $24.99
This guide explores the world of recording the guitar, covering everything from selecting guitars and amps to employing effects and mastering recording techniques in a variety of recording environments – from the modest home studio to a professional facility outfitted with pro-quality gear and a staff of engineers. (978-1-4234-8896-5)
Rockin’ Your Stage Sound
A Musician’s Guide to Professional Live Audio by Rob Gainey Hal Leonard
Rockin’ Your Stage Sound is designed to help musicians understand what they will be facing onstage during a performance and how they can best use their gear in service of the overall sound. Combining the observations of a professional live-sound engineer with the perspectives of successful players of all types, the book provides a wealth of tips and viewpoints unique to live-sound tutorials. 00333055 $24.99 (978-1-4234-9278-8)
software tutorials The Complete Pro Tools Shortcuts Second Edition
by José “Chilitos” Valenzuela Hal Leonard
Newly expanded to cover the most recent updates of Pro Tools, this indispensable guide provides a complete list of over 250 shortcuts to help you get the most out of Avid’s industry-leading digital-audio software with the least effort. Each shortcut shows the key combination needed on both Mac and Windows, what it does, in what context the command is available, and other important features. 00333056 $19.99 (978-1-4234-9279-5)
Sibelius
A Comprehensive Guide to Sibelius Music Notation Software Updated and Revised Edition by Thomas Rudolph and Vincent Leonard Music Pro Guides Hal Leonard
Master Sibelius music notation software step by step with the most complete how-to guide available. Now fully updated with new examples and descriptions of features in Sibelius 6, this essential reference is designed for both novices and experienced musicians, composers, producers, and arrangers, containing a variety of examples – from single-line melodies to complex scores. Written by two proven trainers and expert authors in the field of music notation software, this book will be a constant reference for all of your Sibelius questions and needs. 00332932 $29.99 (978-1-4234-8847-7)
Power Tools for Abelton Live 8 by Nick Rothwell Hal Leonard
Ableton Live is one of the most popular software applications for composition, songwriting, recording, production, remixing, and live performance. Power Tools for Ableton Live 8 explores the program’s extensive features, using real-world examples and offering advice from some of the most respected users of Live 8 in the music industry. 00331995 $39.99 (978-1-4234-4135-9)
Using Pro Tools in Music Education by Robin Hodson Hal Leonard
Using Pro Tools in Music Education defines a six-module course for high-school and college teachers who wish to integrate Pro Tools, the premier digital-audio application, into the classroom environment. Author Robin Hodson lays out direct strategies for quickly utilizing the complex software in various class programs. The book comes with a DVD-ROM featuring 41 tutorial movies (total running time 3 hours) that cover all major aspects of learning Pro Tools. Also included on the DVD are accompanying files for use in the course modules. 00333050 Book/DVD Pack $39.99 (978-1-4234-9269-6)
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Hey Mom! Listen to This! A Parent’s Guide to Music by Elaine Schmidt Hal Leonard
An essential guide for parents who enrich their child’s life with music, this book starts with early-childhood opportunities and goes through post-high school options. It covers everything from strings, winds and choral music to piano, guitar, drums and ethnic instruments, presenting parents with info & options for renting or buying an instrument, selecting a private teacher, and finding performing ensembles for their child. 00332937 $19.99 (978-1-4234-8884-2)
Music for Homeschoolers
Playing (Less) Hurt
by Joanne May Meredith Music
by Janet Horvath Hal Leonard
A Guide to Music Instruction for the Homeschooled Child With the rising numbers of homeschoolers in the United States and numerous research studies that prove the powerful impact of music instruction on a child’s social and intellectual development, this book is a valuable and much needed addition to the music-education and homeschooling literature. Music for Homeschoolers will assist parents in designing high quality musical experiences for their children and help teachers in learning more about homeschoolers and their needs. 00317197 $14.95 (978-1-57463-157-9)
An Injury Prevention Guide for Musicians The demands of solitary practice, hectic rehearsal schedules, challenging repertoire, performance pressures, awkward postures, and other physical strains have left a trail of injured, hearing-impaired, and frustrated musicians who have had few resources to guide them. Playing Less Hurt addresses this need with specific tools to avoid and alleviate injury. Writing with knowledge, sympathetic insight, humor, and aplomb, Horvath has created an essential resource for all musicians who want to play better and feel better. 00332931 $29.99 (978-1-4234-8846-0)
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The Wow Factor: How to Create It, Inspire It & Achieve It A Comprehensive Guide for Performers by Dr. Steve Zegree Hal Leonard
Dr. Steve Zegree has developed this practical guide for performers, students, teachers and parents which offers fundamental philosophies and concepts that are essential to a person’s growth and development and will contribute to a successful professional life in music. More than just the basics, more than a prescribed curriculum, and more than just getting in front of an audience to go through the motions of what you did in rehearsal – call it the Wow Factor – there is something for everyone in this book! 08749574 $24.99 (978-1-4234-6813-4)