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Education Books


ARRANGING AND ORCHESTRATION
  • Instrumentation/Orchestration by Alfred Blatter
BLUES AND BLACK ROOTS MUSIC
  • The History of The Blues (The Roots, The Music, The People from Charley Patton to Robert Cray) by Francis Davis
  • Roots of Black Music (The Vocal, Instrumental, and Dance Heritage of Africa and Black America) by Ashenafi Kebede
  • Mance Lipscomb (The Oral Autobiography of a Texas Bluesman) by Glen Alyn
  • Black Music (Four Lives: Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Nichols, Jackie Mclean) by A.B. Spellman
  • White Boy Singin' the Blues (The Black Roots of White Rock) by Michael Bane
  • The Big Book of Blues (An Essential Guide to The Great Blues Artists and Their Music) by Robert Santelli
MUSIC BUSINESS
  • All you need to know about the Music Business by Donald S. Passman
  • This Business of Music (A Practical Guide to the Music Industry for Publishers, Writers, Record Companies, Producers, Artists and Agents) by William Krasilovsky and Sidney Shemel
  • Recording Industry Sourcebook (Seventh Edition)
  • The Musician's Business and Legal Guide by Mark Halloran, ESQ.
CREATIVE/NEW AGE
  • The Secret Power of Music (The Transformation of Self and Society Through Musical Energy) by David Tame
  • A Method for Creative Design by Adolfo Best-Maugard
  • The Artist's Way at Work (Riding the Dragon-Twelve Weeks to Creative Freedom) by Mark Bryan with Julia Cameron and Catherine Allen
DRUMMING
  • Sonic Boom (Drums and Drummers in Early Jazz) by Dr. Karl Koenig
  • Drummin' Men (The Heartbeat of Jazz, The Swing Years) by Burt Korall
  • Drumming at the Edge of Magic (A Journey into the Spirit of Percussion) by Mickey Hart with Jay Stevens
  • The Baby Dodds Story as told to Larry Gara
MUSIC DICTIONARY
  • The New Harvard Dictionary of Music by Don Randel
  • Pocket Manual of Musical Terms by Theodore Baker
  • Elson's Pocket Music Dictionary by Louis C. Elson
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
  • World Music by The Rough Guide
  • African Rhythm and African Sensibility (Aesthetics and Social Action in African Musical Idioms) by John Miller Chernoff
  • Bayaka (The Music of The Babenzele Pygmies) by Louis Sarno
  • African Music and Dance (Ethnology of African Music) by Kobla Ladzekpo
MUSIC IN FILM
  • Overtones and Undertones (Reading Film Music) by Royal S. Brown
  • Listening to Movies (The Film Lover's Guide to Film Music) by Fred Karlin
FUNK MUSIC
  • Dr. John (Under a HooDoo Moon) by Jack Rummel and Mac Rebennack
  • Funk (The Music, The People and The Rhythm of the One) by Rickey Vincent
HIP HOP BOOKS
  • The New Beats (Exploring the Music, Culture and Attitudes of Hip-Hop) by S.H. Fernando Jr.
JAZZ BOOKS
  • Miles (The Autobiography of Miles Davis) with Quincy Troupe
  • Beneath The Underdog (His World as Composed by Mingus) Charles Mingus
  • John Coltrane by Bill Cole
  • Origins and Influence of Jazz Music Vol I (Origins) by Dr. Karl Koenig
  • Origins and Influence of Jazz Music Vol II (Spirituals) by Dr. Karl Koenig
  • All Music Guide to Jazz (A guide to the best Jazz Recordings) by Ron Wynn, Michael Erelewine and Vladimir Bogdanov
  • Reading Jazz (A Gathering of Autobiography, Reportage, and Criticism from 1919 to Now) by Robert Gottlieb
  • Jazz (From Its origins to the Present) by Lewis Porter, Michael Ullman and Edward Hazell
  • Jazz (A History) by Frank Tirro
  • Hard Bop (Jazz and Black Music 1955-1965) by David H. Rosenthal
  • Music in New Orleans (The Formative Years 1791-1841) by Henny A. Kmen
  • The Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather
  • The Story of Jazz (Bop and Beyond) by Franck Bergerot and Arnaud Merlin
WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY
  • Ideas and Styles in the Western Musical Tradition by Douglass Seaton
  • Twentieth-Century Music (A History of Musical Style in Modern Europe and America) by Robert P. Morgan
  • Classical Music by The Rough Guide
  • Norton Anthology of Western Music Vol. 1 (Ancient to Baroque) Edited by Claude V. Palisca
  • Norton Anthology of Western Music Vol. 2 (Classic to Modern) Edited by Claude V. Palisca
  • A History of Western Music by Donald Jay Grout and Claude V. Palisca
  • European Musical Heritage (800-1750) by Sarah Fuller
POP MUSIC
  • AMG All Music Guide (The experts' guide to the best releases from thousands of artists in all types of music) by Michael Erlewine, Chris Woodstra and Vladimir Bogdanov
  • The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll by Anthony DeCurtis, James Henke with Holly George - Warren
RECORDING
  • Behind the Glass (Top Record Producers tell how they craft the Hits) by Howard Massey
  • Guerrilla Home Recording (How to get great sound from any studio) by Karl Coryat
  • Confessions of a Record Producer (How to Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Bisiness) by Moses Avalon
  • Handbook For Acoustic Ecology by Barry Truax
  • Audio in Media by Stanley R. Alten
  • The Physics of Sound by Richard E. Berg and David G. Stork
  • Electroacoustic Music (An Introduction to the Creation of) by Samuel Pellman
  • Introductory Musical Acoustics by Michael J. Wagner
  • Midi for the Professional by Paul D, Lehrman and Tim Tully
  • The Computer Music Tutorial by Curtis Roads
  • Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools by David Franz
SONGWRITING
  • Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
MUSIC THEORY/SIGHT SINGING
  • Music for Sight Singing by Robert W. Ottman
  • Music in Theory and Practice Vol II by Bruce Benward and Gary White
  • Elementary Harmony (Theory and Practice) by Robert W. Ottman
  • Counterpoint in Composition by Felix Salzer and Carl Schachter
  • Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer
  • Practical Beginning Theory (A Fundamentals Worktext) by Bruce Benward and Barbara G. Jackson
  • Structural Function of Harmony by Arnold Schoenberg
  • What To Listen For In Music by Aaron Copland
  • Music for Sight Singing by Benjamin, Horvit and Nelson

Instruction Books


DIDJERIDU
  • The Didjeridu of the Australian Aboriginal (A Newcomers Guide) by Peter Kaye
DRUMKIT
  • The Art of Bop Drumming by Kohn Riley
  • Beyond BeBop Drumming by John Riley
  • New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming by Herlin Riley and Johnny Vidacovich
  • Take it to the Streets by Stanton Moore
  • Play Rock N Roll Drums by Joel Rothman
  • The Sound of Brushes by Ed Thigpen
  • Primary Handbook for Snare Drum by Garwood Whaley
  • Drum Method (For Band & Orchestra) by Haskell W. Harr
  • Essential Styles for the Drummer and Bassist by Steve Houghton and Tom Warrington
  • The Drummer's Cook Book (Develop your own style for today's rock drumming) by John Pickering
  • Progressive Steps to Bass Drum Technique for the Modern Drummer by Ted Reed
  • The Gardner Modern Method for the Drums, Cymbals & Accessories by Carl E. Gardner
  • Progressive Studies for the Snare Drum by Carl E. Gardner
  • The Drummer's rudimental Reference Book by John Wooton
  • Technique Patterns by Gary Chaffee
  • Creative Coordination for the Perorming Drummer (Jazz, Latin & Pop Exercises in 4/4 by Keith Copeland
  • Arabic Tambourine (A Comprehensive Course in Techniques and Performance for the Tambourine, Tar, and Mazhar) by Mary Ellen Donald
  • The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary as taught by Alan Dawson by John Ramsay
  • Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer by Ted Reed
  • Stick Control for the Snare Drummer by George Lawrence
  • Art Blakey's Jazz Messages by John Ramsay
  • The Art of Modern Jazz Drumming by Jack DeJohnette and Charlie Perry
  • Advance Techniques for the Modern Drummer Vol 1 (Coordinated Independence as Applied To Jazz and BeBop) by Jim Chapin
  • The All-American drummer 150 Rudimental Solos by Charley Wilcoxon
  • The Funky Beat by David Garibaldi
  • West African Rhythms for Drumset by Royal Hartigan with Abraham Adzenyah and Freeman Donkor
  • Jungle/Drum N Bass for the Acoustic Drum Set (A Guide to Applying Today's Electrinic Music to the Drum Set) by Johnny Rabb
  • Mastering the Art of Brushes by Jon Hazilla
  • Chop Busters by Ron Fink
  • The Complete Percussionist (A Guidebook for the Music Educator) Robert B. Breithaupt
  • Modern Drummer Years 1996-2000
GUITAR
  • Acoustic Guitar Basics ( The Ultimate Beginner Series) by Keith Wyatt
  • Mel Bay's 101 Mississippi Delta Blues Fingerpicking Licks by Larry McCabe
  • Open Guitar Tunings (A Guide to Over 75 Tunings) by Ron Middlebrook
  • More Than 15,000 Chords for Guitar From Warner Bros. Publications Inc.
HARMONICA
  • Mel Bay's Complete Classic Chicago Blues Harp by David Barrett
  • Instant Blues Harmonica by David Harp
  • How to Play the Chromatic Harmonica Instantly by Marcos
  • Fun with the Harmonica by Bill Bay
  • Bluegrass and Country Music for Harmonica by Phil Duncan
MANDOLIN
  • Deluxe Encyclopedia of Mandolin Chords by John Baxter
  • The Original You Can Teach Yourself Mandolin by Dix Bruce
  • East Mandolin Solos by Dick Weissman and Mike Connolly
PIANO
  • Bela Bartok Mikrokosmos Volumes 1-6
  • Bach Two and Three Part Inventions
  • Tschaikowsky Op. 23 Concerto No. 1 (In Bb minor)
  • Chopin (Preludes)
  • Modern Jazz Piano (A Study in Harmony and Improvisation) by Brian White
SAXOPHONE
  • First Division Band Method (Eb Alto Sax) by Fred Weber
  • Band Method (Alto Sax) by Ed Sueta
SONG BOOKS
  • Country Songs (Piano, Vocal and Guitar) From Budget Books
  • The Real Book (Fifth Edition)
  • The New Real Books 1, 2 and 3
  • U2 song Beautiful Day
  • DIDO album No Angel
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Later Symphonies Nos. 35-41) Full Score
VIBRAPHONE
  • Vibe Songs by Bill Molenhof
  • The Art and Language of Jazz Vibes by Jon Metzger
UKE
  • Uke Chords (Pocketbook Deluxe Series) by William Bay