This book provides students and music teachers with a comprehensive overview of the oboe from its origin to its use and important facts not covered in traditional method books. It can be used concurrently with any method book, expanding the learning experience beyond "learning how to play" to include all topics relevant to the oboes. These topics ......
Written for the aspiring rock singer, this guide covers the basic elements of singing, including vocal production, training, breathing, posture and diet. The author also addresses topics such as overcoming nervousness, dealing with emotions, and the true consequences of coffee, alcohol and smoking.
This book provides students and music teachers with a comprehensive overview of the saxophone from its origin to its use and important facts not covered in traditional method books. It can be used concurrently with any method book, expanding the learning experience beyond "learning how to play" to include all topics relevant to the saxophone. ......
The Viola, How it Works presents information on the technical and historical aspects of the viola in relation to its position in the non-fretted string instrument family.
Trumpet and Trombone, Flugelhorn and Cornet - The Complete Guide
Focuses on the smaller horns in the brass family, explaining the jargon you're likely to come across when you're out to buy or rent an instrument, from bell and leadpipe material to the shape of the bore, the valves and valve slides, and of the other elements that make up the sound and the playability of your horn.
Silver plating, solid silver, or gold? Open-hole or closed-hole keys, a B-foot or a C-foot, split-E or donut, inline or offset G? This book answers these questions. It offers information on how workmanship, materials, and other elements make for different instruments with vastly different prices.
Breaking down the individual components of the electric guitar rig, this book examines the ingredients in any given piece of equipment that contribute to superior or inferior sound, and offers tips to improving and making the most of the gear you've already got - with reference to quotations from name artists and manufacturers.
Singing is a noble art. Nowadays, we are often reminded that it can hold the mirror up to nature. Many songs reflect the psychological pain and dissonance of our age, and many voices are trapped by materialism. However, singing can also express a special kind of freedom from physical bondage. Then it becomes a joyous, light-filled art form ......