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For the beginner or the devotee - a concise history of classical music. Covers major composers, significant performances and landmark works.

Forget About Today shows a side of Bob Dylan that most people - from fans to skeptics - have never seen. Rather than another gossipy account of his romances, finances, or family, journalist Jon Friedm...

In 1967, as the new sound of rock and roll was taking over popular music, John Byrne Cooke was at the center of it all. As a member of D.A. Pennebaker's film crew, he witnessed the astonishing breakou...

This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe.

Louis Armstrong was a tough kid from New Orleans who pushed jazz into new realms with his amazing, improvisational trumpet playing. His seventy-year life spanned a critical time in American music as w...

Meet the new girl, Cherry Jam! Cherry Jam is the new girl in Berry Bitty City! She's come from Berry Big City, where she was a famous singer and musician, hoping to make some true friends. Looks like...

The Love You Make is a true insider's account of the entire history of The Beatles, written by Peter Brown, who worked for both Brian Epstein and the Apple organization. From the early days of The Qua...

In Chasing the Sun, the international music icon and humanitarian shares the incredible story of his life and how music and faith guided his path. In his own un-adulterated words, and with visually ar...

Drawing on a decade's worth of groundbreaking brain science and research, bestselling author Don Campbell and sound expert Alex Doman's Healing at the Speed of Sound provides practical advice, exercis...

I Want My MTV tells the story of the first decade of MTV, the golden era when MTV's programming was all videos, all the time, and kids watched religiously to see their favorite bands, learn about new...

When The Wheels on the Bus, by Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, broke onto the scene back in 1990, it created a sensation with its clever characters, sly subplots, luscious colors, and the incompa...

This book provides intimate look at one of rock's brightest stars and his legendary backing band by the Uk's premier rock journalist. Before he was the swaggering, stadium-packing megastar, Bruce Spri...

Before Springsteen and before Dylan, there was Woody Guthrie. With 'This Machine Kills Fascists,' scrawled across his guitar in big black letters, Woody Guthrie brilliantly captured in song the experi...

A true story from one of America's most beloved composers Marvin loves to play the piano and compose his own songs. But performing music over and over that's composed by some old guys name Ludwig and...

The leading reference to Propellerhead's flagship virtual studio, Reason 6 Power! is an all-new edition, exploring and explaining the latest version of this popular, powerful music-making software. Th...

The leading reference to the world's most popular digital audio workstation, Pro Tools 10 Power! is an all-new edition, exploring and explaining the latest version of this powerful, creative software....

Let a Pro Tools master teach you the ins and outs of Pro Tools 10, the latest version of the world's most popular digital audio workstation, with Pro Tools 10: Course Clips. Featuring more than five h...

Sibelius 7 Music Notation Essentials provides the most thorough introduction available to the fundamental operations of Sibelius 7, and lays the foundation for studies at the more advanced levels. Thi...

Ableton Live, now in version 9, is the music creation, recording, and performing software that revolutionized the way modern music is made - both in the studio and on stage. Used by hobbyists and prof...

Featuring interviews with professional full-time musicians, audio engineers, and producers who are making their own way in today's independent and electronic music scenes, The Music Producer's Surviva...

Sonar X3 Power! is an all-new edition of this popular guide to Cakewalk's powerful digital audio workstation, offering full, detailed coverage of the Sonar X3 software. The book's comprehensive treatm...

While other social media tools boast different strengths and offerings, MySpace retains its primacy for music lovers and artists everywhere. Artists may have a Facebook fan page or Twitter account, bu...

In this one-of-a-kind book, author Jackie Kajzer, known internationally as 'Full Metal Jackie,' collects insights from your favorite rock stars about the creative process behind the most influential m...

This book is designed to provide background information and tools to help musicians, producers, engineers, and other music enthusiasts become more sustainable and ecologically minded in their craft. I...

Logic Pro is arguably the No. 1 digital audio workstation among professional musicians and composers, at home in both professional and project studios worldwide. Going Pro with Logic Pro 9 is an exper...