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How does a song become more than words and music to represent or influence the voice of a generation? Inside the Hits dissects more than 60 of the most powerful and memorable hit songs since the birth...

An essential guide for all songwriters and Beatles fans, this book explores John Lennon's songwriting genius with a guided tour through 25 of his Beatles-era hits. Author John Stevens explains Lennon'...

Get the most out of Digidesign's Pro Tools software with this comprehensive home studio guide that will show you how to create the highest quality recordings by honing your production skills and engin...

Write songs that sell! Hit-songwriter/educator Andrea Stolpe shares time-tested tools of commercial songwriting. Her ten-step process will help you to craft lyrics that communicate heart to heart with...

Expert producer/engineer Dan Moretti leads you step by step through the producing and mixing processes. Learn how different techniques - from mic placement to EQ - help you create authentic-sounding a...

Become a better musician through yoga. By integrating yoga into your practice routines, you will develop a more focused and concentrated mind for performance. You will be able to increase awareness of...

Berklee expert speaks on how to market and distribute your songs and group. Sell more music! Learn the most effective marketing strategies available to musicians, leveraging the important changes and...

This amazing compilation features 600 quotations from esteemed musicians and artists who have taken a moment to reflect on their influences, heroes, integrity, performances, and so much more. These ge...

Heal your body, mind and spirit using the profound power found in music. This research-based approach to wellness will help you to feel better. Learn to use music to manage your stress and reduce your...

Write songs starting from any direction: melody, lyric, harmony, rhythm, or idea. This book will help you expand your range and flexibility as a songwriter. Discussions, hands-on exercises, and notate...

Get organized, and take charge of your music projects! This book will help you harness your creativity into clear visions and effective work plans. Whether you are producing a recording, going on tour...

Lernen Sie die Kunst des Jazzbasses! Egal ob Sie Jazzanfänger sind, Ihre Fähigkeiten am Bass verbessern möchten, akustischen oder elektrischen Bass spielen - dieses Buch wird Ihnen helfen, Ihre grundl...

Become a well-rounded drummer with sound technique, solid time, and expressive musicianship by mastering these eight essentials: Ergonomics; Pop/Rock/R&B Grooves; Shuffles; Slow Grooves; African-Based...

If you want to take your drumming chops to the next level, you must know how to read drum music. Written by Professor Dave Vose, this Berklee Workshop is ideal for both beginners and pros and includes...

Traditionelle Besentechniken der Meistertrommler sowie neue Ideen und Konzepte für das Besenspiel, Patterns für Balladen, medium- und uptempo-Spiel, Koordination. Online Audio mit 34 Playalong-Bassgro...

Enrich your drumming with world rhythms and sounds. World music presents many learning opportunities and challenges, especially for drums and percussion. Learning grooves from Africa, Latin America, S...

Learn to play the Djembe. This complete method by Michael Markus will teach you how to produce a good sound, develop a healthy technique and learn the essential concepts, sounds and rhythms of West Af...

Improvisation is the art of real-time composition. This book will guide you through exploring some of the many possible scale choices that can be used with chords and chord progressions, giving you a...

Enrich your playing with advanced jazz harmonies. This workbook will help you play with a contemporary jazz sound, interpret leadsheets, and use upper-structure triads to expand your comping palette....

Learn your scales! Scale study helps you develop piano technique. This book covers the most essential and widely used scales in jazz, funk, R&B/soul, bossa nova, rock, and pop music. Itl explores the...

Learn piano basics, as required of every piano major at Berklee College of Music. The exercises featured in this book will help you improve your sight-reading skills, and memorize new material in less...

Methode für das Zusammenspiel in einer Band: 8 Stücke in den Stilen Rock, Blues, Funk, Swing, Latin, u. a. , werden anhand versch. Übungen erarbeitet. Ideal für den Keyboard/Klavier- oder Ensembleunte...

Learn to improvise using the techniques pioneered by piano greats Lenny Tristano and Dave McKenna. This methodical approach to learning the art of solo jazz piano improvisation will free your creative...

Learn to play jazz harmonies and rhythms on the flute. This book combines Joe Viola's two classic texts of the Technique of the Flute series: Chord Studies and Rhythm Studies. You will learn melody, h...

Expand the creative breadth of your soloing! The step-by-step exercises and explanations in this tried-&-true resource will help you develop your ear and improve your technique. You'll learn the intim...