A Dozen a Day - Book 3

A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars Updated Edition-In California in the early '50s the Fender company introduced the world's first electric bass guitar. They couldn't have known known it then but the Precision Bass would start a revolution in the sound of popular music. This book explains how that revolution happened and how its reverberations are still felt today. The two-guitars-bass-and-drums lineup that would define pop music found its heart with the Fender bass. In the coming decades the bass guitar provided the solid foundation upon which much modern music is still built. The Bass Book is the first to study its story with the full lowdown of the most important bass players and bass makers. Brands featured in the bookinclude Alembic Danelectro Epiphone Fender Fodera Gibson Hofner Ibanez Lakland Line 6 Music Man Peavey Rickenbacker Sadowsky Spector Squier Steinberger Wal Warwick and Yamaha. Original interviews with makers of bass guitars from the past and present illuminate the book with the popular establishment of the bass during the '60s and '70s examined in detail along with more recent developments such as the popularity of the five-string bass. There is an exclusive interview with Paul McCartney and other bassists who feature in the story including Stanley Clarke Flea James Jamerson Jaco Pastorius and Robert Trujillo. Dozens of unusual desirable and rarely seen basses are presented in high-quality photos. A reference section provides a wealth of information on the key makers. The Bass Book has all you need to know about the story of the bass guitar in one stylish readable volume and this revised and refreshed third edition brings the story right up to date.

Setting the scene with America's traditional folk of the early '60s this book describes the sea of change that began in 1964 when the social consciousness of folk met the energy of rock. It concentrates on 1964-66 when the best most popular and most controversial folk-rock was created. The book explores the dizzyingly fast cross-fertilization of such giants as The Beatles The Byrds and Dylan; the passionate conflicts between folk devotees andfolk-rockers; the sudden frenzy of the media; and the unforgettable music that was born. Turn! Turn! Turn! also examines how folk-rock continued to influence late '60s psychedelic rock country-rock and the British scene as well as its gradual partial transformation into the singer-songwriter movement. Based on first-hand interviews with such visionaries as Roger McGuinn Judy Collins Donovan John Sebastian Arlo Guthrie Janis Ian and dozensof others.

Updated Edition-If you ever needed proof that a magazine can have a love affair with a musician you're holding it in your hands. For DownBeat the preeminent publication of the jazz world Miles Dewey Davis was one of its most cherished subjects. Since it began covering the jazz scene in 1939 no other artist has been more diligently chronicled in its pages than Davis.The beauty of this collection is seeing the development of an artist over time. The reviews of his music go from quietly introducing a new talent to revering perhaps the greatest jazz artist of his generation. The feature articles begin with a very young very polite Davis lamenting I've worked so little. Icould probably tell you where I was playing any night in the last three years. As he develops the interviews show Davis gaining confidence and stature showing swagger and becoming the over-the-top say-it-like-it-is showman that made every interview an event.The Miles Davis Reader compiles more than 200 news stories feature articles and reviews by some of the greatest writers in jazz into one volume. It delivers a patchwork of his words and music - in the moment as they happened. With several lengthy features added along with a dozen new photographs this new edition is a beautiful series of snapshots a year-by-year ride through the many phases of Davis as an artist and as a man.

Everyone knows the success stories of the music industry – how Michael Jackson's Thriller blew the roof off and how Clive Davis helped orchestrate Carlos Santana's stunning comeback. But now you'll find out aboutpeople who were dead wrong. This book details some of the most expensive blunders ever made by artists and by record executives managers and producers who've worked with stars such as Michael Jackson Christina Aguilera TheBeatles Madonna Nickelback Bob Dylan Dido The Rolling Stones and dozens more. From contract and copyright screw-ups to sheer arrogance and lying this book includes eye-opening revelations on: the pitfalls of employing afamily member • the marketability of suicide • the industry's accepted levels of lies and thievery • and much much more.

All You Need to Know About Collecting Essential Music from Cylinders and CDs to LPs and Tapes-An in-depth and comprehensive guide to - and history of - music collecting The Ultimate Guide to Vinyl and More traces the hobby from its beginnings over a century ago. The book features informative and entertaining sections on every significant format in which recorded music has been released - and some that are now almost completely forgotten. Based on Dave Thompson's original Backbeat classic The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting this revamped colorful expanded edition takes readers from the early days of cylinders 78s and Edison records on through 45s LPs 8-tracks cassettes bootlegs CDs MiniDiscs MP3s LPs and other formats. Landmark labels collectable artists specialist themes and more are explored across a series of essays while dozens of color images bring the most obscure corners of the hobby to life. Unlike other volumes that focus exclusively on vinyl this book caters to the audiophile whose obsession for music welcomes all formats. Through it all the joy and fascination of music collecting in all its guises comes alive.

All The Fab Four's Instruments From Stageto Studio-This ultimate guide to all the gear used by The Beatles details exactly which Guitars Drums Amplifiers and Keyboards the Fab Four embraced throughout their brief but revolutionary career from their earliest days as the Quarry Men to the dissolution of The Beatles in 1970. It provides fascinatingly fresh insights into Beatle history exploding myths and uncovering dozens of new stories along the way. John Paul George and Ringo's moves from cheap early instruments to the pick of 1960s technology are carefully and entertainingly documented in an easy-to-read narrative fully illustrated with many previously unseen photographs a cache of rare memorabilia and a unique collection of specially photographed instruments used by The Beatles. As we continue to find new ways to explore their sound from vivid remasters of their original recordings to cutting-edge video games The Beatles remain at the forefront of popular music. This landmark book is perfect for the fan absorbed by music rather than hairstyles for the tribute-band member with an eye for detail and for any reader with an abiding interest in the 1960s. With a foreword by acclaimed Beatle author Mark Lewisohn Beatles Gear tells it like it was.

The A Dozen A Day Songbook series contains wonderful easy classical hits that may be used as companion pieces to the memorable technique exercises in the A Dozen A Day series. They are also suitable as supplements with ANY piano method!This collection of well-known classical pieces can be used on its own or as supplementary material to the iconic A Dozen A Day techniques series by Edna Mae Burnam. The pieces have been arranged to progress gradually applying concepts and patterns from Burnam's technical exercises whenever possible. Teacher accompaniments and suggested guidelines for use with the original series are also provided.Thesearrangements are excellent supplements for any method and may also be used for sight-reading practice for more advanced students.The difficulty titles of certain editions of the A Dozen A Day books may vary internationally. This repertoire book corresponds to the second difficulty level.

Written and illustrated by Edna Mae Burnam a second-generation Piano teacher the iconic A Dozen A Day books have been in Piano studios around the world since 1950. These books are universally recognized as one of the most practical technique series available. The series is made up of brief accessible groups of warm-up exercises that provide excellent daily training for students of all ages and levels. This anthology includes the first four books in the A Dozen A Day series: Mini Prep Book 1 and Book 2. As a bonus the anthology includes orchestrated files that are accessible online.

In Various Styles/Book 3/Early Intermediate Level-A Dozen Piano Pieces... in Various Styles is a series of four books that contain a stylish assortment of pieces. The books are leveled progressively with Book 1 at a later elementary level and Book 4 at a later intermediate level. In true Edna Mae Burnam form all the pieces at each level have titles that are descriptive and vivid e.g. Song of the Sewing Machine (Book 1) The Princess Learns the Minuet (Book 2) Busy Little Spanish Town (Book 3) and Five O'Clock Rush Hour (Book 4).

In Various Styles/Book 4/Mid to Later Intermediate Level-A Dozen Piano Pieces... in Various Styles is a series of four books that contain a stylish assortment of pieces. The books are leveled progressively with Book 1 at a later elementary level and Book 4 at a later intermediate level. In true Edna Mae Burnam form all the pieces at each level have titles that are descriptive and vivid e.g. Song of the Sewing Machine (Book 1) The Princess Learns the Minuet (Book 2) Busy Little Spanish Town (Book 3) and Five O'Clock Rush Hour (Book 4).

The A Dozen A Day Songbook series contains wonderful easy Christmas hits that may be used as companion pieces to the memorable technique exercises in the A Dozen A Day series. They are also suitable as supplements for use with any Piano method.This second book features 10 Christmas favourites including Deck The Halls Joy To The World In Dulci Jubilo and Wonderful Christmastime in arrangements for easy Piano.The included CD provides fully-orchestrated demonstration and backing tracks for a fun play-along experience.

Complete series in a single volume-Edna-Mae Burnam's A Dozen A Day books have been enjoyed by millions of Piano students around the world since they were first published in 1954. The six volumes of Burnam's original series provide a comprehensive progressive course in Piano technique combining pedagogical rigour with descriptive titles and iconic illustrations. This new anthology presents the complete series in a single volume for the first time. Together the exercises form a rich resource for Piano teachers and students to draw upon and with the addition of this book's special thematic index it's easy to focus on specific areas of technique. Thepossibilites for how the studies might be used as part of your practice routine are almost limitless and with six specially-written performance pieces added to conclude each book A Dozen A Day now has an exercise for every day of the year.

A Dozen A Day Violin Songbook: Christmas adds a new seasonal title to the popular instrumental series. As a companion songbook to the A Dozen A Day Violin pre-practice book each easy-to-play song has been carefully arranged to help develop specific techniques combining the spirit of the festive season with a trusted learning method for beginning players.Matching technical exercises to songs is a proven way of making practice more effective and a lot more enjoyable particularly for young musicians. Give the gift of music this Christmas.