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The lines are starting to blur between traditional and new classical, which is sometimes called “New Age,” “Meditative,” and “Focus Music.” It is easy to hear the influence of the great composers like Chopin, Mozart, and Beethoven in the modern genre, and in this box set you’ll get to play in both worlds. This box set is loaded with Yiruma as well as Einaudi and Satie, whom most argue was the first of this genre. There is also the COMPLETE Sonata in C (all three movements) by Mozart (K545). This is over thirteen hours of high-quality piano instruction!

Movies, Star Trek, Clone Wars, and Willie Nelson! This mash-up set gives you movie themes, old standards, and a Singer Pro version of “Easy” by The Commodores, where you’ll learn the actual piano part from the original hit recording. There is also modern pop by Adele and Josh Groban. This set contains over twelve hours of high-quality piano instruction by a world-class teacher, taught entirely “By Ear!”

Por encima de cualquier otra forma de arte, incluso de la actuación, el canto es la forma más personal y expresiva de comunicarnos. Y es que cantar, ya se haga profesionalmente—en el ámbito del espectáculo, la terapia o el activismo—o por objetivos más personales como compartir nuestra música con la familia, los amigos y la comunidad, es un don sin el cual no podríamos vivir. Cantar 101: Principios Vocales Y Destrezas Fundamentales De Canto Para Todos Los Estilos Y Habilidades es la forma más rápida de aprender a cantar obteniendo los mejores resultados.

Leben und Singen, das gehört zusammen. Auch, wenn du nicht so fürs singen bist. Denn auch du wirst dich "erwischen", dass du, wenn du dich freust, es dir so dermaßen gut geht, etwas singst, summst. Kein Lied, eine Melodie. Was dir das Singen leicht macht, erleichtert dir auch das Leben. In music is the answer.

I have created a guide to help you cultivate a mindful daily singing practice. This is to be used in anyway that gets you connecting with your authentic voice, and is created for all levels and all styles of singing. Part 1 is a guide for you to get to know how we sing and the mechanics behind it. Part 2 is breath and bodywork to cultivate the connection with your body. Part 3 is guided vocal exercises.

"Enlightenment of Vocal Rhythm" is an enlightenment reading to train children to cope and master vocal rhythm. Arranged according to rhyme, it covers astronomy, geography, flowers and trees, birds and beasts, characters, utensils, etc. From single-character pairs to double-character pairs, three-character pairs, five-character pairs, seven-character pairs to eleven-character pairs, the sound and rhythm are coordinated and catchy, and the training of pronunciation, vocabulary and rhetoric is obtained.

As vocal artists, we are a sum collective of our experiences. They shape our character and our personality. Personality colors how we experience music, learn, teach, relate to others, and perform. As a rising vocal artist, you should ask yourself the question of whether you prefer lessons which are consistently structured or adaptable to spontaneous exploration. As a music educator, you should have a sense of how significantly you are willing to “flex” your style to meet the diverse needs of your vocal studio.

The Listening Conductor explores one of the most important aspects of choral training and development—the power of listening. Why do we need to listen in rehearsals? How do we develop and improve our listening? How does focussed listening impact on choral development? How does actively listening to a choir provide conductors with creative opportunities to improve ensemble?

In his first book Tracks That Sync, award-winning composer Graham Barton shows you how to unlock an unfair advantage in music licensing with 10 simple principles. Combining creativity, advertising, psychology, and business, he gives you the real-world tools you need to level up your tracks and supercharge your income. From creative choices to productivity hacks, Barton shares his lessons learned over the last decade in the business. He collects them into a powerful manifesto that inspires the modern composer on the path to break through their income ceiling.

Any person called by God to write songs can fulfill their dreams. Young or old. Experienced writer or not. Join Stephen Robert Cass as he shines a light on the pathway of ministry and song success, showing you the value of congregational songwriting. This strategy and the custom song-crafting tools are inspired by Proverbs 27:17: "As iron sharpens iron, so we sharpen each other." This plan finds strength in God's wisdom and the power of group learning. Let it take your songs to churches in your community and around the world.

Struggling to help a young musician practice their instrument? Many young musicians love to play music, but struggle with the daily work of learning an instrument. Music Practice Makeover is a hands-on guide to help practice partners of young music students with the process of rehearsing and refining in a way they can engage with and enjoy. With real-life examples, techniques for different developmental stages, and priceless tips, this book is full of ideas all aimed at making practice work.

Secrets of the Music Business: How Not to Get F--ked as an Entrepreneur with a Dream is an informative how-to book about bringing your dreams to fruition. Tony M. Fountain, a.k.a. TMF Precha, founder and EIC of Now Entertainment, walks you through the entertainment industry's ins-and-outs, what to do and what not to, sharing secrets of success. He reveals where to spend your money in start-up costs and how to avoid being scammed by snakes. This book doesn't waste your time with the basic information you'll find performing a quick web search.

Amid a series of road trips across West Texas, Darden Smith—Austin-based musician, author, and creative—found himself writing songs at the wheel and taking Polaroid photographs of the stark and ghostly terrain. Inspired by the spirit of the landscape, Smith scribbled his observations in a notebook and found new life in old lyrics—and between the prose, the music, and the Polaroid images he captured with his camera, Western Skies came vividly to life. This beautifully designed and collectible book combines everything Smith captured and created during his travels.

Despite the ups and downs of his personal life and professional career—even in the face of deafness—Beethoven remained remarkably consistent in his most basic convictions about his art. This inner consistency, writes the music historian Mark Evan Bonds, provides the key to understanding the composer's life and works. Discarding tired myths about the composer, Bonds proposes a new way of listening to Beethoven by hearing his music as an expression of his entire self, not just his scowling self.

Play in Perfect Harmony! Music Theory for Beginners is a thorough yet accessible guide. It’s recorded without confusing terms or jargon, and you can use the concepts to play any instrument in any style or genre. Rather than telling you what to do, it trains your ears and hands to express yourself. You can even use what you learn to produce your own original music on a laptop! Discover how to express yourself through rhythm and notes, because music theory doesn’t have to be intimidating or tedious.

How to write Christian songs in one hour without forcing inspiration! This audiobook is for anyone looking for a new way to write Christian songs that God has put on their heart. Is that you? It's a conversational audiobook that goes over a process of Christian songwriting developed over 20 years. This process has helped thousands of people around the world. Are you writing your first or 100th song? This audiobook will help you! Don’t know fancy music theory? It doesn’t matter, use these secret shortcuts!

In this all-audio lesson you will learn all of the guitar parts including the acoustic guitar part taught in three different tunings. The original acoustic part was performed with both a regular capo and a cut capo, but the part can also be played two other ways to make it easier on the acoustic guitar player. The other two, and sometimes three, electric guitar parts are taught as well.

Also known as “One Night with You”. In this lesson you will learn the rhythm guitar part played by Elvis Presley on this song completely by ear. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song and is then followed by detailed section-by-section and chord-by-chord instruction of the entire song.

This Guitar by Ear audiobook teaches the entire guitar part to this José Feliciano hit completely “by ear”. At the beginning you are given a full demonstration of the arrangement followed by a detailed all-audio lesson of the song in small sections. At the end of the lesson you are given the backing tracks with no guitar on them for you to use for your own live performance.

Learn both the rhythm and lead guitar parts to this classic rock hit without using any music, tab, or video. The entire lesson is taught “by ear”, and demo and backing tracks are included!