For many novice players their amp is the boring, functional part of their first set-up. This guide explains how it can be as exciting, inspirational and as important as their guitar. Viewing the amp as an instrument in its own right, this book defines both the fundamental and subtle differences between many types of amplifier, while offering valuable info on tone-tweaking every kind to suit different styles. Learn how to adjust your amp for a whole range of different tones and how to use its functions to maximum effect. The text also explains how to choose the right products within your price-range and requirements, and how to maintain amplifier equipment for safe and reliable use. By taking an objective and comprehensive view of available guitar amps, this book offers the best bang-for-buck advice to getting killer tones easily, affordably and blasting at the right level. If you want to get your guitar cooking, then make sure it has the right ingredients with this invaluable guide. 80 p.

Finale offers all the notation tools required to craft virtually any composition. Unfortunately, the imaginative ways these tools are used sometimes becomes an elaborate composition in itself! This book shows you the essentials you will need in order to make the most of this program's incredible power. Studying Finale from a compositional perspective eases the learning curve overall, transforming Finale into an extension of your imagination. Instead of describing procedures most beneficial to copyists and engravers, this book isolates the methods crucial to working with a composition in progress; how to efficiently translate directly from your mind to the score. Far from a "point and click" guide, this book will help you compose more music with one of the most advanced music composition tools on the market.

Imagine getting private lessons from the world's leading Finale expert. Author Tom Carruth has been using Finale and training others for years. In "The Finale Projects," Carruth draws from his vast experience to lay down the principles of a simple, effective workflow in straightforward, step-by-step fashion designed to get to the point as quickly and easily as possible. "The Finale Projects" simplifies the learning process by introducing a unique and intuitive approach to mastering the program. Easy steps in simple language are paired with over 600 illustrations and graphics to make the start-up process quick and efficient. Convenient, detailed video demonstrations included on the enclosed CD-ROM are as straightforward as the text. The ability to watch, stop, do, and repeat brings printed tutorials to life. This book is perfect for users of Finale 2006, 2007, 2008 and beyond, whether you use Windows or Mac!

This Quick Pro Guide offers a uniquely succinct path to understanding and eventually mastering Digital Performer. It is the first guide to look under the hood of Digital Performer 8 - the first version of the program manufactured for both Mac and Windows OS. In fact, this is arguably the most up-to-date and insightful guide available focused specifically on Digital Performer. It provides concise, easy-to-understand, and practical text combined with instructive screenshots. An accompanying DVD-ROM provides extremely powerful and supportive video tutorials featuring Magic Dave Roberts doing what he does best: revealing the insider tips and tricks that have kept Digital Performer at the forefront of DAW technology since its inception. Paperback with DVD-ROM, 178 p.

Without a doubt, this is the most important, up-to-date and informative book on technology for music teachers that we have seen yet! This is a must-have book for anyone looking for appropriate and worthwhile ways to integrate technology into the music classroom. No matter what your experience in the high-tech world, we're sure that you will benefit from reading this superb book. Novices will find clear, easy-to-follow material on the basics of hardware, software and tech jargon. After the basics, you'll find a wealth of advice on how to make the technology work for you in the classroom and with your performance groups. Clear teaching strategies will allow you to apply technology to each of the National Standards as developed by MENC. You'll find descriptions of many of the software programs available, how to incorporate them into your program, how to purchase hardware, and even information on electronic bulletin boards, online services and the internet! This second edition also includes a companion CD-ROM with student assignments, projects, lesson plans, and links to web sites that offer free software, demo programs, and up-to-date technical information. In a few short years technology will be an integral part of every music program in the country, and this is the book you need to make sure you're ready for the future!