Books for Musicians, Teachers and Conductors

Balance your music history curriculum with this indispensable classroom resource! This long-awaited manual focuses exclusively on the female artists who haven't made it into most textbooks. Biographies,

Teach Yourself Music History is a thoroughly enjoyable overview of all the major periods of Western music: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic,

The Serious Guitarist: Essential Book of Gear is an invaluable source for everything you need to know about guitar equipment. With tons of photographs and illustrations, real-world explanations on

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing the Ukulele will give the reader everything they need to know to get started playing this fun instrument. Included are tips on purchasing your first ukulele and all the

Told in a series of interviews with Sir David Willcocks and rounded out with reflections from a roll-call of eminent composers, musicians and friends, this book presents a portrait of a highly gifted

This book gives organists the techniques necessary to create a variety of pleasant settings based on the notes of the hymnal harmonizations. The hymnal serves as the basic printed resource for taking

An effective guide to teaching the jazz rhythm section for the director who does not have experience performing on a rhythm section instrument written by a top jazz drummer and percussionist, Steve

This should be the "Bible" for every jazz educator! It covers all aspects of conducting and instructing a jazz band. Including a wealth of practical methods and materials, Rick Lawn covers such topics

Millions of musicians have been thrilled by performances of this exceptional masterwork. However, you may be surprised to find out that the edition that we had all performed years ago was far from what

This comprehensive text by Anthony Maiello on the art of conducting is designed to be hands-on, user-friendly, playable by any instrumentation, a step-by-step approach to baton technique, great for use with