Books about Instruments

Slipping pegs, stuck end pins, warped bows, and leaning bridges - all of these are familiar problems for the orchestra teacher. What can be done to prevent wood from cracking or strings from fraying? These

String musicians know only this: everything is vibrating. The movement of the spheres? A guru's cryptic musing? Hypersensitivity to plate tectonics? Not quite. This is the briefest possible distillation of

What instrument brands provide the best value? Are used instruments a good investment? What mouthpiece should beginners use? Single or double horn? Is there a way to make it easier for beginners to play the

This second edition of Clarinet Secrets is a compilation of Distinguished Professor Michele Gingras's acclaimed books and is the result of Gingras's thirty years of hands-on experience spent in the clarinet

Steve Pitkin has worked with the Fender Custom Shop since 1995, photographing the most incredibly crafted guitars built in America. There is something special about the Custom Shop and the people who work

Designed for the ensemble conductor who needs a quick-help guide to teach percussion, this book will provide all the tools necessary to effectively guide a young percussion section. The world of percussion

This book provides professionals, musicians, teachers, students, and individuals interested in brass instruments with an abundance of knowledge. A touchstone work for both uninitiated and advanced players,

Why does the low register of any woodwind instrument respond poorly? Where can you purchase good double reeds? What should you do when a woodwind instrument cracks? What options are needed on a school oboe

Written by a classroom music teacher and co-published by NAfME, Uke Can Do It! provides tools, resources, and guidance for teachers in the development and maintenance of a successful ukulele program.

This comprehensive, annotated resource of solo repertoire for the horn documents in detail the rich catalogue of original solo compositions for the instrument. Intended as a guide for practical use and easy

In music-instrument language, a bridge usually refers to the part of the violin that supports the strings and transfers its vibration to the instrument's body. It conducts the sound as well as the music

Withheld by leading pedagogues in an effort to control competition, the art of reed making in the early 20th century has been shrouded in secrecy, producing a generation of performers without reed making

Designed for music professionals and students, this extensive resource is the definitive guide for over 500 instruments, including over 190 world music instruments. Music industry veteran, Robert Bornstein,

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

This book is a complete course in the art of drum programming and the concepts and technologies behind it. It takes the reader from the earliest steps in using a digital audio workstation, through the

Why does that snare drum sound like a cardboard box? Why don't the pedals on the timpani stay in position? What kind of cymbals should I buy for a drum set? Why does the bass drum rattle when struck? These

Useful as a college woodwind methods class or as a quick reference manual for school band and orchestra directors, this volume provides concise descriptions of instrument similarities and differences,

A guide for low brass players who wish to learn a different low brass instrument. By performing well on several instruments, doublers become more complete musicians, regardless of the instrument being

To many vintage guitar fans, it seems inconceivable that Gibson dumped the Sunburst Les Paul in 1960 and, during the following year, introduced a completely new design, the one that we know now as the SG

Teaching Brass: A Guide for Students and Teachers is an innovative multimedia tutorial on playing the brass instruments. Teaching Brass comes with a printed book of playing exercises and an access code to a

This addition to the Band Nerds series has over 800 quotes, anecdotes, and thoughts from The 13th Chair; there isn't a larger source of band hodgepodge genius on the planet. We've all wondered what our

A humorously inspiring guide to surviving life in the marching band world. All the best (and funniest) secrets are revealed in this series of rules and illustrations that, if followed strictly, almost

A book of humorously inspiring poems and illustrations all about BAND! Join the crazy antics of those lovable band nerds, like the egotistical trumpet player, bad-boy percussionists, flirty yet