So You Want To Be A Music Major

Download or read book So You Want to Be a Music Major written by Robert Franzblau and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Meredith Music Resource). This book details the fundamental knowledge, skills, and attitudes that prospective music majors need in order to make a successful transition from high school to college. Specific exercises are offered, along with supporting online resources. It also suggests steps that parents, high school guidance counselors, and music teachers can take to identify, encourage, and guide future musicians and music educators.

Download or read book Rock Discipline written by John Petrucci and published by Warner Bros. Publications. This book was released on 1996-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the cornerstone for the innovative band Dream Theater, John Petrucci has rapidly become one of the most respected and talked about guitarists of the '90's. He has been featured in virtually every major guitar publication worldwide and was voted "Best Guitarist for 1994" in "Guitar" magazine and "Break Through Guitarist of the Year (1993)" in "Guitar For the Practicing Musician" magazine. This powerful and all encompassing book starts with a valuable segment on warm-ups followed by up-to-date practice concepts that address dealing with today's information explosion. John has provided detailed lessons concerning speed and accuracy using rhythmic subdivisions, chromatic exercises, dynamics and scale fragments. Other topics include picking through arpeggios, string skipping, sweep picking, legato technique and how to expand the color and texture of basic "power chords." Also included are detailed transcriptions and demonstrations of dozens of exercises, examples and special etudes ranging from easy-to-master to very challenging. All music examples are contained on the included recording and written in both standard notation and tablature. Book jacket.

Download or read book College Prep for Musicians written by Annie Bosler and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College Prep for Musicians: A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Parents, Teachers, and Counselors is a one-of-a-kind book that forms a complete picture of the process of applying to music schools. No matter what degree within music in which you are interested, College Prep for Musicians is the book to help young musicians follow their dreams.

Download or read book Play Piano in a Flash written by Scott Houston and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2004-01-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As seen on public television stations nationwide, a revolutionary new approach to playing non-classical music on the piano. Have you ever wished you could play the piano Well, now you can! Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston teaches you to play the way the pros play, in a style enormously simpler than traditional classical piano and with an absolute minimum of note-reading. By focusing on playing the melody with the right hand (one note at a time) and simple chords with the left hand, Houston gives you the tools you need for a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Best of all, your tour guide to this adventure forces you to have fun along the way!

Download or read book Brett Manning's Singing Success written by Brett Manning and published by . This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Topics include range extension, mixing the vocal registers, eliminating the 'flip' into head voice, more power with less effort, trills, licks and runs, developing vibrato, eliminating vocal strain, elements of modern style, mastering each musical genre, vocal fry, reaching the whistle register, and much, much more."--Container.

Download or read book Feel the Music written by Johan Kugelberg and published by Anthology Editions. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issued with a 7-inch vinyl record: Side A. Acknowledgements / performed by Major, Eklow, Ohe, Gray; written by Endless Boogie (5:35) -- Side B. Dog's life / performed by Sorcerers; written by Paul & Dave (4:43).

Download or read book The Enjoyment of Music written by Kristine Forney and published by . This book was released on 2018-07 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 60 years, this text has led the way in preparing students for a lifetime of listening to great music and understanding its cultural and historical context. The Thirteenth Edition builds on this foundation with NEW coverage of performance and musical style. NEW tools help students share their deepening listening skills and appreciation in writing and conversation.