"Nobody is born a musician. Rather, people become musical. They do so through the right experiences as children, and with the right kind of support from the adults in their lives. Most teachers and parents believe that music can be a powerful gift to kids. Ideally, it becomes a lifelong gift, rather than merely a pastime of childhood to be reminisced about later. Unfortunately, not all music educational experiences produce a lasting musicianship....

So You Want to Sing the Blues: A Guide for Performers shines a light on the history and vibrant modern life of blues song. Eli Yamin explores those essential elements that make the blues sound authentic and guides readers of all backgrounds and levels through mastering this art form. He provides glimpses into the musical lives of the women and men who created the blues along with a listening tour of seminal recordings in the genre's history. The...

"The Perpetual Beginner is part memoir, part musical instruction manual. Relating stories of his experiences as a young musician and music student in 1980's New York, author Dave Isaacs describes the formative lessons that shaped his musical life and how they can help aspiring musicians of any age"--Back cover.

Even if you beginner or are a more seasoned musician looking to brush up on your musical knowledge, this guide covers every notational aspect of music on the page needed to understand music for any instrument. If you are looking for a guide to learn how to read and understand music easily, then this guide will teach you everything you'll need to know in just 21 days.

Traditional songs with related exercises. All music presented in standard notation and tablature with guitar chord symbols. Diagrams for chords used in each song precede the music. Some selections include lyrics. Most songs are presented in several versions or more than one key.

Hooray! Music class is underway! As soon as the teacher starts to play his guitar and sing, the kids are whirling and twirling and having a blast. But for one hesitant little music maker, it is all a bit overwhelming at first. With energetic and bright illustrations, this reassuring story about the courage it sometimes takes to try something new will resonate with children everywhere. From David Weinstone, the creator of the wildly popular Music...

"A colorful adventure that will have kids exploring all different kinds of creativity. Explore music and art; Practice numbers and other fundamental skills; Build memory and problem-solving; Enjoy beautifully illustrated stories."--

"This is the ideal beginner's book, presenting the basics of the 5-string banjo in a way that is both fun and easy. Janet Davis takes you on an extensive tour of this instrument's fundamental techniques, as well as some intermediate possibilities including rolls, chords, bluegrass banjo techniques, playing up the neck, licks, endings, and other basics needed to play bluegrass and melodic-style banjo. Thorough performance notes are provided from beginning...

Students and their families will make a cup scream, play music in the palms of their hands, create cool sound effects, and more with this take-home bag of sound experiments. Envisioned by classroom science guru Steve Spangler, the kit explores pitch, frequency, and sound waves. It includes easy-to-follow instruction cards with an explanation of the science behind the experiments and a family letter in English and Spanish. Adult supervision required....

Readers will meet along the way a diverse cast of composers, musicians and performers who all make music in different ways in a variety of different genres, from Bach to Billie Eilish, Mozart to Miriam Makeba. Why do we make music? Which instruments make up a classical orchestra? How does music affect our brains and emotions? These are just some of the fascinating questions addressed in this book, which looks at music's transnational and boundary-breaking...