Music
The eMedia Guitar For Dummies CD-ROM is a fun and easy way to learn guitar quickly. Learn to play acoustic or electric guitar at your own pace with techniques demonstrated in full-motion videos. Have fun playing along with live recorded songs or MIDI tracks that you can slow down or speed up.
Guitar For Dummies 2nd Edition tells you everything a beginning or intermediate guitarist needs to know: from buying a guitar to tuning it, playing it, and caring for it, this book has it all—and ... Read More
Teaches guitarists how to play 33 hard-rocking hits: Bark at the Moon • Carry On Wayward Son • Cat Scratch Fever • Cold Gin • Iron Man • Livin' on a Prayer • Rock You like a Hurricane • Smokin' in the Boys Room • We're Not Gonna Take It • You Shook Me All Night Long • more!
This fast, fun, hands-on guide helps you choose your first harmonica and shows you how to hold it, make your ... Read More
Explore equipment and techniques for making top-notch recordings at home
You've picked a perfect time to start recording! From PC-based to studio-in-a-box, today's equipment lets you put together a professional quality CD right at home, if you know how to use it. This guide covers everything from microphone placement to multitracking and mastering, helping you choose the right tools and use them like a pro.
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If you're ready to record your own musical masterpiece, then you need this fun and friendly guide. Updated to cover the latest technologies and recording techniques, this new edition shows you how to set up a home studio, record and edit your music, master it, and even distribute your songs. Experienced musician, recording engineer, teacher, and author Jeff Strong provides easy-to-understand ... Read More
Are you thinking of getting started in home recording? Do you want to know the latest home recording technologies? Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies will get you recording music at home in no time. It shows you how to set up a home studio, record and edit your music, master it, and even distribute your songs.
With this guide, you ll learn how to compare studio-in-a-box, computer-based, and stand-alone ... Read More
The fun and easy way to explore the world of jazz
Jazz is America's greatest music, but with over a century's worth of styles and artists, where do you begin? Relax! This hep cat's guide delivers the scoop on the masters and their music -- from Duke Ellington to Charlie Parker to Wynton Marsalis. It's just what you need to tune in to the history and musical structure of jazz and become ... Read More
Learning Guitar For Dummies provides step-by-step instructions on all the skills needed to become an accomplished guitar player. You start by learning to play in tune and in rhythm and then move on to left-hand chords and right-hand strumming patterns. From there, you apply these techniques to several different musical styles. Along the way, you discover how to develop your own practice routine and focus in on the areas you want to improve.
The newest addition to the highly successful Dummies instrument-instruction line, Mandolin For Dummies gives you easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction on learning to play the mandolin. Following the time-tested Dummies format, Mandolin For Dummies provides a level of content and instruction greater than anything currently available.
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Learn over 40 songs from your favorite movies spanning the last four decades. Beloved songs include: Edelweiss * A Hard Day's Night * I am a Man of Constant Sorrow * Moon River * The Rainbow Connection * Theme from Schindler's List * Somewhere Out There * Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire * Take My Breath Away * A Time for Us (Love Theme) * Unchained Melody * You Must Love Me * and many more.
In this fun and practical guide, you’ll learn how to match keys and chords to the mood ... Read More
Grasp the concepts needed to compose, deconstruct, and comprehend music in this easy to navigate, digital interactive edition. Whether you’re a student of music or a music lover learn how to read, write, and understand music, as well as helpful hints on composing, arranging, and creating original melodies, harmonies, and chords. This interactive edition provides a real time learning experience through instructional videos, audio clips, shared notes ... Read More
Whether you're a student of music or a music lover, Music Theory For Dummies presents you with essential information on how to read, write, and understand music, as well as helpful hints on composing, arranging, and creating original melodies, harmonies, and chords.
Music Theory For Dummies gives you a friendly, unintimidating overview of the material covered in a typical college-level ... Read More
— Gay Talese, bestselling author of Honor Thy Father
“Scott Speck is a great communicator of classical music…. Concert audiences and readers alike can’t help getting caught up in the joy of his subject.”
— David Styers, American Symphony Orchestra League
Opera is weird. Everybody wears makeup and sings all the time. Even when they’re singing your language, which is rare, you still can’t understand ... Read More
Get the lowdown on equipment, design your studio space, and set your music free!
If you've been dreaming of making music with your computer, wake up and get started! Musician Jeff Strong clears a path for you through all the confusing options, helping you sort out hardware and software choices, coax the sound you want from your equipment, work with equalizers and processors, and start your creative ... Read More
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Have you always wanted to play piano? This revised edition of the popular Piano for Dummies makes it easier and more fun than ever. If you don't know how to read music, this book explains in friendly, uncomplicated language all the basics of music theory and applies it to playing the piano. And if you've been playing piano for a while – or took piano lessons when ... Read More
The eMedia Piano For Dummies CD-ROM is a fun and easy way to learn piano or keyboard from the comfort of your home. Learn to play at your own pace from easy-to-follow interactive lessons with full-motion videos. Enjoy playing along with live recorded songs or have fun playing with accompaniments that you can slow down or speed up.
Imagine the pleasure and satisfaction you’ll feel when you perform some of the greatest pop/rock songs ever. This easy-to-use guide covers 36 hits and includes piano/vocal/guitar arrangements and performance notes for tunes like "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)," "Candle in the Wind," and more.
Pro Tools puts professional recording and music production software in the hands of anyone with the appropriate hardware and the knowledge to use it. Musician and recording engineer Jeff Strong guides you through the latest version of this complex program, offering twice the content of the official guide at a lower price. Eight minibooks cover recording basics, getting started with Pro ... Read More
Get your "Wild Thing" going! This fun guide shows you how to play your favorite rock 'n' roll songs. Discover music notation, guitar tablature, and performance notes for 35 hits.
Saxophone For Dummies offers the ideal introduction to this popular and versatile instrument, whether you lack any musical experience or are picking up the sax again after a hiatus. Covering both the alto and tenor sax, this friendly guide explains how to get a good sound, how to read music, and how to play songs in a variety of styles, including classical, pop, and jazz, all accompanied ... Read More
