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White Limozeen (1989) was a commercial recovery after Dolly Parton's first major failure two years previously with the release of Rainbow. This book is a case study in how an album is sold and a persona constructed. The album had a complex relationship to the country music genre at a time when the genre was in the middle of major sonic and cultural shifts, and it represents how country music saw itself. This question of identity was especially relevant since White Limozeen was produced by Ricky Skaggs, the bluegrass prodigy who was in the middle of his own genre-widening experiments.

Unleash your musical talent and be the best guitar player you can be with this guided meditation and relaxation program, from certified hypnotherapist, Joel Thielke. It's as easy as turning on the tracks and falling asleep! The Sleep Learning System is specially designed to work with your subconscious mind during your sleep cycle. The guided meditation and soothing background music will deeply relax your body and mind for the perfect night's sleep, while allowing you to access the deepest parts of your mind.

Unleash the song of your soul with Zen Guitar, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Eastern wisdom and applies it to music and performance. Each of us carries a song inside us, the song that makes us human. Zen Guitar provides the key to unlocking this song—a series of life lessons...

Thad Carhart never realized there was a gap in his life until he happened upon Desforges Pianos, a demure little shopfront in his Pairs neighborhood that seemed to want to hide rather than advertise its wares. Like Alice in Wonderland, he found his attempts to gain entry rebuffed at every turn...

In today’s music landscape, originality is no longer about creating from nothing—it’s about transforming what already exists into something unmistakably your own. The Sampling Playbook is a practical, creator-focused guide designed to help producers, beatmakers, and music enthusiasts master the art of sampling with confidence and creativity. This book goes beyond surface-level techniques and dives into the mindset, workflow, and technical execution behind powerful sample-based production.

For Bass Guitar: Let’s learn some real CCR swamp music and some amazing bass grooves completely “by ear!” This lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song as well as backing tracks to play along with once you have learned the bass parts. All of the main grooves and their variations are taught in this completely all-audio lesson using no print, tab, or video!

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This lesson is based on the One More Car, One More Rider acoustic version by Eric Clapton. This is a level two and contains a lesson on the long improv section at the beginning of the song as well as the rest of the arrangement. There is a demonstration recording and a backing track included.

Creating a chart-topping song in the modern music industry involves a blend of artistic creativity, technical proficiency, and a deep understanding of current trends. This comprehensive guide delves into the technical aspects of songwriting, music production, and marketing, providing you with the tools and knowledge necessary to create a hit song in 2024-2025.

Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: Music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your guitar. This works for your own musical ideas, too: When you dream up a great riff or chord progression, you naturally want to sit down and play it right away. Ear training helps you do just that.

Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” makes a wonderful fingerstyle guitar solo and you can learn how to play it completely “by ear”! This lesson starts with a full demonstration of the solo and is then followed by a detailed lesson teaching every note and phrase without music, tab, or video.

In this lesson you learn the 12-string, six-string, and slide-guitar parts to one of the most recognizable Pink Floyd songs. Each guitar part is taught in two- to four-measure sections completely “by ear” so there is no print, tab, or video to struggle with. There is a full demonstration track and three different performance tracks to listen to and play along with. The 12-string part is a level one while the lead guitar and slide parts are level two.

In this lesson, the student learns every lick and phrase of the Django Reinhardt version of this song. A full demonstration is provided at the beginning of the lesson followed by a detailed lesson taught in two- to four-measure sections. Each phrase is demonstrated and then taught completely “by ear” using no music, tab, print, or video. At the end of the lesson, a backing tracks version of the song is provided for the student to use for their own live performance of the song.

In Reshaping Art, T. M. Krishna examines what art is and how we can harness its power to make ourselves and our communities open and sensitive. Well known for his attempts to break Karnatik music out of its high-caste confines, the author takes us through a journey of understanding what art means to different groups of people and the ways in which we all create and enjoy it.

Autistic people and musical individuals often have perfect pitch, a gift they were born with. The musical gift may be accompanied with learning differences such as reading comprehension problems, trouble with mathematics, and significant difficulties in learning how to read music. This book was written by a music therapist and an autistic researcher, and is endorsed by leading experts in the field of autism and special-needs education.

If you ever saw the movie The Singing Nun, then you will never forget Debbie Reynolds’ rendition of this toe-tapping folksy tune. This intermediate level arrangement is easy and fun to learn and in this lesson you will learn it completely “by ear,” without video or music. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song which is then taught in two to four measure sections, describing every note and finger used. Demonstration and backing tracks are included to practice and perform with.

Performing with David Bowie, surviving the murky depths of the music business, enduring a painful divorce, and making the first music video in outer space, award-winning recording artist Emm Gryner has navigated through life’s highs and lows using a secret compass: singing. Her voice, and her desire to express herself in music, has been a constant, from the early days of playing in bands while growing up in a small town, to playing arena rock shows and stadiums. Across these years and on many travels, she’s discovered the human voice to be an unlikely guide.

Learn a fingerstyle solo of this Beatles hit without using music or tab. This all-audio lesson includes a full demonstration and detailed “by ear” instruction teaching every phrase slowly and without music, tab, or video. This is a level two difficulty.

Time is short. Ridiculously short. As songwriters, there are a million things that try to take us away from our precious time doing what we love doing - the beautiful craft of songwriting. The Organized Songwriter: How to Create Space to Write Your Best Songs offers fresh insights to help you be more productive. Just like a pro. Ultimately do you worry that life is moving way too fast for you to make the impact as the songwriter you are called to be? In The Organized Songwriter, award-winning songwriter Simon Hawkins gives you solutions to these issues and more.

Your voice is your identity. It can tell people everything about who you are, how you feel about yourself, and what you believe in. Now you can gain perfect command of your voice with Vocal Awareness. Created by Arthur Joseph, an international voice specialist, Vocal Awareness is a complete...