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This song was first made famous by Dinah Shore and Bing Crosby. Since then it has gone on to become a classic. In this lesson you will learn an intermediate level piano solo of the song, in a ragtime style, completely “by ear.” The song is fully demonstrated at the beginning of the lesson and then you are taught the song in two- to four-measure sections without the use of music, print, or video.

Confessions of a Serial Songwriter is an amusing and poignant memoir about songwriter Shelly Peiken's journey from young girl falling under the spell of magical songs to working professional songwriter writing hits of her own.

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel combine the virtuosity and poetry of a world-class pianist with entertaining commentary to create a magical concert experience. His lively, engaging insights and captivating performances make listening an enthralling experience for all music lovers.

Years before synchronized sound became the norm, projected moving images were shown to musical accompaniment, whether performed by a lone piano player or a hundred-piece orchestra. Today film music has become its own industry, indispensable to the marketability of movies around the world. Film Music: A Very Short Introduction is a compact, lucid, and thoroughly engaging overview written by one of the leading authorities on the subject.

Discover the Secrets to Reducing Tension, Pain-Free Playing, Perfect Posture, and Effortless Technique! Effortless Guitar is a breakthrough in guitar education, dispelling myths and misinformation that has caused countless player's careers and progress to be cut short. Through his experience as an Alexander Technique teacher and lifelong guitarist, Adrian Farrell shows you how to unlock your playing potential, avoid strain related injuries, and develop technique for life.

This mixed-bag bundle is designed for just having fun with the guitar. You will learn a very wide range of great guitar playing, from names like Gaffin, Winter, Holdsworth, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Fogerty just to name a few. This set also contains a wide range of levels, so you will be able to come back to it again and again as your guitar skills mature. And what could be more fun and cool than learning how to play “China Grove” and “Listen to the Music” by The Doobie Brothers?

In this lesson the student will learn both the rhythm and lead guitar parts to “Crying” without using any music, tab, print, or video. The song is taught completely “by ear” allowing the student to memorize the song as they go and develop their skills for picking out other songs “by ear.” The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by an all-audio lesson of the song in small sections. At the conclusion of the lesson backing tracks in three different configurations are supplied for the student to practice and perform with.

This is one of the songs that will always be associated with SRV, and in this lesson, it is taught in its entirety. In this lesson, you will learn the entire studio version of this song without using music, tab, or video! The entire song is demonstrated for you and then taught to you in small increments totally “by ear". You are also given two versions of the backing tracks for you to practice and perform with.

From The Beatles to Christina Perri, this bundle covers five decades of great guitar songs, most at the beginner and early intermediate level. Here you will find Clapton, The Stones, The Eagles, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Sara Evans, and more! If you are looking for a batch of guitar lessons that will make you a well-rounded musician, then you have to get this set!

In this level two lesson, you will learn all of the rhythm and lead guitar parts from the studio version of “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the guitar parts with backing tracks and then teaches every chord, lick, and rhythm of the song completely “by ear”. At the end of the lesson, there are backing tracks without the guitar part on them for you to practice and perform with.

In this guitar by ear lesson, you will learn “Nonesuch” completely “by ear”. This level one lesson includes a full demonstration of the 17th century classical guitar piece followed by a detailed lesson teaching every phrase, with correct fingering, for the entire song. Learn a great classical piece without music, tab, or video! Also, check out our other level one classical guitar pieces.

Many songwriting books teach you to write "a" song. Seven Foundations for Great Songwriting teaches you how to write song after song after song for a lifetime. Whether your goal is to jump-start a songwriting career, improve your current craft, or just write songs for family and friends, this book will teach you the best practices great songwriters have used for generations.

Author and journalist Tim Falconer - a self-confessed “bad singer” - is one of only 2.5 percent of the population that has been afflicted with amusia - i.e., he is scientifically tone-deaf. Bad Singer chronicles his quest to understand the brain science behind tone-deafness and to search for ways to retrain the adult brain.

This audiobook is for you if you want to: Start drum circles in your school, corporation, community, music store, band, or even your home; share your musical talent with others in a way that reaches beyond performing; and much more.

A Band Director's Guide to Everything Tuba: A Collection of Interviews with the Experts features some of the best tuba teachers in the world discussing everything tuba.

Most of us dread standing up in front of a crowd. In fact sociologists rank public speaking as our greatest fear. But there's good news. You can overcome this and other fears through the Vocal Awareness® System that Arthur Joseph has spent over four decades successfully developing. Now, in Voice of a Leader, Joseph offers proven methods to create a paradigm shift in the way you present yourself.

Children of the Stone chronicles Ramzi's journey - from stone thrower to music student to school founder - and shows how through his love of music he created something lasting and beautiful in a land torn by violence and war. This is a story about the power of music, but also about freedom and conflict, determination and vision.

Written by a leading authority and artist of the historical transverse flute, The Notation Is Not the Music offers invaluable insight into the issues of historically informed performance and the parameters - and limitations - of notation-dependent performance. As Barthold Kuijken illustrates, performers of historical music should consider what is written on the page as a mere steppingstone for performance.

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel combine the virtuosity and poetry of a world-class pianist with entertaining commentary to create a magical concert experience. His lively, engaging insights and captivating performances make listening an enthralling experience for all music lovers.

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel combine the virtuosity and poetry of a world-class pianist with entertaining commentary to create a magical concert experience. His lively, engaging insights and captivating performances make listening an enthralling experience for all music lovers.