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Brad Hill offers the working musician an easy-to-use guide to the world of digital music making.

Going Digital: A Musician's Guide to Technology

Arts & Photography

Hill, Brad

Music

Instrumentation and Orchestration

An accessible and complete introduction to writing and scoring music for each instrument of the orchestra. Clear explanations, vivid descriptions of various instruments, expert advice, and numerous musical examples to maximize the student's understanding of concepts being presented. A valuable resource and reference for students in their future professional endeavors, this text maximizes its usefulness beyond the classroom.

Blatter, Alfred

This clear, effective text provides a comprehensive introduction to teaching methodology and performance techniques. It presents all the concepts and skills a teacher needs to successfully organize and teach string class. Written in a concise, assessable format, and richly illustrated with photographs, musical examples, diagrams, and exercises, this text combines conceptual understanding with practical applications.

Teaching Strings

Klotman, Robert H.

This interdisciplinary text introduces the student to the diverse musical cultures that constitute America's musical landscape. Chapters cover twelve communities, from the West Indian steel drum bands of Brooklyn, to Mexican-American mariachi music. .

Musics of Multicultural America

Lornell, Kip

Rasmussen, Anne

This authoritative guide provides all the pedagogical, historical, and technical material necessary for the successful instruction of brass. Chapters discuss the historical development of individual brass instruments and focus on technique, including guidance for teachers and a complete method for brass playing. Individual instrument chapters include lists of recommended study material and reference sources.

A Complete Guide to Brass Instruments and Techniques

Whitener, Scott

The Jimi Hendrix Companion: Three Decades of Commentary

Biographies & Memoirs

Potash, Chris

Arts & Literature

MUSICAL! is a complete narrative history of the musical theater in the United States from the 19th century to the present day. Engaging, witty, and opinionated, this is a history that successfully navigates the course between academic lecture and entertaining survey.

Musical!: A Grand Tour

Humor & Entertainment

Flinn, Denny Martin

Movies

This is an inviting and succinct guide to our nation's musical culture. Kingman's view of American music as a number of distinct parallel streams is reflected in this text and includes the following: folk and ethnic music; popular sacred music; the southern music of country, blues, and rock; popular secular music; jazz; and classical music. Contrasting these across regions and times, he delivers a clear vision of the historical roles of music and composers in American culture.

American Music: A Panorama, Concise Edition

Kingman, Daniel

Prepared in conjunction with the Smithsonian/Folkways Archives, this set highlights the contributions of Native American, European-American, African American and immigrant groups (including Asian, Hispanic, Western and Eastern European cultures) to our rich musical heritage. Within each volume, different groups or genres of music are examined in terms of how they are performed. Maps, charts and photos show how the music has grown and spread and the interrelationships between musicalcultures. Biographies of musicians are included in sidebars, and terms are defined throughout the text. 
Included in the set are five volumes: 
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<li> Volume I: Native American Music</li>
<li> Volume II: African-American Music</li>
<li> Volume III: British Isles Music</li>
<li> Volume IV: European American Music</li>
<li> Volume V: Latino and Asian-American Music </li>
</ul>
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American Musical Traditions

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