http://ezinearticles.com/?cat=Book-Reviews:Music EzineArticles.com - Trusted By Millions as The Source For Quality Original Articles http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ The book "Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer" is one of the best books anyone can by for a beginner drummer to start out drumming with. This is the one book above everything else that I recommend to all of my students, friends, everybody! Without stick control and technique a person can never learn to properly play any kind of percussion instrument, especially when they are playing on a snare drum or a complete drum kit. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:58:53 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stick-Control-The-Book-Every-Beginner-Drummer-Needs-to-Have!&id=3291101 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stick-Control-The-Book-Every-Beginner-Drummer-Needs-to-Have!&id=3291101 If you are a musician concerned about making money in your chosen field, you know you need to educate yourself about the business of music. Of all the great music business books out there that I've seen, two stand out as ideal for the musician ready to make a serious study of the music industry. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:12:39 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-Business-Books-2-Best-Choices-For-the-Serious-Musician&id=1630929 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-Business-Books-2-Best-Choices-For-the-Serious-Musician&id=1630929 For anyone wanting to learn how to play some of the most famous songs by James Taylor this book is worth looking at. It's written in guitar TAB so you'll get highly accurate notations for all the chords along with the complete lyric sets for every track. The tracks include Country Road, Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, Fire and Rain, Shower the People, Steamroller, Sweet Baby James, You've Got a Friend and Your Smiling Face among others. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:55:25 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-New-Best-of-James-Taylor-For-Guitar-Tab-Book&id=3237935 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-New-Best-of-James-Taylor-For-Guitar-Tab-Book&id=3237935 A review of the second edition of Music Success in Nine Weeks by indie music publicist Ariel Hyatt. This guide teaches indie musicians how to use social media, and internet marketing tactics to boost their exposure, build their fan base, and sell more music. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:12:22 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-Success-in-Nine-Weeks-Review&id=3149830 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-Success-in-Nine-Weeks-Review&id=3149830 The cost of this product is a wee bit higher. The seriousness and passion the creator, Craig, has is reflected in making sure that his student understand fully the concept of scaling, and eliminate the myths about playing the guitar - and turning into a rock star. The cost of this product is higher as compared to the competitor, and the method this is being taught is a little unconventional by teaching it by One-string Scale, Two String Scale... Ear Training... and then finally applying all. This may get the student a little bored and lose motivation along the way, since the end result is, well at the end only. This explains why its mentioned that, this product is only for those who are truly interested in mastering the skills, rather than merely knowing how to play the guitar. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:25:11 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Guitar-Scale-Mastery-Review&id=2750511 http://ezinearticles.com/?Guitar-Scale-Mastery-Review&id=2750511 This article is a book review on a series of books that is the most comprehensive and lucid explanation of guitar tube amp architecture, circuits, tone, components and construction technique for DIYers I have ever found. The review deals with each book separately and recommends purchasing them in a specific order to grow your knowledge in step with your building experience. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:40:28 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Ultimate-Tone-A-Book-Review-of-the-Best-DIY-Guitar-Tube-Amplifier-Series&id=2744266 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Ultimate-Tone-A-Book-Review-of-the-Best-DIY-Guitar-Tube-Amplifier-Series&id=2744266 Have you ever noticed that folks that have a musical background happen to be smarter than other people? Scientists, neurologists, and clinical psychologists have noted this and there is very strong evidence that this is not a fluke, but that there is a very real reason as to why this is, that goes deep into the biological human system, even down to the cell level. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:31:25 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-and-the-Human-Brain-Book-Review&id=2621980 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-and-the-Human-Brain-Book-Review&id=2621980 How To Start & Run a Hiphop Record Label Booklet#2 takes readers through the intricate process of starting and running a record label in the Hiphop industry. From the moment prospective entrepreneurs start their company to the first CD release. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:41:05 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-How-to-Start-and-Run-a-Hiphop-Record-Label-Independently&id=2511956 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-How-to-Start-and-Run-a-Hiphop-Record-Label-Independently&id=2511956 Throughout Blink 182's musical career, they've created some stunning compositions thanks to their extraordinary studio engineers. Find out the subtle studio enhancements that makes "Feeling This" such a memorable song. Fri, 08 May 2009 15:09:46 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Feeling-This-182-6-Reasons-Blink-182s-Song-Makes-a-Great-Studio-Composition&id=2257454 http://ezinearticles.com/?Feeling-This-182-6-Reasons-Blink-182s-Song-Makes-a-Great-Studio-Composition&id=2257454 We know that Blink 182 has always been considered the fun-loving, silly, pop rock boys in the mainstream charts, but with the release of their self-titled album, a new side of Blink 182 was revealed. Find out about Blink 182's serious side. Fri, 08 May 2009 15:07:31 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?I-Miss-You-182-An-Analysis-of-I-Miss-You-by-Blink-182&id=2257286 http://ezinearticles.com/?I-Miss-You-182-An-Analysis-of-I-Miss-You-by-Blink-182&id=2257286 Reinventing Your Exit by Underoath is one of the major hit singles from their most successful album, They're Only Chasing Safety. This song is probably the most fit for mainstream distribution due to the singing to screaming ratio. Aaron Gillespie handles most of the verses and choruses with clean vocals while Spencer Chamberlain simply interjects a phrase or two inside of Gillespie's melodies. Fri, 08 May 2009 15:05:00 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Underoath-Your-Exit-An-Analysis-of-Reinventing-Your-Exit&id=2257266 http://ezinearticles.com/?Underoath-Your-Exit-An-Analysis-of-Reinventing-Your-Exit&id=2257266 Blink 182's self-titled album was extremely dark and serious comparatively to their other albums. Find out why "Always" really touched America's teens. Fri, 08 May 2009 15:03:13 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Always-182-An-Analysis-of-Always-by-Blink-182&id=2257232 http://ezinearticles.com/?Always-182-An-Analysis-of-Always-by-Blink-182&id=2257232 However powerful and extreme Underoath may have appeared on their previous albums, they open a whole new listening experience with the release of their live album, Survive, Kaleidoscope. To me, nothing makes a band more honest and genuine than the production of a live album. Fri, 08 May 2009 14:57:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Underoath-Kaleidoscope-A-Review-of-Survive,-Kaleidoscope&id=2257218 http://ezinearticles.com/?Underoath-Kaleidoscope-A-Review-of-Survive,-Kaleidoscope&id=2257218 Are you a lover of music, I do not mean to ask you if you like music, most everyone does and most everyone has specific tastes, but there is a lot more to music than just listening. Perhaps you'd like to learn more about its structure, and how to analyze it? If so, let me recommend a very good book to you. Mon, 04 May 2009 22:14:22 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tonal-Music-Book-Review&id=2299429 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tonal-Music-Book-Review&id=2299429 Would you like to study up on the forms and structures of music? Music after all is both an art and a science. It's not nearly as simple as it appears to the listeners, as he goes about his listening pleasure. Perhaps this topic interests you as much as is does me. Mon, 04 May 2009 22:14:08 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-Book-Review-Music-and-Form&id=2299422 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-Book-Review-Music-and-Form&id=2299422 I recently bought Yuri Honing and Nora Mulder's Winterreise CD from Amazon. Winterreise recorded on saxophone? How interesting! Unfortunately the let downs began as soon as I flipped the (cardboard) case over. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:53:50 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-Winterreise-Performed-on-Saxophone&id=2271343 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-Winterreise-Performed-on-Saxophone&id=2271343 Get Ahead in Chord Playing. Chords and progressions are the bread and butter of guitar playing, without them you have nothing to spread the musical jam on. This review presents you Fred Sokolow's Fretboard Roadmaps, one of the best guitar books out there for learning how to play chords and chord licks in any key, all over your guitar fretboard. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:53:39 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-of-Fretboard-Roadmaps,-by-Fred-Sokolow&id=2245489 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-of-Fretboard-Roadmaps,-by-Fred-Sokolow&id=2245489 "Pistonhead" takes you into the life of a rock guitar player who isn't quite successful--in fact, he still works his day job at a factory. This funny and incisive novel shows the side of the rock music world that celebrity bios never touch--it's real and inspiring, too. Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:00:55 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Pistonhead-Funny-and-Entertaining-Rock-Music-Novel&id=2183164 http://ezinearticles.com/?Pistonhead-Funny-and-Entertaining-Rock-Music-Novel&id=2183164 Chinese gongs are not only used to create music. Indeed, over the centuries it has been used for communication, for commemoration of an event and even for healing. Music has always been part of our lives. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:39:21 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Chinese-Gongs-Creating-Music-Giving-Insight&id=2172906 http://ezinearticles.com/?Chinese-Gongs-Creating-Music-Giving-Insight&id=2172906 I've been playing guitar for several years, and I know how hard it can be when you are starting out. But learning guitar doesn't have to be hard, actually its quiet easy, the key is to have the right material, not just random information picked up here and there. Let me show you a couple of things you need to keep in mind. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:27:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Learning-Guitar-Made-Easy-Interactive-Software-Review&id=2157040 http://ezinearticles.com/?Learning-Guitar-Made-Easy-Interactive-Software-Review&id=2157040 There has been many learning guitar software, DVD's, e-books that promises so much and delivering so little. So many hypes have been generated by these so called "ultimate" learning kits that many consumers find of little use. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:07:30 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ben-Edwards-Jamorama-Review-Online-Guitar-Learning-Course&id=2132443 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ben-Edwards-Jamorama-Review-Online-Guitar-Learning-Course&id=2132443 In order to learn the piano well you're going to need to get some basic lessons that are complete and get you playing songs as quickly as possible. It is the playing of songs that is going to keep you motivated about your entire piano lessons, and you want a course that gets you playing very quickly. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:32:05 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Learn-the-Piano-and-Stay-Inspired&id=2100700 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Learn-the-Piano-and-Stay-Inspired&id=2100700 Audio books is a term that's not heard enough now days. It seems like the world will soon past up books and audio books all together. They have filled this gap by replacing them with movies, music, an... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:28:20 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Downloadable-Audio-Books&id=1853054 http://ezinearticles.com/?Downloadable-Audio-Books&id=1853054 If you have been searching for a real way to learn to rap, this article may be very helpful to you. This is a review of "Rap Like A Pro", a "learn to rap" guide that has been getting a lot of attention as of late. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:40:01 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Learn-to-Rap-Like-a-Pro-How-to-Rap-Guide-Review&id=1824632 http://ezinearticles.com/?Learn-to-Rap-Like-a-Pro-How-to-Rap-Guide-Review&id=1824632 Are you like me? Are you trying to learn how to play the piano too? I think I've reviewed all of the top courses on how to play the piano out there and I've learned some things in the process. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:10:50 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-I-Researched-the-Top-Courses-on-How-to-Play-the-Piano&id=1765120 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-I-Researched-the-Top-Courses-on-How-to-Play-the-Piano&id=1765120 If you are a musician concerned about making money in your chosen field, you know you need to educate yourself about the business of music. Of all the great music business books out there that I've seen, two stand out as ideal for the musician ready to make a serious study of the music industry. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:11:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-Business-Books-2-Best-Choices-For-the-Serious-Musician&id=1630929 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-Business-Books-2-Best-Choices-For-the-Serious-Musician&id=1630929 While recording and mixing guitar, sometimes you need to adjust the sound to make it sit perfectly in the mix; this is where the equalizer comes in. Whether your guitar is too muddy or boomy, getting lost in the mix, clashing with another instrument or recording, or has unwanted noise (such as low end, hum, hiss, or rattling), you can use an equalizer to remove bad qualities from your guitar recordings and bring out and enhance the positive qualities. By knowing the best guitar equalizer settings you can get your electric guitar and acoustic guitar sounding strong and clear in your mix. Here is our guide to the best guitar equalizer settings... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:11:36 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Best-Guitar-Equalizer-Settings&id=1636146 http://ezinearticles.com/?Best-Guitar-Equalizer-Settings&id=1636146 If you like guitar and want to learn how to play it, you may want to research the net in order to get a good tutor program. You will find that there are many guitar tutoring programs that you can find. This article will give you Jamorama Acoustic review. You will be able to judge if the program is right for you after reading this article. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:53:45 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?My-Review-of-Ben-Edwards,-Jamorama-Acoustic&id=1627071 http://ezinearticles.com/?My-Review-of-Ben-Edwards,-Jamorama-Acoustic&id=1627071 When I received my copy of Making Drums for review I knew at first glance that I had come upon something great. As a drum maker and photographer myself I could really appreciate the work that obviously went into the collection of images for all the drums discussed. I believe it would make a great coffee table book based on the images alone! Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:18:15 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Making-Drums&id=575333 http://ezinearticles.com/?Making-Drums&id=575333 Drum Circle - A Guide To World Percussion appears to be written for music and social studies teachers and drum enthusiasts looking to bring new ideas into their playing. The authors cover 28 different instruments, grouping similar instruments together in single chapters. The format for each chapter is consistent, beginning with interesting historical and origin factoids. Tuning and playing position are then discussed prior to demonstrating the performance technique. Close to 90 black-and-white photographs aptly demonstrate playing position and technique. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:18:01 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Drum-Circle-A-Guide-to-World-Percussion-Book-Review&id=433534 http://ezinearticles.com/?Drum-Circle-A-Guide-to-World-Percussion-Book-Review&id=433534 Agathe von Trapp, born in 1913, is the eldest daughter of Baron Georg von Trapp. Agathe, her siblings and parents formed the famous Trapp Family Singers, which inspired the popular film, The Sound Of Music.This famous movie was based on books written by Maria about their lives and experiences from her perspective, which - of course - the movie producers had creative license with. After reading Agathe's memoir, Memories Before And After The Sound Of Music, interest for Maria's books will likely increase once again. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:16:42 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Memories-Before-and-After-the-Sound-of-Music-Book-Review&id=469052 http://ezinearticles.com/?Memories-Before-and-After-the-Sound-of-Music-Book-Review&id=469052 As more and more audio recording gets done on computers, it's become increasingly important to know what to look for in computers for audio recording. By selecting the right motherboard, memory, processor, hard drive, and other parts, not only will you save money by focusing on the specs that matter, you will maximize your computer's audio recording power. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:06:37 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-to-Look-For-in-Computers-For-Audio-Recording&id=1567254 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-to-Look-For-in-Computers-For-Audio-Recording&id=1567254 Here's a review of Intermediate Blues Guitar from National Guitar Workshop, a book and CD tutorial package teaching electric blues guitar techniques. It covers both rhythm playing and soloing in a number of styles such as blues rock, boogie, and funk blues. The book presents the techniques and examples of a number of blues legends, The Kings - BB, Albert and Freddie, as well as Hendrix, Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:08:31 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-of-Intermediate-Blues-Guitar,-Matt-Smith&id=1580377 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-of-Intermediate-Blues-Guitar,-Matt-Smith&id=1580377 The music we listen to in America is generally unique, creative and different than the music created by the top pop bands of other nations, and yet so often our music makes it into their realm and theirs into ours. Many famous bands have crossed overseas to sell millions of records, tapes, CDs in lands afar. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:44:39 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Have-You-Ever-Considered-How-American-Songs-Got-Popular&id=1532574 http://ezinearticles.com/?Have-You-Ever-Considered-How-American-Songs-Got-Popular&id=1532574 Feel the life in the pictures of Ken Burns and Geoffrey Wards photo essay, "Jazz-A History of America's Music." Louis Armstrong's trump sings from the page in pictures. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:38:34 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Photo-Reviews-Jazz-A-History-of-Americas-Music-Geoffrey-C-Ward-and-Ken-Burns&id=1342759 http://ezinearticles.com/?Photo-Reviews-Jazz-A-History-of-Americas-Music-Geoffrey-C-Ward-and-Ken-Burns&id=1342759 In a major research text combining history and music, Guy Graybill clearly and overwhelmingly documents that Italian Music overwhelmingly surpasses the influence of any other country in the world! A must-read for students and professional. A very worthwhile and enjoyable read for all music fans! Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:22:18 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dante-University-Press-Publishes-Bravo!-Greatness-of-Italian-Music&id=1321544 http://ezinearticles.com/?Dante-University-Press-Publishes-Bravo!-Greatness-of-Italian-Music&id=1321544 This "Music Producer Pro" review is going to give you an unbiased and clear view of the informational product created by Jay Dynasty. The question of the day is: Will the Music Producer Pro lessons live up to its hype or is it just another useless product? Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:48:15 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-Producer-Pro-Review&id=1251800 http://ezinearticles.com/?Music-Producer-Pro-Review&id=1251800 Guitar playing is an art and not everyone is a gifted guitarist. This article is devoted to all those guitar lovers who have at some point of their life or the other, experienced a deep desire to learn playing guitar. Well, guitar learning is not as difficult as people say it is. At least with the DVD series of the Learn and Master Guitar program, the challenging task of learning to play the guitar becomes much more easy and uncomplicated. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:49:59 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Learn-Practical-Guitar-Playing-Tips-With-Learn-and-Master-Guitar&id=1267911 http://ezinearticles.com/?Learn-Practical-Guitar-Playing-Tips-With-Learn-and-Master-Guitar&id=1267911 Can't find the sheet music you are looking for in your little neighborhood music shop? Want to have access to sheet music for thousands of songs instantly? Read here to discover how to get any sheet music you want. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:31:56 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Review-of-Musicnotes-Digital-Sheet-Music-Dealer&id=1260054 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Review-of-Musicnotes-Digital-Sheet-Music-Dealer&id=1260054 Bob Greene has always been one of my favorite writers as he writes with a unique and flowing viewpoint on interesting and offbeat stuff that most writers wouldn't think about or touch. I've been a fan of his since his newspaper column days as his sensibilities are very close to mine and I own a few books and anthologies of his. When I found out by chance that he just came up with a book about touring with Jan and Dean from the 1990's onwards, I couldn't wait to read it because I've always been a Jan and Dean fan as well. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:24:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Jan-and-Dean-Forever!-When-We-Get-to-Surf-City-by-Bob-Greene-A-Good-Read-For-Jan-and-Dean-Fans&id=1243631 http://ezinearticles.com/?Jan-and-Dean-Forever!-When-We-Get-to-Surf-City-by-Bob-Greene-A-Good-Read-For-Jan-and-Dean-Fans&id=1243631 Singer and Speaker Alert! Tired of losing your voice? Do you need help with your projection and stamina? This excellent book helps make you better, more confident, healthier and more dynamic. Tue, 27 May 2008 08:13:27 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Vocal-Vibrance-The-Complete-Technique-For-Singers-And-Speakers-By-Suzann-Kale&id=1179672 http://ezinearticles.com/?Vocal-Vibrance-The-Complete-Technique-For-Singers-And-Speakers-By-Suzann-Kale&id=1179672 User review of National Guitar Workshop blues guitar instruction book and CD. This method is an excellent in depth tutorial for guitar players with some experience (basic chords, strumming and picking) who wish to learn blues guitar. Mon, 19 May 2008 12:59:04 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-Beginners-Blues-Guitar,-David-Hamburger&id=1170842 http://ezinearticles.com/?Review-Beginners-Blues-Guitar,-David-Hamburger&id=1170842 So you're looking for the best online piano course for your money right? Do not waste time and money on what you think might be the best online piano course, use this article to discover the TRUTH about which online piano course will produce results for you easily and enjoyably! Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:24:15 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Best-Online-Piano-Course-3-Courses-Reviewed-From-Worst-To-Best-Online-Piano-Course&id=1141439 http://ezinearticles.com/?Best-Online-Piano-Course-3-Courses-Reviewed-From-Worst-To-Best-Online-Piano-Course&id=1141439 "Singing Success" is a product created by Brett Manning, the renowned singing coach and tutor, that is aimed at anyone who wants to learn to sing. Brett himself reportedly uses the same methods outlined in his product that he uses with some of his top students, such as Keith Urban, Mark Kibble or Hayley Williams. Does that instantly mean, however, that by purchasing this product you can be the next Hayley or Keith? Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:47:29 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Singing-Success-What-Exactly-is-Singing-Success?&id=1122811 http://ezinearticles.com/?Singing-Success-What-Exactly-is-Singing-Success?&id=1122811 The Bugera 6260 is the ultimate guitar amp head for good ol' classic rock, alternative rock and metal musicians for its raw tone, massive power and road-worthy reliability. Whether you want punchy defined rhythm chords, saturate smooth classic rock leads or a huge wall of incredible distortion, the 6260 provides massive tone shifting abilities with virtually infinite dynamics of 2 full channels of configuration. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:32:49 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Bugera-6260-Ultimate-Guitar-Amp-Head-Review&id=1104952 http://ezinearticles.com/?Bugera-6260-Ultimate-Guitar-Amp-Head-Review&id=1104952 How can you help kids understand the philosophy behind music before they fully understand what philosophy is? How can you teach them a deeper understanding of the history of music or why it is so much a part of what it is to be human? How can you project music into your child's curriculum and set of interests to help them launch into a lifetime love of music? Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:52:44 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Rediscovering-Music-A-Music-Book-Review-of-a-Work-That-Will-Make-You-Think&id=1110569 http://ezinearticles.com/?Rediscovering-Music-A-Music-Book-Review-of-a-Work-That-Will-Make-You-Think&id=1110569 Copyright 2009 EzineArticles.com - All Rights Reserved.