Music Books

Whether it's coping with overuse problems, conquering performance anxiety, or just keeping your body in great string-playing shape, experts from the pages of Strings magazine will help you in all area...

From the late 19th century through the 1950s, Chicago was the powerhouse of American musical instrument manufacturing. Among the most active makers was the Regal Musical Instrument Company. Descended...

Music publishing is one of the most complex parts of the music business, and yet it can be the most lucrative area of income for musicians. Expert and industry veteran Randall Wixen presents a clear,...

Designed with practicality in mind for music students and educators, this book features a convenient 8.5″ x 8.5″ size with side-by-side ruled and staff paper. The ruled pages are ideal for taking note...

Celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2014, the Woodstock Music Festival defined a generation. Yet there was much more than peace and love driving that long weekend the summer of 1969. In Barefoot in Ba...

The talent. The charisma. The videos. From their 1981 hit 'Planet Earth' to their latest number-one album, 'All You Need Is Now,' John Taylor and Duran Duran have enchanted audiences around the world....

A boy, a dog, and New Orleans' most famous hurricane. Saint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long. A budding musician, he earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans tourists, and h...

Elsie Wyatt is a born French horn player, just like her father and her grandfather before her. In order to qualify for the prestigious summer music camp of her dreams, she must expand her musical hori...

Just about every human being knows how to listen to music, but what does it take to make music? Is musicality something we are born with? Or a skill that anyone can develop at any time? If you don't s...

Composer John Cage sought the silence of a mind at peace with itself-and found it in Zen Buddhism, a spiritual path that changed both his music and his view of the universe. 'Remarkably researched, ex...

Randy Bachman has been rolling out chart-topping songs his whole life---'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet,' 'These Eyes,' 'American Woman,' 'Takin' Care of Business'---and, since 2005, treating fans to a li...

For over forty years, John Cowan has been both a participant in and chronicler of country and bluegrass music history. Whether as the lead singer and bassist of the genre-bending group New Grass Reviv...

In today's rapidly changing music landscape, entrepreneurship is an art that is just as vital as creativity - one that all musicians must master for a successful and sustainable career. In The New Mus...

Learn to navigate legalities and succeed in the ever-changing digital music market. With the constant evolution of distribution models for music and the emergence of generative artificial intelligence...

Step into the rich, resonant legacy of the instrument that redefined music and culture. A Century of the Electric Guitar is more than a history–it's a collector's dream and a tribute to the craftsmans...

You've arrived at the edge of transformation, and Drum Up Your Business is your all-access pass to what's next. Written by master drummer, educator, author, and podcast host Bart Robley, this powerful...

A concise history of jazz - featuring the most noteworthy composers and musicians and the most influential recordings of all time: Included is a complete guide to terminology and lingo.

For the beginner or the devotee - a concise history of classical music. Covers major composers, significant performances and landmark works.

Forget About Today shows a side of Bob Dylan that most people - from fans to skeptics - have never seen. Rather than another gossipy account of his romances, finances, or family, journalist Jon Friedm...

There is only one Eddie Green and, without question, his name is permanently etched in band history. On Teaching Band includes: An extensive, insightful interview with Eddie Green on his early career...

An inexpensive softcover text on the basics of music expression from renowned Rubank author and composer Hale VanderCook.

This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe.

Louis Armstrong was a tough kid from New Orleans who pushed jazz into new realms with his amazing, improvisational trumpet playing. His seventy-year life spanned a critical time in American music as w...