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She Bop is the definitive in-depth study of women in popular music. Drawing on more than 250 firsthand interviews, it covers nine decades of musical history, from ragtime and vaudeville to punk and hi...

From the first Tin Pan Alley tunes to today's million-view streaming hits, pop songs have been supported and influenced by an increasingly complex industry that feeds audience demand for its ever-evol...

Learn how to strengthen your groove, master the 3:4 polyrhythm, and increase rhythmic awareness with this Modern Drummer book by Jonathan Joseph and Steve Rucker. Joseph has played with Bill Evans, Je...

Originally released in 1967, this Joe Morello classic is once again available. The precursor to his two most widely used instructional books - Master Studies and Master Studies II - this book covers:...

This perennial favorite among drummers helps players develop their bass drum technique and increase their flexibility through the mastery of exercises.

This book is written for drummers with limited experience in playing jazz and the kind of soloing it requires. Colin helps drummers become more comfortable with phrasing drum solos, and teaches stock...

Young Austin begs his parents to play violin. But Austin doesn't make time to practice until one night he is visited by the violin fairy who warns him that if he doesn't practice his violin, it will s...

Dylan joins the band at school to play saxophone. But all Dylan wants to do is play jazz. His teachers demand he play the easy songs first. Dylan listens to a virtuoso saxophone player performing on t...

This is the second installment in the Modern Drummer Legends series. It includes Alex's 1983, 1993, and 2008 Modern Drummer cover stories along with transcriptions of classic Van Halen tracks, beats,...

Chad Smith's career has been well documented, and his five Modern Drummer cover features have provided a detailed commentary and an array of unique photos. All of this is collected in Chad Smith Legen...

This latest entry in Backbeat's bestselling handbook series starts by exploring the humble beginnings of blues guitar through the early decades of the 20th century, including profiles of such players...

The Jazz Guitar Handbook is a step-by-step guide to jazz guitar playing. It takes you from the basics through to advanced harmony and soloing concepts, and teaches you the music theory a jazz guitaris...

Play lead guitar today! Copyrighted photo charts show you how to play fantastic lead guitar. The finger positions have been number-coded. Follow the numbers on the photo charts and play lead guitar ef...

Rock's magic chords exposed. Learn the rock chord progressions that have created the vast majority of rock's greatest hits. Learn to compose your own music. Easy to follow flow charts show you how to...

By following the series of progressive exercises laid out here, drummers who already possess a substantial level of solo skills, but who want to add a greater degree of rhythmic and visual interest to...

Jake joins the band at school to play clarinet. He continually refuses to play the clarinet correctly as demanded by his band director and private music teacher. Jake is stubborn. All Jake wants to do...

This spiral-bound collection features arrangements for oboe and piano of four pieces by Chip Davis: Bittersweet - Christmas Lullaby - Nepenthe - Sun in the Rain. With a separate pull-out part for oboe...

Play by ear! Write your own songs! With four basic forms play all the chords you'll ever need! Written by the creator of the Guitar Chord Pickin'Tionary, Playing Bar Chords will introduce you to a wor...

This method book features easy to follow strumming diagrams. Follow the photos with frets and fingers that are numbered. learn to coordinate chord movements with strumming. Create your own strums and...

The electric bass guitar is central to modern music, playing a key role in melody, harmony, and rhythm. This new, revised edition of The Bass Handbook will help you master the instrument and make it y...

In California in the early '50s, the Fender company introduced the world's first electric bass guitar. They couldn't have known known it then, but the Precision Bass would start a revolution in the so...

This owner's guide for electric guitarists and bassists features numerous tips on auditioning and buying a (bass) guitar, choosing new strings, maintenance and tuning, and other aspects that are uniqu...

With a world full of many conflicting voices, it's not always easy to find your own. When you do, you might feel that it is regularly lost in the din of the world. But this is not true. You do have a...

PRS guitars today appeal to a growing number of musicians, from Carlos Santana to Al Di Meola, from Zach Myers to Mark Tremonti. This book examines every part of PRS history, with an in-depth story, b...