Hal Leonard

Composing music is a joy and a gift, but making it pay can be a real challenge. The competition is fierce, and talent alone is not enough to make you stand out - you also have to know what works and h...

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 songwrite...

To be a great singer, talent and technique are obviously important, as are having excellent songs and being able to move an audience. But there's more to it than that, including two critical skills th...

Introduce students to jazz through great literature combined with learn by doing! The first of ten volumes, Jazz for Young People includes step-by-step lessons that combine content and audio/video rec...

27 sentimental holiday favorites, including: All I Want for Christmas Is You · Blue Christmas · The Christmas Shoes · The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) · Christmas Ti...

Arrangements for ukulele of 100 all-time Christmas favorites, both sacred and secular in nature.

What characteristics, qualities and traits make a hit songwriter? What roles do hard work, talent, early musical development and environment play in becoming successful in an industry that changes dai...

Learn fun and interesting Exersongs(TM) specifically created to help you develop fingerstyle techniques. Learn techniques used in classical, folk, Spanish, and contemporary fingerstyle arrangements wh...

Today, music video is as necessary as recording the music in the first place. If you can't see it on YouTube, it didn't happen. -Stephen Webber, Executive Director, BerkleeNYC If music is your passion...

Crowdfund your music career! Use Kickstarter, Patreon, Indiegogo, and other crowdfunding tools to connect to your fan base and run a successful fundraising campaign. Mobilize your fans to support your...

The focus of this book is on American mandolin music that was published circa 1900 during the Golden Age of the Mandolin in the United States (1885-1920), referred to by Mark Twain as The Gilded Age....

Tom Harrison's book How to Become a Film Composer gives up-and-coming composers the inspiration, information and the tools necessary to succeed in today's music for media industry. Harrison has spent...

Look into the lives of 40 authors, composers and translators of our favorite pre-20th century traditional Christmas songs heard around the world in this book by Dale V. Nobbman. Many of these individu...

All it takes is the thumb and index finger! This book allows you to explore this traditional, often easier way of playing the banjo: the original two-finger style. It covers thumb lead, up-picking, fr...

This biography begins in 1967 as Frank L. Battisti concludes a celebrated 14-year career as Director of Bands at Ithaca High School, followed by a move to Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory. Later,...

89 golden oldies for individuals, small groups and orchestras are presented in standard notation and tablature with large chord diagrams and symbols for ukulele in this collection. These fabulous favo...

You've been through FastTrack Ukulele 1 several times, and you're ready for more - you came to the right place! This fun continuation in the series begins right where Book 1 ended - you'll learn more...

Some of the most iconic recordings ever set to vinyl were produced on the Gibson Les Paul with the Patent Applied For pickup which, with its glass-like chime and haunting mids, represents the heart an...

Dynamics processors - often overused and sometimes misunderstood - can make or break mixing and mastering projects. This book goes beyond explaining how dynamics processors work by giving essential ti...

Everything in the studio starts and ends with audio - both analog and digital - yet many musicians know a lot more about the principles of music than the principles behind audio. The Musician's Guide...

From the ashes of Nirvana, Dave Grohl rose as a one-man band with a self-titled album: Foo Fighters. Now, twenty-five years on and with a rock-solid outfit - including Nate Mendel (bass), Taylor Hawki...

23 beautiful melodies are featured in this updated second edition of simplified E-Z Play Today arrangements of timeless classical compositions.

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 has adapted this e...

Learn essential concepts and practices for providing music therapy. This book has been an indispensable guide for music therapists worldwide since the 1990s. You will learn state-of-the-art, data-driv...