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Performer and scholar Abram Loft wants every chamber musician to be a strong, collaborative ensemble voice. Here's his hard-headed advice on choosing colleagues, rehearsing and performing effectively together, building repertoire, programming, touring and other facets of the art and business of a chamber music career. Ranging from hilarious to sobering, this is essential reading for music lovers, amateur players, students, teachers and today's many emerging professional ensembles. Recent events in the field, including some strident litigation, highlight the usefulness of this veteran's realistic counsel.

In I Hate the Man Who Runs This Bar, Eugene Chadbourne discusses his experiences in his 20+ year career as an independent musician. No hype, no fluff, this essential guide is for real musicians who have decided to make a living out of doing what they love: playing music!

Here it is - straight from the source! The lives and music of six famous composers come to life in this historic and entertaining resource collection of composer stories, original songs and listening map activities for upper elementary and middle school students. Have fun acting out these age-appealing stories and performing a variety of musical styles with the original songs that accompany them. Make music listening fun and active with beautifully-designed full-color listening maps, easy-to-follow lesson plans and full-length recorded orchestral versions of these six masterworks: Variations on a Theme (Mozart), Chorale from Cantata No. 147 (J. S. Bach), Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah (Handel), March from The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev), Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven), and Finale from Firebird (Stravinsky). The Teacher Edition offers piano/vocal song arrangements, a helpful production guide for additional performance options, and lesson plans. Full-color singer editions feature song vocals, composer stories and listening maps. The 2-CD pak provides performance/accompaniment tracks for the songs, and six masterwork recordings. For cost-saving value, receive all 3 components in the Classroom Kit! Available: Teacher Edition, Singer 20-Pak (full color), 2-CD Pak, Classroom Kit. Suggested for Gr. 4-8.

Step into the lives of American composers Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, Leroy Anderson, William Grant Still, Leonard Bernstein and Amy Beach with engaging stories, fun facts, songs and active listening lessons, designed for upper elementary and middle school students. Have fun reading and acting out these age-appealing stories and performing a variety of musical styles with the original songs that accompany them. Follow beautifully-designed full-color music maps as you listen to full-length recorded orchestral versions of six masterworks: Hoedown (from Rodeo), Variations on America, Sleigh Ride, Afro-American Symphony, Scherzo (from West Side Story) and Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor. The Teacher Edition offers piano/vocal song arrangements, easy-to-follow standards-based lesson plans, and a helpful production guide for additional performance options. Full-color singer editions feature song vocals, composer stories and listening maps. The 2-CD pak provides performance/accompaniment tracks for the songs, six masterworks, and recorded composer stories. For cost-saving value, receive all 3 components in the Classroom Kit! Available: Teacher Edition, Singer Edition 20-Pak (full color), 2-CD Pak, Classroom Kit (all 3 components). Suggested for Gr. 4-8.

Step into the lives of American composers Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, Leroy Anderson, William Grant Still, Leonard Bernstein and Amy Beach with engaging stories, fun facts, songs and active listening lessons, designed for upper elementary and middle school students. Have fun reading and acting out these age-appealing stories and performing a variety of musical styles with the original songs that accompany them. Follow beautifully-designed full-color music maps as you listen to full-length recorded orchestral versions of six masterworks: Hoedown (from Rodeo), Variations on America, Sleigh Ride, Afro-American Symphony, Scherzo (from West Side Story) and Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor. The Teacher Edition offers piano/vocal song arrangements, easy-to-follow standards-based lesson plans, and a helpful production guide for additional performance options. Full-color singer editions feature song vocals, composer stories and listening maps. The 2-CD pak provides performance/accompaniment tracks for the songs, six masterworks, and recorded composer stories. For cost-saving value, receive all 3 components in the Classroom Kit! Available: Teacher Edition, Singer Edition 20-Pak (full color), 2-CD Pak, Classroom Kit (all 3 components). Suggested for Gr. 4-8.

Songs: The Wonderful Wonders of Winter, Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep (from Irving Berlin's White Christmas), I Whistle a Happy Tune (from The King and I), Rockin' on Top of the World (from The Polar Express), Luigi's Baton, Chapter 3: Percussion, Crash! Boom! Bang!, Listening: Percussion Variations from The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Britten), Festival of Lights in Israel, Chanukah, Chanukah, Jammin' in our Jammies.

Now in paperback! In this collection of interviews conducted between 1982 and 2004, music journalist, cultural commentator and Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis conjures themes of songwriting, spirituality, making music and filmmaking out of his subjects. They include such icons as Keith Richards, Bono, Johnny Cash, Iggy Pop, Woody Allen, Eminem, Trey Anastasio, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Spector, Martin Scorsese, and Al Pacino. Few are as qualified as DeCurtis to take you along for the ride, be it in Harrison's black Ferrari or in his other revealing sit-downs with pop culture's most captivating figures. - Rolling Stone

This handy and thorough guide is designed to help the independent piano teacher in all aspects of running his/her own studio. Whether it be business practices such as payment plans, taxes, and marketing, or teaching tips involving technique, composition, or sight reading, this all-inclusive manual has it all! Topics include: Developing and Maintaining a Professional Studio, Finances, Establishing Lessons, Studio Recitals, Tuition and Payment Plans, Composition and Improvisation, Marketing, Communications with Parents, Make-up Policies, Zoning and Business Licenses, Teaching Materials and Learning Styles, The Art of Practice, Arts Funding, and many more!

Take total control of your music career with this new must-have title from EM Books. The Independent Working Musician gives you all the informational tools you'll need to forge your own success path in the music industry. From publishing to copyright law to financing your band to harmonious collaboration, this book shows you how to tackle the business side of music on your own terms. Whether you're just starting out or you're a full-fledged road scholar, this book will help you navigate your way to success as a working musician.