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This book is a virtual encyclopedia of great electric guitar players, with 35 chapters examining the major players in each important era of rock. The book begins with rock's birth from the blues, covering masters like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. It proceeds to cover rockabilly greats like Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly; through the mop tops and matching suits of the British Invasion; to the psychedelia of the Dead and Hendrix; glam rock's dresses and distortion; fusion virtuosos like Metheny, Gambale, and Henderson; metal masters; shred stars; grunge gods; grindcore; and much more. Legends of Rock Guitar is not only a great resource for guitar fans, but an interesting and well-researched chronology of the rock idiom. 264 pages, 8-1/2 inch. x 11 inch.

Join in the fairytale frenzy when Chicken Little, the Three Little Pigs, Humpty Dumpty, the Cat with a fiddle, Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue and a host of other characters are having a BAD DAY! But with the help of a cheerful Mother Goose, discover how they learn to make the best out of life's ups and downs. This clever 20-minute musical for primary grades features 5 original songs in a variety of musical styles, easy rhyming dialog, choreography, staging and costume ideas...all included right in the Teacher Edition. A Choreography Video featuring John Jacobson is also available with helpful staging suggestions. Available: Teacher Edition, Reproducible Pak (vocals, lyrics, dialog) Preview CD (with vocals), Performance/Accomp. CD, Classroom Kit (Teacher, Repro, P/A CD), Choreography Video. Performance Time: Approx. 20 minutes. For Grades K-4.

This unique book/audio package lets children sing and play songs from around the world by making their own musical instruments. The book includes easy-to-follow instructions for making and playing 10 percussion instruments by using recycled, everyday items. Each instrument project includes background information on its culture of origin, activities and games involving the instrument, a suggested reading list for more information on the culture, and a song to play with the instrument. The delightful accompanying recording features traditional songs so kids can play and sing along. The book is full of close-up photos to help in making and playing the instruments.

This learning game is a collection of enjoyable, whole-group activities which helps your students reinforce the identification of notes on the staff in a wide variety of learning responses. It comes complete with 1 instruction guide, 30 laminated, reversible Player cards (Bingo side & blank staff side), 1 Grand Staff Poster, 1 reproducible Grand Staff Mini-Poster, 1 page of 24 cut-out Caller Cards. For Grades 3-8.

Live Sound for Musicians shows you how to keep your band's PA system working smoothly, from set up and soundcheck right through your performance. If you're the person in the band who runs the PA, this is the book you've been waiting for!

This reprint of this classic textbook is from MixBooks. Its simple language, detailed illustrations and concrete examples convey the fundamentals of sound reinforcement theory in an intelligent and intelligible manner, making it an invaluable resource for aspiring live sound technicians and musicians alike. Written for novice to intermediate-level users, it outlines all aspects of P.A. system operation and commonly encountered sound system design concerns, with in-depth discussions of microphones, speaker systems, equalizers, mixers, signal processors, crossovers, amplifiers, system wiring and interfaces, indoor and outdoor sound considerations and psychoacoustics.