The drum kit has provided the pulse of popular music from before the dawn of jazz up to the present day pop charts. Kick It, a provocative social history of the instrument, looks closely at key innovators in the development of the drum kit: inventors and manufacturers like the Ludwig and Zildjian dynasties, jazz icons like Gene Krupa and Max Roach, rock stars from Ringo Starr to Keith Moon, and popular artists who haven't always got their dues as drummers, such as Karen Carpenter and J Dilla.

Would you like to be able to play any musical instrument with confidence and sound like a professional musician? Would you like to unlock the secrets of notes, music scales, keys, and chords and become an expert in rhythm and melody? If you do, then this is the perfect book for you. And don't worry if you don't know anything about music theory - the most important thing is that you are willing to learn. This book is specifically designed for beginners that have no prior knowledge of music theory. 

How to Read Music for Beginners is an in depth tool for anyone who wants to learn music. Even if you have never looked at a piece of music, this book will provide you with an easy-to-understand, step-by-step format, so that you can learn how to decipher music notes and symbols with ease.

Have you ever seen a performance by an instrumentalist and thought to yourself, "I want to do that too!” Have you ever liked a band so much that you wanted to play their music rather than just listen to it? Have you ever felt jealous of your classmate who can play the guitar really well? Never again will you feel this way. The amazing tips in this book will show you how to become a master musician. You have stumbled upon How to Read Music for Beginners: Advanced Guide of Effective Methods to Learn and Understand Music.

Salsa is one of the most popular types of music listened to and danced to in the United States. Until now, the single comprehensive history of the music - and the industry that grew up around it, including musicians, performances, styles, movements, and production - was available only in Spanish.

Rooted in rhythm-and-blues pioneered by black musicians, 1950s rock and roll was racially inclusive and attracted listeners and performers across the color line. In the 1960s, however, rock and roll gave way to rock: a new musical ideal regarded as more serious, more artistic-and the province of white musicians. Decoding the racial discourses that have distorted standard histories of rock music, Jack Hamilton underscores how ideas of "authenticity" have blinded us to rock's inextricably interracial artistic enterprise.

You are about to discover how to take your songwriting skill to the next level, even if you’ve struggled to get your creative juices to write your first song! Another poor-performing song? Take your songwriting to the next level today with this guide, and find out what it means to be a successful songwriter!

Quincy Jones (b. 1933) is one of the most prolific composers, arrangers, bandleaders, producers, and humanitarians in American music history and the recording and film industries. Clarence Bernard Henry focuses on the life, music, career, and legacy of Jones within the social, cultural, historical, and artistic context of American, African American, popular, and world music traditions.

In this audiobook, the author teaches you everything you need to know to become a famous DJ worldwide. If you want to know the types of music that exists and what the best DJs know about producing, then Produce Your Music 2020 Edition is the perfect audiobook for you. Here it is what you will find inside: The start, bases of the music, your first disco show, differences between a DJ now and in the past, and much more! 

This book is specifically designed for beginners who have no prior knowledge of music theory. Even if you have some, this book will give you even more. It is designed in such a way that you won’t have trouble understanding any of the concepts. Everything is laid out in an easy to digest manner, step by step. With this approach, with every conquered step, you will be closer to mastering the necessary skills to become an incredible musician.

The audiobook's sections have been researched so that you can get started easily as a newbie. The audiobook is structured into eight sections, and you will learn step-by-step by yourself, which will save you time and money. Each important section has the necessary information that will help you a lot to learn difficult topics easily. Finally, this audiobook will guide you like a hands-on tutor to teach you keyboard lessons from A-to-Z and from beginner to advanced level.

In this book, the author teaches you everything you need to know to learn how to write and sing a song. If you want to know the types of voices and how to control your vocality, then The Songwriter Masterclass is the perfect book for you.  Here is what you will find inside: how to write and sing a song, how to improve your vocality, learn how to manage your vocals, write the perfect lyrics, and much more!  

It's a big question, and one that has been written about endlessly in an attempt to reveal the "formula" for creating a worldwide, smash hit record. First of all a good song speaks to you. You remember it, even if it's just one really good line.... It fills you with emotions, whether those be sad or happy ones. Then there is something else...it's the way the music was produced and its techniques which hook you in and enhance the listening experience. Inside this book, you will find a timeless blueprint for making smash hit songs.

Learn how to read music like the pros in 20 days or less! Have you always wanted to learn how to read music but have no clue where to begin? Did you try learning to read music in the past but gave up because you didn’t have the time? How to Read Music for Beginners is an in depth tool for anyone who wants to learn music. Even if you have never looked at a piece of music, this audiobook will provide you with an easy to understand, step-by-step format so that you can learn how to decipher music notes and symbols with ease.

From the sugar rush of Tokyo’s idol subculture to the discordant polyrhythms of its experimental punk and indie scenes, this audiobook by Japan Times music columnist Ian F. Martin offers a witty and tender look at the issues that shape Japanese music today. With insights into the evolution of J-pop as well as its history, infrastructure, and (sub)cultures, Martin deconstructs an industry that operates very differently from counterparts overseas.