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Resulta que la música no es sólo entretenimiento: es un medio de comunicación profundamente arraigado y sutilmente poderoso. Las canciones resuenan con tus patrones de ondas cerebrales e impulsan cambios en tu cerebro: creando tus estados de ánimo, consolidando tus recuerdos, fortaleciendo tus hábitos (tanto los buenos como los malos) ... incluso haciendo que te enamores o desenamores. Tu música te está moldeando, a nivel subconsciente, durante todo el día. Y ahora, por primera vez, puedes hacerte cargo.

In this powerful and soulful guide, Grammy Nominated and Emmy-winning producer Timothy “Sonny King” Word takes you behind the curtain of modern music creation—blending personal testimony, real-world lessons, and spiritual grit into a blueprint for every artist who feels called to create. This isn’t a dry manual or a list of shortcuts. This is the journey—from raw desire to disciplined craft. Sonny shows you how to build your studio from the ground up, master rhythm, harmony, and melody, shape your unique sound, and create professional-level music with whatever tools you have.

Global superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, like many other Puerto Ricans, has lived a life marked by public crises—blackouts, hurricanes, political corruption, and oppression, among others—that have exposed the ongoing impacts of colonialism in Puerto Rico. Offering a portrait of the past and future of Puerto Rican resistance through one of its loudest and proudest voices, P FKN R draws on interviews with musicians, politicians, and journalists as well as ethnographic research to set Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican resistance in a historical, political, and cultural context.

Rock 'n' roll appeared in the 1950s as the high-energy, electrically amplified music of young dancers and listeners, first in the United States and then around the globe, and from the beginning it symbolized more than music.

Whether you're producing in your bedroom, building a beat empire, or just opening your first DAW, Hitmaker’s Blueprint is the definitive guide to navigating the modern music production world with clarity, confidence, and creativity. Written by CIN Entertainment, this all-in-one handbook takes you step-by-step through the essentials of recording, beatmaking, sound design, mixing, mastering, branding, distribution, and monetization—plus how to stay ahead of the curve in an ever-evolving industry.

This Piano By Ear box contains over thirteen hours of high quality music instruction teaching you a great mix of Chopin, Bach, Brahms, Tchaichovsky, and Grieg.

Derived from a popular series of lecture-recitals presented by Carol Montparker over the past several years, The Composer's Landscape features eight insightful essays on the piano repertoire. Each chapter focuses on a single composer: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, and Mendelssohn. Montparker uses landscape as a metaphor for the score, whether it be a well-tended garden of Mozart or the thorny thickets on a Schumann page: the topographical peaks and valleys, the circuitous melodic lines, the thoroughfares where all the voices convene, and so on.

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 songwriter writing hits of her own. It's about growing up, the creative process – the highs and the lows, the conflicts that arise between motherhood and career success, the divas and schemers, but also the talented and remarkable people she's found along the way. It's filled with stories and step-by-step advice about the songwriting process, especially collaboration.

In The Real Toscanini, Cesare Civetta presents an intriguing collection of vivid, one-of-a-kind interviews with artists who performed with Toscanini. A portrait of the inner workings of the maestro emerges through these extensive conversations, conducted by the author over a period of 20 years, together with other firsthand recollections. These accounts clarify Toscanini's philosophy, musical style, and techniques. They depict a man tormented by inner demons of anger and depression, which were easily triggered by his frustration at being unable to produce the musical ideal in his mind's ear.

Trombone Techniques Uncovered: An Educator’s Manual for Introducing New Players is the ultimate resource for band directors, private teachers, and music students eager to master the trombone. Written by veteran music educator Bill Stevens, this practical guide combines pedagogy, history, and modern teaching strategies to unlock the secrets of successful trombone playing.

A musician’s journey never ends, and the work is often solitary. Fortunately for bassoonists, Solitary Refinement can be a trusted companion throughout their musical career, replete with exercises adaptable by bassoon students who are still developing their skills, all the way to virtuosi seeking to perfect their craft.

Eight Minute Axe is the ultimate companion for the busy adult who dares to dream big and play big, even amid the daily grind. Crafted by a professional musician, coach, and father of three who knows the ins and outs of a hectic schedule, this revolutionary method will make your instrument come alive, one note at a time.

The central push at the heart of this little book is to not overlook the opportunity a drum student has to outsmart the default Western mindset when learning. This is not a motivational book. This is about dropping the ego and seeing what's there. Then learning from that center. And if you can't drop the ego (it's not easy), this book helps you with that, too.

On June 12, 2017, Micah Dillon’s world completely flipped. With no prior warning, Micah woke up to find her husband of 13 years, Ben, dead on the floor of their shower. In a matter of moments, everything she’d used to build a steady foundation in life—her marriage, her career, her music—crumbled beneath her feet.

"The Songwriting Guitarist" author Mike Meiers shares his extensive knowledge and experience as a songwriter and guitar instructor spanning over a decade. This book presents a system that propelled Mike into commercial songwriting success and continues to secure major sync licensing placements and coveted songwriting guitarist gigs. Beyond mere guitar techniques, this guide delves into the art of songwriting, cultivating the right mindset, and undergoing a transformative journey.

Songwriting: A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Full Song in Less Than 10 Hours is a comprehensive guide for aspiring songwriters who want to learn how to write and produce their own music. This book covers everything from finding inspiration to recording your song, and it breaks down the songwriting process into easy-to-follow steps.

Songwriting 101: A Quick Guide to Crafting Compelling Lyrics is a comprehensive book that provides aspiring songwriters with essential tools and techniques to write engaging and memorable songs. The book begins by discussing the fundamentals of songwriting, including melody, harmony, and rhythm. It then delves into the art of crafting lyrics, offering insights into how to generate ideas, develop themes, and create powerful imagery.

Dive into a step-by-step process for embracing a mindfulness practice by allowing your raw natural singing voice to be the ultimate bio-feedback tool. Mindfulness and singing have a natural affinity, as they both require a sense of presence. The Mindfulness of Singing fulfills a dynamic niche in the explosive mindfulness market.

This Ray Charles hit makes a great piano solo and now you can learn it “by ear!” In this lesson you will learn an early intermediate level solo of the song without having to use music, print, or video. The arrangement is demonstrated and then taught in detail in two- to four-measure sections completely “by ear.” At the end of the lesson there are backing tracks to practice and perform with.

What would Halloween be without this Peanuts hit? This Intermediate solo by Vince Guraldi is fast and easy to learn because you will be learning it “by ear.” This way you memorize it while you are learning it and you are building your skills to pick out other songs by ear. A full demonstration of the song is included and backing tracks to play along with once you have mastered it. “Good Grief!” you have got to get this one!