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Berklee Press Mix Masters Platinum Engineers Reveal Their Secrets to Success.

Learn what it takes to be a great audio engineer and make professional mixes with Mix Masters:Platinum Engineers Reveal Their Secrets for Success, a book containing a collection of 27 interviews with platinum engineers. Mix magazine writer Maureen Droney is your guide through the process so you see firsthand how music engineers, using the same arsenal of tools, can create distinct works that vary from artist to artist, even track to track. You'll find practical and informative behind-the-scenes, behind-the-glass insight into the art of sound mixing by the industry's most in-demand engineers across all genres—pop, rock, country, classical, and film. The book covers how to set up a mix that has power and impact, mic placement, how to record and mix multiple vocal tracks, tips and tricks for using effects processors, EQ techniques, and more.. ...details

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Berklee Press Eight Essentials of Drumming - Grooves Fundamental and Musicianship Book/CD.

With the Eight Essentials of Drumming book and CD set, you'll become a well-rounded drummer with solid technique, sense of time, and expressive musicianship. The eight drumming essentials include Ergonomics, Pop/Rock/R&B Grooves, Shuffles, Slow Grooves, African-Based Grooves, Jazz/Swing Grooves, Musicianship Skills, and Rudiments. Master drummer and educator Ron Savage presents this time-tested approach to developing core drumming techniques – efficiently and completely. With these drum lessons, you'll master these eight essential skills and be able to play in any type of rhythm section – rock, funk, jazz, swing, hip-hop, and more. These exercises and explanations will help you to fulfill the essential roles of timekeeper, backbone, and heartbeat, with rock-solid beats and sound technique.. ...details

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Berklee Press Funk/R&B Guitar - Creative Solos, Grooves & Sounds Book/CD.

The Funk/R&B Guitar - Creative Solos, Grooves & Sounds book and CD set has hands-on funk guitar lessons that include exercises, licks, and technical discussions that will help you play in the style of Kool and the Gang, Prince, James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Mayfield, Soulive, and other great artists, spanning from old school to contemporary funk and R&B grooves. The CD features demonstration and practice tracks, played by the Boston-based R&B/funk group the Thaddeus Hogarth Band. Guitar tablature, fretboard diagrams, and traditional notation are included. You'll learn how to play lead lines and build solos; understand and use scales over funk and R&B harmonies; create rhythm—guitar parts that support funk and R&B grooves; bend strings to expand your palette of scales, harmonies, and ornamentation; and much more!. ...details

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Berklee Press Modern Method for Guitar Volume 1.

The Leavitt guitar method, used as the basic text for the Berklee College of Music guitar program, has stood the test of time and earned a loyal following of students and instructors. Comprised of 3 volumes, this method is a practical and comprehensive guitar instruction program designed for beginning through advanced levels of playing. Modern Method for Guitar Volume 1 provides guitar lessons for beginning students that covers all the fundamentals that build a solid foundation of musicianship, including scales; melodic, chord, and arpeggio studies; special guitar exercises for both hands; accompaniment techniques; and a unique approach to voice leading using movable chord forms.. ...details

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Berklee Press Making Music Make Money (Book).

Making Music Make Money will educate songwriters and aspiring music business entrepreneurs in the basics of becoming an effective independent music publisher. Eric Beall, creative director for Zomba Music Publishing, covers everything you need to know to get published, including the role of a music publisher; copyright—how to get one, use one, and make money from one; building a business plan; identifying which songs to sell and to whom; and much more. 258 pages.. ...details

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Berklee Press Rudiment Grooves for Drum Set (Book/CD).

Turn those standard 26 rudiments into mind-blowing grooves, fills, and solos.All that rhythmic sophistication you hear great drummers do can easily be broken down into its basic elements: the rudiments. Rudiments are the drum language; a basic vocabulary of rhythms that drummers arrange and rearrange when they play grooves, solos, and fills. This book shows you how to apply them to the drum set in all styles of music. When you start combining the hands and feet, orchestrating different parts of the rudiments between the various drums and cymbals on your set, you'll start to make inspired music.50 illustrated grooves are reinforced with the accompanying CD; hear how the rudiments sound when you apply them to the drum set. Discover how these basics become the foundation for all grooves and moves, including: Single and Double Strokes Stroked Rolls Drags Flams Paradiddles double paradiddles, paradiddle grooves and fills Combinations Your choices of accents, tempos, style, and feel are what will ultimately make the rudiments into music. Learning and internalizing them will help you expand your vocabulary to play creative grooves, fills, and solos. Use RUDIMENT GROOVES to create an infinite number of combinations, in any style, and at any tempo.. ...details

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Berklee Press Modern Jazz Voicings Arranging for Ensembles (Book/CD).

The definitive text used for the time-honored Chord Scales course at Berklee College of Music, this book concentrates on scoring for every possible ensemble combination and teaches performers and arrangers how to add color, character and sophistication to chord voicings. Topics covered include: selecting appropriate harmonic tensions, understanding jazz harmony, overcoming harmonic ambiguity, experimenting with unusual combinations and non-traditional alignments, and many more. The accompanying CD includes performance examples of several different arranging techniques. A no-nonsense, meat and potatoes source of basic and not-so-basic information about everything relating to jazz writing - covers several courses worth of information. - Kenny Werner Pianist, Composer and Author of Effortless Mastery. ...details

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Berklee Press Understanding Audio (Book).

Explores the fundamentals of audio and acoustics that impact every stage of the music-making process. Perfect for musicians setting up their first ProTools project studio or seasoned recording professionals eager to fill in the gaps of their audio knowledge. 360 pages.. ...details

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Berklee Press Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools 3rd Edition Book with DVD.

The Berklee Press book with DVD Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools 3rd Edition is all about creating exceptional music in your home or commercial studio using Pro Tools software. It provides you with a complete explanation of the entire music production process, from initial song demo to final master, while showing you how Pro Tools supports each step. Learn the latest Pro Tools functions and techniques—the methods the top producers and engineers use to make their music projects stand out from the rest. Now in its 3rd edition, the first book ever written about Pro Tools has been updated for Pro Tools 7.3, including all of the most recent improvements and features. Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools 3rd Edition also covers all the new Digidesign home studio hardware, including the 003, Mbox2 Pro, Mbox2 Mini, and many M-Audio products, and shows you how to use them effectively. This edition also includes new chapters on recording, editing, using MIDI, mixing, and mastering. The accompanying DVD-ROM includes 24 instructional videos on Pro Tools setups and techniques, in addition to 50 Pro Tools sessions that demonstrate techniques described in the book. Practice the production process using four "project" songs in different genres (rock, hip-hop, electronica, and jazz). Visit www.protoolsbook.com for updates to this book and extra Pro Tools learning material."This is an essential tool in any composer/producer's arsenal in learning the ins and outs of a very complicated system — with great ease. I learned something on every page, and I've been using Pro Tools for years!" —BT, electronic music pioneer, film composer (Monster, The Fast and the Furious), & mix engineer (Madonna, Seal). ...details

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Berklee Press Creative Jazz Improvisation For Drum Set DVD with Yoron Israel.

Take a master class with one of today's best drum set educators. Yoron Israel will help you to enhance your improvisational abilities and lead you to more musical, concise, and dynamic drum set solos and accompanying."Yoron Israel is an important voice you should listen to." —Jack DeJohnette. ...details

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Berklee Press A Modern Method for Guitar - Volume 1 (DVD-ROM).

A Modern Method for Guitar has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of dedicated guitar students and instructors for over 40 years. This DVD-ROM version of this proven method is equivalent to a year's worth of guitar lessons at Berklee College of Music! You will be guided through 14 complete lessons with Larry Baione, Chair of Berklee's Guitar Department. 14 hours of instruction include onscreen demonstrations with camera close-ups of both hands, as well as interactive duets and play-along segments so you can "sit in" with your instructor.. ...details

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Berklee Press Vocal Practice for Performance (DVD).

Sing with more power and passion under the guidance of Donna McElroy, Berklee professor, Grammy nominee, Dove Award winner, and vocalist on multiple gold and platinum records. In this Master Class, McElroy shows you how to use the whole body to become the best singer you can be. See her work with a vocal student one-on-one, demonstrating how to use different muscle groups to increase vocal strength and endurance. She also provides lifestyle tips and simple everyday exercises to help you cultivate and protect the source of your vocal power—and sing with more freedom, force and stamina. 51 minutes.. ...details

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Berklee Press Vocal Technique for Performance (DVD).

Enhance your singing career by learning proper vocal techniques to help prevent injuries and maximize your potential. Featured exercises will help you gain technical and expressive command of your voice.. ...details

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Berklee Press The Studio/Touring Drummer (DVD).

Learn the playing techniques that have made Kenwood Dennard one of the most in-demand drummers around. Sharing knowledge gained from playing with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Sting, and other giants of jazz, funk, and pop. Dennard teaches how to get the most out of every practice session, internalize the melody, play melodic solos, and more! He will inspire you to bring more energy, expression, and variety to every performance onstage or in the studio. 61 minutes.. ...details

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Berklee Press Basic Afro Cuban Rhythms (DVD).

Learn how to play and practice the classic rhythms of the Afro-Cuban tradition with Berklee professor Ricardo Monzón. Monzón demonstrates the patterns and instruments that form the beating heart of the Afro-Cuban tradition, on clave, conga, timbale, bongo and güiro. You'll play along as he starts slowly with the basic patterns, then increases the tempo with a number of variations. By the end, you'll have a solid understanding of how to play and practice essential Afro-Cuban rhythms. 55 minutes.. ...details

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Berklee Press Joe Lovano Improvisation Saxophone (DVD).

Develop your own voice with the practice techniques that have helped make Joe Lovano one of the most respected improvisers of our time. In this Berklee Workshop, Lovano shows you how to play with the greater spontaneity and feeling. He'll teach you how to interpret the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic essence of a tune. Create your improvisational ideas from within these musical elements. And make sure your journeys arrive somewhere. Lovano brings these ideas to life in solo, duo, trio, and quartet performances filled with his expressive sax lines. His lessons will help you make the most of your solo practice time, and interact more creatively with other musicians. Perhaps most importantly, Lovano will inspire you to relax, hear the music, feel the mood, and let your ideas flow. 59 minutes.With his restless creativity and brilliant improvisational skills, many critics consider Joe Lovano a legitimate successor to Coltrane, Parker, and the other giants of jazz saxophone. Lovano is a multiple Grammy nominee and 2-time "Artist of the Year" in Down Beat magazine's readers and critics poll. He also won "Album of the Year" honors from both JazzTimes magazine and the Jazz Journalists Association.Lovano has appeared in dozens of acclaimed albums as both leader and sideman. The many great musicians he's worked with include Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Elvin Jones, Mel Lewis, Charlie Haden, Bill Frisell, and John Scofield.. ...details

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Berklee Press Accellerate Your Saxophone Playing (DVD).

This DVD offers easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations that can be applied to all levels and styles. These include: breathing/blowing exercises, tone/pitch exercises, technique exercises, melody/phrasing exercises, fingering exercises, ear training exercises. Clear and detailed instruction is given both onscreen and in the accompanying 48-page booklet. 60 minutes.. ...details

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Berklee Press The Songwriters Workshop: Melody (Book/CD).

Spark your imagination with hundreds of creative songwriting techniques! This hands-on guide provides lessons on how to write innovative songs, based on popular songwriting courses at Berklee College of Music. Whether you're a beginning songwriter who can't read a note of music, or an experienced professional looking for new ideas, this book will provide new insight into your craft; it teaches the fundamental techniques behind today's hit songs, together with easy-to-follow exercises so you can immediately apply these tools to your own art. This book comes with a CD so you can practice your songs with accompaniment, even if you can't play an instrument.. ...details

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Berklee Press Chop Builder for Rock Guitar (DVD).

Take your hard rock chops into the stratosphere with Berklee professor and world-renowned guitarist Joe "Shred Lord" Stump. In this Berklee guitar workshop, Stump breaks down his disciplined approach to scale patterns and practice routines. All you need is your guitar and a metronome. Stump will help you achieve a greater mastery of the instrument with routines to get your chops in shape for the intense physical demands of the rock guitar idiom. 43 minutes.Joe Stump is a shred-guitar master whose blistering style and dazzling technique are renowned among guitar aficionados worldwide. A Berklee professor since 1993, specializing in hard rock, shred, and high-tech speed heavy metal, Stump has released 5 solo albums and 3 more with his band Reign of Terror. He has performed across North America, Europe, and Asia, and toured with and opened for Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dokken, Savatage, and Robin Trower. Stump's remarkable speed and virtuosity have been lauded in publications like Guitar World and Guitar Shop, and his 1994 album, Night of the Living Shred, was a Grammy semifinalist for best instrumental rock album.. ...details

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Berklee Press Accelerate Your Guitar Playing (DVD).

Take your playing to the next level as Tomo Fujita shares his proven method for improving the essential skills required to play with other musicians and to freely express yourself on the guitar. This DVD includes easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations that can be applied to all levels and styles. Topics covered include: scale and picking exercises · interval and ear training · rhythm studies · stylistic grooves: blues, swing, jazz, R&B, and funk. Includes 80-page accompanying instruction booklet. 55 minutes.. ...details

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Berklee Press Accelerate Your Drumming (DVD).

This DVD will help take your playing to the next level. Professor Larry Finn shares his proven method for improving the fundamental skills required to lay down a strong groove in any style of music. It offers easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations that can be applied to all levels. These include: hand development · basic grooves · advanced grooves for funk, rock, hip-hop and Latin styles · advanced fills. Clear and detailed instruction is given both onscreen and in the accompanying 64-page booklet. 60 minutes.. ...details

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Berklee Press A Modern Method for Guitar - Volume 2 (Book/CD).

Now available in a book/CD pack! The William Leavitt guitar method, used as the basic text for the Berklee College of Music guitar program, has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of guitar students and instructors. After mastering the basics from Volume 1, this intermediate-level book continues and builds upon the study of melody, scales, arpeggios and chords, covering the entire fingerboard. This volume also addresses: intervals, chord voicings, improvisation, rhythm-guitar techniques, play-along duets and more.. ...details

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Berklee Press Music Notation (Book).

As useful to first year theory students as it is to professional arrangers and composers, Music Notation by Mark McGrain is a practical, straightforward text for anyone who needs to notate music properly. The helpful exercises, common practice rules and simple language make this reference book invaluable for any musician. 216 pages.. ...details

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Berklee Press Melody in Songwriting (Book).

Melody in Songwriting provides you with incredible songwriting techniques, tips, and strategies from the hit makers. This comprehensive guide unlocks the secrets of hit songs, examining them, and revealing why they succeed. Learn to write memorable melodies and discover the dynamic relationships between melody, harmony, rhythm, and rhyme. Fine-tune your craft and start writing hits with this comprehensive songwriting tutorial!. ...details

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Berklee Press Music Theory Book 1 (Book/CD).

Learn music theory based on over 40 years of music theory instruction at Berklee College of Music. Whether you already play an instrument, or are looking to expand the depth of your musical knowledge, understanding the fundamental concepts of music theory is essential for advancing your performance skills and writing music. This book features rigorous, hands-on, "ears-on" practice exercises that help you explore the inner workings of music, presenting notes, scales, and rhythms as they are heard in pop, jazz, and blues. You will learn and build upon the basic concepts of music theory with written exercises, listening examples, and ear-training exercises. The included CD will help reinforce lessons as you begin to build a solid musical foundation. 88 pages.. ...details

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Berklee Press The Bass Player s Handbook (Book).

The Bass Player's Handbook provides bassists with a complete guide to understanding the origin and workings of their instrument. Greg Mooter outlines fundamental concepts of proper fingering, tone production, and good practice habits. You will also learn how to care for your bass properly and keep it in top form with essential information on repairs, seasonal adjustments, and customizing for your own body, style, and sound. Bass Player's Handbook includes warmup and full-body stretching exercises and strategies to give you a lifetime of healthy bass playing. 155 pages.. ...details

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Berklee Press Jim Kelly s Guitar Workshop - DVD.

The interactive song lessons on this extremely comprehensive DVD disc represent a cross-section of modern guitar styles and song forms. The split-screen footage, multiple camera angles and incredible close-ups let you watch Jim Kelly's hands to learn his secrets, tips and tricks as he presents each tune as a full performance followed by a special teaching section. He plays in the style of guitar greats like Jeff Beck, Wes Montgomery, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny and more. With over 90 minutes of guitar performance and instruction, an accompanying booklet with standard notation & TAB, and lessons in English, Japanese and Spanish, Jim Kelly's Guitar Workshop DVD lets everyone have fun and improve their playing at their own pace. 90+ minutes.. ...details

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Berklee Press Turntable Technique The Art of The DJ DVD.

Equally ideal for the beginner or experienced DJ, this disc will help you: master the essentials and develop your own style behind the decks; see the step-by-step practice exercises; learn basic equipment set up; develop beat matching and creative mixing skills; perfect scratching techniques like cutting, stabs, crabs, and flares; and much more!. ...details

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Berklee Press Recording in the Digital World (Book).

Build the perfect digital studio, no matter what your budget! Creating high-quality digital recording does not require buying the most expensive audio equipment, but it does require buying the right equipment and knowing how to use it. The book Recording in the Digital World by Thomas E. Rudolph and Vincent R. Leonard provides professional advice and recommendations on studio equipment, software and the latest technologies, plus practical tips for creating, editing, and mastering digital recordings. The music production tips are perfect for professional musicians, music educators and hobbyists who want to explore the world of digital recording. 8 inch. x 10 inch., 280 pages.. ...details

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Berklee Press Complete Guide to Film Scoring (Book).

The Complete Guide to Film Scoring is an essential resource for both students and professionals, offering shrewd insight into the business and process of writing music for film and TV. Explains the ins and outs of the film scoring business. Includes insightful interviews with and quotes from top film scoring professionals passing the priceless wisdom that comes with experience directly to you.. ...details

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Berklee Press Reharmonization Techniques (Book).

When you reharmonize a tune, you give the melody new color by changing its underlying harmonies. Whether you direct a band or choir, play piano or guitar, or write film scores, you will find simple and innovative techniques to update songs and develop exciting new arrangements by studying the hundreds of copyrighted examples throughout this book. Lesson topics in Reharmonization Techniques covers: simple substitution, diatonic approach, adding dominant and subdominant chords, harmonic displacement, modal interchange, and others. Includes examples and exercises on such tunes as: Black Orpheus, Blue in Green, The Girl from Ipanema, Isn't It Romantic?, Misty, Over the Rainbow, Stella by Starlight, and more.. ...details

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Berklee Press Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure (Book).

Veteran songwriter Pat Pattison has taught many of Berklee College of Music's best and brightest students how to write truly great lyrics. Her helpful guide on songwriting techniques contains essential information on lyric structures, timing and placement, and exercises to help everyone from beginners to seasoned songwriters say things more effectively and gain a better understanding of their craft. The Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure book features examples of famous songs for study, including: Be Still My Beating Heart, Can't Fight This Feeling, It Was a Very Good Year, Tickle Me, and more.. ...details

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Berklee Press Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming (Book).

The book Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming has a very specific purpose: to help songwriters find better rhymes and use them more effectively. Rhyme is one of the most crucial areas of lyrics writing, and this songwriting guide will provide all of the technical information necessary to develop your rhyming skills completely. The exercises and worksheets help experienced writers take a fresh look at their songwriting techniques, and prevent novices from developing bad habits. Use this book to start writing better songs than ever before!. ...details

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Berklee Press Jazz Improvisation: Starting Out with Motivic Development (DVD).

In this master class DVD, Berklee professor and saxophonist Ed Tomassi shows you how to build compelling improvisations out of just a few notes. Tomassi's method makes improvising simple. He demonstrates techniques for creating graceful solos from a 2-, 3- or 4-note riff or motive, and shows how to add depth and variety by stringing several motives together. His system is easy to understand and practice; it will help you develop more interesting, cohesive and creative solos within any form or structure. 33 minutes.. ...details

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Berklee Press Modal Voicing Techniques Guitar (DVD).

Bring new colors and voicings to your playing with Berklee professor Rick Peckham, internationally known jazz guitarist, composer, writer, and clinician. In this master class DVD, Peckham unlocks the mysteries of modal tonality with a series of exercises and demonstrations that will expand your vocabulary, no matter what instrument you play. Peckham will show you how to extend your capabilities by integrating a variety of new voicings and articulations into your playing, so you can handle any modal situation guided by your own ears and instincts. 57 minutes.. ...details

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Berklee Press Afro-Cuban Slap Bass Lines (Book/CD).

Afro-Cuban rhythms are hot, and the bass is the beating heart of the groove! Now you can learn to play slap bass in seven popular Afro-Cuban styles: cha cha, son montuno, songo, timba, Afro-Cuban 6/8, Latin jazz, and Latin jazz in 7. Whether you read tab or standard notation, you will quickly learn all these styles and develop your slap bass techniques to create style-appropriate articulations. The included CD has percussion tracks, play-along tracks and complete songs to help you improve your groove to an Afro-Cuban rhythm. Grammy-winning bassist Oscar Stagnaro is one of today's top players and a pioneer in bass education. He is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music, where he helped found the Latin bass studies department. He is co-author of The Latin Bass Book.. ...details

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Berklee Press Essential Rock Grooves for Bass (DVD).

Learn how to lock into an airtight groove with Berklee professor and versatile bassman Danny Morris. In this Berklee Workshop, Morris gives you playing techniques to help you anchor your band with a solid foundation of bass lines, chord progressions, and rhythmic and harmonic variations. Working with and without a drum machine, Morris breaks down the secrets of syncopation, rhythmic displacement, left-hand muting, and more. His practical music lessons will help you build your bass vocabulary, play with more variety and character, and keep your grooves in the pocket. Danny Morris is a versatile bassist, author, and Berklee professor who has performed with rock pioneer Bo Diddley, blues masters Buddy Guy and James Cotton, and New England's premier Calypso band, Calypso Hurricanes. He also performed on many Caribbean tours as a member of the James Montgomery Band. At Berklee, he has helped thousands of students develop their bass skills; his students have gone on to play with Duran Duran, Dave Mason, and many other well-known acts.. ...details

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Berklee Press Recording and Producing in the Home Studio (Book).

With the explosion of project studio equipment available, it's easier than ever to create pro-quality music at home. The book Recording and Producing in the Home Studio is the only reference you'll ever need to start producing and engineering your music or other artists' music in your very own home studio. You don't have a home studio yet, but have some basic audio equipment? This essential guide by David Franz will help you set up your recording studio with the right music gear, begin producing projects, develop your engineering skills and manage your music production projects. Stop dreaming and start producing!. ...details

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Berklee Press Singers Handbook - 1 Hour Vocal Workout (Book).

The Berklee in the Pocket Singer's Handbook is a must-have guide that sets a perfect 45- to 60-minute practice routine for vocalists. Both male and female singers alike can use the instruction as his or her practice manual for a total vocal workout, from warm up to cool down. Voice lessons cover: breathing exercises, tips for productive practice, mental practicing, breathing for relaxation, cool down techniques and more. Learn new tunes, clarify diction, and improve all aspects of your singing! 40 pages. 11" x 4-1/2".. ...details

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Berklee Press A Modern Method for Guitar - Volume 3 (Book).

Leavitt's practical, comprehensive method is used as the basic text for Berklee's guitar program, A Modern Method for Guitar. After mastering the fundamentals of how to play guitar from Volumes 1 and 2, guitarists will be ready to take their skills to the next level. This guitar method book teaches: techniques relating to scales, arpeggios, rhythm guitar, chord/scale relationships, chord construction and voicings, tips for advanced playing, and more. 168 pages. 12" x 9".. ...details

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Berklee Press Masters of Music - Conversations with Berklee Greats (Book).

Culled from exclusive interviews from Berklee Today, the alumni magazine of Berklee College of Music, this collection of candid interviews with such illustrious alumni as Quincy Jones, Branford Marsalis, Steve Vai, Paula Cole, Mike Stern, Bill Frisell and many others is a gold mine of wisdom, humor, and insight. Each artist interview is prefaced with a short biography of the artist. Mark Small and Andrew Taylor ask the right questions making each interview captivating and educational. Read about the unique, unexpected challenges that success can bring in Masters of Music - Conversations with Berklee Greats.. ...details

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Berklee Press Classical Studies for Pick-Style Guitar - Volume 1 (Book).

Classical Studies for Pick-Style Guitar is a Berklee Workshop by William Leavitt, featuring over 20 guitar solos and duets by Bach, Carcassi, Paganini, Sor and other renowned composers, is designed to acquaint intermediate to advanced pick-style guitarists with some of the excellent classical music that is adaptable to pick-style guitar. With study and practice, this workshop on classical music for guitar will increase a player's knowledge and proficiency on this formidable instrument.. ...details

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Berklee Press The Musicians Internet - Online Strategies (Book).

The Musicians Internet - Online Strategies by Peter Spellman is a hands-on guide essential for any musician who is building a fan base online and maximize profits through the Internet. Peter Spellman, Director of the Career Development Center at Berklee College of Music, guides the self-managed musician through successful strategies to promote music online, reach new audiences, and maximize income. Readers will learn how to: build a professional artist website; share music downloads; sell and license music online; broadcast on Internet radio; webcast live concerts; create streaming audio; get an online record deal; and much more. Includes an invaluable listing of more than 300 music-related websites!. ...details

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Berklee Press Jazz Composition (Book/CD).

When you think of jazz composers, who comes to mind? Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bob Brookmeyer. This book is about what they (and many others) do. Jazz composition has evolved into a disciplined art that often evidences great emotional depth and breadth of sophistication. Berklee College of Music legend Ted Pease demystifies the processes involved in writing jazz tunes and in composing episodic and extended jazz works. Jazz Composition: Theory and Practice is a by-product of Pease's 25 years of teaching jazz composition. The accompanying CD helps demonstrate melody, harmony and rhythmic elements of jazz and also includes a variety of music-writing exercises focused on learning these same elements to help you begin producing your own effective jazz compositions.. ...details

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Berklee Press Voice Leading for Guitar (Book/CD).

Just knowing how to play a chord is never enough to make good music. Voice leading—moving individual chord voices smoothly from one chord to the next—is an essential skill for jazz guitarists. This book/CD pack by Berklee associate professor of guitar John Thomas shows you how to voice lead both chord tones and tensions, and will help you add a new level of sophistication to your music. This book is designed for intermediate to advanced guitar players. The accompanying CD features jazz tunes, blues, and rhythm changes that you can play along with. 144 pages.. ...details

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Berklee Press Jazz Improvisation for Guitar Book/CD.

Melodies based on triads and melodic extensions sound more natural and musical than ones developed exclusively from scales. Triads-the fundamental building blocks of harmony-are a simple and effective remedy for scale dependency in improvisation. Jazz Improvisation for Guitar explores the potential of triads and their melodic extensions and teaches you to connect them using guide tones. You'll learn to create solo phrases in the style of some of the world's finest jazz guitarists like Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, and Pat Martino.The included play-along CD features outstanding musical examples and rhythm-section tracks performed by a topflight trio: Garrison Fewell on guitar, Steve LaSpina on bass, and John Riley on drums. A special bonus track explores the techniques you've learned throughout the book.. ...details

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Berklee Press Essential Songwriter (Book).

Essential Songwriter by Jimmy Kachulis and Jonathan Feist is an accessible reference guide that will quickly lead songwriters to ideas that are at the heart of countless hit songs. The tips and strategies jam-packed into this concise guide will help you tackle writer's block and gain fresh insight into the songwriting process.. ...details

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Berklee Press Essential Ear Training for the Contemporary Musician (Book).

The Ear Training curriculum of Berklee College of Music is known and respected throughout the world. Now, for the first time, this unique method has been captured in one comprehensive book by the chair of the Ear Training Department, Steve Prosser. This method teaches musicians to hear the music they are seeing, notate the music they have composed or arranged, develop their music vocabulary, and understand the music they are hearing. The book features a complete ear training course with text and musical examples, and studies in rhythm, sight recognition, sol-fa, and melody.. ...details

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Berklee Press A Modern Method for Guitar - Volumes 1, 2, 3 Complete (Book).

Now guitarists can have all 3 volumes of this classic guitar method in one convenient book! Created by popular demand, William Leavitt's new edition of the method used as the basic text for the renowned Berklee College of Music guitar program is a complete compilation of the original Volumes 1, 2, and 3. A Modern Method for Guitar gives you innovative guitar solos, duets, and exercises that progressively teach melody, harmony, and rhythm. These lessons are perfect for the serious guitar students and instructors alike.. ...details

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Berklee Press A Modern Method for Guitar - Volume 1 (Book/DVD-Rom).

This money-saving value pack includes Volume 1 of this practical, comprehensive method book with DVD-ROM featuring 14 complete lessons with Larry Baione, chair of Berklee's guitar department. Owning this pack is like having access to a year's worth of private guitar lessons at Berklee.14 Hours of instruction include on-screen demonstrations, with camera close-ups of both hands, as well as interactive duets and play-along segments so you can "sit in" with your instructor.. ...details

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Berklee Press Accelerate Your Keyboard Playing (DVD).

Dave Limina shares his proven method for improving the fundamental skills required to build your harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic vocabulary. The DVD offers easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations that can be applied to all levels and styles. Includes: scale and blues techniques, ear training, rock and blues phrasing, two-hand grooves for funk, Texas shuffle, roots-rock, Latin styles, as well as jazz voicings and rhythms. Clear and detailed instruction is given both on-screen and in the accompanying 80-page booklet. 45 minutes.. ...details

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Berklee Press Berklee Music Theory - Book 2 Book/Cd.

The second in a two-volume series based on over 40 years of music theory instruction at Berklee College of Music. This volume focuses on harmony, including triads, seventh chords, inversions, and voice leading for jazz, blues and popular music styles. You'll develop the tools needed to write melodies and create effective harmonic accompaniments from a lead sheet.. ...details

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Berklee Press A Guide to Jazz Improvisation C Instruments (Book/CD).

Many famous musicians have learned to develop their own unique jazz style using Berklee Professor Emeritus John LaPorta's techniques. First published in 1968 and now thoroughly updated and revised, his method provides a practical and intuitive approach to teaching basic jazz improvisation through 12 lessons and an accompanying CD. Features information on jazz theory, rhythm training, performance ear training, and much more.. ...details

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Berklee Press Producing Music with Digital Performer (Book/CD-ROM).

Producing Music with Digital Performer is a comprehensive guide to the features and strategies behind one of the most powerful pieces of music production software. There are in-depth descriptions of Digital Performer's windows and features, and detailed discussions of audio and MIDI recording and editing techniques. Beginning users will learn basic skills and a practical approach to digital music making, and more seasoned users will learn efficient strategies and shortcuts to help them get the most out of this powerful tool. 248 pages.. ...details

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Berklee Press Harmonic Ear Training (DVD).

An excellent workshop from the assistant chair of the Ear Training Department at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, this DVD is a vital intro to the topic for songwriters and performers looking to improve their listening skills and become better musicians. You'll learn to: recognize chord progressions quickly and confidently, and incorporate them into your writing and performing, listen to music more analytically, and apply this knowledge to all of your projects. 73 minutes.. ...details