Music, Musical Instruments
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Guitar Nut Compensation
The Physics and Mechanics of Setting Up a Guitar to Play in Tune
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Every serious guitar player searches for two important things: a guitar that plays in tune and the magic tone. With countless videos and websites dedicated to these facets, it’s information overload—not to mention the complicated math formulas...
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Solitary Refinement
Chromatics, Chords & Scales - Concepts for the Committed Bassoonist
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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...
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The Missing Strad
The Story of the World's Greatest Violin Forgery
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Pay attention to that violin you used in high school. Look closely at the next violin you see at a garage sale. It might be worth millions of dollars. The greatest violin ever made is not in a museum. It might be in your violin case because it...
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Performance
Delivering Your Own Awesome
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An easy-to-read, non-statistical guide to “Delivering Your Own Awesome” in music, sport and other competitive aspects of life, this book provides an understanding of what performance actually is by outlining four key steps: practice, rehearsal,...
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A Practical Guide for Teaching the Saxophone to Beginners
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Teachers and students of the saxophone will become better instructors and players as a result of following A Practical Guide for Teaching the Saxophone to Beginners. A storehouse of valuable information, gleaned from professional study and over...
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Kindred Instruments
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LET’S MAKE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC! These musical instruments are very much alive, and share their experiences with us, their ups and downs, their interaction with the world. Open the pages here to dine with tuba and trombone. Meet the violin who is...
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Saxophone Technique
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Imagine a large watermelon. Inside sit the secrets to saxophone virtuosity. Saxophone Technique whacks open the melon, cuts it into slices, and presents each topic as a digestible and tasty treat. Philosophical and phun, Saxophone Technique...
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Gary Karr: Life on the G String
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Gary Karr: Life on the G String chronicles the extraordinary international career of a double-bass soloist. Launched in 1962 by Leonard Bernstein, in a Young People's Concert at Carnegie Hall viewed on television by seven million people, Karr...
