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Music for the Soul
Experiencing Classical Music through Informed Listening
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"Informed listening demands knowledge, context, and meditative practice. Even in ideal circumstances, imparting the musical knowledge required for engaged listening is a challenge not easily met. It is refreshing to encounter a well-reasoned and...
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Songs From an Old Heart
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Let your heart be heard! Write it, sing it or hum it. Not being gifted with the talents of a vocalist, I have not been able to give life to these songs. There is sheet music at the back of the book for some of the poems. If however, you'd like to...
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Rockin' on the Rideau 2: The 70's
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In his first book “Rockin’ on the Rideau: Ottawa’s Golden Age of Rock and Roll”, veteran Ottawa broadcaster and musicologist Jim Hurcomb pulled back the curtain on the first 15 years of Rock and Roll in Ottawa, from 1955-1970. That fascinating...
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Domenic Troiano
His Life and Music
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Rock guitarist, composer, producer, and musical mentor: Domenic Troiano was one of the greatest Canadian musicians of his generation. Starting out in the 1960s Toronto club scene with Robbie Lane & the Disciples and Rompin’ Ronnie Hawkins,...
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Promo Monkey: Monkey See, Monkey Two
Personas and Prima Donnas
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“If the music biz is legit, then roller derby is an Olympic event.” In this bitingly hilarious memoir, Promo Monkey: Monkey See, Monkey TWO, RayMan Ramsay gives readers a backstage pass into the heart, soul (and, often, bowels) of the music...
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Rockin' On The Rideau
Ottawa's Golden Age of Rock and Roll
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The music world exploded into Technicolor on February 9, 1964, when the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and ignited the music phenomenon dubbed “The British Invasion”. In the weeks and months to come, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of...
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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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Truly UnFamous
Tales from the Glory Days of Canadian Rock
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AFTER GETTING A JOB AS A BARTENDER at a small Montreal Rock bar, Keith soon found himself working a Doors’ concert at the Montreal Forum. His job was to carry a very inebriated but stoic Jim Morrison back and forth between the stage and dressing...
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The 100 Greatest Composers and Their Musical Works
An Introduction to the Fascinating World of Classical Music
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His fascinating exploration takes you inside the rich music and colorful lives of the world’s greatest classical composers. From Bach to Stravinsky and beyond, you will learn how the unique life stories of these gifted composers are reflected in...
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Memories of Chuck
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This book is the author's desire to share with Chuck's fans, some of the experiences he had on the road that his fans may want to hear about. Unless you were there, you missed some very interesting shows. This book also tries to show the loyalty...
