Catalog Search Results
1) Music
Author
Description
Describes some of the many different types of instruments made throughout history, and discusses their construction and sound. Includes photographs.
4) Making music
Author
Description
Includes instructions for making a variety of simple musical instruments from ordinary household items.
Author
Formats
Description
What will it take for a cynical older sister to realize she's a born accordion player -- with music in her heart? Eugenia Lincoln is a practical person with no time for gee-gaws, whoop-de-whoops, or frivolity. When an unexpected package containing an accordion arrives at her house, she is determined to have nothing to do with it. But her plans to sell the accordion, destroy the accordion, and give the accordion away all end in frustration. How can...
Author
Formats
Description
"There's dreadful news from the symphony hall, the composer is dead! If you have ever heard an orchestra play, then you know that musicians are most certainly guilty of something. Where exactly were the violins on the night in question? Did anyone see the harp? Is the trumpet protesting a bit too boisterously? In this perplexing murder mystery, everyone seems to have a motive, everyone has an alibi, and nearly everyone is a musical instrument. But...
15) We play music!
Author
Description
Learning an instrument is a great way to explore the fun and wonder of music. Whether it s the drums or the piano, learning how to play an instrument is an amazing and empowering creative experience that instills a sense of discipline, even for early learners. It s also a great way to write unique songs and play inspiring music with friends. From jamming out in a bedroom to learning an instrument at school, beginning readers will love exploring the...
Author
Formats
Description
Get a backstage pass and see Judas Priest like you’ve never seen them before in this electrifying memoir by the band’s cofounder and former lead guitarist.
Judas Priest formed in the industrial city of Birmingham, England, in 1969. With its distinctive twin-guitar sound, studs-and-leather image, and international sales of over 50 million records, Judas Priest became the archetypal heavy metal band in the 1980s. Iconic tracks...Author
Description
Guitar features 200 instruments in stunning detail. Here are icons, like Prince's Yellow Cloud, Willie Nelson's "Trigger," Muddy Water's Thunderbird, and "Rocky," lovingly hand-painted by its owner, George Harrison. Historic instruments--Fender's Broadcaster, Les Paul's "Log," the Gibson Nick Lucas Special, the very first artist model. Hand-carved archtops, pinnacles of the luthier's art, from John D'Angelico to Ken Parker. Stunning acoustics from...
20) Guitars
Author
Description
Photographs and simple text provide an introduction to guitars, explaining what they look like, how they sound, where they come from, and how they are played.
.png)