The violin is one of the most versatile instruments around. Its sweet, clear sounds enhance all types of music, from classical and jazz to rock and country. Indeed, groups as diverse as Evanescence, Yellowcard, and the Dixie Chicks have all featured violins in their songs. But is the violin the right instrument for you? Or would a different choice be better? Hear what professional violinists like about their instrument, and learn what skills a good...

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Whether you're a total novice about to buy your first guitar or you have already started playing and want to take your fretboard wizardry to the next level, The Complete Guitar Manual is the definitive fast-tract guide to becoming a guitar god. Learn how to play like the professionals with illustrated step-by-step sessions. Measure your progress along the way with specially written milestone pieces. Watch the online videos to learn how good technique...

The ultimate how-to guide to the essential botanical art techniques from the people who know it best, the American Society of Botanical Artists.

In this sequel to How to Rap, techniques that have not previously been explained such as triplets, flams, lazy tails, and breaking rhyme patterns are thoroughly broken down and examined, arming readers with additional tools for their rapping repertoire. Filled with interviews from hip-hops most innovative artists, including Tech N9ne, Crooked I, Pharcyde, Das EFX, Del the Funky Homosapien, and Big Daddy Kane, this book takes you through the intricacies...

In a cluttered room in an abandoned coat factory in lower Manhattan,the Late Starters Orchestra comes together each week to make music. All have come late to music or come back to it after a long absence. In this bona fide amateur string orchestra, Goldman pursues his lifelong dream of playing the cello. Goldman takes us along to LSO rehearsals and his son's Suzuki lessons; he explores history's greatest cellists and attempts to understand what motivates...

"Learn to: choose the right keyboard for your needs; play, program, and perform with a wide variety of keyboard effects; connect your keyboard to your computer, tablet, and various forms of amplification; listen to audio tracks online."--Cover.