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Social Media Promotion
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Social Media Promotion for Musicians: The Manual for Marketing Yourself, Your Band, and Your Music Online

Social Media PromotionThis update to Bobby Owsinski’s Social Media Promotion for Musicians will teach you how to use social media to effectively promote yourself and your music. It reveals a host of online insider tips and techniques to help you gain more fans and followers, increase your views and streams, and grow your ticket and merchandise sales. Not only does it show you how to effectively increase your online presence, but it also provides tips for maximizing your online exposure, saving time in social media posting, using each platform (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter) most efficiently, boosting your streams and views, developing a brand, maximizing engagement, and more.

Social Media Promotion for Musicians: The Manual for Marketing

Ludwig Milde
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Ludwig Milde: 25 Studies in Scales and Chords for Bassoon Op. 24

Ludwig MildeA staple of the bassoon’s pedagogical literature, Ludwig Milde’s 25 Studies, Op. 24 was previously available only in uncorrected editions lacking content beyond the etudes themselves. This book provides corrected engraving, plus extensive coaching and insights into each study with tips on facility from bassoonists Benjamin Kamins of Locals 65-699 (Houston, TX) and 99 (Portland, OR), professor of Bassoon at Rice University, and William Short of Local 802 (New York City), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra principal bassoon.

Ludwig Milde: 25 Studies in Scales and Chords for Bassoon Op. 24,
edited and annotated by Benjamin Kamins and William Short,
Theodore Presser Company, www.presser.com.

A Life in Songwriting, from Willie to Whitney
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I Wrote That One, Too…A Life in Songwriting, from Willie to Whitney

A Life in Songwriting, from Willie to WhitneyOne of the most successful songwriters and composers of the last 25 years, Steve Dorff has penned more than 20 top 10 hits for pop and country artists around the world, plus scored television shows and films. More recently he’s been working in musical theatre on his musical Josephine. He’s been named Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) songwriter of the year and received more than 40 BMI awards. Full of heartfelt stories and hard-earned wisdom, Dorff wrote this book for anyone who has chased a dream and survived the surprising turns in the road.

I Wrote that One, Too … A Life in Songwriting, from Willie to Whitney, by Steve Dorff, Backbeat Books, www.backbeatbooks.com

Ray Reed Jazz Originals
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Ray Reed Jazz Originals: 45 Great Compositions by The Jazz Master

Ray Reed Jazz OriginalsRay Reed was a first call, woodwind multi-instrumentalist who performed on hundreds of jazz recordings over a 40-plus year career, including with Stan Kenton, Johnny Mandel, Bill Holman, and Frank Zappa orchestras. He also worked with Med Flory’s Grammy-winning Super Sax. Over his career Reed composed more than 100 jazz tunes. This book includes 43 of his better known compositions, as well as a comprehensive biography of Reed. It is available with or without a CD with printable pdf lead sheets in concert, Bb, and Eb keys.

Ray Reed Jazz Originals: 45 Great Compositions by the Jazz Master,
by Bob Irvine, Infinity Publishing, www.buybooksontheweb.com.

The Bass Book
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The Bass Book: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars

The Bass BookWhen Fender introduced the world’s first electric bass guitar in the early ’50s they couldn’t have foreseen the impact the Precision Bass would have on the world of music. It would help start a revolution in the sound of popular music. Bass guitar has provided the solid foundation on which much of modern music is built. This third edition of The Bass Book follows the evolution of bass guitar from its introduction to today with a full lowdown of the most important bass players and makers. Brands featured in the book include Alembic, Danelectro, Epiphone, Fender, Fodera, Gibson, Hofner, Ibanez, Lakland, Line 6, Music Man, Peavey, Rickenbacker, Sadowsky, Spector, Squier, Steinberger, Warwick, and Yamaha. There are exclusive interviews with bass guitar makers and players, including Paul McCartney, Jack Bruce, Stanley Clarke, John Entwistle, James Jamerson, and Jaco Pastorius. The book includes dozens of high quality photos of rarely seen basses plus reference section.

The Bass Book: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars, 3rd Edition, by Tony Bacon and Barry Moorhouse, Backbeat Books,
www.backbeatbooks.com.

Jazz in Italy
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Bebop, Swing, and Bella Music: Jazz and the Italian American Experience

Jazz in ItalyThis book explores the contributions that Americans of Italian descent have made to jazz. It includes profiles of major composers, musicians, and singers, and overviews of minor figures. Early chapters are dedicated to single players, from Louis Prima to Frank Sinatra to Bucky Pizzarelli. Other sections discuss jazz in Italy and women of jazz. The book also explores the discrimination and stereotyping faced by Italian immigrants in their efforts to assimilate into American culture.

Bebop, Swing, and Bella Musica: Jazz and the Italian American Experience, by Bill Dal Cerro and David Anthony Witter, Bella Musica Publishing, www.italiansinjazz.com.

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The Who Bass Tab Anthology

What began in 1964 as a simple English rock band grew to become one of the most influential bands of the 20th century. This book contains authentic bass tab and notation transcriptions for some of The Who’s most popular songs: “Baba O’Riley,” “Bargain,” “Behind Blue Eyes,” “Boris the Spider,” “Eminence Front,” “Happy Jack,” “Love, Reign O’er Me,” “My Generation,” “Pinball Wizard,” “The Punk and the Godfather,” “The Real Me,” “Substitute,” “Summertime Blues,” “Who Are You,” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”

The Who Bass Tab Anthology, Alfred Music, www.alfred.com.

Wisdom of the Hand
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Wisdom of the Hand: A Guide to Jazz Pentatonic Scales

Wisdom of the HandUsing an open-air concept that asks pianists to imagine there are only black keys, readers are led through 50 etudes and 200 special exercises that will eventually allow them to soar across the widely spaced scales “position playing” and the author’s unique two-octave fingerings. Also included are chapters on rhythm, harmony, timbre, and creativity.

Wisdom of the Hand: A Guide to Jazz Pentatonic Scales, by Marius Nordal, Sher Music Company, shermusic.com.

Palette of Touches
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Joanne Haroutounian’s Palette of Touches

Palette of TouchesThis book introduces students to a variety of legato, staccato, and chordal touches to gain an aural awareness of tonal colors and technical tools to produce them. Together, teachers and students learn to define interpretive decisions in music using descriptive, clear-cut “touch vocabulary” to help students define dynamics and fine-tune their sound.

Joanne Haroutounian’s Palette of Touches: Piano Exercises and Repertoire that Develop Colorful Tonal Qualities, Neil A. Kjos Music Company, www.kjos.com.

The Martin Archives
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The Martin Archives: A Scrapbook of Treasures

The Martin ArchivesThe Martin Archives documents two centuries of guitar making and more than two million guitars. This unique collector’s item provides insights into the instruments and the people who made them. America’s oldest and most revered guitar maker shares images, documents, reproduced artifacts, and a handwritten company history by Frank Henry Martin.

The Martin Archives: A Scrapbook of Treasures from the World’s Foremost Acoustic Guitar Maker, by Jim Washburn with Dick Boak,
Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com.