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Songs of the 2000s

Songs of the 2000s: 70 Songs with Online Audio Backing Tracks

Songs of the 2000sThis book from Hal Leonard’s New Decade Series provides a synopsis of iconic songs from 2000-2010 for piano, vocals, and guitar. Each volume in the series includes sheet music and audio that is accessed online for download or streaming. The 2000s features more than 70 influential hits, including: “Bad Day,” “Beautiful,” “Before He Cheats,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “Breakaway,” “Breathe,” “Chasing Cars,” “Chasing Pavements,” “The Climb,” “Clocks,” “Complicated,” “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me),” “Fireflies,” “Hey There Delilah,” “How to Save a Life,” “I Gotta Feeling,” “I’m Yours,” “Just Dance,” “Love Story,” “100 Years,” “Photograph,” “Rehab,” “Stacy’s Mom,” “A Thousand Miles,” “Umbrella,” “Unwritten,” “Viva La Vida,” “Waiting on the World to Change,” “With Arms Wide Open,” “You Raise Me Up,” “You’re Beautiful,” and more.

Songs of the 2000s: 70 Songs with Online Audio Backing Tracks, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com

U-Bass

The Kala 20 ½-inch short-scale U-Bass

U-BassThe Kala 20 ½-inch short-scale U-Bass first hit the market in 2008. This Kala Exotic Mahogany model’s beautiful exotic mahogany top, back, and sides set it apart by virtue of the eye-catching grain patterns. Set-up in the US with round wound strings, UBASS-EM-FSRW offers familiarity to players accustomed to basses with metal strings. It provides a booming sound with treble more in line with a traditional electric or acoustic bass. The Kala Exotic Mahogany U-Bass comes fully equipped with a built-in tuner and Shadow pickup and EQ system. The retail price is $499.

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Unity Audio Rock MKIIs

Unity Audio Rock MKIIs and Super Rocks

Unity Audio Rock MKIIs and Super Rocks are two active monitors for critical near field listening that are trusted by some of the world’s best artists. Musicians, producers, and engineers use Rocks as the new studio reference. Fifty percent of the world’s top 10 selling albums in 2015 used Unity Audio Monitors to craft their sound. Sealed enclosures provide tonal accuracy and balance with low coloration. Ribbon drivers have an unusually even HF characteristic that is smooth and clean, providing great accuracy and detailed imaging. With custom amps designed by Esoteric Audio Research these monitors translate well and will give you a reference monitor you can trust. Check the websites for more details.

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The Musician Says

The Musician Says: Quotes, Quips, and Words of Wisdom

The Musician SaysThis collection of quotes from an eclectic group of revered musicians spanning centuries, genres, and continents, reminds us that the creative process bridges time and place, and that music is a universal language. Covering everything from the songwriting process to the excitement of a live performance, each pair of pages shows similar (or differing) opinions on various musical subjects. For example, Ani DiFranco of Local 1000 (Nongeographic) says, “You’ve got to ignore the facts to tell the truth,” while Paul Simon of Local 802 (New York City) says, “It’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something false, you’re always covering your tracks.”

The Musician Says: Quote, Quips, and Words of Wisdom, compiled and edited by Benedetta LoBalbo, Princeton Architectural Press, www.papress.com

Crash Course in Scales

Crash Course in Scales

Crash Course in ScalesAn indispensable theory workbook for intermediate-level students, Crash Course in Scales will show you all you need to know about scales. It covers major scales; natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales; pentatonic scales; Gregorian modes, scales common to jazz and popular music; and synthetic scales (chromatic, whole tone, etc.). Concepts are explained in easy-to-understand language and performance excerpts. Written exercises and answer keys test your knowledge.

Crash Course in Scales, by Brent Edstrom, Hal Leonard Corporation, www.halleonard.com.

earthquaker transmisser

EarthQuaker’s Transmisser

earthquaker transmisserEarthQuaker’s Transmisser is a modulated reverb pedal with extra-long decay fed to a highly resonant filter. The resonant reverberations device has six controls. Decay controls how long the reverb lasts, while Darkness controls the reverberated signal tone. The frequency of the resonate filter can be controlled with the Freq knob or via an external expression pedal connected to the pedal’s jack. Other controls include Warp, Rate, and Mix. The pedal is powered through standard nine-volt DC power supply.

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Polka Heartland

Polka Heartland: Why the Midwest Loves to Polka

Polka HeartlandPolka radio host and music historian Richard March unveils the fascinating history of polka in mid-America, from polka’s origins as a European fad to the modern polka scene, he explores the heart of Midwestern polka culture. The book’s descriptions and photos take you into Wisconsin wedding receptions, crowded festival dance tents, and off-the-grid Mexican dances. You will learn about the music, instruments, and musicians who have been pivotal to the genre’s popularity.

Polka Heartland: Why the Midwest Loves to Polka, by Dick Blau, Wisconsin Historical Society, www.wisconsinhistory.org.

2015 Greatest Rock & Pop Hits for Piano

2015 Greatest Rock & Pop Hits for Piano

2015 Greatest Rock & Pop Hits for PianoContaining 21 of 2015’s most memorable songs with piano accompaniment, 2015 Greatest Rock & Pop Hits for Piano has vocal melodies, lyrics, and guitar chord diagrams. Included are: “All About that Bass”; “Compass”; “Cool Kids”; “Doin’ What She Likes”; “I See Fire”; “Let It Go”: and 15 more. Also available, 2015 Rock Charts Rock & Pop Hits for Guitar with guitar TAB arrangements for 19 hits that include the above songs, plus 11 others.

2015 Greatest Rock & Pop Hits for Piano and 2015 Rock Charts Rock and Pop Hits for Guitar, Alfred Music, www.alfred.com.

Roland’s TD-50KV and TD-50K V-Drum Kits

Roland’s TD-50KV and TD-50K V-Drum Kits

Roland’s TD-50KV and TD-50K V-Drum KitsRoland’s TD-50KV and TD-50K V-Drum kits feature a powerful new sound module with Prismatic Sound modeling, PD-140DS digital snare, and CY-140DR digital ride. Capabilities include user sample playback via SD memory and multi-track recording through USB. Sounds are highly customizable via adjustable heads and shells, internal and user sample layering, and overhead mics and ambience. A compressor, three-band EQ, and multi-effects can be controlled for each pad. Both kits feature three mesh-head V-Pads for toms. TD-50K has three 10-inch PDX-100 V-Pads, VH-11 V-Hi-Hat, and CY-12C and CY-13R cymbals. The TD-50KV has one 10-inh PD-108 BC and two 12-inch PD-128-BC V-Pads, plus VH-13 V-Hi-Hat and CY-14C and CY-15R V-Cymbals.

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