Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide Music Dictionary written by Stanford Felix and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A musician's vocabulary needs more than Do, Re, Mi... Written in clear, concise, easy-to-understand language, The Complete Idiot's Guide® Music Dictionary covers a multitude of musical aspects indispensable to any musician. Author and music professor Stanford Felix has compiled the most commonly found terms and explains them in a way that even the most novice musician can comprehend. • The only dictionary geared toward the beginner musician • Gives clear, concise definitions of terms, theories, and instruments, as well as important works, musicians, and composers
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide Music Dictionary written by Stanford Felix and published by Alpha Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitions in a traditional music dictionary can overwhelm and actually confuse the beginning musician. This guide gives you everything you need to know in concise, easy-to-understand language.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Music History written by Michael Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully composed journey through music history! Music history is a required course for all music students. Unfortunately, the typical music history book is dry and academic, focusing on rote memorization of important composers and works. This leads many to think that the topic is boring, but bestselling author Michael Miller proves that isn’t so. This guide makes music history interesting and fun, for both music students and older music lovers. • Covers more than Western “classical” music—also includes non-Western music and uniquely American forms such as jazz • More than just names and dates—puts musical developments in context with key historical events
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Learning Spanish written by Gail Stein and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the principles of Spanish vocabulary, grammar, and usage for immediate use, along with a Spanish/English-English/Spanish dictionary, a guide to pronunciation, cultural information, useful phrases, and exercises.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Mini Guide to Music Theory Must Know Terms written by Michael Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You have a passion for making beautiful music, but when it comes to understanding and speaking the musical language, you need a little help. We compile dozens of the most important and commonly used terms in the musical lexicon - from notations and chords to modes and scales - explaining them all in clear, concise language.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Arranging and Orchestration written by Michael Miller and published by Alpha Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instruction and tips for creating arrangements, structuring compositions, and writing for various styles of music.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Rumi Meditations written by Yahiya Emerick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that one of the best-selling poets in the U.S. today is a Persian mystic who lived in the thirteenth century? Mawlana Jalal-ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, known in the West simply as Rumi, was born in 1207, a Sufi theologian and poet whose words spoke of love, unity with God, and spiritual growth. Rumi and his followers believed in employing music, poetry, and dance to become closer to God, and their sema is dancing prayer practiced by them. We know them best as the Whirling Dervishes. Although hundreds of years have passed since Rumi's life and death, his poetry continues to appeal to readers the world over, who remain open to the miraculous power of love. In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Rumi Meditations, Yahiya Emerick, the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam, brings the unique practice of moving meditation to American readers of today. More than 40 meditations based on Rumi's poems will leave them drunk with the divine love Rumi continues to inspire.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to First Aid Basics written by Stephen J. Rosenberg and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Idiot's Guide to First Aid Basics helps you build the skills you need to help someone who needs it. Feel confident about identifying and handling injuries, even when a few moments can make a difference. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get solid information about identifying and treating dozens of illnesses and injuries; friendly advice in an easy-to-understand format; tips, definitions, and warnings to help you along the way; and clear illustrations that show you exactly what to do!
Download or read book Music Theory 3E written by Michael Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music theory doesn’t need to be complicated, and this guide will show you how to make it simple. Idiot's Guides: Music Theory, Third Edition, is a concise and clear guide that teaches any budding musician or experienced musician how to read musical notation by navigating the basics of reading and composing music. Here’s what you’ll find: • The basics of tones, including pitches, clefs, scales, intervals, and major and minor keys • The building blocks of rhythm, including note values, basic notation, time signatures, and tempo, dynamics, and navigation • How tunes are created, starting with melodies, chords, chord progressions, and phrases and forms • The basics of accompaniment, including transcribing, accompanying melodies, and transposing to other keys • Composing and arranging, including coverage of musical genres and forms, how to compose your own music, arranging for voices and instruments, working with lead sheets and scores, and performing your music • Helpful reference appendixes, including a glossary, chord charts, and instrument ranges • Expanded online ear-training and transcribing exercise content, including exercises at the end of each chapter and an answer key appendix
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to World Mythology written by Evans Lansing Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dictionary defines mythology as a collection of ancient tales handed down over millennia, mainly dealing with gods and goddesses, that explains the way the world works, from natural events to society at large. Many people think of the deities of Greece and Rome when they think of mythology, forgetting that almost every culture has its own set of myths to interpret and explain its distinct worldview, often showing striking and fascinating similarities to the classical myths most people are familiar with. The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythologyexplores the gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and angels of the myths from every corner of the globe - the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, Asia, and more. Additionally, it explores the parallels between every culture, including Greece and Rome - striking similarities in mythic figures and the structure, action, wording, and result of the stories themselves.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Conversational Japanese written by Naoya Fujita and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an introduction to the language and culture of Japan, covering pronunciation, grammar rules, kanas, and vocabulary words, and offers advice for travelers.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Precalculus written by W. Michael Kelley and published by Alpha. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an introduction to understanding Calculus, providing information on its origins, a refresher on basic algebra, a review of trigonometry, logarithms, matrix operations, and other topics.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Stretching Illustrated written by Barbara Templeton and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stretching has long been regarding as the safest way to keep your whole body - muscles and mind - healthy and working in balance. Athletes employ stretching as a way to warm up, cool down, and generally prevent injuries. Workout experts and gym enthusiasts recommend stretching for non-impact toning and strengthening routines. Stretching can be done anywhere, anytime, and can serve as both a stress reliever and therapy for dozens of physical conditions from strains to sports injuries. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stretching Illustratedis designed to teach lay and professional readers alike the fundamental techniques of healthy stretching with hundreds of clear, step-by-step line drawings and instructions showing each step. Once the reader understands the basics and the various routines for each part of the body, expert instructor Barbara Templeton presents specific regimens for healing a wide variety of common complaints, from back pain to TMJ, from fatigue to sports injuries.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Playing Piano written by Brad Hill and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents basic lessons in reading music notation, advice on how to select an instrument, and details how to find your way around the keyboard.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Music Theory written by Michael Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1992, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theoryhas proven itself as one of Alpha's best-selling books and perhaps the best-selling trade music theory book ever published. In the new updated and expanded second edition, the book includes a special CD and book section on ear training. The hour-long ear-training course reinforces the basic content of the book with musical examples of intervals, scales, chords, and rhythms. Also provided are aural exercises students can use to test their ear training and transcription skills. The CD is accompanied by a 20-page section of exercises and examples.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Calculus written by W. Michael Kelley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's face it- most students don't take calculus because they find it intellectually stimulating. It's not . . . at least for those who come up on the wrong side of the bell curve! There they are, minding their own business, working toward some non-science related degree, when . . . BLAM! They get next semester's course schedule in the mail, and first on the list is the mother of all loathed college courses . . . CALCULUS! Not to fear-The Complete Idiot's Guide to Calculus, Second Edition, like its predecessor, is a curriculum-based companion book created with this audience in mind. This new edition continues the tradition of taking the sting out of calculus by adding more explanatory graphs and illustrations and doubling the number of practice problems! By the time readers are finished, they will have a solid understanding (maybe even a newfound appreciation) for this useful form of math. And with any luck, they may even be able to make sense of their textbooks and teachers.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Playing the Guitar written by Frederick M. Noad and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to select a guitar, understand chords and melodies, how to read notes, explore different musical styles, and details how guitar music is written.
