Vinilos Rock

Who's better? Billie Holiday or P. J. Harvey? Blur or Oasis? Dylan or Keats? And how many friendships have ridden on the answer? Such questions aren't merely the stuff of fanzines and idle talk; they inform our most passionate arguments, distill our most deeply held values, make meaning of our ever-changing culture. In Performing Rites, one of the most influential writers on popular music asks what we talk about when we talk about music. What's good, what's bad? What's high, what's low? Why do such distinctions matter? Instead of dismissing emotional response and personal taste as...

Younger students will enjoy this creative approach to playing simple guitar chords. Chords are taught with exercises that build upon each other and eventually lead the student to playing logical and common chord progressions. These progressions include I-iii-vi-ii-V-I and twelve bar blues in many different keys. Chords are shown in chord diagram form with detailed illustrations showing finger positions in relationship to the fretboard. Open chords for folk music as well as power chords for rock music are presented clearly and easily in this text. A complete easy chord chart and capo chart is...

¿Tocar el piano es tu asignatura pendiente? Este libro te lo enseña de un modo tan fácil y divertido que tus dedos dominarán el teclado casi sin que te des cuenta. Si no sabes leer música, el método Para Dummies te explica la teoría musical con un lenguaje claro y directo y te enseña a aplicarla a la interpretación de piano. Y si ya tienes alguna idea de piano, o tomaste clases cuando eras pequeño pero no has vuelto a abrir la tapa, también encontrarás ejercicios y consejos para refrescar tu memoria o mejorar tu ejecución. • El dichoso Para Elisa de las llamadas en espera —...

This musical primer touches on the basics of pitch, rhythm, keys, scales, chords, and more, building the reader’s knowledge chapter by chapter. The book includes a visual index of musical symbols at the beginning that serves as a useful reference. Readers of all stripes—whether those learning how to play an instrument or those refreshing existing musical capabilities, whether singers in choirs or individuals who merely wish to be able to follow scores while listening—will gain practical knowledge as well as a deeper understanding of how music is composed. Esta guía musical aborda los...