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Piano Lessons: Music, Love & True Adventures
by Noah Adams
The award-winning host of NPR's All Things Considered tells of the progress and setbacks in his first year learning to play the piano--and inspiring adventure through mid-life that is rich with history and folklore as well as insight from master pianists, including Vladimir Horowitz and Harry Connick, Jr.
Whether you choose to listen to Mozart or to Duke Ellington, Copland's provocative suggestions for listening will bring you a deeper appreciation of the most rewarding of all art forms, as he offers a fascinating analysis of how to listen to music intelligently. Includes a selected bibliography for further reading.
How to Be a Working Musician: A Practical Guide to Earning Money in the Music Business
by Mike Levine
Written for both novices and professionals, this invaluable handbook provides solid, practical career advice to anyone wanting to earn money as a working musician. Practical guidance on performing in bars and clubs; celebrations and business functions; providing accompaniment in theaters and cabarets; working at recording sessions; and composing for TV and radio advertisement is all provided based on the author's professional experience as an instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer. 6 illustrations.
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