Adults returning to the piano after a break will enjoy playing well-arranged pop hits from recordings, Broadway and television. These carefully sequenced collections correlate with I Used to Play Piano: Refresher Course, Alfred Item# 22166. Titles: * Arabian Nights * Beauty and the Beast * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Fame * Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) * Heaven Is a Place on Earth * I'll Be There for You * The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) * Open Arms * Take My Breath Away * That's What Friends Are For * The Wind Beneath My Wings.

Adults returning to the piano after a break will enjoy playing well-arranged pop hits from recordings, Broadway and television. These carefully sequenced collections correlate with I Used to Play Piano: Refresher Course, Alfred Item# 22166. Titles: * Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) * It's My Party * James Bond Theme * Killing Me Softly with His Song * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Old Time Rock & Roll * The Rose * Somewhere My Love ("Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago) * Star Wars (Main Title) * Theme from New York, New York * When a Man Loves a Woman * Wipe Out.

Dynamic Group-Piano Teaching provides future teachers of group piano with an extensive framework of concepts, upon which effective and dynamic teaching strategies can be explored and developed. Within 15 chapters, it encompasses learning theory, group process, and group dynamics within the context of group-piano instruction. This book encourages teachers to transfer learning and group dynamics theory into classroom practice. As a graduate piano pedagogy text book, supplement for pedagogy classes, or as a resource for graduate teaching assistants and professional piano teachers, the book examines learning theory, student needs, assessment and specific issues for the group-piano instructor.

The first music-driven analysis of electronic dance music.

Great music has the power to transform. Understanding and appreciating classical music can enlighten, uplift, and educate not only the intellect but the soul. In The Secret Magic of Music, classical music devotee and psychiatrist Ida Lichter uncovers a more accessible side of music. By providing the performers’ insights, Lichter provides a special look into how great music can bring happiness and spiritual meaning to its listeners.

TheInternational Who's Who in Popular Music 2002offers comprehensive biographical information covering the leading names on all aspects of popular music. It brings together the prominent names in pop music as well as the many emerging personalities in the industry, providing full biographical details on pop, rock, folk, jazz, dance, world and country artists. Over 5,000 biographical entries include major career details, concerts, recordings and compositions, honors and contact addresses. Wherever possible, information is obtained directly from the entrants to ensure accuracy and reliability. Appendices include details of record companies, management companies, agents and promoters. The reference also details publishers, festivals and events and other organizations involved with music.

From the one-bit beeps of Pong to the 3D audio of PlayStation 5, this book examines historical trends in video game sound and music. A range of game systems sold in North America, Europe and Japan are evaluated by their audio capabilities and industry competition. Technical fine points are explored, including synthesized v. sampled sound, pre-recorded v. dynamic audio, backward compatibility, discrete and multifunctional soundchips, storage media, audio programming documentation, and analog v. digital outputs. A timeline chronicles significant developments in video game sound for PC, NES, Dreamcast, Xbox, Wii, Game Boy, PSP, iOS and Android devices and many others.

"In this collection of interviews conducted between 1982 and 2004, music journalist, cultural commentator, and Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis conjures themes of songwriting, spirituality, making music, and filmmaking out of his subjects. They include such icons as Keith Richards, Bono, Johnny Cash, Iggy Pop, Woody Allen, Eminem, Trey Anastasio, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Spector, Martin Scorsese, and Al Pacino"--Publisher marketing.

While rock groups such as the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean defined the beach music of Southern California during the 1960s, a different, R&B influenced sound could be heard along South Carolina's Grand Strand. Drawing on extensive research and exclusive interviews, this richly illustrated reference work covers the music, songwriters and performers who contributed to the genre of classic Carolina beach music from 1940 to 1980. Detailed entries tell the stories behind nearly 500 classic recordings, with release dates, label information, chart performance and biographical background on more than 200 artists.