The iPod Book: Doing Cool Stuff with the iPod and the iTunes Store (5th Edition) (Paperback)

December 24th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Music Information

The iPod Book: Doing Cool Stuff with the iPod and the iTunes Store (5th Edition)

Are you looking for a book that focuses on just the most important and most useful stuff about your iPod (including the iPod touch, the nano, shuffle, and the iTunes Store)? Well, this is it!There are basically two kinds of iPod books: (1) The “tell-me-all-about-it” kind, which include in-depth discussions on compression algorithms and tutorials on how to export your playlist in Unicode format. (2) Then there’s this book—a “show-me-how-to-do-it” book. Scott shows you step by step how to do the things people really want to learn about their iPods, and he uses the same casual, conversational style that has made him the world’s #1 best-selling technology author. This book focuses on just the most important, most requested, most useful things so you can start having fun with your iPod today. Right now! Plus, there’s only one topic per page, so if you want to know how to do something, you turn to that page and it shows you how to do just that one thing. It’s (more…)

Chamber Music: A Research and Information Guide (Kindle Edition)

December 23rd, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Music Information

Chamber Music: A Research and Information Guide

From Library Journal

Chamber music is defined here as “classical European instrumental ensemble music for two to approximately twelve performers.” Entries are arranged by subject: Basic Reference, History (subdivided by genre and geographical area), Analytic Studies, Performance Practice, Performers, and Miscellaneous. Where the literature is extensive the author limits himself to the most recent and “best” examples. The entries are generally well chosen, the annotations helpful and well considered. Assessment of such a vast literature is an arduous task that this volume accomplishes admirably. Robert W. Richart, Western Lib. Network, Olympia, Wash.Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

This excellent addition to the Routledge Music Bibliographies series will be invaluable to anyone researching any aspect of chamber music. It features a complete and comprehensive bibliography of all printed materials on chamber music. It lists works on: basic r (more…)

Chants for Health (Kindle Edition)

December 17th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Music For Health

Chants for Health

Musical meditations for the mind, body, and soul

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