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In this beautiful and lavishly illustrated book, Millennium House brings you the definitive reference to Western classical music. Hundreds of color photographs, timelines, artwork, and maps along with the authoritative and engaging text by world experts take you on a musical journey through time, revealing how composers and performers, priests, princes and patrons, and the events of history have created the absolutely unique and extraordinary tradition of classical music. The journey begins with the music in monasteries and ... read more

A collection of over 120 New Zealand songs arranges for guitar in the same key as the original recordings. Complete with full lyrics, chord names and a handy pull-out chord chart. It includes all the big New Zealand songs.

The jazz, that 'elixir of American life', the one pure American art form, that is presented on the CD will confirm Francoise Sagan's view. There's some supremely nonchalant playing, but you will also hear jazz that's intense and smooth, hot and cool, fast and slow; there's great singing, and there's also passion and soul. In fact all kinds of jazz are here. William Gottlieb's brilliant photography brings to life the post-war world of smoky, dimly-lit New York City clubs where they played every known form of jazz. His fabulous image... read more

Magical die-cutting draws the reader from page to page of colourful artwork. Soon the rhymes will be read or, more probably, sung by heart. Paperback - 290 x 290mm - 16 Pages - 2-6yrs

Music for Learning - Three Classical Collections Designed to Accompany and Enhance Different Teaching Activities 3 CD set composed of 9781904424437 Classical Octane - Adrenalin Pumping with the Classics 9781904424444 Meditation - Chill Out Classics for Quiet Moments 9781904424451 The Accelerated Learning Zone - Alpha State Music for Relaxed Learning Efficiency First released 2004.

New Zealand music has been made with electric guitars, European orchestral instruments, laptops, bones, voices, skin, wood, pvc piping, air, magnetic tape and digital media. For this special Music issue, the editor seeks to demonstrate the essential cultural value of music and ways of making it in New Zealand. The musical aspect of poetry - phrasing, timing and the insinuation of meaning during performance - is an aspect that creative writers might respond to. Musical aspects of prose - alliterative and rhythmical or structural dev... read more

Shortlistd for the 2004 Montana NZ Book Awards Lifestyle and Contemporary Culture section Ready to Fly is a survey and celebration of 50 years of New Zealand popular music. Fifty years of kiwi musicians blamming out the beat - rock 'n' roll, pop, mod, country, folk, heavy metal, soul, punk, new wave, garage, funk, hip hop, techno - that rocks the nation. From wild Kiwi garage to deep in the Pacific of bass, from C'mon to slice of heaven, this is the story of our sound, told from its beginnings with the likes of the shirt-ripping J... read more

In this practical handbook for all parents of young children, Julie Wylie shows how to gently introduce music into children's lives. Even if you're not musical yourself, this book makes it fun for parents and caregivers to take part in their child's learning.

From Dinah Lee and The Chicks to Bic and Boh Runga, from Sharon O'Neill to Ladi6, kiwi rock chicks have never taken a back seat. Strong sheilas with big, soulful voices and even bigger stage personalities have long been a feature of our local music scene, and for the first time we celebrate their contribution to the jukebox in our heads, or the i-tunes on our phones, depending on our age. Sassy, talented, tragic and triumphant, the girls are here to strut their stuff through the pages of their own piece of recording history. Ian Ch... read more

This is a lively, modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood - designed to be performed by 8 to 12 year olds as a rock opera.In response to numerous requests a new edition of this tale, based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood, is being released. Dressed in the 50s but with a rap beat that is right up to date this entertaining story was originally published in the early 90s and proved extremely popular with schools. In this new edition an audio-CD of the musical will be included.

MAKING MUSIC IN NEW ZEALAND examines the reality of being a local musician. It collects together comments by popular musicians from various fields of music - from rock to electronica to hip hop - along with quotes from other major players in the industry. It covers: getting started; songwriting; practising and playing live; touring; promotion; recording; the industry; and surviving as a musician. The text is complemented by a stunning range of black-and-white photographs. The result is a book that gives an engaging insight into the... read more

It's another Saturday night in 1950s Auckland. Downtown, nightclubs are banning the jive because the exuberant couples disturb the cautious fox-trotters. Over in Freeman's Bay, the Maori Community centre is the 'jazziest, jumpingest place in the city' where sweaty men in zoot suits feed on Maori bread and huge tubs of potatoes. In Blue Smoke, Chris Bourke recovers the lost dawn of New Zealand popular music in the 20th Century. Bourke brings to life the musical worlds of New Zealanders at home (buying sheet music from Beggs, listeni... read more

When guided effectively, the relationship between adolescents and music can offer powerful opportunities for expression and release. This book provides music therapists with the complete 'how to' of working with teenage clients. Helpful and accessible, the book explains the methodology used in music therapy, a topic that has been considered only briefly until now. The author presents an empowering approach to practice, discussing how the therapist can be placed in a collaborative relationship with the individual or with the group. ... read more

Featuring all the basic techniques of guitar playing from understanding tablature to picking, this guide will help you develop the essential skills.

Featuring all the basic techniques of piano playing from time signatures to changing hand positions, this guide provides all you need to develop essential skills and improve your performance.

An excellent new range of non-fiction reading books for older reluctant or struggling readers. Clash offers older readers subjects they love, edgy, cool designs that will appeal to teenagers, dramatic imagery, and fact-packed, accessible text expertly levelled for older readers with reading ages of between 7 and 8 years.

An excellent new range of non-fiction reading books for older RELUCTANT READERS. Launching with 12 titles this summer, CLASH offers older students subjects they love, edgy, cool designs that will appeal to teenagers, dramatic imagery, and fact-packed, accessible text expertly levelled for older readers with reading ages of between 7 and 8 years

The story of hip-hop from it's beginnings on the street corners of New York in the early 1970s, to a worldwide billion dollar industry today. Clear, factual text and colour photographs of hip-hop artists. The CLASH series offers older teens subjects that have a high appeal with text for a reading age of 8+ years.

An excellent new range of non-fiction reading books for older RELUCTANT READERS. Launching with 12 titles this summer, CLASH offers older students subjects they love, edgy, cool designs that will appeal to teenagers, dramatic imagery, and fact-packed, accessible text expertly levelled for older readers with reading ages of between 7 and 8 years.