The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature



ISBN: 0241987814 | 2019 | Number of pages: 368 pages | EPUB | 3 MB

Dividing the sum total of human musical achievement, from Beethoven to The Beatles, Busta Rhymes to Bach, into just six fundamental forms, Levitin illuminates, through songs of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and love, how music has been instrumental in the evolution of language, thought and culture. And how, far from being a bit of a song and dance, music is at the core of what it means to be human.

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Music: A Subversive History



ISBN: 1541644360 | 2019 | Number of pages: 528 pages | 3 MB

A preeminent music historian and critic presents a global history of music from the bottom up

Histories of music overwhelmingly suppress stories of the outsiders and rebels who created musical revolutions and instead celebrate the mainstream assimilators who borrowed innovations, diluted their impact, and disguised their sources. In Music: A Subversive History, historian Ted Gioia reclaims the story of music for the riffraff, insurgents, and provocateurs.

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From the Basement: A History of Emo Music and How It Changed Society



ISBN: 164250114X | 2019 | Number of pages: 226 pages | 22 MB

A Look at the History of the Emo and Indie Music Era

Explore the cultural, social, and psychological factors surrounding the genres. Though songs can be timeless, music is often a result of the era in which it was created. The 2000s in music gave rise to indie, emo, and punk rock, carrying an emotional tone that has resonated with listeners ever since. Originally appealing to a small selection of music lovers, this music era now holds a significant place in the history of rock.

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Music as Atmosphere: Collective Feelings and Affective Sounds



English | ISBN: 0815358687 | 2019 | 322 pages | PDF | 546 KB

This book explores the atmospheric dimensions of music and sound. With multidisciplinary insights from music studies, sound studies, philosophy and media studies, chapters investigate music and sound as shared environmental feelings.

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David Daddario Sing Better and Easier: Ultimate Vocal Exercises for Beginners TUTORiAL



P2P | 785 MB

Hi, I'm David Daddario. I made this course especially for beginner and intermediate singers who want to level up their overall singing ability.

I truly believe that the exercises in this course and the way they've been programmed can work for your voice if you just put enough time into them.

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On the Road Not Taken: A Memoir About The Power Of Music



ISBN: 1783527757 | Date: October 3rd, 2019 | Number of pages: 288 pages | English | 3 MB

On the Road Not Taken is a memoir about the transformational power of music. It begins with a boy growing up in a small town on the Kent coast in the 1970s, who learns to play the guitar and dreams of heading out on the open road with a head full of songs. But when the moment comes to make the choice he is not brave enough to try and do it for a living.

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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's 50-Year Quest: Music to Change the World



ISBN: 1476674892 | 2019 | Number of pages: 194 pages | 3 MB

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, with their distinct vocal harmonies, blending of rock, jazz, folk, and blues, and political and social activism, have remained one of the most enduring musical acts of the 1960s.

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The Song Remains the Same: 800 Years of Love Songs, Laments and Lullabies



ISBN: 1760640115 | Date: December 2nd, 2019 | Number of pages: 293 pages | 3 MB

An illuminating history of the song for every kind of music lover

Often today, the word 'song' is used to describe all music. A free-jazz improvisation, a Hindustani raga, a movement from a Beethoven symphony: apparently, they're all songs.

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1973: Rock at the Crossroads



English | 2019 | ISBN: 1250299985 | 448 pages | EPUB | 11 MB

A fascinating account of the music and epic social change of 1973, a defining year for David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Eagles, Elvis Presley, and the former members of The Beatles.

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Fangirls: Scenes From Modern Music Culture



English | 2019 | ISBN: 1787132412 | 256 Pages | 3 MB

From Beatlemania in the early 1960s to the Directioners and Beyhive of today, female music fans have long driven the objects of their affection to the dizzying heights of life-changing fame. But marginalized fan groups are never given appropriate credit. Frequently derided, their worlds and communities are self-contained and rarely investigated by cultural historians and commentators. Yet without these people, in the past, records would have gathered dust on shelves, unsold and forgotten.

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After recording and editing the piano for "Lucky Number," Greg continues building the track by having Bryce sing the vocal down to establish the heart of the song.

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Make Noise: A Creator's Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling



ISBN: 1523504552 | Date: December 10th, 2019 | Number of pages: 273 pages | 3 MB

“An interestingly idiosyncratic and personal vision of how to make podcasts.”—Ira Glass

Veteran podcast creator and strategist Eric Nuzum distills a career’s worth of wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking to help podcasters “make noise”—to stand out in this fastest of fastest-growing media universes.

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Udemy Songwriting Magic and Craft TUTORiAL



P2P | 5.25 GB

Songwriting Magic will educate and inspire you. It will give you the skills to write better songs, songs unique to you. The time has come to write the songs you will always be proud of.

Songwriting is a form of magic; as songwriter Chiara Berardelli says, 'the magic does not come from some mysterious outside force, the magic comes from you'.

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Links update: 19/02/2023

As an online class, Dr. Allen has had over 50,000 students use this ground-breaking curriculum to learn music theory. Students and Producers who have wanted to learn music theory to improve their own music, but have been intimidated by traditional approaches, music notation, and abstract concepts will find this book to be the answer they have been looking for.

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How Music Can Make You Better (The HOW)



ISBN: 1452171920 | 2019 | Number of pages: 320 pages | 4 MB

How can certain songs carry us through a tough workout, comfort us after a breakup, or unite 50,000 diverse fans? In this fascinating field guide, neuroscientist and opera singer Indre Viskontas investigates what music is and how it can change us for the better—from deep in our neurons to across our entire society.

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