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The Art of Word War is an in depth look into one of the world's fastest growing international art forms/sub cultures, "Battle Rap". Written, musically produced and narrated by legendary Battle Rapper and Artist Saleem "Serius Jones" Bligen, this colorful audio manuscript is an aural motion picture complete with scientific approaches to not only mastering the ability to weaponize words but also a master course on the rawest form of Hip Hop.

Rocking in the Free World explains how Americans came to believe they had learned the truth about rock 'n' roll, a truth shaped by the Cold War anxieties of the fifties, the countercultural revolutions (and counter-revolutions) of the sixties and seventies, and the end-of-history triumphalism of the eighties.

In this new edition of his Very Short Introduction title, Philip Bohlman considers questions of meaning and technology in world music and responds to the dramatically changing political world in which people produce and listen to world music. He also addresses the different ways in which world music is created, disseminated, and consumed, as the full reach of the internet and technologies that store and spread music through the exchange of data files spark a revolution in the production and availability of world music.  

Following publication of Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) and How To Write One Song, both New York Times bestsellers that cemented and expanded his legacy as one of America's best-loved performers and songwriters, Jeff Tweedy is back with another disarming, beautiful, and inspiring book about why we listen to music, why we love songs, and how music can connect us to each other and to ourselves.

Warm up your voice, increase your range, improve your vocal agility, and sharpen your ear... in minutes! The three warm-up exercises presented on this audio will do all that and more! You will learn the ins and outs of solfege while developing your ability to handle even the most demanding vocal situations that may come your way. This program includes a free link to the pdf handout sheets you'll need for the program.

This lesson is based on the One More Car, One More Rider acoustic version by Eric Clapton. This is a level two and contains a lesson on the long improv section at the beginning of the song as well as the rest of the arrangement. There is a demonstration recording and a backing track included.

In this Piano by Ear lesson, you will learn the great Haydn Christmas classic, “Joy to the World”. Bill Brown plays the entire arrangement all the way through followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson of the song in two to four measure sections. This is an easy one to add to your Christmas list.

In this Piano By Ear lesson, you will learn a piano solo arrangement of this well-loved inspirational standard completely “by ear”. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed note-by-note description of how to play the song, including the fingering.

In this Piano by Ear lesson you will learn an intermediate-level arrangement of this gospel standard without any music, print, or video! The lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song and then teaches it in two- to four-measure sections completely “by ear”.