How to Listen to Music

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How to Sing (Meine Gesangskunst)

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Music Notation and Terminology

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A Popular History of the Art of Music

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Piano and Song

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What to Listen for in Music

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How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond

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The Speaking Voice

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Creative Mind

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But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz

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Schubert And His Works

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English Synonyms and Antonyms

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How to Speak and Write Correctly

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Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music

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Stoicism

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Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop

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Memory: How to Develop, Train and Use It

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Mountain Interval: Early Poetry of Robert Frost

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Chopin: the Man and His Music

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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Memory Craft: Improve Your Memory with the Most Powerful Methods in History

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Music Theory: How To Understand And Learn Music For Guitar, Piano And Other Musical Instruments

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John Keats: Selected Poems

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The Power of Concentration

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How To Memorize Music: Your Step By Step Guide To Memorizing Music

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Poetics

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Beethoven, A Character Study

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Leaves of Grass

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Composers' Letters

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Mozart: The Man and the Artist as Revealed in His Own Words

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A Boy's Will: Early Poetry of Robert Frost

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Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within, Book & Includes Online Downloadable code

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Paris: The Memoir

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Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe

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Swingtime for Hitler: Goebbels’s Jazzmen, Tokyo Rose, and Propaganda That Carries a Tune

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Open Book

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More Myself: A Journey

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Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

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My Effin' Life

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Rememberings

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No Sweeter Sound: The History of Black Country Music

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IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD

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Me: Elton John Official Autobiography

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The FBI War on Tupac Shakur: The State Repression of Black Leaders from the Civil Rights Era to the 1990s

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The Heroin Diaries: Ten Year Anniversary Edition: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star

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The Storyteller: Expanded: ...Because There's More to the Story

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The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

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Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks

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Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008

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A Perfect Union of Contrary Things

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The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

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I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton

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Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity

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Fail Until You Don't: Fight Grind Repeat

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Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius

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The Addiction Formula: A Holistic Approach to Writing Captivating, Memorable Hit Songs. With 317 Proven Commercial Techniques & 331 Examples

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Relativity: The Special and General Theory

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Ear Training Course for Piano: Intervals | Practice that and become great at piano playing | A music lesson you don't want to miss

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Ear Training Course for Piano: Chords | Practice that and become great at piano playing | A music lesson you don't want to miss

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#286: Songwriting, Creative Process, and Ear Health with Doug Hoyer: Doug Hoyer is a Canadian singer/songwriter who has garnered 1 million Spotify streams and licensed music for television. Doug's work has received critical acclaim and he works by day as a hearing aid practitioner.  I had a great conversation with...

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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

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Ear Training Test at the Piano: 'The Terminator' Theme

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Kenny Werner - Mastering Your Mind To Achieve Your Highest Musical Potential

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Kathryn Brown. ed., “Perspectives on Degas” (Routledge, 2016): Edgar Degas died in the fall of 1917. Marking this 100th anniversary, Kathryn Brown‘s edited collection, Perspectives on Degas (Routledge, 2016) brings together a range of authors and methodologies to consider the French artist in context,

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Episode 83: making the transition from student to fine instruments with Peter Herresthal: Most string players will get to a point in their career where their faithful instrument has served them to the best of its ability, and the time has come for the player to think about upgrading to a fine instrument. It can be very exciting, the prosp...

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Art, Embodiment, and Healing with Audrey Assad and A'Driane Nieves: This week, we hear from two incredible artists: Audrey Assad and A’Driane Nieves as they engage with art, embodiment, healing, and an evolving faith. These talks remind us that artists bring to their work sorrows and joys, griefs and delights, which...

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Episode #108 - Chris O'Hara: is an internationally renowned trumpet soloist, a chamber musician, and educator.  His playing is described as “virtuosic and impressive in every way” (Chicago Music Examiner), and “a treat beyond measure” (Arlington Advocate), and the...

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319: Andrew Hitz on hard work and blue ocean strategy: Podcast host, entrepreneur, author, and clinician Andrew Hitz joins Jason on today's episode

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92: DaXun Zhang Interview: University of Texas at Austin double bass professor and outstanding soloist DaXun Zhang joins us on this week's episode

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93: DaXun Zhang Interview part 2: University of Texas at Austin double bass professor and outstanding soloist DaXun Zhang joins us on this week's episode

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#11 J. Drew Lanham

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#91: Hannes Grossmann of Alkaloid (Ex-Obscura, ex-Necrophagist): Drummer Hannes Grossmann of Alkaloid (Ex-Obscura, ex-Necrophagist) guests this week. We talk about the differences between being a session drummer and a band member, how to admit you wrote something that sucks, how playing fast is no...

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Robert Spring - Virtuosic Clarinetist, Professor and Master Educator: Robert joins the Playful Musician to discuss his musical path to the clarinet and his journey into teaching. He shares the unique practice tips he learned from his time with John Mohler. We chat about the nuances of tongue technique, including how he lear

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How Photography Is Being Revolutionized in the Coronavirus Era: Today, Antwaun Sargent is known as the preeminent critical and curatorial voice for one of the most important movements in contemporary photography. Along with its accompanying exhibition, his book,  , stands as an important statement on a...

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272 | Andrew Bird on Discipline, Slow-Growth, Creation, and more: In this episode, Andrew Bird talks about the slow growth he had as a musician, his discipline & patience in building his career, & how letting go, slowing down, & taking a break was really what actually helped him move forward. He started playing classical violin at four. This training required strict adherence to rules, which he ultimately broke free from to create his own style.

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Dennis Alexander: Composing Piano Music for Students

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Adam Levy

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402: Jack Unzicker on practicing and musicality: Jack Unzicker teaches bass at The University of Texas at Arlington and is one of the most active bassists in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area

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Can Non-Jazz Instruments Play Jazz?

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Joseph Schwantner

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275: get your copy of Winning the Audition now!: My new book Winning the Audition is now available--check it out at winningtheaudition.net!

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84: Hans Sturm and the Rabbath technique

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135 – Doug Auwarter: Mentoring Generations of Kansas City Drummers, Preaching the Brazilian Gospel, Drumming as You Age: Doug Auwarter has spent most of his 40-year career in Kansas City and has been equally active as a performer...

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The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places

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Your brain on art with Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen: Delve into the fascinating science of neuroaesthetics and explore how art can unlock creativity, enhance well-being, and enrich communities.

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Your brain on art with Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen: Delve into the fascinating science of neuroaesthetics and explore how art can unlock creativity, enhance well-being, and enrich communities.

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Amund Maarud “Now I exist even more, as a human being. I like myself more now…”: AWESOME CONVO: On this Amund Maarud interview, growing up on an oats farm, his preference for the intimacy of small town living, backstory to some of his best songs, trying to find his own inner calm and learning to like himself, slowing down and the...

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174 – Arjuna “RJ” Contreras: Drumming for The Reverend Horton Heat, Grooving at Fast Tempos, WDP Documenting His First Year in Nashville: Arjuna Contreras is a drummer/ percussionist based out of Dallas, TX with plans to relocate to Nashville, TN in the...

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Episode #101 - Greg Spence and Julie Baxes: From playing lead trumpet at Carnegie Hall in New York to presenting for The International Trumpet Guild Conference, Yamaha Artist Greg Spence, has “been there and done that,” on the world’s biggest stages as a performer and educator. After...