Essential Pop Hits

Author : Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1476807698
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selections from MTV's 100 Greatest Pop Songs (Songbook) written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). A great collection of over 90 of the best and/or most influential pop songs of all time as chosen by the folks at MTV and Rolling Stone and documented in the popular video special. Songs: Beat It * Bohemian Rhapsody * Brown Eyed Girl * Careless Whisper * Dancing Queen * Every Breath You Take * Go Your Own Way * Good Vibrations * Hotel California * I Wanna Be Sedated * I Want to Hold Your Hand * Imagine * Jeremy * Just the Way You Are * Little Red Corvette * Losing My Religion * Love Shack * Maybe I'm Amazed * My Generation * Nasty * Our Lips Are Sealed * Proud Mary * Respect * Smells like Teen Spirit * Superstition * Sweet Child O' Mine * Time After Time * Under the Bridge * Waterfalls * Where Did Our Love Go * You Oughta Know * You Shook Me All Night Long * and more!

Author : Sharon Aaronson
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457432460
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential Pop Hits written by Sharon Aaronson and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2008-09-22 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Pop Hits contains the best popular music from a variety of genres. Each selection is a time-tested favorite among piano students and teachers, and each arrangement has been carefully graded, edited and fingered for use in lessons. This collection is a valuable resource for those looking to supplement their piano instruction with some of the world's most famous popular songs. Titles: * As Time Goes By * Gonna Fly Now * I Won't Grow Up * James Bond Theme * (Meet) The Flintstones * The Pink Panther * The Rose * Star Wars (Main Title) * Summertime * Theme from New York, New York * (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock * We're Off to See the Wizard * The Wind Beneath My Wings * Wipe Out. 44 pages.

Author : Nate Sloan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190056657
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Switched on Pop written by Nate Sloan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pop music surrounds us - in our cars, over supermarket speakers, even when we are laid out at the dentist - but how often do we really hear what's playing? Switched on Pop is the book based on the eponymous podcast that has been hailed by NPR, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, and Entertainment Weekly for its witty and accessible analysis of Top 40 hits. Through close studies of sixteen modern classics, musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding shift pop from the background to the foreground, illuminating the essential musical concepts behind two decades of chart-topping songs. In 1939, Aaron Copland published What to Listen for in Music, the bestseller that made classical music approachable for generations of listeners. Eighty years later, Nate and Charlie update Copland's idea for a new audience and repertoire: 21st century pop, from Britney to Beyoncé, Outkast to Kendrick Lamar. Despite the importance of pop music in contemporary culture, most discourse only revolves around lyrics and celebrity. Switched on Pop gives readers the tools they need to interpret our modern soundtrack. Each chapter investigates a different song and artist, revealing musical insights such as how a single melodic motif follows Taylor Swift through every genre that she samples, André 3000 uses metric manipulation to get listeners to "shake it like a Polaroid picture," or Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee create harmonic ambiguity in "Despacito" that mirrors the patterns of global migration. Replete with engaging discussions and eye-catching illustrations, Switched on Pop brings to life the musical qualities that catapult songs into the pop pantheon. Readers will find themselves listening to familiar tracks in new waysand not just those from the Top 40. The timeless concepts that Nate and Charlie define can be applied to any musical style. From fanatics to skeptics, teenagers to octogenarians, non-musicians to professional composers, every music lover will discover something ear-opening in Switched on Pop.

Author : Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1495009416
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Pop Songs for Easy Guitar written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Easy Guitar). A great big collection of 75 popular favorites arranged at an easier level, including: All of Me * Bad Day * Brave * Counting Stars * Dark Horse * Get Lucky * Happy * Ho Hey * Home * How to Save a Life * Human * I Gotta Feeling * Jar of Hearts * Let Her Go * Let It Go * Little Talks * Radioactive * Royals * Say Something * Stay with Me * Summertime Sadness * Teardrops on My Guitar * Titanium * Toes * Torn * Unwell * What Makes You Beautiful * Yellow * You're Beautiful * and more. Standard notation only (no tab.)

Author : Michaelangelo Matos
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0306903350
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can't Slow Down written by Michaelangelo Matos and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020 The definitive account of pop music in the mid-eighties, from Prince and Madonna to the underground hip-hop, indie rock, and club scenes Everybody knows the hits of 1984 - pop music's greatest year. From "Thriller" to "Purple Rain," "Hello" to "Against All Odds," "What's Love Got to Do with It" to "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," these iconic songs continue to dominate advertising, karaoke nights, and the soundtracks for film classics (Boogie Nights) and TV hits (Stranger Things). But the story of that thrilling, turbulent time, an era when Top 40 radio was both the leading edge of popular culture and a moral battleground, has never been told with the full detail it deserves - until now. Can't Slow Down is the definitive portrait of the exploding world of mid-eighties pop and the time it defined, from Cold War anxiety to the home-computer revolution. Big acts like Michael Jackson (Thriller), Prince (Purple Rain), Madonna (Like a Virgin), Bruce Springsteen (Born in the U.S.A.), and George Michael (Wham!'s Make It Big) rubbed shoulders with the stars of the fermenting scenes of hip-hop, indie rock, and club music. Rigorously researched, mapping the entire terrain of American pop, with crucial side trips to the UK and Jamaica, from the biz to the stars to the upstarts and beyond, Can't Slow Down is a vivid journey to the very moment when pop was remaking itself, and the culture at large - one hit at a time.

Author : Bob Leszczak
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442271507
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dynamic Duets written by Bob Leszczak and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second half of the twentieth century saw a great number of powerful vocal pairings as short-lived but undeniably magical collaborations. Dynamic Duets: The Best Pop Collaborations from 1955 to 1999 uncovers the stories behind 110 of the most memorable duets between otherwise independent musical artists. Whether the two artists came together for only one song or for many, the story of each duet’s inception, the collaboration process, and the song’s success and promotion paint a dynamic portrait of each artist and the music they created. Focusing on songs that made it into the Top 40 on Billboard’s Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999, this encyclopedic work includes such classics as Nat “King” Cole and Natalie Cole’s “Unforgettable,” Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney’s “The Girl Is Mine,” and Mick Jagger and David Bowie’s “Dancing in the Street.” Arranged alphabetically from Bryan Adams to Dottie West, the entries feature firsthand interviews with many of the artists, including Dolly Parton, Neil Sedaka, Eddie Money, and Billy Vera. The book also includes photographs of many of the records and/or the performers and chart and label information. An appendix lists honorable mentions of twosomes that did not reach Top 100 but should not be overlooked or those whose duet partners played more of a minor role. As a chronicle of the best pop vocal pairings from the second half of the twentieth century, Dynamic Duets is a must-read for vinyl collectors, music historians, and classic hits radio DJs, and music lovers of all ages.

Author : James E. Perone
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1838 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Album written by James E. Perone and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 1838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This four-volume work provides provocative critical analyses of 160 of the best popular music albums of the past 50 years, from the well-known and mainstream to the quirky and offbeat. The Album: A Guide to Pop Music's Most Provocative, Influential, and Important Creations contains critical analysis essays on 160 significant pop music albums from 1960 to 2010. The selected albums represent the pop, rock, soul, R&B, hip hop, country, and alternative genres, including artists such as 2Pac, Carole King, James Brown, The Beatles, and Willie Nelson. Each volume contains brief sidebars with biographical information about key performers and producers, as well as descriptions of particular music industry topics pertaining to the development of the album over this 50-year period. Due to its examination of a broad time frame and wide range of musical styles, and its depth of analysis that goes beyond that in other books about essential albums of the past and present, this collection will appeal strongly to music fans of all tastes and interests.

Author : Dan Coates
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457425202
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 2000-2005 Best Pop Songs written by Dan Coates and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2006-10-02 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2000-2005 Best Pop Songs is a collection of more than 30 of the biggest pop hits released between 2000 and 2005. This book includes a remarkable list of artists, with hit songs from Michelle Branch, Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, American Idol stars Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken and Bo Bice, and legendary divas like Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion. Titles: * Beautiful (Jim Brickman featuring Wayne Brady) * Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson) * Complicated (Avril Lavigne) * Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake) * Dance with My Father (Luther Vandross) * Graduation (Friends Forever) (Vitamin C) * I Could Not Ask for More (Edwin McCain) * I Turn to You (Christina Aguilera) * I'm Alive (Celine Dion) * I'm Feeling You (Michelle Branch) * The Real Thing (Bo Bice) * Stranger in a Strange Land (Barbra Streisand) * There You'll Be (Faith Hill) * This Is the Night (Clay Aiken) * You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban) * and many more!

Author : Michael Johnson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0578035391
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pop Music Theory written by Michael Johnson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-12-21 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of popular music composition is a new field in which the standard rules of traditional music theory do not apply. Learn how to write top 40 hits in every style from alternative rock to country pop. Discover the way chords are constructed and used in pop music, the Nashville numbers system and the role of scales in pop music harmony. Learn how to arrange a lead-sheet chart for a small ensemble so your entire band can learn a song in minutes. No more listening to a cd over and over to figure out a guitar riff when you can learn to recognize chord progressions and easily transcribe music from recordings. You will master the ability to play chord changes for self-accompaniment as well as composition. Finally you will learn how to use the scales for improvisation and "ad libbing" so you can become a soloist with your own unique sound.

Author : Brett Milano
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1466827211
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vinyl Junkies written by Brett Milano and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2003-11-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not too far away from the flea markets, dusty attics, cluttered used record stores and Ebay is the world of the vinyl junkies. Brett Milano dives deep into the piles of old vinyl to uncover the subculture of record collecting. A vinyl junkie is not the person who has a few old 45s shoved in the cuboard from their days in high school. Vinyl Junkies are the people who will travel over 3,000 miles to hear a rare b-side by a German band that has only recorded two songs since 1962, vinyl junkies are the people who own every copy of every record produced by the favorite artist from every pressing and printing in existance, vinyl junkies are the people who may just love that black plastic more than anything else in their lives. Brett Milano traveled the U.S. seeking out the most die-hard and fanatical collectors to capture all that it means to be a vinyl junkie. Includes interviews with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Peter Buck from R.E.M and Robert Crumb, creator of Fritz the cat and many more underground comics.