Secondary Classroom Resource Books

Each arrangement in the Essential Elements Guitar Ensemble series features the melody (lead), a harmony part, and a bass line. Chord symbols are also provided if you wish to add a rhythm part. For groups

Nominated for a spoken-word Grammy, this book combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past 50 years. Focusing on the years 1971 to the

All the significant events in the history of rock and pop music are brought together in one giant diary, documenting the facts, figures, dates, times, places, and most of all, the stars that made rock and

Teachers the world over are discovering the importance and benefits of incorporating popular culture into the music classroom. Students' familiarity with recorded music, videos, games, and other

This book investigates the southern rap phenomenon and visits the gritty neighborhoods where T.I. and Lil Wayne grew up, kicks it with Big Boi in Atlanta, and speaks with artists like DJ Smurf and Ms.

Intended as a celebration of hip-hop music and culture, this collection of interviews ranges from Akrobatik and Rob Kelly to the legendary Chuck D and Big Daddy Kane. Also interviewed are Eric B., Black

In all of the books about rock music, relatively few focus on the purely musical dimensions of the style: dimensions of harmony and melody, tonality and scale, rhythm and meter, phrase structure and form,

Despite its extraordinary popularity and worldwide influence, the world of rap and hip hop is under constant attack. Impressions and interpretations of its meaning and power are perpetually being

This investigation of how music entered American homes and became a cultural institution that would expand to become a multibillion-dollar industry weaves a history of the evolution of pop music in tandem

The Little Black Songbooks are popular collections featuring complete lyrics with chords in a convenient 4-5/8″ x 7-1/2″ size with a durable, spill-proof cover. Perfect to take on the

Arranged for the 4-string baritone uke (D-G-B-E tuning, low to high), this comprehensive collection includes the melody, lyrics and chord frames to 125 songs, including: American Pie; Big Yellow Taxi;

In this book, the author examines how ska music first emerged in Jamaica as a fusion of popular, traditional, and even classical musical forms. As a genre, it was a connection to Africa, a means of