The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Percussion (The Complete Idiot's Guide to Series)

by Michael Miller

Overview

You can't beat this one for learning the basics...CD included!

This guide presents all percussion instruments, from classical to marching band. Aimed at percussion and music students, conductors, and composers, it offers essential information about each percussion instrument, how to play it, and a demonstrative CD.

•The unique audio CD helps the reader decide whether or how best to incorporate various percussion instruments into musical compositions or programs.

•The perfect companion to author's The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Playing Drums, Second Edition.

•Long-lasting trend in music: an increase in the diversity of percussion instruments

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592579297
Publisher:	Alpha Books
Publication date:	11/03/2009
Series:	Complete Idiot's Guide Series
Edition description:	Book and CD
Pages:	243
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 - 17 Years

About the Author

Michael Miller,one of the bestselling authors of music books today, has written seven music books in two decades, among them The Complete Idiot's Guide (r) to Playing Drums, Second Edition. He has established a reputation for explaining difficult musical concepts to beginning musicians in easy-to- understand language.