Myth of Invariance: The Origins of the Gods, Mathematics and Music from the Rg Veda to Plato4 reviews
Ernest G. McClain

Nicolas-Hays, 1985

Brilliant, Unique - highly accesible

+ Ernest G. McClain's The Myth of Invariance

Anyone fascinated with Pythagoras, "The Music Of The Spheres", ancient musical scales, cosmic cycles, vibrations, etc., you've hit pay dirt with this book.
  
  











  



  
The Recording Guitarist3 reviews
Jon Chappell

Hal Leonard Corporation, 1999

A terrific reference and overview for the guitarist

+ The best available book about getting guitar sounds
+ Hey You Guitarists Maximus!

All of you guitarists who are into home recording (or thinking about it) should check out this book. It is a very broad, comprehensive look at recording. What's different about this book is that rather than being for producers or engineers, this one REALLY IS sharply focused on the guitarist's ...
  
  











  



  
How to DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records32 reviews
Frank Broughton, Bill Brewster

Grove Press, 2003

Great book!

+ Love it
+ DJ book review
+ Great book if your thinking about dj
+ Awesome...it's a "must have" for every dj...
  
  











  



  
Genesis Of A Music: An Account Of A Creative Work, Its Roots, And Its Fulfillments, Second Edition (Da Capo ...8 reviews
Harry Partch

Da Capo Press, 1979

You had to be there.

+ Note Regarding Quality of Illustrations
+ Highly Recommended
+ Most of today's innovators started with this book
  
  











  



  
Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music (Wooden Books)14 reviews
Anthony Ashton

Walker & Company, 2003

Sound Made Visible

+ A delightful little book
+ Beautiful
+ Harmon-amazing
  
  











  



  
The Guitar Chord Wheel Book: Over 22,000 Chords!9 reviews

Hal Leonard Corporation, 1993

The guitar chord wheel book

+ Guitar Chord Book
+ former reviewer was confused
+ Straight lookup
  
  











  



  
Scratch34 reviews
DJ Swamp, Frank Cuevas

Palm Pictures, 2002

Informative

+ WELL DONE
+ VERY INTERESTING DVD
+ Great, interesting, but not completely comprehensive
+ Absolutely Essential!
  
  











  



  
Harmonics for Electric Bass1 review
Adam Novick

Music Sales Corporation, 1997

Very good exploration of harmonics on the bass

The book starts with the basics: how to pluck the G-string to get a harmonic on the 12th fret. But very quickly, he's moving into scales, building melodies, and playing harmonics against jazz chords. The chord dictionary at the end is worth the cost by itself. Lots of material here for ...
  
  











  



  
The Harmony of the World - a realization for the Ear of Johannes Kepler's Astronomical Data from Harmonices ...1 review
Kepler, John Rodgers, ...

The Kepler Label, 2003

This is the music of the spheres, the nine planets in harmony...

It's wonderful to have this album from years ago finally released in CD format. The track listings noted above are incorrect. They make it sound as though this is pop/dance CD, when it's anything but. The actual tracks on the CD are: 1. The Planets from Mercury Outward. 2. The Nine ...
  
  











  



  
Basic Home Studio Design (The Basic Series)8 reviews
Paul White

Sanctuary, 2000

simple, perfect

+ Simple Introduction

...just enough information. I'm busy, man, so are you - you are a project musician trying to build a project studio, probably wondering to yourself how in the world owens corning 703 can be so difficult to find...you need a book with simple diagrams, simple language to tell you what you need to ...
  
  











  



  
The Manual of Harmonics of Nicomachus the Pythagorean1 review
Nicomachus

Phanes Press, 1993

A major contribution to the world of classics.

Flora R.Levin has one of the keenest and most perceptive minds around. What sets her writing apart from other classicists is her clear and unpretentious style infused with human qualities. She has the ability to take the reader by the hand, so to speak, and infuse him with her own passion for her ...
  
  











  



  
The Sense of Music2 reviews
Victor Zuckerkandl

Princeton University Press, 1967

A work of genius

+ Learn To Read A Musical Score

I regard this text as a work of genius. For me this is the way music theory should begin. Here it begins with perceptive characteristics of the listening experience that underpin our appreciation of music. Composers who would like to move away from copying the masters and open a fabulous door to ...
  
  











  



  
Harmonies of Heaven and Earth: Mysticism in Music from Antiquity to the Avant-Garde3 reviews
Joscelyn Godwin

Inner Traditions, 1987

A Starting Point for Musicians

+ A very interesting book
+ An Incredible Work

This was the book which started my continuing quest for information regarding the foundation of music. It is a difficult read ONLY because one needs a huge background covering many individuals--Pythagoras, Kepler, Fludd, Hermes Trismegistus, Gurdjieff, the theosophists Blavatsky, Steiner, and ...
  
  











  



  
Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar84 reviews
Troy Stetina

Hal Leonard Corporation, 1992

Must be good

+ very useful
+ Lots of fun and challenging.
+ Great!
  
  











  



  
The Music of the Spheres: Music, Science, and the Natural Order of the Universe5 reviews
Jamie James

Springer, 1995

A beautifully written history of music and science.

+ Not a definitive exposition but a nice introduction
+ Fabulous!

This is a beautifully written exposition of both the harmony between music and science before the Renaissance, and the separation of the two into divergent disciplines after. James captures the beauty of the beliefs of the early musician-scientists, and how their contemplations sought to explain ...
  
  











  



  
Cymatics: A Study of Wave Phenomena & Vibration6 reviews
Hans Jenny

Macromedia Press, 2001

a wonderful book.

+ An amazing book
+ Phenomenal
+ A facinating exploration into sound
+ A n excellent book
  
  











  



  
Holst: The Planets / R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra10 reviews
Gustav Holst, Richard Strauss, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2001

The Best Of The Best

+ Go-for-broke, lurid, and highly effective
+ This Recording Gets "The Planets" Close to Right
+ Quite simply: Outstanding!
+ Underrated Strauss and one of the best Planets ever.
  
  











  



  
Beyond Basics Fingerstyle Guitar (The Ultimate Beginner Series)24 reviews
Mark Hanson

Alfred Publishing Company, 1998

Great for learning to read tab and fingerpick

+ Good for finger picking techniques
+ Worth the purchase!!!
+ Good book on fingerstyle guitar
  
  











  



  
Basic Mixing Techniques (The Basic Series)11 reviews
Paul White

Sanctuary, 2000

I found it very useful.

+ Good Starting Point To Learn Mixing Music

When my friends decided to make a band as a joke, I decided I'd pick this up. When a few of my friends decided to each learn a musical instrument at the same time, we thought it'd be fun to get together and make some really awful music under the guise of a fake band name. Yes, we're awfully bored ...
  
  











  



  
Sacred Sounds: Magic & Healing Through Words & Music6 reviews
Ted Andrews

Llewellyn Publications, 1992

Magical properties of music and words

+ An excellent book to Add to my Ted Andrews Collection.
+ Ayse Aktas
+ Sacred Sounds: Magic & healing Through words and music
+ Healing With Sound (Words & Music)