The diverse world of music is portrayed in a lively, refreshing manner which will appeal to anyone.
Highly visual and engaging, this book explains what is interesting about a whole range of musical styles and looks at the enormous variety of music from around the world. It explores the past and present, from showing how and why some famous pieces were written to taking a look behind the scenes at a record company or studying how an electric guitar is put together. Its sweeping range will both entertain readers and broaden their appreciation.
Readers can learn about all aspects, from sound recording and the rock business to how to read music and how composers work. Music's fascinating history and development is explored in depth along with detailed biographies, from classical composers to famous rock and pop stars.
Densely illustrated with colorful photographs throughout, it is packed with suggestions for tracks to listen to, plus a useful glossary of musical terms.
This book is an outstanding conventional reference book but as a bonus, has links to over 100 recommended websites. This is the first children's book on music for the Internet age: the age of MP3, Net-first music publishing, Internet radio and cybercasting.
