Hal Leonard

Whether you're already a Gilbert and Sullivan fan or are eager to discover the enjoyment of their famous collaboration, this is the book for you. For playing or singing or simply listening to the onli...

Donald Passman's expertise in the music industry is unmatched, and every day he helps his clients through the complexities of an ever-changing business. Now in its ninth edition, Passman's classic gui...

The Music of Teaching focuses on an ephemeral attribute all teachers need but few consider: perception. This includes the ability to trust both students' natural development and the learning process i...

The Invisible Line: When Craft Becomes Art is a compilation of seven West Coast artisans' thoughts on a subject that is normally left to art historians and PhD candidates. The contributors are all at...

The Musician's Guide to iMovie for iPad features Apple's iMovie app, the perfect app to delve into the basics of video production. You will be guided step-by-step through the process of creating high-...

Ever wonder what goes into the creation of some of the best music ever recorded? Ever wonder how someone becomes an iconic professional who is universally admired and respected? Al Schmitt on the Reco...

10 great songs you can start playing while working on Play Banjo Today! Books 1 and 2.

There are two ways to approach writing a cookbook - and this goes for cooking food and cooking up some great music. One way is to give you a bunch of recipes and tell you, Here's how to make this dish...

Reading and writing together is a great way to make friends, learn about yourself and others, and explore new things. This special collection of fifty letters to young readers from John Jacobson is fi...

Stuck in a strumming rut? Learn to become a proficient Ukulele strummer with this excellent book and video lesson pack. Celebrated Uke master and teacher Lil' Rev details a variety of strumming techni...

Jean Ritchie's Kentucky Mother Goose is a collection of songs, rhymes and stories recalled by Jean from her own childhood. Growing up as the youngest of 14 children in a singing family from Viper, Ken...

Voted Drummer of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine, living legend Kenny Aronoff first became a recognizable personality behind the drum kit playing for 17 years for John Mellencamp on hits including...

How does an underground oddity become a cultural phenomenon? For over 40 years, the rock band Kiss has galvanized the entertainment world with an unparalleled blitz of bravado, theatricality, and sham...

20 songs to strum on the uke from these iconic godfathers of grunge, Nirvana.

Recording Unhinged: Creative and Unconventional Music Recording Techniques is a dare - a challenge for those who think recording music should be done a certain way. Sylvia Massy, engineer, mixer, and...

Designed by John McCarthy, this complete ukulele course has all the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music. Start with how to hold the ukulele for comfortable playing and fast, effect...

The Martin Archives is a unique inside look into C. F. Martin & Co. 's reign as America's oldest and most revered guitarmaker - viewed through a selection of images, correspondence, documents, and rep...

Home recording has never before seen the popularity it's experiencing today. Whether it's simply a laptop with a camera microphone or a decked-out studio with tens of thousands of dollars in equipment...

Did you know that your personality can affect the way you learn and perform on a musical instrument? This book identifies nine practice personalities in music students. Adults will learn how to practi...

Your first song is the hardest one you will ever write. This book is designed to help you accomplish that goal. We're not going to jot down just any song, but one that you are proud of, one that gives...

Chick Webb's short professional career (he died at age 30) served as an inspiration to young drummers at the dawn of America's big band/swing era. Simply stated, Webb is the guy who inspired the guys,...

They've frequently been described as the biggest band in the world. The Joshua Tree alone has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. They hold the record for the most Grammy wins by a rock act. A...

He was born Eric Patrick Clapton, but you can just call him 'Slowhand. ' Over the years, fans of Eric Clapton have debated the high points of an epic career in blues and rock 'n' roll spanning nearly...

Part of a universal repertoire familiar to all traditional jazz musicians, the 35 standards in this collection are arranged for the tenor banjo but chord symbols make playing suitable for all banjo tu...

In Character: Opera Portraiture memorably captures operatic performers away from the audience but fully inhabiting their roles. It showcases the work of John F. Martin, who for years set up a portable...