A National Treasure - Celebrating the Life and Achievements of Larry Sitsky by Jeanell Carrigan AM and Rita Crews OAM
45.00 AUD
Category: Biography
Not just a biography, this book traces the family history from Sitsky's childhood in China, the family's emigration to Australia, his studies at the NSW Conservatorium, the inspiration for his many works and his teaching at the Canberra School of Music, ANU of which he was a foundation member. With defi ...Show more
The Shortest History of Music by Andrew Ford
27.99 AUD
Category: Music
From award-winning broadcaster and composer Andrew Ford, The Shortest History of Music is a lively, authoritative tour through several thousand years of music. Packed with colourful characters and surprising details, it sets out to understand what exactly music is - and why humans are irresistibly draw ...Show more
Radio Birdman: Retaliate First by Murray Engleheart
36.99 AUD
Category: Music
The first-ever in-depth biography of iconoclastic Sydney punk band Radio Birdman. Sydney's legendary Radio Birdman were a stake through the satin and scarfed hearts of the early seventies' music scene, revolutionising the conservative Australian industry in the process. Regarded as one of the earliest ...Show more
Jazzy Adventures for Two Hands
18.99 AUD
Category: Music
A mix and match book which provides the tools for a young pianist to learn some very simple left hand bass patterns and improvise with groups of notes in the right hand which are found in easy, well-worn jazz blues patterns.
Aussie Rock Anthems - Top 40 by Glen Humphries
39.99 AUD
Category: Music
Stunningly designed flexibound book profiling the top 40 most famous Australian pop and rock songs. What a famous song is about and what you think it's about aren't always the same thing. National Anthems names the top 40 classic Australian songs and tells the stories behind them - many unknown. From Hu ...Show more
Ballet Confidential: A Personal Behind-the-Scenes Guide by David McAllister
34.99 AUD
Category: Dance
Beyond the formidable combination of tulle and lycra, how much can an audience ever truly understand about the demands of being a ballet dancer? What really is the pain and pleasure of pointe shoes and jockstraps? Can a wardrobe malfunction derail a scene? What happens when injury sidelines a principal ...Show more
Music Theory Note by Note: Your Guide to How Music Works-From Notes and Rhythms to Complete Compositions by DK
42.99 AUD
Category: Music
This concise and clear guide to simplified music theory teaches readers who play music by ear how to read musical notation by guiding them through the basics of reading and composing music to share with others.In this revised edition, renowned music author Michael Miller will help you learn: The basi ...Show more
The Legend of Mad Max by Ian Nathan
50.00 AUD
Category: Film
The Legend of Mad Max is the ultimate guide to the high octane post-apocalyptic film series, directed by visionary filmmaker George Miller. This comprehensive history delves into the making of each film, exploring the unique vision and groundbreaking live action and special effects that have made Mad M ...Show more
Love is Strong as Death: Poems chosen by Paul Kelly by Paul Kelly
29.99 AUD
Category: Music
Paul Kelly's songs are steeped in poetry. And now he has gathered from around the world the poems he loves - poems that have inspired and challenged him over the years, a number of which he has set to music. This wide-ranging and deeply moving anthology combines the ancient and the modern, the hallowed ...Show more
WOOLAH! by Bobbi Henry & Peter Docker – Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
39.95 AUD
Category: Indigenous
• A celebration of the last ten years (2014–2023) of productions at Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, based in Perth WA • features interviews, testimonials, and photographs of each prodution staged during this period • a joyful insight into the inner workings of the theatre company and the people who are ...Show more
Sound Bites by Ed Le Brocq
34.99 AUD
Category: Music
Ed Le Brocq invites you to come on a journey with him through a living tradition that spans a millennium - the tradition of Western classical music. Have you ever wondered where our music comes from? How did we arrive here, a place where we can have a hundred musicians on stage playing the wildest rhyth ...Show more
Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus by Marina Caldarone
30.99 AUD
Category: Theatre
A vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action-words to revitalise performance Actors need actions. They cannot 'act' adjectives, they need verbs: they need an aim to achieve, an action to perform. 'Actions' are active verbs. 'I tempt you.''You taunt me.' In order to perform an action ...Show more